So, my doctors keep asking if I've fallen recently

This post is at least as much for the record, as it is to share and commiserate.

Yesterday afternoon, I went to pull the trash and recycling rolling "dumpsters" back up to the top of the driveway from, the curb. While doing so, my right ankle went out from under me.I fell, as gracefully as possible. Which mostly means not. I did at least manage to land without breaking anything. However I scraped my knee a bit ...

 

Not to mention ...

I'm not sure how, but I also seem to have sprained two of my smaller toes. Second and third, for the record. 

In the secons pic, it's difficult to see the bruising on the second toe. But the swelling shows in this shot, And there isn't any, of either, evident on the middle toe.

 

 

In the third pic. the bruising shows more, right on the second joint of the toe. Sorry but lighting in my house, for pics and video, is always a challenge. 

Due to Covid, I'm choosing to stay home and do my own diagnosis and treatment. I have has a sprain before. And I know the difference between that and a break.

So anyway, this is what I came up with to protect my injured foot. It consists of a regular stretchy joint wrap, a medium size padded shipping envelope and an old ankle sock.

 

I'm also using a crutch, that I already had. Walking is fairly painful just now. But this set up helps ... a little. It's more about how I walk.

Wish me luck, that it will heal quickly!

What A Cool Idea!

I'm posting this, for my own memory, as well as the prospect of helping others. I first saw it on YouTube, in the form of an ad. The link below is direct to the company's website.

CleanT | The toothbrush of the 21st century

To be perfectly honest, if I had the money, I would have already ordered one. In fact, part of the reason I'm posting this is so that I can find it again, if and when I do have the money. I think it sounds positively brilliant.

It occurs to me to note here This is a new company. I do hope that anyone with any interested all considers supporting them. It would be a real shame to have such a good idea vanish, due to lack of interest.

I would also like to note that It doesn't appear to require toothpaste. So that could moderate the cost somewhat, over time. And while useful, the whitening agent isn't necessary, for the tooth cleaning process. It's also reasonable to suggest using baking soda, instead of toothpaste.

I hope I'm not the only one that finds this useful.

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Revolutionary lnformation Regarding Weight Loss

I stumbled across this, as an ad on YouTube. So be advised it is trying to sell something. But it also offers some revolutionary advice, for FREE. You don't need to spend the money to make use of much of the information.

Please be aware that you will have to do a brief, simple quiz to get to the video. But don't let that hold you back. The available information is worth the effort. And they don't record any of your personal information. Of course, the downside of that is that you will have to do the quiz each time you want to look at the video.

V Shred Diet / Exercise Guru

Currently, my plan is to use the free information, provided in the ad, to my best advantage. I personally just don't have money to afford such a program. And that, even though it sounds like it really could be worth it.

I don't even mind sharing my results from the quiz. The quiz determined that I am an "endomorph". And based on things I've heard, from one source or another over the years, I have to assume I'm not remotely alone.

So all you other endomorphs out there, take heart! Don't be afraid to check this out. Even if you can't, like myself, afford to buy the program, certainly you can get some useful information out of the video. Good luck and I hope it helps! 

And even if you're not an endomorph, you should still check this out. Watching the video is free. And although I have not seen the videos for the other types, if they are as insightful as the one I did get to see, it should still be worth checking out.

Very best of luck, to all of you, in your struggles.  And as always, please do Stay Safe.

Should you be feeling generous, there is a link to PayPal for donations, in many of my posts.

These days my world has gotten extremely small.  Some might say claustrophobic.  My cat is frequently bored out of her mind.  And frankly, if it weren't for my art and gaming, I'd be the same.  But at least she and I manage, mostly, to keep eachother company.  I sincerely hope you are doing well, in these extremely trying times.

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Weird Pains

 In an effort to reduce my migraines, which were exacerbated by my advancing carpal tunnel, I requested my doctor to give me muscle relaxants. Since you put me on a low dose one, which seemed to help for a while.

After a couple of years of being on the muscle relaxant, I started having bizarre intercostal muscle cramps, at random. And after consulting with my doctor, I learned that was not uncommon. So I began cutting back On the muscle relaxants. That did not reduce the cramping, Nor did stopping taking it all together.

I've been off muscle relaxants for Months now, and it's only just now starting to abate the cramping. But at least It is starting to lessen.

Today, when I woke up, I found a new symptom. Of what, I'm not certain. But I appear to have sore muscles all the way from my waist, on the right side, down to my knees. Due to some pre-existing numbness in my right thigh, I did not notice sore muscle area in my leg at first. But when I started examining myself, I discovered it.

Mental Anguish

As I'm starting this, to purge some mental pain, I'm already aware that it's going to cost me in physical pain. But I'll take that trade.

Last night, when I was trying to get to sleep, for some reason I found myself dwelling on lost friends.  Three friends, in particular, would not leave my mind.  I have not spoken to any of them for about a year and a half.  I'm not even sure why I never posted about them before now.

These people all joined my guild, in DDO on Cannith server, somewhere around 2 years ago.  I only ever knew them by their first/nick names; Lexi, Tex and Wes.  We all just started talking and adventuring together.  We had SO much fun and so much in common.

As a matter of fact they all had similar levels of damaged/broken as myself.  We were able to openly chat about what had befallen us, without fear of judgement.  I even talked to some of them IRL.  It was really amazing to have friends who really understood, because they were dealing with similar issues.

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Then one day, they all just vanished.  Tex's whole account disappeared from ALL servers.  And Lexi and Wes just stopped showing up in game.  I tried desperately to reach Lexi IRL, to no avail.  I even maintained an Orion Post message, to one of her characters, for months. 
[For those who don't know, OP messages bounce back to the sender after 3 weeks if not read.]

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Ever since and even now, I mourn these people.  I mourn as if they are dead, without ANY confirmation of it.  That lack of certainty makes it even harder to let go and move on.  I think of them often.  I only wish I could believe that I'd ever hear from them again.

Just in case any of you are still out there and you happen to see this post, please log back in.  I'm sorry to say all long-absent characters had to be removed from the guild.  But you can message any member of Welcomeing Darkness and ask the name of the Guild Leader.  Message him and he will be able to relay your message to me.  And please know that I miss you more than I can express.

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UPDATE Oct. 2020:  The Guild name no longer has the extra e in it.

Notes on Medical Issues

Just now I was getting my pills ready, before breakfast. Suddenly I had a rather sharp burning sensation. It ran along the same muscle/tendon that has been giving me trouble, in my right forearm, for years now.

The pain has already eased back to normal (status quo). But that was quite unpleasant when it was going on.
This definitely qualifies as a new symptoms.