I cannot believe how stupid I am

[susandennis]

If you are in charge of the Stupid Move Of The Year Award, your hunt is over. Prepare to present.

Who's arm has been sore for two weeks? From something she did to it hauling or moving or lifting or something? Who has been trying to make it better and just last night swore with new resolve that she would do what it takes to make it heal?

Who then, today, spends an hour in hard labor, with her right arm, poking and pulling and lifting and unscrewing shelves????? If it weren't for the fucking screwdriver battery dying and forcing me to take a break, I'd have probably just worked the arm until it snapped right the fuck off.

I cannot believe it. Door knobs have more sense than I do. Fuck. When I stopped working to let the battery recharge, I noticed my arm kind of hurt more. And in no time, it was really really sore. I just spent 20 minutes with ice on it and now have one of those bands for tennis elbow on it. It feels better but it's still a mess - I could not brush my teeth now if I wanted to. Geesh, what an idiot.

I still have more shelves to take down but only 6 out of the original 32. Those 6 will wait maybe until the night before the painter comes. Holey crap.

Comments

[geordie.livejournal.com]

Did you ever see the quack about the arm? But from the sounds of it it probably does just need rest. If I was a thousand miles closer I'd take down the last six for you... a safe offer since I'm not ;-)

[katbyte.livejournal.com]

Well, you could have gotten lucky and worked the hurt out of it!!

Sorry, that didn't happen. It will get better, I am sure. Tried a sling?

Or, at least use a brace when using it. Also, if you got all that done before it started hurting again, it probably won't kill you.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

Those 6 will wait maybe until the night before the painter comes. Holey crap.

Or hire a strapping young man to do it for you.

[susandennis]

And that's the solution we're going with... see next entry.

[jwg.livejournal.com]

The exercises (http://www.tennis-elbow-treatments.com) found on this page is essentially my self-prescribed treatment that I got from another web site. They seem to be quite helpful. The pictures don't show the ball squeeze, but that is quite obvious and it definitely works for me. I have a little dumbell that I keep near my TV couch too.

And note his advice about RICE - let it heal a bit first!

I also use a forearm brace (elbow strap) when I do stressful things.

[susandennis]

Actually, you told me to get the strap initially the first time I posted about my arm. And I did. What made today's action so very stupid is that I didn't even think to put it on. Doh. That website is great. Got it on the rice. He explains it all well and with enough detail for me to know what to do. Thank you!