Well the inside of both knees are covered in the physio tape, the physiotherapist thought that my right leg should have the support just in case while I'm recovering. She gave me a few exercises to do, and she did some ultrasound as well to help with the healing process.
I have to stay off the ice, do only a few stairs at a time, and try not to stand still too long (bad conformation on my part causes me to lock my knees which will not help the current injury)
But I can ride! I have to take it easy and not to do too much too soon but she also thinks some barn time wont hurt me if I don't go crazy.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Still no barn
My knee is feeling better though. I see the physiotherapist tomorrow (soonest I could get in to the place I wanted) and hopefully they will have good news on recovery times. Its still a little unsteady on stairs and uneven ground, but I'm almost walking normally on the flat ground in the house and at home.
My Chiropractor was very upset with me today because I was at the barn all weekend and he thought I should have stayed home and recovered then. Basically he told me I took the short term gain against the long term pain.
My Chiropractor was very upset with me today because I was at the barn all weekend and he thought I should have stayed home and recovered then. Basically he told me I took the short term gain against the long term pain.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
On the ground...again
So I thought I was good and the knee was fine but it locked again this morning and when it unlocked all I could hear was grinding! So off to the hospital I went and after poking and prodding, and twisting (yikes!) I got a diagnoses. Turns out I have either strained or pulled my lateral collateral ligament. Treatment is rest and ice for 2 weeks. :( I also have to go to physio and have treatment done (from Google it looks like mostly lazer and ultrasound)
So I'm off Oscar for at least a week, and walking with a cane for the same amount of time. But I'll know more when I see a physiotherapist hopefully Monday or Tuesday.
In Lucy news I did bring her in on Saturday to do some showmanship work with her, (Even at that point I knew my knee wasn't good enough to ride) She was very good but a little hyped up because she left all of her friends outside. She also got wormed and got a clip job. This morning when I went to go feed (C and D had to go to the states, and my knee wasn't too bad this AM) Lucy was stuck in the round bale feeder (made from wood). We tried to encourage her to jump out on her own, after all she did get in by her self! But finally I went in and looped a rope around her neck and was able to lead her out. Shes very trusing of me, I hope that carries foreword into our under saddle work.
So I'm off Oscar for at least a week, and walking with a cane for the same amount of time. But I'll know more when I see a physiotherapist hopefully Monday or Tuesday.
In Lucy news I did bring her in on Saturday to do some showmanship work with her, (Even at that point I knew my knee wasn't good enough to ride) She was very good but a little hyped up because she left all of her friends outside. She also got wormed and got a clip job. This morning when I went to go feed (C and D had to go to the states, and my knee wasn't too bad this AM) Lucy was stuck in the round bale feeder (made from wood). We tried to encourage her to jump out on her own, after all she did get in by her self! But finally I went in and looped a rope around her neck and was able to lead her out. Shes very trusing of me, I hope that carries foreword into our under saddle work.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Ice packs on my A$$
Well more like my hip. I slipped on some ice earlier this week and twisted my back a bunch. At first I thought it was my knee, as it swelled a little. But I went to the Chiropractor today and he found the spot on my hip that lifted me off the table. So after several ajustments and ice on and off my hip and knee all day the swelling has gone down significantly so I'm on the mend.
Barn has been quiet this week because of all the snow we've had this week, Oscar's mom went back to school yesterday so I hope to have a bit of a ride tomorrow on him and hopefully at least brush Lucy. It should be a good weekend if my butt ever unfreezes.
Barn has been quiet this week because of all the snow we've had this week, Oscar's mom went back to school yesterday so I hope to have a bit of a ride tomorrow on him and hopefully at least brush Lucy. It should be a good weekend if my butt ever unfreezes.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Its offical!
Lucy becomes my Part Time Pony (PTP) at the end of March! We've gotten the details figured out this week so she'll be coming into the show barn later this month and getting shoes on for the first time in 3 years! Shes had her feet trimmed but as she's been a pasture pony for way too long, so we're giving her a month to get back into the show barn routine, and we'll start lunging her as well.
