Today was the second day of ‘go time’ for November. Yesterday, I did NOT leave the house, but my Mom took my chair to get serviced. The pelvis stabilizer is working now and so is the actuator. My wheelchair reclines all the way back smoothly without laboring!
Today was a difficult day to say the least!!! Everything got done, and I only have an appointment with my naturopath in December.
I have the first quarter of next year already scheduled and I know how to schedule April and May. I will do that in January and February. I cannot tell you how much I never thought my life would be like this!!! it’s getting harder now!!!
Today, I had my mammogram. Now that is something really necessary and also private but I must say that it is 2024 and I cannot believe they DO NOT have handicap accessible mammogram machines?!!!! That is so difficult!!! I had to learn that the hard way when I was 40.
Note to anyone who will be in a power chair in the future: take a manual chair with you to use while you are using the machine. I could not get a clear reading when I was 40 and my doctor told me that I should have another scan ‘sooner than later.’ So, I had two mammograms when I was 40! I am only 42 and I have just finished my fourth mammogram and I must tell you that I am STILL 4 for 4.
I have cried at all four mammograms!!! Today, I thought I was going to be in the clear because last year I cried a whole lot because it hurt a whole lot. But today, it wasn’t until we were in the waiting room and finished when I started to cry. I had the same tech from last year and it was smoother this time.
I have been thinking about this because I have recently gone through a change. I have been left-handed, my entire life and no one else in my immediate family is left-handed. I have made adjustments in dealing with a right handed world for my entire life!
I was telling my Mom that I can feel my brain changing because I have had MS for going on 24 years in a little over a month. I no longer can make those little adjustments or accommodations. I no longer can reach my left hand across my body to get my toothbrush from my Mom. She has to come around and hand it to me on my left side.
I wonder what else is going to change and how much but I am glad that it’s kind of slowly changing but changing nonetheless.
I just can’t believe that able-bodied people would be that obtuse because there are women power chair users who need mammograms so they need to make them easier to get!!! my Mom talked about someone designing it with an engineering mind and I told her that is NOT me!
Now, I am just going to Dr. Clark’s office and getting a haircut on December 18 and that’s it.