Although some of this is planned, I have been on the medical hamster wheel now for a month. Dermatologist, pharmacy, endocrinologist with blood work, ophthalmologist, pharmacy, dentist, dermatologist again, CT scan, and more blood work. Most of this is routine or follow up to last winter’s medical madness. So far there is good news and bad news.
On the good news front, most of the blood tests done by my endocrinologist came back negative (i.e., normal). One came back positive so I repeated that test yesterday at a lab in a grocery store. (Right next to the dairy case. Seriously.)
My CT scan confirmed that the thingie on my adrenal gland is not growing, as my endocrinologist expected. However, the scan discovered some odd fatty mass in my gut (a wayward apple fritter?) and now I have to go back to my internist to follow up. This isn’t all that bad. I get the chance to explain to him how my left knee, elbow, lower back, and arm are all FUBAR.
To combat my left fubaritis, I have begun doing a shit ton of yoga and physical therapy, I did 45 minutes today. I do every exercise that I know of and am capable of. I can only do beginner’s yoga poses. And if it involves pulling my foot up to my buttocks, fugetaboutit. My body refuses to cooperate. Also, balance-oriented asanas are not exactly my forte. (Timber!) Any time I see an exercise that looks useful, I add it to the routine. I’m up to 22 poses and stretches. When I am done each pose three times, I go back through them all, one after another, without stopping.
Boring AF!!! I cannot comprehend that people pay to go to classes to do this.
My back feels a little better, and my thighs are no longer filled with concrete. My left side issues not so much. I’ll keep at it.
In other news, Kryptonite is not replacing my broken lock. They say I should be squirting light-weight oil into the mechanism. I’ll give it a try. I’m not crazy about getting oil on the key though.
This coming week looks pretty eclectic: bike advocacy, doctor, reflexology, concert (maybe), coffee club, and bike races in a garage.
A Few Spokes Shy of a Wheel 
I had problems.with my Kryptonite lock, tried WD40 on it and after reading about it a lot, lubed the lock with my wet lube, left it overnight and it works O.K. Not great but I can unlock it now without having to walk home from the shops while it waits to be vandalised on it’s tether by the bored and brainless
That’s where I’m at. No way I’m taking this lock on a tour.
BTW, newer versions of this lock have a plastic cover that slides over the lock opening limit exposure to moisture.
I’ve got one of those. Had it for 7 years. Like most things, I need to look after it more