Bilateral Cock-up Splints November 27, 2006 ~ 1:11 pm
Posted by Julie in : About a Julz, Assorted Ailments, Rick, The Girls, Urban Family , trackbackThat is my new favorite term, and it also happens to be what Dr. Edbert prescribed for my (wait for it) carpal tunnel syndrome. We caught the CTS very early, and Dr. Edbert thinks that wearing the splints every night for two months will get rid of it. Pity the cat and Rick, as I toss and turn a lot and at least one of them is going to get creamed by a splint during that two months. As it turned out, I didn’t have to have the much-feared EMG. Instead, Dr. Edbert hooked me up to some electrodes and then took a taser-like thing to my arm to measure how long it took the nerves to fire (it’s actually called an NCS). I now feel remarkably like the time I electrocuted myself trying to get a broken bulb out of a lamp with a potato, and this makes me very glad I took three Advil before I went to see the doctor.
Highlights from this weekend:
Seeing Lori lick Maxwell Caulfield’s head.
Meeting Rick’s Ex’s family. They were surprisingly nice and are Steeler fans. I am now their Terrible Towel hook-up.
Watching Rick teach Thabs backgammon, and then watching Thabs kick Rick’s ass at it. Apparently this did not happen (see comments). My perspective was understandably skewed, as I was watching the game from the kitchen, where I was helping to make the meal.
Seeing my knitwear on national television: the Youngest and her devil hat were on camera very briefly at the beginning of the Macy’s Parade.
Bowling with the kids Friday night. It was the Youngest’s first time without gutter guards, and she and her sister both did very well.
Learning that the Oldest has seen Rocky Horror. Which led to several choruses of “Sweet Transvestite.”
Playing air hockey for the first time in years. And even with carpal tunnel? I’m still pretty damned good at it.
Hope all of your Thanksgivings were just as good. Even if they didn’t involve cock-up splints.
Comments
Bilateral cock-up splints….that sounds so….dirty! I love it!
Hooray for getting your knitting on TV! We started watching the parade a little late and missed it.
Sounds like you had a great weekend! Too bad it’s time to get back to work. Blah!
Boy oh boy! I beat Thabs two out of three and that translates into me getting my ass kicked. But at least you get to dis me in public.
And no one believes me when I say that men and women just don’t experience the world the same way
Vince~As soon as I saw the word “Cock-ups” I started to laugh. Best prescription ever. Now if only I could find a pharmacy that had them!
Rick~I have changed the offending statement in the post. However, every time I came out of the kitchen to watch, you said he was kicking your ass, so I defend my original perception. That and there was wine involved. Be nice to me, I was tasered today.
Sounds like you had a great holiday. I’m sorry about your carpal tunnel, but glad it was caught early. The only interesting thing about my holiday was that my 22-year-old daughter who put the L, no make that all four letters in LAZY, did ALL of the dishes. I think I will be amazed by that for years.
It’s the cock-up part that gets me every time. Sorry to hear about your CTS… I probably need a couple of splints and a few cocks up as well.
Heh, you said cocks, heh