harveyc

Hi Cory,

Some pains are definitely less now than in the beginning but my shoulder is hurting at least as much as it did in the beginning. Actually, I don't remember my shoulder hurting for the first couple of days. I'll see an orthopedic doctor for my shoulder on Tuesday and again on Thursday for my left knee. My knee doesn't hurt much unless I touch it, but it's swollen and sometimes my foot swells up as well if I overdo it. My right hip may hurt a little less than in the beginning but it still leads me to walk in an unstable manner at times. I've taken the muscle relaxants before going to bed the past two or three nights and it's helped me get more sleep.

We're at peak chestnut harvest right now and I was washing and bagging 30 pound bags of chestnuts while my worker and son were sorting late yesterday. I try not to use my left arm more than necessary but it's pretty hard to avoid it as much as I'd like and that's probably why it's hurting pretty bad right now (plus the fact that I just went 5 hours between pain pills).

Thanks for the support. It means a lot as I do get discouraged with the limitations when I really need to be able to get around better.

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