She's also getting breed to Rusty, the goodbar stud, in April, so this will help us figure out her heat cycles too.
She's also getting breed to Rusty, the goodbar stud, in April, so this will help us figure out her heat cycles too.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Situation normal
It was a really nice day, and very warm at the barn. Oscars Mom is home so I didn't get to ride today, I did ride on Thursday. He was so much better than Monday, but I was also feeling much better so that also helped I was planning to do showmanship with Lucy today but got distracted.
C and I have gone over my show wardrobe and decided that I need new chaps, but we can get away with doing minor alterations to my other 2 good jackets to make them a little more current without having to buy new. I also got a black button down oxford shirt from my parents for Christmas which will be nice to show in for horsemanship. I still need to be on the lookout for a new saddle blanket or two but that is much easier than looking for new shirts AND new pads.
C and I have gone over my show wardrobe and decided that I need new chaps, but we can get away with doing minor alterations to my other 2 good jackets to make them a little more current without having to buy new. I also got a black button down oxford shirt from my parents for Christmas which will be nice to show in for horsemanship. I still need to be on the lookout for a new saddle blanket or two but that is much easier than looking for new shirts AND new pads.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Exciting news
Well its just about settled. Come late March I'll be giving up my lease on Oscar (his mom comes back in April) and starting a lease on Lucy!
It means that I'll get to show some this summer and it will be fun teaching her how to do trail and showmanship. I'm excited because it will mean that I don't have to 'share' anymore, although Oscar's mom wasn't around much this winter.
I did get out to ride on Monday on Oscar but I still wasn't feeling 100% and he could tell. We ended up just going around a bunch of times and trotting some frustration out. I had to be off all my antiinflamitorys for the weekend (just in case, after my scope) and I held off on taking my immunosuppressants for a couple of days too. I'm almost back to normal so I'll be getting back into the saddle tomorrow.
It means that I'll get to show some this summer and it will be fun teaching her how to do trail and showmanship. I'm excited because it will mean that I don't have to 'share' anymore, although Oscar's mom wasn't around much this winter.
I did get out to ride on Monday on Oscar but I still wasn't feeling 100% and he could tell. We ended up just going around a bunch of times and trotting some frustration out. I had to be off all my antiinflamitorys for the weekend (just in case, after my scope) and I held off on taking my immunosuppressants for a couple of days too. I'm almost back to normal so I'll be getting back into the saddle tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
After the storm
Well we got about 45 cm of snow on the weekend. Because the winds were so high we got a lot of drifts. D is standing next to one below. The fence is just over 6 feet high in that spot.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Calm before the storm
Some pictures from Friday. We are still shoveling out today, will hopefully get to ride next week if the temps stay like they are now.
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| Freckles |
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| Smiling for the camera |
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| Hottie and Freckles |
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| Hottie, Oscar and Freckles |
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| Lucy, finaly a good picture of her! |
Friday, February 8, 2013
I survived the scope
But man it was rough.
It started out bad in that I couldn't eat or drink for 12 hours before hand which meant no drugs in the AM for my RA. I got to the hospital at 1 and had to wait until 2 before they started my IV. What a procedure that was. I told the nurse that hand IV's don't work on me because of the swelling on my hands, and because my wrists are fused I cannot move my wrist to make positioning the IV easier on both of us.
I don't think she heard a word I said. Between the slapping my hand to try and make the veins pop (which HURT my swollen knuckles) and he saying "can you just move your wrist a little more this way". I finally stopped her at that point and pointed out that I couldn't move my wrist. Something I had pointed out to her several times and she had heard me at least once because she wrote it on my chart!
Anyways once she got an arm IV started, and I got to met the OR nurses who were fantastic and very nice. I did get some drugs (I did manage to forget or confuse information that was told to me later so it must have worked somewhat) but the scope was not fun. It hurt, and every time they did a biopsy I gagged and threw up... so much fun. It did take only 3 minutes but it sucked.
