Hello,
I truly have come to believe that keeping a positive attitude is the only way to get through the type of health issues that I'm dealing with, but that does not mean that the "life isn't fair" moments don't happen. Here's my kick-in-the-pants for the day.
As mentioned, today is the bachelorette party that I was really looking forward to attending. The bachelorette is a girl that I played soccer with from elementary school until I moved in high school. If you read my previous post on soccer, you'll know that this means that all of my soccer friends from back then will also be there. I had already decided in my initial RSVP that I should skip the pre-dinner activity and the late-night barhopping so that I don't destroy myself for a week because I overdid it yet again. My plan was to attend dinner and then the comedy show before heading home. A couple of hours ago, I realized that there was no way that I could make the two parts of the night that I planned to attend. I debated attending dinner only, then the comedy show only, and then I finally decided I just couldn't make it. So, I sent a text message to the party organizer explaining the situation. As the message was going through, I missed an incoming call from my sister. I ignored it for the moment because I was really upset about missing yet another thing in my life because of Fibromyalgia/Endometriosis/Chronic Pain, etc. etc.
After my hubby helped me pull myself together, I was ready to face the world again and listened to my voicemail. My sister told me that she was coming into Wisconsin from Minneapolis for the evening, (coincidentally for another bachelorette party) but that she wouldn't have time to meet up with me, and that she didn't want me to feel like I had to head into town anway, since I live about 35 minutes away from where she will be. Little did she know...I was going to be inches from her!!! It would have been nice to see her for a couple minutes. After becoming upset and pulling myself back together and calling her back, she told me that her husband (a comedian) came with her and would potentially be doing a very short guest spot at the comedy club tonight...yup...the same one I was planning to attend. Seriously????? Ugh!!!!! She did text me a few minutes after we spoke to let me know that he wouldn't be doing the spot, but wow...the universe kicked me while I was down!
So, in the end, I'm sitting on the couch, watching TV and trying to figure out what the hubby and I can do tonight to make my day not totally suck. My options are of course, pretty limited since I don't feel well, but my husband is a fantastic cook and we like watching movies, so my guess is that this will be our night. And you know what? Now that I've worked through the emotions, I'm ok with it. Here's hoping I can make the actual wedding.
Party on!
-S
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
When will I learn?
Good morning,
By chance, I came across this article on Savella, the drug I recently had to stop taking because of extreme dizziness. To my horror, there are serious concerns about this drug that the FDA approved to treat Fibromyalgia. Even though the prescribing doctor gave me a prescription to continue taking a low dose, I opted not to start taking it because my new Ob/gyn provided a list of other doctors for me to see that would re-evaluate my entire treatment plan. Maybe this event will finally encourage me to conduct thorough research before popping another new pill.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0lZW4ldgHns#share
-S
By chance, I came across this article on Savella, the drug I recently had to stop taking because of extreme dizziness. To my horror, there are serious concerns about this drug that the FDA approved to treat Fibromyalgia. Even though the prescribing doctor gave me a prescription to continue taking a low dose, I opted not to start taking it because my new Ob/gyn provided a list of other doctors for me to see that would re-evaluate my entire treatment plan. Maybe this event will finally encourage me to conduct thorough research before popping another new pill.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0lZW4ldgHns#share
-S
Thursday, April 28, 2011
I'm not sure this week could be any worse!
Well hello again,
Unfortunately, each day keeps getting worse for me. I've been fighting a cold, my feet, legs and wrists are still killing me, but once again, I missed out on fabulous plans because of my health.
Yesterday was supposed to be a fun day where my hubby took off work and we went to a baseball game with our friends and their 3 little boys, the youngest of which is our Godson. I woke up that morning still feeling my cold, still feeling the pain from Fibromyalgia, especially in my feet, and on top of it, a migraine was coming on. So, I took migraine meds and plopped down on the couch. About 30 minutes after we were supposed to leave, I decided that there was no way that I could go to the game. So, I sent my hubby on his way. About 30 minutes after that, I started throwing up. Then about 15 minutes later, I threw up again...and again...and again...and again. I still haven't figured out why this happened. It could be part of my cold, part of the migraine, a result of everything in my system just being off, or maybe some kind of flu bug. Either way...I'm glad that part is over for now.
Tomorrow is reserved for rest, rest, and more rest, no matter how I feel. Saturday is my day to attend a bachelorette party and I really feel the need to have a night out where I don't have to worry about my health for a few hours. However, after forcing my feet into 4" heels last weekend, I think I'm going to go the sensible Birkenstock route for this party, especially considering that my car is currently sitting about 10 blocks away from the final destination of the party at my brother-in-law's place (long story...related to my hubby's car issues from last week), and I'll have to walk there to retrieve it after the party.
