Today is Monday, August 2, 2010
I have been feeling much better for the last couple of days, but for the last couple of weeks I have not been very well. About two weeks ago I was awakened by the pain in my right arm. It hurt for about a week, getting a little better each day. Aleve seemed to help some. For the past month my right arm has become weaker. Some days are better than others. Some days I have a hard time lifting things, such as a glass of water, a stapler, small things. And when I do lift the stapler, I cannot staple my paper. I have learned to pick up things with my left hand, and to use my left hand more. It seems stronger and more dominate these days, even though I have been right-handed for almost 50 years... Even on my good days, like today, my right arm is weak. Sometimes my right arm feels colder than my left arm. I asked others to verify it to make sure I just didn't feel it colder because of it being numb or something.
I called my doctor last Friday to make an appointment, but was told "Well you have an appointment next May... do you need one sooner? He is booked!". Well, I told her that he told me to call if I needed to, so she put me through to his nurse's voice mail to "state my case". I did, but the recording stated it will be at least 24 hours before I got a return phone call, so if it was an emergency to go to the emergency room - ... You think?
