#ginnyvos

This is lovely and achy and true and I love it. Tony needs all the hugs (and so do I :p). Pssst 6 months minus 1,5 months is 4,5 months...

Is there any chance you can go and see a physiotherapist? Maybe you have a friend who is one or something? Anything? Either way, I really hope you feel better soon! So much suck :(

I work with a bunch of occupational therapists, but no one dares recommend anything until I have a diagnosis. PT/OT could make it worse if it’s a rotator cuff tear as opposed to something else. Hopefully Wednesday I’ll get some answers and can start fixing whatever is wrong. I’ve had PT on my shoulder before, and I don’t look forward to doing it again; it’s literal torture. But so is living with it every day, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@johnnydeppseyeliner ​ replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

<3 <3 <3 <3

*snuggles*

@subbysquid replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

I had something similar going on recently. Turns out to have been a spastic/inflammed teres minor which was *agonizing* to work on, but doing so really did help. Maybe see if you can find a massage therapist that specializes in trigger point therapy? Just other possibility. Hope you feel better soon!

That would be good! An inflammed muscle I can deal with. I’m not a huge fan of strangers putting their hands on me, but if that’s what it is, and massage is a cure, I might try it lol.

@cloama replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

I agree with kholly. The NP at my doctor's office always assumed I didn't know the numbered pain scale. If I said it was a 7 she thought it was a 4.

Ugh. What is wrong with people?!?!? :((((( That’s so cruel of them. Hopefully you’re not still living with a 7. 

@froggybangbang replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

As much as it sucks, if you get the same PA, play your pain up. Don't do the detailed 'I woke up crying' with a straight face because all he's going to see is the face. Some practitioners don't seem to grasp that women have higher tolerance to pain and they just think we're sensitive and therefore moaning for nothing. And be sure to say what happened last time. Refuse to get out until he agrees to find the problem.

Yeah, I’m not going to leave the room until I get an answer, or a path to an answer. I’m not down with undiagnosed, chronic pain. 

@kholly12 replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

This reminds me of a women ignored at the ER medical horror stories post that was making the rounds again recently. Not to scare you, but to say make noise at the doctors office. Push back, don't let the PA write you off.

It doesn’t scare me. I don’t take great care of myself and I am not terribly body aware, so I’m sure some day I’m just gonna drop dead of heart failure or cancer or something. The painful stuff will usually drive me to a doc though, lol. 

@archivistsbelieve replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

I'm so sorry, feel better soon!

Thank you! I’m trying <3 

@wandering-seth replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

*hugs gently* I hope it gets better and that the PA doesn't dismiss you again! :(

Thanks, me too! <3 

@jmathieson-fic replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

Is it just one shoulder, or both? If just one, google "Frozen Shoulder" and see if your symptoms match. Very common in women over 40...

Just one. And holy crap! That would make total sense! Wow, what a relief that it might be something simple and curable without surgery. 

@justgot1 replied to your post “So, shoulder pain is a thing with me, but it’s been bothering me a lot...”

:(((

1- I've been wearing contacts longer than I've worn glasses (I'm nearsighted and have astigmatism)

2- my grandma has a Wikipedia page

That’s retro darling! (As in, you’re getting old!)

(2/2) parasol protectorate by Gail Carriger? I mean, it's not as perfect as what you describe in your post, and it totally plays with all those cliches, but seriously? It takes them and makes fun of them in the best way possible! Hope that helps!

I hope you had a happy birthday just to spite her.

It was low key, which works for me;) My brother and his wife are throwing a party for me on Sat. night, which I’m *really* excited about, though! I haven’t had a birthday party since I was a little kid.

@lazytechsupport replied to your post “At a cybersecurity conference . Appropriate that it’s near Halloween....”

ooh! legitimately interested in what people other than the lawyer think are the big new threats

PEOPLE. 2/3 of all security breaches have their start in an accident by an internal user - copies made to public folders, dufuses using public wifi at coffee shops, employees storing info in plain text, users clicking on phising scam links, etc. Most of the conference was about the best way to monitor usage and protect your organization from internal security threats.

@ginnyvos replied to your post “Birthday Rant”

Somehow it always hurts more if it's your birthday doesn't it? *hugs* sucky parents suck and keep sucking, no matter how old you get, I think. I admire you for having the courage and strength to keep putting up with it. I wish you much more of that.

TRUTH. I mean, my dad is dead, so that leaves only my mom to keep stabbing the knife :P Thanks for the kind words, darlin <3 

@myheartisahammer replied to your post “Me v33”

Happy Birthday (late)!! I'm in Indy, so you just let me know if you ever want to get away for the weekend & be social & do something fun. I'm never social, but I think I used to be fun in my youth. :) I have tons of space here; you're always welcome!

Ooooh, that would be fun! Let’s make a date! (After the holidays and when snow isn’t going to make the trip dangerous;)) 

@screaming-towards-apotheosis replied to your post “screaming-towards-apotheosis replied to your post “At a cybersecurity...”

Next time make up a thrree letter agency of your own and seepeople strugglibng to remember what it stands for :P

Congratulations and good luck to you! If your online presense is at all indicative, you can do it! All of it! (And even if it doesn't work out, there is always tumblr, fandom, netflix and porn. Those are awesome too, right?)

Aw, thank you! I’m about as strong-willed and hard-headed as they come, so I think I can do it:D 

@beili replied to your post “Me v33”

You can do it! Happy birthday! /hugs

Thank you darlin. *hugs*

@lazytechsupport replied to your post “Me v33”

Happy birthday! I didn't realise we were the same age (until today). Getting a comfy living space should help with all of that :D

Thanks! <3 I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to ask if you though I was older or younger;) I have big plans for my living space (not the least of which is using three twin mattresses and custom-built bases to make the ultimate couch) :D I’d like to have the living room done by Christmas... we’ll see!

@tea-and-liminality replied to your post “Me v33”

Happy birthday to you!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!!! *hugs*

@auressea replied to your post “Me v33”

Huh. 33?!? you Spring Chicken! somehow I thought we were closer in age. Congrats on surviving another revolution 'round the sun. I really like the Birthday to Do list BTW- better than 'New Year's Resolutions'.. Yes, you CAN do it.

lol:) People tell me I’m an old soul, so I don’t blame you;) And thanks! Resolutions are so much less practical than to-do lists.

@neverrwhere replied to your post “Me v33”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS <3 <3 Every incarnation of you is funny and talented and totally amazing in all the ways :D

THANK YOU MY BEAUTIFUL DRIFT PARTNER. You’re the best <3 <3 <3 

@johnnydeppseyeliner replied to your post “Me v33”

HBD, darling! i like every incarnation of you. <3