Good morning. How is everyone doing this morning? It looks like winter has finally arrived, with a vengeance; I'm going to have to close all the windows in the porch and try to keep it as warm as possible to protect my plants tonight. Also have other plants in the yard that will have to be covered. I just hope we don't get rain to go with the cold.
It's been a busy week, but I don't seem to have gotten a lot done. I worked on Christmas cards for a card exchange for my calligraphy guild - that took much longer than it should have because my hands give me so much trouble and I can't control the pen easily. I did, finally, get those in the mail, anyway, as well as the usual checks we send our son and DIL. We aren't having a big Christmas this year, so I've done very little shopping!! We're thinking of going out for Christmas dinner, so I'm also planning very little cooking.
So my neighbor/walking partner has gone back to OR and I've stopped walking every (most) mornings. I do have the ganglion cyst on my foot and I've read that intense walking can make them grow larger, which can make them more painful.
I do have an appointment with a podiatrist for Wed (21st) afternoon, so, hopefully, I'll find out whether I'm going to need foot surgery. I know there's a way they can aspirate these cysts, but mine has multiple "chambers" so I'm not sure they can aspirate one like that vs one with a single chamber. I may have to try physical therapy prior to having anything else done with it, so we'll wait to see. Friday, the 23rd, is my appointment with the hand specialist, so that might be interesting, as well. There's a possibility I might have to do PT for my hands (carpal tunnel), also. IDK if they would allow me to work on them both (hands/feet) at the same time or if I have to choose one to deal with at a time.
Anyway, I haven't weighed yet this morning, but Friday, I was up 3 lbs from my last weighin. I'd much rather see the scale doing down, but I'm not that worried about it because my weight bounces around all the time anyway. Between the swelling in my hands and feet, that's probably enough to increase my weight by 3 pounds.
So, I'll be glad when I get some answers vs having to research and speculate.
How has your week gone? I hope you're ready for Christmas (if you celebrate). Since ours is going to be very quiet this year, there's not much prep involved. I hope your week has gone well and look forward to hearing about it.
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week~~