I figured it's time I do some explaining so that everyone knows the whole story. Before I begin…..I'm sorry I didn't post all the details sooner!! I try to keep my blog professional and & keep the personal stuff to a minimum….in my attempts to do that I've not only confused you all but myself as well. (Some of you already know the whole story and in my mind because a few know ……everyone knows….in blogging sometimes that's the case).
So, in October I injured myself at the gym. When it all began…I thought it was a sinus infection because I was also feeling sick. (Turns out I was dealing with two issues…not one.) After the chest xrays I was told I had a pulled muscle (huge knot between my neck and shoulder….made sense at the time). For two weeks straight I took pain meds, muscle relaxers and steriods….and bought a new pillow. But the pain would not go away…in fact it was getting worse.
So, I went to a different doctor and it turns out ….I pulled my 1st rib out and my levator muscle is what's been giving me TROUBLE! I've been in and out of the doctors office, she had to put a sling on my arm so that I wouldn't use the left side of my body. I've taken off the sling (removed it Sunday)…but I still have to limit how much I use my left side and still no lifting or house cleaning …because every movement I make…uses that muscle. (That also means the 8 quilts I was making for Christmas will not happen.)
I'm explaining all this because I'm a tad behind…maybe even more than a tad and I'm going as fast as I can…but it's 7:30 now and I've been working since 7am and the pain has arrived….that means it's time to shut it down.
If you're new to my blog.. sorry to be such a downer…I promise this isn't the normal.
If you sent me an email asking about my arm….sorry I didn't reply. Because I've been typing one handed for more than a week…I put those off. Let me just say …..I love my left arm and had no idea how much I used it!!!
Thanks for caring and listening!!
Have a good night 🙂
p.s. For the next 24 hours I'm going to struggle with keeping this post on here….if you read it and find it gone later…you'll know I couldn't handle it. I feel like I have a bad case of TMI (too much info).
Well, Angie, it is a very good thing that it is finally figured out and you can be on the mend!!!! It always takes time (I have chronic pain, and know EXACTLY what you are dealing with) and we sometimes don’t give ourselves that time to heal. Take the time, give yourself some time off…..don’t do club for Dec, don’t post every day, and people will understand!!! Your loyal followers are just that….LOYAL!!!
Take care of yourself, and thank you for explaining! Never too much information. You probably don’t realize how much your loyal followers care, and how it relieves us (me, anyway! 🙂 ) to hear that you are on the mend. Take some time off!!!!!! Enjoy Christmas!!!!! and I will still be here when you are back!!! 🙂 take care! Terilee
Angie, Here’s wishing you a speedy recovery. Take the time to recover and rest. As Terilee said…we will all be here when you’re feeling better and are able to resume your wonderful blog. Gladys
Oh my gosh how painful! Get yourself some rest and heal up! I have had something similar happen to myself, and it is ROUGH! Hang in there and hope you feel better soon!!
Hi Angie … so good that the true source of your pain has been identified. Take care of you! No sorries – no worries. You’ve spoiled us with daily posts and your wit and creativity. There are enough ideas on your blog to keep me busy for a lifetime! We’re not going anywhere, so rest, rest, rest!
Bless your heart Angie. Yes, people love you anyway and what gets done, gets done and what doesn’t, doesn’t matter. So, only do what is absolutely necessary and taking care of yourself is what is necessary. 😉 Happy Holidays to You and Your family. ((hugs))
Wishing you a speeding recovery because I know you can’t stay still. Listen to your doctor he or she knows best. The most important thing right now is to take care of yourself…we will STILL be here when you recover. Hugs Rita
no worries on the tmi… you do so much with your blog and it is all appreciated. but, you need to take care of yourself and that is what is most important! the only wish for you is that you get better quickly and the pain will fade.
Angie – I’m so sorry to hear about your health issues! But we all understand, of course, and wish you a speedy recovery! Love your blog and will see you when you get better! Hugs, Jackie
Hi Angie!
Hope things get better for you quickly! I know how you feel – I’ve been having health problems for the past year and I also find it hard to know if I should talk about it on the blog or not – so far I’ve been going with the “put on a brave” face and be positive way – but sometimes I think if I talked about it on the blog it would help people understand why I’m not my normal self!!
Angie your health is #1…before anything else..then it is your family so no need for apologies. Take care will keep you in my prayers.
