About a two years ago I injured both my knees during a racquetball game, which triggered my arthritis. With my active lifestyle and my family's history with arthritis, I knew that this fate was coming. I just wished it did not happen so soon and could have at least waited until my 30s.
About a year ago I decided to try the surgical route, which provided little to no pain relief for my knees. While the arthritis pain that I have after a long night of dancing is certain, it has not stopped me from doing what I love to do. My grandmother who has arthritis tried cortisone injections; they helped a lot with her pain, and hopefully my body will react the same. I am planning on attending the StuckOnSalsa Cruise at the end of November and I really want to attend this cruise without worrying about waking up with inflamed knees and having to ice them down day after day, which has almost become my daily routine.
I am scheduled to visit the doctor this Thursday, so wish me luck! If everything goes well, I should still be able to attend the Salsa De Los Muertos Masquerade party this Friday at Adobo Grill and teach the free salsa lesson.
While cortisone injections will not cure me of my arthritis, there is a good chance that it will stop the inflammation and pain for a few months.
I hope that they find a cure for arthritis in my lifetime; I miss the days where I could go running or inline skating for hours and not have a care in the world.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Are cortisone injections the answer?
Thursday, October 12, 2006
MySpace and Salsa Peer Pressure
Most of us are familiar with the free social networking website called MySpace. If you have not heard of MySpace you are most likely living in a cave. You either join MySpace because you are interested in expanding your social network, promotion (music, business, etc) or you have succumb to peer pressure.
I admit that I fell victim to 'salsa peer pressure' when my dance partner Chimere asked me to join MySpace. I resisted at first but in the end I gave in and created my page. At first you have not clue what to do with your page other then filling out your profile description, but after awhile you get used to the interface you and start posting pictures, video clips and custom layouts to match your personality.
Feel free to check out my profile. You may recognize some of my friends, some are from the salsa community and I have a few of the internationally known dancers (Josie Neglia and Eddie the Salsa Freak for example).
I would encourage everyone to check out this free service, it has kept me in contact with friends and help build stronger friendships. With my busy lifestyle, MySpace makes it easy and convenient to stay in touch and it keeps my cell phone bill from getting out of control.
You can find me on Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/indysalsero