2010...So Far

I didn't forget about my blog, I just kept cringing at the thought of writing things that were not necessarily good news.

2010 started off okay. Work was busy and my performance at work was awesome (even if I do say so myself). By February, I started feeling tinges of pain hear and there but I initially ignored it and thought it would go away by itself. By the end of February, "it" was back. The same pain that took me out the last time...only this time it came back with a friend: a hellacious daily migraine! Even in February, I just tried to make it through the day. If I could make it through the work day, I could take my meds and collapse. When I called my pain management Dr, he wanted to see me. When he sees me that means an automatic 3-4 week process. I get cortizone shots at the base of my skull and then I have to wait (in pain) for the next 3-4 weeks to see if it works. The problem this time, is that it didn't work. After being dissapointed realizing it didn't work, I resorted back to my other meds...but this time the meds turned on me! I began to have adverse (mega-migraine) reactions to ALL...yes ALL the narcotics I had used in the past. I would take it at night and fall asleep only to wake up screaming in the middle of the night from the pain in my head. My poor husband would be at my side the entire time and it was the next day when he would tell me that my screaming and crying lasted for 1 hour, 2 hours or 3 hours. When I awoke, I would never know how long the ordeal lasted...only the pain.

In the midst of this saga I have also sprained my right shoulder (by simply rolling out of bed) and twisted my ankle and bruised my knee by falling while attempting to get to my car...while coming from a Dr's office visit. Ha! (I can laugh about it now.) Pain, pain and more pain. Wow. This happened within 2 weeks of each other. Needless to say, ice packs were my constant companions.

I never realized how efficient my workplace was regarding customer service until I started having to deal with governmental entities and businesses. Suddenly, my Dr's office takes 7-10 days to do EVERYTHING. To get a detailed note sent to my employer...7-10 days. To get scheduled for an MRI...7-10 days. Appointments are always scheduled 2-3 weeks out. How ridiculous! I walked in a government office for an appointment and actually heard the tapping of a typewriter. A typewriter?!? For real?!? The people that worked there looked miserable. No smiles, no laughter, no chatter, no "May I help you?" with a smile. It was more like, "What do you need?" as she decided to look up at me over the top of her glasses, after 60 seconds of me standing there went by. Oy vay!

Okay...back to me. I now affectionately call my bedroom "the cave". My windows are now layered with mini-blinds, shears, blankets and black fabric. Yep...that's my "cave"...my safe haven. Light and noise are the enemy right now. Heck! I even have to dim the light of my laptop all the way down just to use it. It's a good thing I take Vitamin D because the only time I get sun is when I have a Dr's appointment.

I have a Dr's appointment on Thursday to get MRI results from the previous week. Stay tuned.