Health fubar

(A rare personal note. It’s more efficient than telling this to people one at a time.)

A month ago while walking I had to stop and grab something, anything, to avoid falling. The pain coming from my hip was sharp and overwhelming; the leg underneath it signaled it would no longer support my weight. Or rather, the signal from my brain telling it to stay up seemed to be blocked by pain.

Once safe I caught my breath and in a second realized this could prevent me from dancing again. Or walking. Maybe I’d end up in a wheelchair after all. I waited until my hip felt stable enough to keep going and called to get an appointment the next day.

August was terrible for my Health. A tendinitis made it very difficult to type, allergies and digestive troubles came back.

I have a new drug regimen. The first 10 days of homeopathy are done, but there’s still essential fatty acids, probiotics, anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritis medications. It’s a lot of pills, but it won’t be for very much longer: apparently I should be pill-free in a couple months.

I already feel 100 times better. The trouble that started in January 2007 is not completely undone, yet I feel like a fog has lifted. My mood and concentration have both improved. A week into my regimen I felt like going to the gym to lift weights. I felt pumped!

It’s not the first time a naturopath turns my life around, so I can’t understand what took me so damned long to see one this time, especially since I’m now a free-lancer. When charging per hour of actual work, being sick and unable to work is a double-whammy, costing money and revenues.

So if I post a few things about health and ergonomics in the next few months, now you know why it’s top of my mind.