Hi Leisa, I started noticing aches & pains when I was 39. Intuition told me I needed to get serious about exercising. Lucky for me I found Nia. It is a dance exercise of sorts yet low impact. I have never been a workout sort of girl and this is the only exercise I have managed to stick with. Been doing it a least 2 times a week for 3 years now. Not sure if there is a class in your area though you can go to nianow.com and take a look. Also started taking flaxseed oil about a year ago. Omegas are suppose to be good for joint issues. It definitely seems to help. Been doing lots of yard work these past couple of days and can happily report I have no major aches. Hope you find the best solution for you. ~Amy (stlgirl)

polly929 wrote: Yes, orthopedic surgeons. Go see one. He/She will refer you to the appropriate PT or MRI if needed. MRIs use magnets not radiation, there should be no issue with exposing that area. Yes they cost a lot of money, if you're shoulder becomes useless it may be necessary, but that is up to a doctor to decide. I will never understand why if you have a health problem you would discuss it on a discussions side of a decorating forum and get other people's opinions or experiences rather than see a specialist. Wow. That's a pretty curt and judgemental response but that's just my opinion. Because what I glean from that response is that anyone that would ask about a medical issue on a forum is an idiot. Seems to be par for the course around here much too much, again...just my opinion and one of the reasons I lurk more than post. I will say that the overwhelming majority of posts here are polite and friendly - I enjoy reading those. People frequent forums because they like to ask questions, read about the experiences of others, share their experiences, get helpful information, and, sometimes, just have a simple conversation on the discussions or off topic section of a decorating, car, garden, or whatever forum. ~Back on topic~ To answer Oakley's OP, I do have experience with mild to severe pain in every joint in my body but no distinct problems with my shoulders. I just live with it. Sometimes, I have really bad days but can still function. It started happening around 10 years ago and got to the point a few years later where I had to take one stair at a time (still happens from time to time). I don't go to the Doctor for every little thing but decided to go to an Orthopedic Surgeon and get the whole work-up. Diagnosis: Age - exactly what I thought Treatment: Joint specific exercises and OTC pain relief. I just ordered this supplement from Dr. Mercola. He's a proponent of natural health as well as a Physician, Surgeon, and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. He's a frequent guest on Dr. Oz's show and always interesting. Anyway, read about it, might be worth a try. Dr. Mercola on Dr. Oz Astaxanthin on Mercola.com Hope your shoulder feels better, Oakley.

I'm thinking that the wedgies won't work right because I have an ext. table that fits around my machine. And my machine is as close to the edge as possible with the ext. table. MaryLiz, I think I get those Trapezius headaches too. Most of my headaches are tension related & there was certainly some quilt tension going on last night! wish I had a built in tension regulator like my machine. :) Where do you get the exercise disks? Is it like a donut? I'll have to try some type of chair adjustment. Right now I'm using a folding chair because...that's what I have. Might need to get a cushy rolly chair eventually. My eyesight has been changing...not good with reading...so probably need to FINALLY get some reading glasses. 8) Taking a break is also a good idea. I tend to push thru until I'm done. I did take a few breaks & visited this forum to post my questions as I was going on...LOL! But most of ya'll go to bed before me since I'm on Pacific time. My other problem is lighting. The extra light I have is a halogen desk lamp. It's great, but I don't want to turn it on while I'm working on this big bulky project for fear of setting it a flame! Have no where safe to put it at the moment. I could probably get DH to build a little lamp shelf when I finally get settled.

Steph with my limited way of eating, eating out does not appeal to me much. I hope you can find some thing that will taste good to you. I will ask around on the TV. I watch it so rarely I almost feel I could do with out. I have not turned it on in months now. No desire. I do have the DVD and VHS player hooked up to it. I did notice when I was dusting one of the HDMI cords is unplugged. Need to deal with that. As far as cleaning in the bathroom it is a lot easier to spray and wipe down with windex than deal with the paper sided cabinet. And mixed 50/50 with alcohol I feel it becomes more sanitary. I do not mind cleaning at all. I feel a satisfaction when my house is nice and clean. I think I might be a little too clean some times. With all these animals in the house I do feel I need to always keep on top of it. I feel cleaning is only as bad as you make it. I usually turn up the music and enjoy myself. GRRRR I left the Blazer key in the wrong spot and killed the battery. I have the charger on it. Of course it is a day I NEED to move it out of the way. hoping it has time to charge up before they arrive to get the snow mobile. If not they will have to jumper it.