[GailA]

Love today's thread. America is the ONLY place I'd choose to live.

DK, Rocky and I had a nice quiet weekend camping, the first time we'd gone camping in several years.

Went to the doc's this morning. I got water in my ears from showering with out my ear plugs..needless to say I got an ear infection (you'd think at 55 and being plagued with 'swimmer's ear' for years and years, I'd REMEMBER to use those ear plugs when I shampoo my hair. He also says I've OA in my finger joints, to take tylenol one week then asprin the next, to use warm moist heat on my hands and to baby them. And to get one of those therapy squeeze balls and use it.

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Gail!

Sorry to hear about your ear infection.
Let me know if the squeeze ball and the warm, moist heat helps the joints. My sister is having lots of trouble with the joints in her hands.

[DollyCali]

Gail, I had swimmer's ear ONCE about 25 years ago.. and you are right.. It is a profound lesson.

I was told by my doc to put rubbing alcohol in my ears daily.. well, I do it 2 to three times a day. Use Q-tip. if travelling, vodka will do. I am sure other "high test" alcohols will do but somehow the scent of gin or scotch out of ones ears is not the most impreesive scent!


Funny when I go for ear exams the docs always tell me I have the "cleanest ears" they have ever seen !