Without exerting any energy, it already hurt. The Chinese sinseh listened to me describe how and where it hurt and he deduced that I had 'Tennis Elbow'. Yeah, right. I already guessed that with the help of Google!
I can't lift things. I can't use several of my fingers to perform ordinary day-to-day tasks like combing my hair or brushing my teeth without the pain shooting up my right forearm. The sinseh even asked if I could hardly hold up a cup.
Didn't seem like he could do much. He could only tell me that it was highly unlikely that carrying a heavy handbag had caused it but that it was more likely that it was because I had slung grocery bags from the crook of my arm (so smart, he!). I wanted to tell him YES, just only about 3 NTUC bags per arm each time I go marketing! He massaged it for a few minutes then put it under an infrared lamp. Then he wrapped it in some herbal concoction and dispensed me a couple of capsules. Did I feel better the morning after? No. I have a feeling I have to let this run its course.
Feels lousy you know. Parts of your body breaking down bit by bit. In the last few years, I've suffered pain in both my knees, my ankles and now my elbows. Did I say, I'm only in my forties? I mean, I get mistaken for being older because I have wrinkles. Plenty. I laugh alot and I was not blessed with smooth, elastic skin. I spent my youth in the sun (literally suntanning) and I don't really like to spend money or time on my skin. I have a minimal skincare routine. Face wash and sometimes, a scrub or toner. I don't like moisturiser on my face either. Anything sticky is out of question. Not to say I don't buy any but I have so many bottles I've never finished using. So anyway, what I mean to say is given all of the above, I shouldn't be complaining if someone mistakes me for being older than I am. But goodness, I didn't expect my body to start falling apart so soon.
Mike says it's just part and parcel of ageing. Every year we live is a year older so this year is one year more than last. Therefore, we should expect our body to be one year older. It cannot be the same as the year before.
Okay lah, I think a great, big fat part of it all is my being overweight. I think if I were slimmer, I wouldn't be experiencing so much pain in my joints. Sheesh. It all boils down to that. Makes me curious. In Heaven, do souls of fat earthlings, take on a slimmer shape? Or simply put, will there be fat souls in Heaven?
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