This is the scheduled three-weekly post for the SAL that I’m doing with several other crafty blogs and once again my hand is playing up, so no update from me. This time my thumb is quite painful and the finger that started all the trouble is really bad. I’m struggling to even use a touchscreen or touchpad. Hopefully it’ll be better for next time.
Pic to show where it was up to last time.
For the stitch-a-long I’m linking up to these lovely blogs.
Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Mary Margaret, Renee, Carmela, Sharon, Daisy, Anne, AJ, Jenny, Laura, Cathie, Linda, Helen
Do allow for people being in different time zones, so not posting all at the same time, but it’s well worth doing a bit of blog hopping to see all the lovely projects that are being worked on.
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A slight obsession with books 
June 15, 2021 at 2:57 PM
I do hope that you feel better soon and can get back to your stitching.
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June 17, 2021 at 9:40 PM
Thanks 🙂
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June 15, 2021 at 9:02 AM
Oh, I hope you´ll soon get better!!!!
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June 17, 2021 at 9:40 PM
Thank you 🙂
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June 14, 2021 at 2:23 PM
Has your GP prescribed anything for you. There are some very helpful creams they can give you now. Unfortunately arthritis isn’t something you can just get over. But there is a lot of things that can help you to manage it Carole. xx
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June 17, 2021 at 9:43 PM
It’s pretty much impossible to get an appointment, so I haven’t seen the GP for over a year. They’re not very helpful anyway.
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June 14, 2021 at 12:18 AM
I feel your pain as my thumb was acting up today also. Let it rest. Try Capsaicin. It burns for a while, but seems to speed healing. A warm water soak tends to help also.
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June 17, 2021 at 9:44 PM
Thanks Cathie. I had Capsaicin. It didn’t do anything. No burning, no pain relief.
Hope your thumb is better 🙂
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June 13, 2021 at 8:16 PM
I hope you can get some relief from the pain soon. Have you been catching up on lots of reading? Thanks for linking to the rest of the group.
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June 17, 2021 at 9:48 PM
Thank you 🙂
Some reading but even that’s a problem, whether holding a paperback or tapping the screen on the Kindle. I’ve been mostly doing scrapbooking as although I need my hands for that, it’s not a repetitive movement.
Hoping to get back to stitching soon though. It’s driving me nuts that the cats are so close to a finish.
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June 13, 2021 at 4:07 PM
Hang in there Carole, do you have a brace to wear to force it to rest, or do they want you to keep it moving? So frustrating, but try and be good!
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June 17, 2021 at 9:49 PM
I have compression gloves, which I’ve been using a lot. I could do with the fingers being a bit longer on them though.
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June 13, 2021 at 3:08 PM
Oh no, I do hope this issue will resolve for you soon and the pain will lessen and then bing – gone!
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June 17, 2021 at 9:49 PM
Thank you. That would be nice 🙂
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June 13, 2021 at 1:40 PM
Sorry to hear that. I hope you can put your hand to rest and find ways to relieve the pain. This is a nice project and it’d be a shame if your hand won’t allow it.
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June 17, 2021 at 9:54 PM
Thanks 🙂
I really want to get it finished now it’s so close!
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June 13, 2021 at 10:13 AM
so sorry to read that Carole – hope you’ve got something for the pain!
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June 17, 2021 at 9:55 PM
Thanks 🙂
I take a lot of meds for migraines so tend not to use painkillers for anything else unless I’m desperate. I’m not quite at that stage yet 🙂
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