Angie—make sure and take care of yourself. As was said earlier, your loyal followers will be here when your health/pain allows you to return. We all hope you heal quickly but if that means we don’t get to read new posts every day, we’ll all understand. Take care! =)
I just discovered your blog a few weeks ago and love seeing all your ideas. In fact, I made the Thansksgiving Blessing mix for 14 people. Everyone loved it! Take good care of yourself.
Hi Angie, I just found you on You Tube. I love your videos. So sorry to hear about your trouble but now you have one more person to send you positive healing energy.
I wish you the best and do rest.
I did my first how to video about an ATG tape holder. I would love for you to see it. I have a couple to give away.
Linda at
http://cardsbylinda.blogspot.com
Not TMI! You have some serious “stuff” going on and deserve to have some sympathy and time to take care of yourself. I kind of like the notion of no housecleaning; but not giving up all other activities. Take good care of yourself. MJ
Angie,
Although I’m very new at following your blog, I’ve fallen very much in love with your creativity, ideas, humor, and your loyalness to your blog and readers! I’ve only been coming to your page for less than a month, but I swear everyday I’m finding something new :). Just as Lynn has already said, there are enough ideas on here to keep us all busy for quite sometime.
I’m a mother of 5 kids and I’ve had 3 herniated disks in my back which have all resulted in surgeries. I too found myself not being able to “slow down” as the doctor ordered, but I tell you, after my 2nd surgery and re-injuring myself I’ve learned that I have to listen. I HAD to take time away from crafting for about 6 weeks. I tried limiting myself but sadly when I get going I loose track of time and before I knew it I had been sitting for hours. I just kept saying “Only 10 more minutes,” and those 10 minutes turned into lots of 10 minutes’ lol. Your body needs time to heal. Please don’t feel bad for taking time off, or being away from your blog. We all want you to come back and share so much more, and if you push yourself to the limit it ultimately could hinder you in the future from getting back 100%.
I know there are several people that have been following you a lot longer than I have, but I hope I speak for them too when I ask you to please, please take some time off and allow your body to heal the way it needs to! We will all be here, no matter how long it takes 🙂
Keep your head up!! ~Bambi~
Sorry to hear what happened to you. You take easy to do what you were doing, don’t overdo it or the pain comes back.
From experience I can tell you that with that popped out rib, a Chiropractor can help you almost instantly, followed by alternate heat and cold or whatever he/she recommends. Try it, you’ll be thrilled
Oh Angie I am so sorry to hear of your problems. Don’t you dare worry about us. We are loyal fans and will be waiting for you to tell us everything is better and you arefit as a fiddle once again. And we will be praying for you that happens soon. You take good care of yourself and do what the drs tell you. A speedy recovery to you.
Hugs from the kamperstampr
Angie,
Thank you for sharing with us. Definitely not TMI – your readers care about you and would want to know. It’s nice to get a glimpse of the real person behind all the fabulous projects.
Keep keeping it real. Keep the post up.
(1st time poster, long-time reader)
Angie, I wanted to wish you al the best and take some time to get beter. Enjoy the hollidays, and sometimes you have to let some things go for a while, to think of youreself. I am new here to, but you don’t let me down at all. You already inspired me verry much, I am bussy with a crafting room! Take youre time to recover!
Hugs from holland.
I hope you feel you can take the time to heal your body, and rest. Stress doesn’t help. Homemade quilts for Christmas!
Oh dear, why we do this to ourselves! Because we love it, right.
But please do take care of yourself, as everyone has said,
we will be here when you feel better. I so enjoy your blog and videos, and there are plenty here to look at again and again for inspiration. Take care.
Oh, Angie, how terrible! Do what the doctor says. Did he recommend physical therapy, or wouldn’t that help in a case like this? We’ll miss some of your wonderful ideas for a while, but your health is more important.
I’m so sorry to hear you’re not feeling well. I hope you are on the mends and definitely do what the doctor says after all your health comes first. Of course being a woman I know you want to be SuperWoman and do everything, but sometimes even SuperWoman needs rest, so we will be here when you are better… of course you will be missed. Please take care!
Angie, I hope you can take the time needed to heal – although you sound like a gal who always has several things on the go at the same time and has difficulty slowing down to just one task. Try going for a walk when the pile gets too high. The pile will be there when you get back, unless you have a house fairy that looks after those things when you aren’t looking, :), and when you return you may be better able to do just one thing at a time – well for five minutes or so! Right now, healing is job 1. Now that we all know what you are going through, we will keep checking on you and hold you in our thoughts and prayers.