Otherwise, I'm still attempting to catch up on many missed phone calls since Saturday. I listened to 9 voicemails in total today and haven't made a single call yet. If anyone reading this needs information from me, the best bet is probably a short email or text--I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Sweet dreams everyone--off to bed for me.
-S
Unfortunately, each day keeps getting worse for me. I've been fighting a cold, my feet, legs and wrists are still killing me, but once again, I missed out on fabulous plans because of my health.
Yesterday was supposed to be a fun day where my hubby took off work and we went to a baseball game with our friends and their 3 little boys, the youngest of which is our Godson. I woke up that morning still feeling my cold, still feeling the pain from Fibromyalgia, especially in my feet, and on top of it, a migraine was coming on. So, I took migraine meds and plopped down on the couch. About 30 minutes after we were supposed to leave, I decided that there was no way that I could go to the game. So, I sent my hubby on his way. About 30 minutes after that, I started throwing up. Then about 15 minutes later, I threw up again...and again...and again...and again. I still haven't figured out why this happened. It could be part of my cold, part of the migraine, a result of everything in my system just being off, or maybe some kind of flu bug. Either way...I'm glad that part is over for now.
Tomorrow is reserved for rest, rest, and more rest, no matter how I feel. Saturday is my day to attend a bachelorette party and I really feel the need to have a night out where I don't have to worry about my health for a few hours. However, after forcing my feet into 4" heels last weekend, I think I'm going to go the sensible Birkenstock route for this party, especially considering that my car is currently sitting about 10 blocks away from the final destination of the party at my brother-in-law's place (long story...related to my hubby's car issues from last week), and I'll have to walk there to retrieve it after the party.
Otherwise, I'm still attempting to catch up on many missed phone calls since Saturday. I listened to 9 voicemails in total today and haven't made a single call yet. If anyone reading this needs information from me, the best bet is probably a short email or text--I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Sweet dreams everyone--off to bed for me.
-S
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Ok, then...
Hi again,
Well, I was going to write a quick post about how much my feet, legs and wrists feel today (Fibromyalgia pain, complicated by crappy weather) and click "post", but something funnier happened:
The internet is a strange place. I'm really not that naive, but I'm still constantly surprised by the cruel, sick, strange and puzzling things I see sometimes. Tonight, my stats page told me something interesting...someone actually found my blog by searching for the following on google "locker room shower girls awkward swimsuit". My bet is that person was SORELY disappointed to find my blog post about a broken down thirtysomething going to the Y to walk in a warm water channel!!!!
Anyway, back to my original story. Stress, stress, stress...I've had a cold for a week, the hubby had an unexpected car breakdown, we had an out of town wedding, insomnia took over again, and then Easter Suday was kind of a wash for me because I was so out of whack. I had to leave the sunrise church service halfway through, then ended up sleeping for most of the day. Monday was a day of complete rest, and today was a day of complete pain. My feet seriously feel like they are broken...no exaggeration. I've broken bones, and my feet feel like they are broken.
So now, I am going to give in and take a sleeping pill to make sure that I get a good night's sleep.
Good night!
-S
Well, I was going to write a quick post about how much my feet, legs and wrists feel today (Fibromyalgia pain, complicated by crappy weather) and click "post", but something funnier happened:
The internet is a strange place. I'm really not that naive, but I'm still constantly surprised by the cruel, sick, strange and puzzling things I see sometimes. Tonight, my stats page told me something interesting...someone actually found my blog by searching for the following on google "locker room shower girls awkward swimsuit". My bet is that person was SORELY disappointed to find my blog post about a broken down thirtysomething going to the Y to walk in a warm water channel!!!!
Anyway, back to my original story. Stress, stress, stress...I've had a cold for a week, the hubby had an unexpected car breakdown, we had an out of town wedding, insomnia took over again, and then Easter Suday was kind of a wash for me because I was so out of whack. I had to leave the sunrise church service halfway through, then ended up sleeping for most of the day. Monday was a day of complete rest, and today was a day of complete pain. My feet seriously feel like they are broken...no exaggeration. I've broken bones, and my feet feel like they are broken.
So now, I am going to give in and take a sleeping pill to make sure that I get a good night's sleep.
Good night!
-S
Article from yesterday's post
http://www.possibilism.org/bring-nature-home-for-pain-relief/
OK...starting to figure out blogger for my Android.
-S
OK...starting to figure out blogger for my Android.
-S
Monday, April 25, 2011
I hope this works!
Greetings!
