Second job

[cjsmith]

Yesterday afternoon I was trying to work out a schedule for applying all my lotions and oils, the PT exercises from each place, the visits to the PTs, the chiropractor, and the odd doctor's appointment or two. It doesn't leave much room for things like taking the cats to the vet or getting down to REI to look for better gloves.

Physical therapy and chiropractic alone are about seven hours a week. Exercises assigned by those folks are easily another hour a day if I do 'em all. I can skip exercises assigned by one PT place if I am visiting that one that day, though. Four times a day I should be applying some sort of goo, and I should ice (5mins to 15mins) as often as I think of it (up to once an hour). That doesn't count actual doctor visits or wheeling around the building or swimming.

No wonder I feel like I have a second, part-time job. I do. (Except I pay it.)

This is what I wanted to address when I said I was "giving up". I haven't cut any of these things yet, and I'm reluctant to let go of something that might be doing some good, but this can't continue.

Comments

[firecat]

I may have said this before, but this reminds me what managing depression without meds was like for me. Of course, I also had the unmotivation that depression causes to deal with.

Thinking of you.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*nod* I'm feeling pretty darn down and unmotivated myself right now, although I haven't been diagnosed with depression -- maybe I have a small inkling of what you were dealing with. :-(

I'm glad it's not that bad for you now.

[firecat]

I hope you find a solution that involves many fewer hours of constant maintenance.