Crappy health update

[selenay]

Yesterday was my worst day yet, pain-wise, so I finally gave up and called in sick today. I went up to see the doctor (not the Doctor, just a doctor...) and I'll be self-certifying myself as sick for the rest of the week. If things haven't improved I'll be going back to her to get a sick note on Monday.


At the moment I'm pinning all my hopes on the appointment with the specialist on Friday. I think my doctor is, too, because she's at a loss to suggest anything useful. Apparently the back pain that I'm experiencing (with pain down the legs and problems in my hips) is atypical, particularly in a person my age, so she's looking forward to hearing what the specialist says. She has increased my dose of painkillers, but it's not a long-term solution because they're potentially addictive and we want me off them as soon as possible. But the painkillers aren't doing anything for the pain at the moment and there's nothing stronger that won't be even more addictive. So the specialist is really my only option now and I'm desperately hoping that he'll be able to diagnose it and suggest a treatment. At this stage, I'd even consider surgery and considering how well I tolerate general anesthetic that's a fairly major concession.

The physio hasn't helped, sadly. The physio treating me doesn't feel there's any point to continuing the hydro sessions until we know exactly what we're dealing with. So I won't be seeing her for a moment. I'll be continuing with my home exercises - it's important to keep moving and not lose muscle or mobility - and go back to see her in mid-May when the specialist will hopefully have a better idea of what's going on.

Which is all a bit depressing because I now feel that I'm letting work down by being sick all week with no idea of when I'll be getting better. HR has banned me from working at home so my options are basically carry on working even though my boss can see that I'm in incredible pain and I'm a danger to be out on the roads in this state or start racking up the sick time *sigh*


Guess I need to find some happier distractions to make the time go faster until Friday. And try not to get too darned intimidated by the specialist when I finally see him.

Comments

[alphekka-alpha.livejournal.com]

((( gentle hugs )))

Sounds miserable for you. 8-( Wishing you speedy and effective treatment.
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[selenay]

Thanks, hon. This is indeed rather miserable and I'm just hoping that he can find something on Friday and that whatever it is can be treated fairly easily.

[wadjet-theperv.livejournal.com]

Wish you better, honey. *hugsgently*

[selenay]

Thank you, honey. Gentle hugs (emphasising the gentle there) are exactly what I need right now :-) Just a shame there's no chance of meeting up with you guys any time soon.

[paranoidangel]

*hugs* I hope the doctor on Friday can work out what's going on (but wouldn't it be so cool if it was the Doctor? :)). At least you have your new DVD player and new Doctor Who to keep you occupied.

[selenay]

*g* It would be very cool if it was the Doctor. Not sure which one I'd prefer, though. I adore Seven, but only if Ace is sitting in on the consultation. Five has my loyalty because he was my first Doctor. I'd love to see Nine, but I'm afraid that he'd keep saying "fantastic!" every time I describe a symptom. Ten would probably make bad jokes and then do the glasses thing and look all cool and geeky.

Erm, got a little off-track there :-)

But yes, new DVD player should keep me occupied and prevent me getting too darned bored. Although I'm trying to stay as active as I can and not spend too long lying down because my long-term recovery chances are better. Really don't want to screw up my future mobility :-(

[paranoidangel]

II adore Seven, but only if Ace is sitting in on the consultation.

Although I adore Seven and Ace I'm not sure I'd want either of them 'doctoring' me. I'm not entirely convinced about Ace's ability to be sympathetic, and Seven would just look go um and ah and fail to tell me anything of any use.

Five has my loyalty because he was my first Doctor.

I could see Five doctoring, but I think that's because I can see him as Tristan and the two aren't quite disconnected in my mind.

I'd love to see Nine, but I'm afraid that he'd keep saying "fantastic!" every time I describe a symptom.

lol

Ten would probably make bad jokes and then do the glasses thing and look all cool and geeky.

When I first saw his glasses at the end of The Christmas Invasion I couldn't work out what they were thinking of. Since David Tennant said why he wanted them, then yay! Plus I think those glasses really suit the Doctor - but not David Tennant. But really, just how cool is David Tennant?

I think I'd quite like Eight as my doctor. The Big Finish version, I'm not entirely convinced about the version I've read in the one and a bit books I've read. He comes across as more caring in the ones BBC7 aired. I wish they hadn't stopped, though.

[selenay]

and Seven would just look go um and ah and fail to tell me anything of any use.

You have a valid point there. And there's no guarantee that Ace wouldn't have a few cans of nitro-9 in her backpack, which wouldn't be a good combination with all the substances typically hanging around in a doctor's surgery. So maybe I'll let those two just get on with their saving the world thang.

I could see Five doctoring, but I think that's because I can see him as Tristan and the two aren't quite disconnected in my mind.

*gg*

But really, just how cool is David Tennant?

*ggg* He's managing to make glasses look cool, tough and not-geeky, in a geeky kind of way! I do like what he's doing with the Doctor :-))

He comes across as more caring in the ones BBC7 aired. I wish they hadn't stopped, though.

I think they took him in quite a different direction in the books from the direction that Big Finish took him. I'm also rather more fond of that incarnation, even though I've only listened to a couple of his audio adventures. Darned shame that BBC7 only aired a few of them :-(

[paranoidangel]

nitro-9 in her backpack, which wouldn't be a good combination with all the substances typically hanging around in a doctor's surgery

Good point, I hadn't though of that. Could be a tad explosive. Which would, technically speaking, solve the problem you went to the doctors for. And in fact, all of your problems.

