[Magdalen] Decline and decay

[Marion Thompson]

Jay, that sounds like IT Band Tightness  (iliotibial band).  That band
starts below the knee and runs up the outside of the thigh to the hip, as
you doubtless know.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Prayers from Virginia, where I'm dealing with a cranky right knee. It seems
> to be the tendon above it, or the muscle attachment or something. I haven't
> sorted it out yet. Hoping that stretching and gentle exercise with help.
> This getting old is not for sissies!
>
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 9:54 AM Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Prayers offered, Marion. I've been dealing with a sore hip myself, but I
> > think it's just sciatica residual from a really bad lower back around
> > Christmas. It's gradually improving. I hope your situation goes well.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 8:12 AM Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 2020 has brought the unpleasant diagnosis of moderate arthritis in my
> > left
> > > hip.  In practical terms, I am limping painfully and would qualify for
> > hip
> > > replacement if I so choose.  The limp is hardly new and is the long
> > > aftermath of my broken hip nine years ago, January 2011, however, it
> and
> > > the discomfort and affected sleep have ratcheted up in the last couple
> of
> > > month to the point that I made a doctor's appointment.  Generous
> amounts
> > of
> > > Robaxet are not a healthy diet!
> > >
> > > I don't take this sort, or any sort, of physical limitation well and
> > would
> > > welcome your prayers to help me stay away from the pity party for one
> > while
> > > I sort through its significance and what to do about it..
> > >
> > > Marion, a pilglrim
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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