I am now on steroids and have been sent for physical therapy

[KitchenWitch]

I guess I can't play major league baseball.

[Parche]

1. So We Will Now See Bigger Bouncies?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

2. Gods I hope not - I can barely stay upright as it is!

:rofl:

[Dr. Strange]

20. Well, if you need support...

we're here for you.
This includes me, temeah, Parche, Peake, and probably a whole boat-load of others!

:patriot:

[KitchenWitch]

21. Your concern is duly noted!

:patriot:

:rofl:

[quip]

34. All we do is give!

[AnneD]

28. I hate to break the news to you...

but it put unwanted hair on women's chest and chin...in addition to the tatas.

[KitchenWitch]

29. Has never had that particular effect

I go on steroids like twice a year, because of arthritis and asthma.

[AnneD]

30. See Cushing Syndrome

I think it seems more common in anabolic steroids but it do happen....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing_syndrome

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Is rugby out, too?

Damn. x(

:hug: Kitchy.

[KitchenWitch]

6. I would think the pain would limit my ability to tackle.

:rofl:

[soleft]

4. Tell them you're taking B 12

Can you devulge what's wrong. I'm still going to PT after my knee surgery. I hope you get a good PT person. I find it makes a big difference.

[KitchenWitch]

5. Somewhere along the line I messed up my rotator cuff and biceps tendon

x(

The pain has been getting worse.

[soleft]

10. And they went with steroids instead of Non Steroidal anti inflammatory?

Watch out for frozen shoulder. It's very common in women and can happen on its on or after a shoulder injury.

It starts out like you think you have tendonitis, then it gets increasingly difficult to move your arm, especially the reach back to clasp bra manuever. it's unbelievably painful, I had it in both shoulders two years apart.

[KitchenWitch]

11. I have been on OTC NSAIDs for about 6 weeks

So yeah, they brought out the big guns...

I am getting PT to head off the frozen shoulder. My mom has the frozen shoulder...don't want to go there.

[soleft]

13. It's very common for women in the same family to get it

My Mom had it and my sister had it. They both worked it out with PT but I was SO frozen I had surgery. There's a theory that it's an autoimmune disorder, like if you injure your shoulder your shoulder rejects the damaged tissue, or something like that.

GOOD LUCK!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear KitchenWitch...

I am soooo relieved you got it checked out...

Now, it's past time for you to heal, dammit!

Nope, major league baseball is out...And it's their loss, IMHO...:pals:

[KitchenWitch]

8. I could hit, but I could never field, so it is probably much the better.

[quip]

35. Not at all. We'll use you as the DH at the DU picnic softball game!

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

38. LOL - if the shoulder rehab does not go well, I might just be able to be teh

DU Official Scorekeeper. I take bribes as far as whether I rule things errors or hits.

[quip]

39. Hey ump, keep it fair, keep it fair....

(an obscure reference to Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack) :D

[Shell Beau]

9. And just when you were ready for the Tour de France...

No seriously, I hope you get to feeling better.

[KitchenWitch]

12. I just need to add the EPO to be ready for the Tour de Lance, er France!

:D

[Mojorabbit]

14. I have been on steroids

for the past month. Fun, fun, fun. Not. :)

[KitchenWitch]

15. Yah, I know.

I am going to be eating everything in the house. I will have "roid rage" and I will gain 15 pounds.

[Mojorabbit]

16. We must be twins then

I always gain weight and snap at my husband and then my face gets all round. Then I go on the south beach diet, lose most of the weight and then end up on steroids again. Rinse, repeat.
I crave fried chicken and chocholate usually but sometimes have cravings for the weirdest things.
Good luck!

[KitchenWitch]

17. Between the asthma and the arthritis

I end up on steroids twice a year...yes, lather, rinse, repeat...

[Phillycat]

18. But...could you play before??

:rofl:

Seriously, I'm sorry. I hope you're able to sleep on your course of steroids. That was the worst 3 weeks of my life. I slept about 1-2 hours each night and I was delirious with sleep deprivation.

Are they going to give you cortisone injections?

[KitchenWitch]

19. Not so far.

I have the dosepak.

I actually would prefer not to get the injection if I do not have to.

[Phillycat]

22. Works great for some people, terrible for others.

I used to work in a PT office. It seems to me (from my terribly non-clinical perspective) that people who have long-term degenerative issues don't respond well to the cortisone, whereas people who have an acute issue as a result of trauma respond very well.

[KitchenWitch]

23. HMMM, that is interesting

I once had an intraarticular cortisone injection in my left hip (the one that eventually got replaced) and it did bupkiss for the pain. You are probably on to something there.

[madinmaryland]

24. Nice post, Barry Bonds!!

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

25. Thanks, Roger Clemens!

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

26. No problem, Raphael Palmiero!

!!

[KitchenWitch]

27. I am glad, Jose Canseco!

:P

[madinmaryland]

32. No prob, Sammy!!1!!

[KitchenWitch]

36. See ya later Mark McGwire.

[NMDemDist2]

31. hopefully it will help

and if it's just (I know, it's painful) inflammation it's not something worse eh?

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

37. That is my best hope.

:hug:

[GOPisEvil]

33. Did you get the cream or the clear?

Zing!

Hope you're better soon. :hi:

[Wapsie B]

40. Does this mean you'll have to testify before Congress?

:cry:

[KitchenWitch]

42. I sure hope not.

:scared:

[yellowdogintexas]

41. the Rx steroids are somewhat different from the body building ones

and this will be short term.

you might try some topical heat generating liniment...preferably one with capiscum and salycilic acid in it. helped my sore shoulder immensely

[KitchenWitch]

43. I know...I am just being a bit hyperbolic.

:D

I have some Icy Hot, I will try that.

[puerco-bellies]

44. Here' to your PT going well.

My doctors have mentioned the possibility of giving me them too..
:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

46. Thanks!

:hug:

I would rather go the PT route than to have to rely on the pain meds.

Although, I am going to go through the roidy mood swings for the next couple of weeks.

Gotta run, I am hungry again from the steroids... x(

[LeftyMom]

45. Have you considered a career in professional cycling?

[KitchenWitch]

47. Yes...

Lance Armstrong has nothing on me. He only had testicular cancer, my cancer was more of a systemic cancer...

:rofl:

[LeftyMom]

48. how do you think you'd look in yellow spandex?

;)

[KitchenWitch]

49. Like a fucking beach ball!

:rofl: