Crappy health update
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selenayYesterday 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.
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.
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Date: 2006-04-26 10:07 pm (UTC)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. ;)
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Date: 2006-04-27 08:41 am (UTC)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 ;-)