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[elainegrey]

In the good news department: the heel cups in the vibram five fingers seem to be effective with the achilles tendonitis issue. Perhaps i should bring an ice pack to the office.

I do seem to have a couple of canker sores: this is unexpected. I don't think i've had them in a long while, certainly not a sequential pair. Add this with headaches, and a strange sharp pain in my larynx that has happened three times now while i was speaking (the first time several weeks ago, then a recurrence on Monday, and now today), and the procrastinatory malaise: it seems i'm turning into a "bundlelump" (Christine's pet term for me when i am sick and sore and need petting.)

The larynx thing seems more mechanical - like hurting something while exercising it -- but i wonder if it's a secondary issue from GERD. I suspect i have GERD but i don't have a great deal of discomfort from it. I became curious about it when i discovered GERD could trigger the asthma and allergy reactions, and i do occasionally have reflux to the point where i do notice the literal reflux. Could it be eating away at my throat? I dunno. I have a doctor appointment in early July with my new primary care physician who is back from a long maternity leave.

[ ]make sure to ask after her new child and how her older daughter is doing
[ ]MUST discuss Flovent alternatives
[ ]MUST discuss Prozac & Depression 2011-12 (note, also time to renew prescription)
[ ]if more throat pain: discuss GERD? throat pain?
[ ]mention Night Sweats
[ ]Achilles tendonitis: if not resolved by inserts, stretching, icing
[ ]ask if we need to discuss Essential Tremor
[ ]won't ask now: TMJ & the neuralgia burning http://elainegrey.livejournal.com/tag/neuralgia

Comments

[laughingrat]

Oh shit, the canker sores. D: That's interesting about the Vibram shoes. They look so...unsupportive...to me. Nice to hear they're just the opposite.

In my experience (FWIW) when I had serious throat-closing and pain issues in the morning, it was in fact my GERD. I was not *feeling* the GERD any other time, like with heartburn, because I was taking enough of my heartburn meds that it kept the more overt symptoms down. But apparently while I slept, the acid was creeping up my esophagus and then slopping over into my vocal chords. True! I started taking my GERD meds every single day and the problem rapidly ceased.

(Did I tell you this already? Also, is that "chords" or "cords"?)

[elainegrey]

Hrm. I don't know that i recalled you having these issues, but i had read about it. So, can you characterize the pain in your cords? I would have assumed it would be in the morning and would be a persistent discomfort, not a shooting pain. This has been midday-ish, not particularly correlated with a meal, and a shooting pain.

I'm also wondering if it's a canker sore in a strange place that only gets tickled when talking.
Feh.

(also, from Wikipedia: "The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords,... ")

[laughingrat]

Oh interesting, hmm. Yeah, it was usually in the morning for me, although not always. In my case, the pain seemed to drive mostly from the vocal cords' swelling, so that when I went to swallow pills or eat, it was real agony. Hmm. I wonder if it would be worth it for you to get someone to peek at your vocal cords? It's a little creepy--they put a tiny camera up your nose and down your throat. Not to weird you out. But if you're prepared (I wasn't), it might be easier. Sorry, this kind of verges on medical advice.

[elainegrey]

No problem. I'll be asking my primary care provider in July, if this is still happening. But the experience doesn't sound like yours. Still could be from GERD.

Down your *nose*?? Hrm! I wonder if they can run a tiny vacuum cleaner up into one's sinuses and do some cleaning at the same time.

(Somehow i got obsessed with spinning today. Eek! No! must crochet with the yarn i have! Do not have time for another project!)

[laughingrat]

But the drop spindles, they are maaaaaaarvelous... [/horrible]

[elainegrey]

An hour of looking on line and yes! Must brush four ounces of cat fur before i can buy a spindle.

[elainegrey]

Also, yes, the vibrams *ARE* unsupportive and i think that's why i developed the tendonitis to begin with. Your suspicions are Right On. Adding some heel cushioning cups seem to be a mod that works with the shoe and may prevent them from bugging me.