(no subject)
Feb. 8th, 2020 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI saw a doctor at UHS on Tuesday. I have referrals for PT for my wrist and my knee. This doctor actually put the words 'generalized joint hypermobility' under the diagnoses and promised to talk to my pcp about the ways in which that problem requires a different approach than what everyone's been taking so far. He did say that it's kind of too late to help me much because my joints have 50+ years of damage.
He recommended trying to find someone outside of the UM system who does more generalized physical therapy and who has experience with hypermobility. He said that I'm not going to find anyone in the UM system who isn't specialized in some small portion of the human body because most PT is aimed at limited issues rather than full body ones.
I haven't tried to schedule PT or to track down other options yet. I couldn't deal with that while I was trying to deal with the LTD paperwork. I still haven't gotten that to my psychiatrist. I've done my part, so it's a matter of getting downtown to her office to pass it along.
There's been a good portion of the last week when I simply couldn't deal with anything but reading fic. I've got two library books that are due tomorrow and that I'd very much like to return. I've got Overdrive books that will expire soon, and I've done nothing with them this week.
At any rate, I'm not reading here reliably. I'm not reading Discord reliably. I'm not planning to sign up for any exchanges for a while. I don't think I'll be able to cope with that sort of commitment until I know what's happening with this year's LTD review. If I have to spend the next ten months fighting again, I'd rather be able to put my energy into that. I want very much to write, but my brain isn't cooperating.
He recommended trying to find someone outside of the UM system who does more generalized physical therapy and who has experience with hypermobility. He said that I'm not going to find anyone in the UM system who isn't specialized in some small portion of the human body because most PT is aimed at limited issues rather than full body ones.
I haven't tried to schedule PT or to track down other options yet. I couldn't deal with that while I was trying to deal with the LTD paperwork. I still haven't gotten that to my psychiatrist. I've done my part, so it's a matter of getting downtown to her office to pass it along.
There's been a good portion of the last week when I simply couldn't deal with anything but reading fic. I've got two library books that are due tomorrow and that I'd very much like to return. I've got Overdrive books that will expire soon, and I've done nothing with them this week.
At any rate, I'm not reading here reliably. I'm not reading Discord reliably. I'm not planning to sign up for any exchanges for a while. I don't think I'll be able to cope with that sort of commitment until I know what's happening with this year's LTD review. If I have to spend the next ten months fighting again, I'd rather be able to put my energy into that. I want very much to write, but my brain isn't cooperating.
no subject
Date: 2020-02-08 08:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-09 12:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-09 03:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-09 03:40 pm (UTC)