Just sprained my ankle or twisted it...

I am so sorry, know you're in pain. Be careful on the icing, as you can easily overdo. I thought you could do in ongoing, 20 min on and 20 off as long as you wanted. Now I'm hearing that's not a good thing...only a certain amount of times per day.

It is amazing to me you can tune the noise out. That sound drives me bonkers. I'm glad I live in a condo with lots of men in the bldg, most of whom would probably offer to help just to stop the shrill..hope so anyway.

Keep us updated on your ankle.
 
Thanks Katybug, a little better today. Not icing anymore, just elevated and not doing too much today. Took a nice long bath instead of my usual shower. Have lived here 10 yrs and I think I only used the bathtub twice.
 
CeeCee said:
Thanks Katybug, a little better today. Not icing anymore, just elevated and not doing too much today. Took a nice long bath instead of my usual shower. Have lived here 10 yrs and I think I only used the bathtub twice.
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And I'm exactly the opposite, Cee Cee. After surgery or whatever, I hate when they say "showers only." Addicted to bubble baths.:bath:
 
Katybug said:
And I'm exactly the opposite, Cee Cee. After surgery or whatever, I hate when they say "showers only." Addicted to bubble baths.:bath:
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Im a shower person, always have been. It hard to wash my hair, it's long, in the tub.

I did enjoy the bath today though...if I could figure out how to wash my hair then maybe.
 
No, I don't ...that could work but since my hair is long it takes a long time to rinse, would I have to drain the tub so it doesn't overflow or do that first and shiver with no water in the tub.

I know I did it somehow be ause when I lived in Hungary that is the way it was until we had a house built with walk in showers.
 
Baths use more water than showers; I have been given a timer so I don't stay too long in the shower, to save water!
 
SifuPhil said:
You might want to look into getting one of these -

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You could probably unscrew the smoke detector with it, although I've never tried. But they're useful for so many things around the house, from grabbing a can of soup off the top shelf to annoying your cat. ;)
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You're so nice to recommend it, Phil, and they are useful, just very limited. My friend gave me one like this when I had back surgery. It's wonderful for picking up something from the floor, but that's about it, and it would have to be very lightweight and small. They're very awkward to use and you could never unscrew anything with it....not even close. I couldn't negotiate getting a small can of tuna from the top shelf of the pantry where my taller neighbor had placed it. But you're still a sweetie for trying to help!:)
 
Vivjen said:
Baths use more water than showers; I have been given a timer so I don't stay too long in the shower, to save water!
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I'm a bad girl, Vivjen, and being very selfish, but bubble baths are the one of the few things left that I truly enjoy. I'm "green" in most every other way, but my bubble baths are here to stay.
 
Well my ankle seems much better and after sitting all day and mostly on here...thank goodness for you guys, I need to get up and do some things around the house....I will take it slowly though.
 
Thanks Gary, I will.

Vivjen, it's just a routine visit, will probably get a blood test to see thyroid and I may ask her about the flu shot, since a 64 yr old woman died recently from H1N1 in my county...this makes 9 deaths this yr.
 
Got my flu shot...weigh 123 lbs , still 5'4" tall...temp was 96, mine is always low. BP was 116/70.

Got a flu shot and have to go for an x ray tomorrow for my ankle...just in case.
 

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