I do like what he's doing with the Doctor

Me too. I'm liking him more than Chris Eccleston.

Darned shame that BBC7 only aired a few of them

No idea why they did, either. I'm quite tempted to buy some of them.

[selenay]

And in fact, all of your problems.

But in a rather more terminal manner than I'm aiming for :-)

I'm liking him more than Chris Eccleston.

At the moment they're on level-pegging for me, but DT has the potential to outshine CE if he lives up to the odds and ends of clips I've seen for later episodes.

I'm quite tempted to buy some of them.

Let me know if you do, because I'm rather tempted too and wouldn't want to duplicate unneccessarily. The temptation to buy things, though, will have to wait until next paycheck because I've got car insurance to pay off...

[paranoidangel]

But in a rather more terminal manner than I'm aiming for :-)

Well, there is that :) Whenever I complained that something hurt my mum used to offer to chop it off. Then it wouldn't hurt any more.

Let me know if you do, because I'm rather tempted too and wouldn't want to duplicate unneccessarily.

OK. The next Seven & Ace one is due out on 30th May according to play.com, so I might try holding out till then :)

[selenay]

Whenever I complained that something hurt my mum used to offer to chop it off.

Have our mums been conspiring? Because that's exactly what my mum always said, too.

The next Seven & Ace one is due out on 30th May according to play.com, so I might try holding out till then :)

:-) Cool. When I've got the car insurance paid down, I may be treating myself to another Fifth Doctor adventure.

[paranoidangel]

Have our mums been conspiring?

Maybe it's just the mum equivalent of a dad joke.

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

What Alph said. Friday must also be a doctor day as I have two appts. I'll be making my first hour visit to a massage therapist on Friday and hopefully she'll find a way to get the pain out of my neck. I learned today during my intro visit that because of my shoulder, I've been looking off-center and it's screwed up my alignment. Fcol. I'm not in as deep a pain as you, but I can so sympathize after all that shoulder pain I had. Gah. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{ hugs you }}}}}}}}}}}}}}

[selenay]

Massage therapy is good, particularly if your neck has locked up like that. Good luck with your appointments. For some reason, doctors thoroughly intimidate me and while I'm looking forward to finally getting an explanation for all this, I'm also getting incredibly nervous incase I lose my nerve and screw this up. I tend to get into the doctor's office and forget why I'm there, what's been happening and possibly my name. Mom has offered to come with me for moral support and I'll probably be taking her up on the offer. It's possibly the only way I'll actually get myself into the surgery.

For some reason, I have the song "One Day More" from Les Miserables in my head. Which isn't really going to be appropriate until tomorrow :-)

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

Gah, not a good song to have in your head. Could be worse. You could be hearing the Partridge Family's Get Happy, which is what went through my head right before surgery. No, I have *no* idea why. Haven't heard that damn thing in a coupla years.

Will be sending good vibes and smacks upside the head for the doctors to pull their heads out of their butts and figure out what's wrong. ::fingers crossed and wishes made::

[selenay]

*g* I like Les Miserables so it's no too bad a song to have in my head - although it would be better tomorrow when the sentiments will make more sense :-) And at least I don't have "Another One Bites the Dust" or anything with the word suicide in the lyrics in my head!

Maybe this whole back problem needs it's own song track? With themes and motifs and....

Darn, those drugs must be kicking in. Shame the don't do anything for the pain :-)

:fingers crossed and wishes made::

Thank you, hon.

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

And at least I don't have "Another One Bites the Dust" or anything with the word suicide in the lyrics in my head!

Eep! God no. How about YMCA? *gg* The Village People always give me a smile with those outfits.

Darn, those drugs must be kicking in. Shame the don't do anything for the pain :-)

Tell me about it. They're nice for whacky creativity but they're hell on the rest of the system. I just flushed the last of them out of my system and the side-effects had me thinking I was having bad PMS. Till it dawned on me it was withdrawal. ::rolls eyes::

And you're welcome, sugar. :)))

[selenay]

The Village People always give me a smile with those outfits.

*snort* I like where you're going with that idea :-)

Till it dawned on me it was withdrawal. ::rolls eyes::

Yup, not looking forward to the withdrawal when I finally get off all this crap. I'd feel better about them if they were doing something for the pain, but they really aren't *sigh* Hopefully the doc on Friday will be able to recommend something that does work. My thought is that I'm probably on the wrong type of thing rather than the wrong dosage. I've had several people ask whether the leg pain is coming from trapped nerves, so maybe there's something I can take that would dull that sensation. Because these standard painkillers just ain't working.

I love my body :-)

[riverfox.livejournal.com]

*snort* I like where you're going with that idea :-)

Yep. On the way home from the doc's yesterday, "Lola" came on the radio (you know, the song by The Kinks) and that lightened my mood. Not my headache, just my mood. *g* It's funny, but I've loved that song since I was in my teens when it came out(no pun intended) and I always loved that song *because* it was different. :) Now that I'm also seeing slash and writing it, it feels rather... prophetic. Does that sound weird? ;)

I love my body :-)

Don't blame you. ;)

And see email for thoughts on the problem. ;)

[selenay]

Does that sound weird? ;)

Nah, not weird at all :-) I think most slashers would say that they'd been 'going there' mentally long before they discovered that slash actually existed ;-)

And see email for thoughts on the problem. ;)

Thanks, hon. Just working on the reply ;-)