First workout since Dr. advice about the right arm

Winter sunrises are so pretty!  This one is about a week old, but it was one of the most vibrant, and I did not see it shared here before, so, there you have it.

The doctor said

A couple of things I didn't mention about my doctor visit yesterday are that I took my blood pressure cuff along, because of a few "higher" readings I had at doctor's offices the past couple of years.  It read higher at my blood draw than my home cuff that same morning.  So I tucked the cuff into my bag and dragged it along.

So, the young nurse took my BP, and it was normal.  I told her what it read at home this morning.  Without even taking it out of the bag, we decide there's nothing wrong with my machine.  

Second thing, I explained to the doctor about my right arm, which has been "talking" to me off and on when I do anything like a bicep curl with it.  Since some time in November.  Particularly over 8 pounds on the weight.  I explained how it would get better, then worse, then better, then worse.

Any nurses reading?  Did you diagnose "tendonitis" sight unseen?  Yeah, that's pretty much our working diagnosis.  Attempt #1 at rehab?  Rest it for a couple of weeks.  Ice if it gets sore for any reason.

Remind you of the "Doctor it hurts if I do this?"  "Then don't do this!" joke?  It did me.

What the trainer did

So today I went to work out with the trainer.  We were masked up.  We skipped the bicep curls entirely, but got a decent workout in, anyway.  For him, it was a short day... everybody else canceled.  The gal before me wasn't feeling good.  The gal after me has twin middle schoolers who both tested positive for Covid.  So far she and her husband are testing negative, but the whole family is isolating.  Her husband, though, was already miserable... with shingles.  Yikes!  I'd say that family has more than their fair share of "stuff" going on just now!

When I arrived, the trainer was doing his own workout.  When I left he left, too.  The weather is VERY nice for January, and he was thinking if the wind wasn't bad, he might go for a bike ride this afternoon.  Hope it works out for him.

And the local virus news

It being Tuesday, the health department is giving their update on how the county is doing.  I read online that Omaha's health director has put their mask order back in place, with backing from the City Council.  I was expecting similar from ours here in Lincoln.  

But NO!  It can't get any higher than Severe risk, on the dial.  But they let the mask order expire on December 23rd, having given everyone the chance / time to get vaccinated. Omicron changed the game. 

They are opening another drive-thru testing site "by appointment only" starting Thursday.  The existing one has added an extra drive-thru lane, and they have also changed to "by appointment only".  

The advice to those of us in the general public:  do NOT get tested "just for peace of mind".  Instead, isolate, quarantine if exposed to someone else who tested positive.  For me that means:  If you get symptoms, and you are vaccinated, treat it like Covid.  Isolate until you get better.

That doesn't mean it's not a possibility down the line that they might re-impose masking order.  Our county is still the highest vaccinated in the state.  

Pep talk time

Here's to taking care of ourselves, best can do, this one and only Tuesday, January 11th, 2021 we will ever get.  I'm hoping you are healthy, that you are doing the things that you CAN do to stay that way, and that whatever circumstances you find yourself in you are first kind to yourself so that you can then be kind to others.

Life is good.  Savor it.  And Spark on! 🔥✨💖