Within 1/2 an hour of finishing I was cleared to leave. I got a milkshake on the way home, had that then a 3 hour nap then had supper. My throat still hurts today and I'm not back to normal energy levels yet so I stayed home to rest today. I do hope to go out to the barn later this afternoon and brush some ponies and get some equine therapy.
It started out bad in that I couldn't eat or drink for 12 hours before hand which meant no drugs in the AM for my RA. I got to the hospital at 1 and had to wait until 2 before they started my IV. What a procedure that was. I told the nurse that hand IV's don't work on me because of the swelling on my hands, and because my wrists are fused I cannot move my wrist to make positioning the IV easier on both of us.
I don't think she heard a word I said. Between the slapping my hand to try and make the veins pop (which HURT my swollen knuckles) and he saying "can you just move your wrist a little more this way". I finally stopped her at that point and pointed out that I couldn't move my wrist. Something I had pointed out to her several times and she had heard me at least once because she wrote it on my chart!
Anyways once she got an arm IV started, and I got to met the OR nurses who were fantastic and very nice. I did get some drugs (I did manage to forget or confuse information that was told to me later so it must have worked somewhat) but the scope was not fun. It hurt, and every time they did a biopsy I gagged and threw up... so much fun. It did take only 3 minutes but it sucked.
Within 1/2 an hour of finishing I was cleared to leave. I got a milkshake on the way home, had that then a 3 hour nap then had supper. My throat still hurts today and I'm not back to normal energy levels yet so I stayed home to rest today. I do hope to go out to the barn later this afternoon and brush some ponies and get some equine therapy.
Friday, February 1, 2013
RA and horse post all in one
Rheumatoid Arthritis Day is tomorrow!
And its my birthday in 3 days so tomorrow I'm bringing hotdogs and a cake to the barn. I'm going off my gluten free diet for one day. I go in for my scope next Thursday, and I'm still not excited about it but Im not 100% and we need to get to the bottom of it. I do notice that the gluten free is really helping my RA but my insides are still upset a little too often.
On the horse front:
Oscar is good, between the wild weather, and no one at the barn (just in case, I never ride without someone on the property) his owner is back this week for spring break, I'm not looking foreword to 'fixing' Oscar again once she goes back to school but he is her horse. Its not that he gets bad or anything but she lets him get away with his little bad habits and it drives me crazy for a week or two after she leaves because I have to fix it :P
I read this on Mugs blog about a horse she was working with:
"She's taking over because you're not telling her what to do. You're reacting to her instead of directing her, so she takes charge."
Umm wow, was that not me and Lucas?? I was scared to make that first step all the time, so he was often taking over and controlling the situation. And now I'm not scared of being in charge of Oscar and we get along great and he follows my directions. Makes you think doesn't it??
And its my birthday in 3 days so tomorrow I'm bringing hotdogs and a cake to the barn. I'm going off my gluten free diet for one day. I go in for my scope next Thursday, and I'm still not excited about it but Im not 100% and we need to get to the bottom of it. I do notice that the gluten free is really helping my RA but my insides are still upset a little too often.
On the horse front:
Oscar is good, between the wild weather, and no one at the barn (just in case, I never ride without someone on the property) his owner is back this week for spring break, I'm not looking foreword to 'fixing' Oscar again once she goes back to school but he is her horse. Its not that he gets bad or anything but she lets him get away with his little bad habits and it drives me crazy for a week or two after she leaves because I have to fix it :P
I read this on Mugs blog about a horse she was working with:
"She's taking over because you're not telling her what to do. You're reacting to her instead of directing her, so she takes charge."
Umm wow, was that not me and Lucas?? I was scared to make that first step all the time, so he was often taking over and controlling the situation. And now I'm not scared of being in charge of Oscar and we get along great and he follows my directions. Makes you think doesn't it??
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