I downloaded the Blogger app for my phone in hopes that I can blog on-the-go. Insomnia gives me a lot of free time many nights, and I've recently been filling that time by reading articles on paint management, diet, etc. This one struck me because I love nature, yet my issues (and Wisconsin weather!) keep me from getting outside as much as I would like.
More to come on my get-back-to-nature plan to fix myself up. It's in the works.
-S
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Good yesterday/rough today
Well, one out of two isn't bad for me. :)
Yesterday was my appointment with my new Ob/gyn. Even better than the fact that the appointment went well was the fact that I felt well on top of it. Here's the scoop:
I arrived later than I was supposed to because I didn't leave on time, hit construction (the place is about an hour from my house) and couldn't find the clinic. Then, I couldn't immediately find my insurance card in my wallet. Turns out, there's a slot in it that I didn't even know was there that I must have absentmindedly stuck the card in last time I had it out. Once they called me back, there was the horrifying experience on the scale, but after that, the appointment went very well.
First came the daunting task of entering my information into the computer. We started from scratch since this was my first time visiting an office in that healthcare system (ProHealth). That task took about 45 minutes. Part of it was that I have so many drug allergies, past procedures, diagnosed issues, and current symptoms, but most of it was that this poor woman was just starting out on her job, and was also not used to either a computer or the computer system. Worse, was that she is not familiar with either medical terminology or the spelling of many drugs, so it was pretty painful for both of us until a seasoned pro came in and took over. I'd estimate that that the first woman took 80% of the time to enter 25% of the information, so I was beyond grateful to get the show on the road.
Next, I met the doctor for the first time. She did a wonderful job taking my history, asking questions, listening to my concerns, and allowing me to ask all of my questions. Even better was that she was able to hook me up with recommendations for many of the specialists that I need to replace, and was forthright in letting me know their strengths, along with any concerns I may have. Since I have several overlapping issues, specifically the chronic pelvic pain, Endometriosis, and Interstitial Cystitis (or not..see previous posts), there are several doctors, including the Ob/Gyn who could both treat and perform surgery. She was very honest in telling me that she was not the strongest of the surgeons due to the fact that she is a generalist, and also gave me recommendations as to who would be the best captain of the ship...the ship being me, of course.
I walked away with a list of the following specialists:
As for today, I was supposed to go back for a cholesterol test, but I had to cancel because I caught my husband's cold, and possibly the flu bug that was going around the Sunday School Class that we teach. Meaning...back to bed for me.
Many more doctor appointment updates to come...
-S
Yesterday was my appointment with my new Ob/gyn. Even better than the fact that the appointment went well was the fact that I felt well on top of it. Here's the scoop:
I arrived later than I was supposed to because I didn't leave on time, hit construction (the place is about an hour from my house) and couldn't find the clinic. Then, I couldn't immediately find my insurance card in my wallet. Turns out, there's a slot in it that I didn't even know was there that I must have absentmindedly stuck the card in last time I had it out. Once they called me back, there was the horrifying experience on the scale, but after that, the appointment went very well.
First came the daunting task of entering my information into the computer. We started from scratch since this was my first time visiting an office in that healthcare system (ProHealth). That task took about 45 minutes. Part of it was that I have so many drug allergies, past procedures, diagnosed issues, and current symptoms, but most of it was that this poor woman was just starting out on her job, and was also not used to either a computer or the computer system. Worse, was that she is not familiar with either medical terminology or the spelling of many drugs, so it was pretty painful for both of us until a seasoned pro came in and took over. I'd estimate that that the first woman took 80% of the time to enter 25% of the information, so I was beyond grateful to get the show on the road.
Next, I met the doctor for the first time. She did a wonderful job taking my history, asking questions, listening to my concerns, and allowing me to ask all of my questions. Even better was that she was able to hook me up with recommendations for many of the specialists that I need to replace, and was forthright in letting me know their strengths, along with any concerns I may have. Since I have several overlapping issues, specifically the chronic pelvic pain, Endometriosis, and Interstitial Cystitis (or not..see previous posts), there are several doctors, including the Ob/Gyn who could both treat and perform surgery. She was very honest in telling me that she was not the strongest of the surgeons due to the fact that she is a generalist, and also gave me recommendations as to who would be the best captain of the ship...the ship being me, of course.
I walked away with a list of the following specialists:
- Urogynocologist (A urologist and gynocologist, which is hard to find)
- Hematologist
- Ferility doctor for the futureInternal Medicine
- Neurologist
- Pain Management
As for today, I was supposed to go back for a cholesterol test, but I had to cancel because I caught my husband's cold, and possibly the flu bug that was going around the Sunday School Class that we teach. Meaning...back to bed for me.
Many more doctor appointment updates to come...
-S
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