more signs that I'm old

Not only do I blog about cleaning my refrigerator, I now get to add an ACE-inhibitor to my daily drug roster. For those of you young folks reading this, that's blood pressure medication. I'll be on blood pressure AND cholesterol-lowering meds.

And on top of that, this pain I've had in my shoulder is most likely not an injury to my rotator cuff (which is good), but a somewhat spontaneous condition called capsulitis, or frozen shoulder. "People 40 or older are more likely to develop this problem." Nice. But seriously, it's possibly an autoimmune disorder, so it fits in with all my other endocrine issues. *sigh* (At least I'm almost 40, not having this happen at 25.)

Also I get to take daily anti-inflammatories, probably Advil. Maybe I need some rheumatism liniment, or perhaps a poultice of some sort would help. Or I could just feel blessed with the ability to forecast the weather with my arm! (No, I can't really do that. At least not reliably.)

So today was an odd mixture of good and bad. Blood pressure still running slightly high, bad. Going on medication that might have some unpleasant side-effects, bad. But treating it before it becomes a scary problem, good. And not having to have shoulder surgery is very good indeed! (I love my endocrinologist!)

And tomorrow we'll (hopefully) have lined up the inspector, paid our earnest money, and have a plan for listing this house on the official market. Good, good, good!

And I almost forgot! The day started out GREAT when I got a reply from a fellow genealogist I had contacted, who sent me a link to a resource I didn't already know about. Spent my spare time today tracking down death certificates for folks whose certs we hadn't located and collecting parents' names in some cases. Very, very good for the family research! More about that here.

--Jennifer
Oooh, look, shiny things!