Take care of yourself, the other stuff will wait until you can get to it, we all understand the need to “rest and heal”. Mary
I love following your posts, but want you healthy so you can continue sharing your wealth of creativity with us! So, take it easy and follow Dr’s orders!!
Hi Angie!! I pulled my 1st rib out when I was 21 lifting a tray of celery (worked in a produce department) Anywayz, took the docs almost 2 years to figure it out. They told me the pain was all in my head!! My advice- do what the PT people tell you and keep exercising it once it settles. I can’t tell you how many times I had to go back in to get it pushed back in. I’m 33 and I still feel a numbness when I wear my purse on that shoulder (Ugggh!) We’ll be praying for you and a quick healing.
Blessings,
Ali
Hi Angie, I hope you will leave this post up. It is a good reminder for everyone that there are actual people behind all this cyber sharing, with actual lives who have to live day by day just like the rest of us. Blessings and wishing you a speedy recovery.
Don’t be embarrassed!! This is not TMI. You’ve got a legitimate injury and one that will take a while to heal. There’s nothing wrong with letting your customers and fans know. And now you’ll have lots of wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery!
sorry to hear this!! Totally not TMI. BTW…how much you lifting to pull a rib out of place??? lol!!
I’m so sorry you’re suffering like this. I had surgery on my hand last year – it’s amazing how much you can do with one hand AND is equally amazing how annoying it is to be one-handed. I hope you heal soon and completely.
Angie, you are always putting everyone else first, now it’s your turn. You just take the time you need to recouperate and do it right so you don’t have to do more down the road. You should probably do some physical therapy in there somewhere also, and that will definitely get you back up to speed. You never give TMI, and in this case it is necessary to explain you situation. You take care of yourself first and get better, then come back. We are all loyal followers and until you say “I Quit” we will all be back checking your site. You take care of yourself!
Angie—don’t worry about us, we are all loyal followers and we will all still be here when you are much better, waiting to see your new and amazing creations. Take care of yourself first, you deserve it! Take care 🙂
Angie,
I’m sorry to hear that things are a little rough right now, but they will get better! And I’m here to tell you that I will be here ready and waiting when you are 100% and at full force again! Until then, take care of you!!!
I am so sorry to hear you are not having a good time, and are in so much pain. Sending hugs and best wishes your way for a speedy recovery.
Angie,
I’m so glad you are starting to feel better. Maybe this will help cheer you- I stopped in today to tell you I made your Christmas Bell cookies tonight and they are FABULOUS!!!! Oh my gosh, it was all I could do to box them up and put them away so I could share them later. I love the first bite! Oh my gosh…it’s heavenly! The cherry and the orange flavors are so good together. Take care of yourself so that your left arm will be able to lift these wonderful cookies to your mouth over the holidays. 🙂 ~Janie
Get well soon!!!
Oh honey – don’t worry about US! Let US worry about YOU! This is a very painful condition and as much as you probably want to jump the gun, make sure you do everything the docs tell you – you need to get 110% better before you put any strain on that poor little ribby and muscle so you don’t have it become an ongoing thing.
Just think of it like this; you will learn to stamp one handed and when you can use both you will be TWICE as fast! LOL! You will be a lightening speed stamper!
Hang in and feel better – prayers coming your way!
Thank you for the update Angie. As your customers we care about you and want to know how you are doing.
Rest, relax, recover and enjoy the holiday with your family.
OUCH! Bummer…but at least you didn’t pull your creative muscle…now that would be a tragedy! Take some time to heal…we’ll all be waiting your return to health….
Angie,
Take care of yourself. You are very important to lots of us. Sometimes things just happen. I am happy to know that you were able to find out what was causing your pain. Hope you get better soon….but take your time, we will all be waiting for your healthy return.
I am really behind too since I’m just now getting to my regular blogs that I enjoy so much! I am so sorry to hear of your pain! I’m glad you finally figured out what the problem was and are on the road to recovery! Take care of yourself!
I don’t do a whole lot of commenting, but after getting back from vacation and reading your posts, I did have to jump over here and say that you shouldn’t worry about posts like this. You’re a very talented and professional individual – but we all know that the individual is also a person – a real person who has real issues and real problems. I think it brings your readers closer to you as you welcome them into your world a bit more – a little beyond the stamping. I hope you get to feeling better soon – but don’t rush it. Your readers are loyal and will be here when you’re better!