Pain management

(written August 19, 2010)

I have spent so much of the past year in pain from one thing or another that I didn’t stop to think about the pain in my head. The low, constant, dull throbbing, with the occasional sharp, shooting pain until recently.  I was concerned about it so I went to the doctor, and also went to see them because my incision site was hurting and was starting to turn red.  So I guess I have some nerve damage and I need to see a neurologist for pain management now, which will include some sort of medication. When I tried to call the number my oncologist gave me, the receptionist told me that that doctor didn’t see patients with what I had, when I told him my oncologist talked to him and was told to give me his number to call to make an appointment he said “I’ll have to verify that with him and call you back.” Needless to say, its been 24 hours and I still haven’t heard anything so I’m calling Dr Crystal back and hoping for something good to happen, who knows!

Grace is her usual one woman destruction team! She’s learning how to use a fork and spoon and would love to get her hands on a knife but we keep those out of reach.  A week ago I lost one of her binky’s in the bedroom somewhere, I figured it fell under her crib and we’d get it later, no big deal cause she had another one.  Well this morning she lost her OTHER binky and I was like “Oh well, guess we go without.” Yea that worked until this afternoon when she was tired and freaking out cause she wanted her binky.  I tried putting her in the crib without it, she screamed for 15 minutes, and then fell asleep, for 30 minutes, then was up and screaming for it again.  I went upstairs and searched, I looked under the crib and it wasn’t there, so I looked in the crib, pulled it all apart, and still no binky.  Where did I end up finding it? In between the mattress and springs in the MIDDLE of the crib!!! How did it get there? I have no idea!!

(written August 20, 2010)

Saw the neurologist today, he confirmed what Dr. Crystal said, nerve damage.  So he gave me a prescription for some drug and sent me on my way, with instructions to call in a couple weeks and return in 3 months.  Here’s hoping this helps!

Grace was perfect at my appointment, such an angel. Helps that it was so early in the morning that she was so sleepy for it.

In sad news, my television completely died today. Won’t turn on at all now. Now we have to go spend the money on a new one. But the good news is (seeing as I didn’t post it when it happened) Scott was offered a full time position with the company he’s been contracting for!! Pay raise, health insurance and all that jazz, YAY!!

I go in on Wednesday to Boston, to get an ultrasound by a specialist.  I probably should have asked why and what not but I didn’t so I guess I have to wait and find out on Wednesday. My mom is going to go with me (Thanks Auntie Robin for watching Grandpa so she can go) and that will give me a hand with Grace.  I think my mom wants to go so she can ask the questions I probably should have when they called to schedule the appointment. 

Be well…