Progress with the shoulder

I have an appointment with a physical therapist on the 19th--the day after I get back from Montreal. Since the PT is three blocks from me, I happily took a 9 a.m. appointment.

I've also done the exercises the orthopedist gave me: just a quick runthrough, each of three exercises twice. They feel a little odd, but not difficult (though one requires a wall, and another a doorway). The paper they gave me with these doesn't say how often or how many to do, but the exercises on the other side of the page say to repeat 5 to ten times, so I may try that in a bit.

Progress with the shoulder

I have an appointment with a physical therapist on the 19th--the day after I get back from Montreal. Since the PT is three blocks from me, I happily took a 9 a.m. appointment.

I've also done the exercises the orthopedist gave me: just a quick runthrough, each of three exercises twice. They feel a little odd, but not difficult (though one requires a wall, and another a doorway). The paper they gave me with these doesn't say how often or how many to do, but the exercises on the other side of the page say to repeat 5 to ten times, so I may try that in a bit.

Rest

I think I'm getting the hang of this nap stuff.

Wander into the bedroom, lie down, and see what happens. Having julian_tiger snuggle up next to me, purring, seems to help. Whether it's actually soporific or not, I enjoy it.

Rest

I think I'm getting the hang of this nap stuff.

Wander into the bedroom, lie down, and see what happens. Having julian_tiger snuggle up next to me, purring, seems to help. Whether it's actually soporific or not, I enjoy it.

Surveyed

I just answered a phone survey about asbestos, whether/how much companies care about worker and customer safety, and related things. There were a lot of questions that I wasn't really thrilled with the phrasing of, but only three I refused to answer: two were factual epidemiological questions to do with incidence of cancer and other illness due to asbestos, and the third was about how often cancer is related to genetic predisposition. I told the survey-taker that those weren't opinion questions, and I didn't know the answers. I did, however, offer best guesses on things like how often companies conceal health risks in their products.

There was also one genuinely interesting question: When making a decision, are you more concerned with making the right decision or avoiding a bad decision? I told her "avoiding a bad decision," but I'm not sure. Clearly, as with a lot of these generalizations, it depends on the kind of decision and the possible outcomes.

Surveyed

I just answered a phone survey about asbestos, whether/how much companies care about worker and customer safety, and related things. There were a lot of questions that I wasn't really thrilled with the phrasing of, but only three I refused to answer: two were factual epidemiological questions to do with incidence of cancer and other illness due to asbestos, and the third was about how often cancer is related to genetic predisposition. I told the survey-taker that those weren't opinion questions, and I didn't know the answers. I did, however, offer best guesses on things like how often companies conceal health risks in their products.

There was also one genuinely interesting question: When making a decision, are you more concerned with making the right decision or avoiding a bad decision? I told her "avoiding a bad decision," but I'm not sure. Clearly, as with a lot of these generalizations, it depends on the kind of decision and the possible outcomes.