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I had a telehealth appointment with my doctor today. We talked about the numbness in my right hand. She's concerned. We're gonna keep an eye on it.

Then we talked about the lump under my stomach skin where I injected my testosterone 2 weeks ago. It hasn't shrunk. It doesn't hurt but it's about the size of a golf ball. At first she thought I was describing a skin infection but I had a cyst a few years ago that felt like this thing. She's prescribing strong meds. If it doesn't go away in 2 weeks I have to see the surgeon.

Then we discussed meds that need refills. I asked if we could escalate to the 7.5mg Norco. She said ok for short term. We got an increase in the humalog dose cuz we increased it a month ago but didn't change the order at the pharmacy. I go through 8 pens per month. We're doing our best to manage my diabetes until I can go see the Endo.

#Diabetes #BackPain

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I don't know what is wrong with my head

I'm feeling so down. More than usual. My heart hurts. I just feel like I'm losing traction with my health. I'm trying to do the right thing , go to appointments, establish specialists, coordinate care between them. But I'm losing hope. I'm not making any progress. The symptoms are really bothering me. But my neuro-ophthalmologist made it clear he doesn't Rx numbing eye drops. And the headache specialist Rx don't seem to be helping. And OMG my back pain is at 8 right now. The pain meds aren't working. One good thing is I am getting a walker with a seat next week. I'll be able to walk and rest when I need to.

#BackPain #Migraine #Depression

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Back pain, feeling lonely

Hi everyone:) My chronic back pain flared up with a vengeance over the weekend. I’m trying not to let it bring me down into a depression. Feeling a bit lonely. How are you all doing?

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We had a short storm here today

It came down so hard I couldn't see the other side of the road. I put my noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones on so I couldn't hear the thunder. After the storm was done we lost power for about 10 minutes. I wasn't stressed during the storm. But I've been crying a bit. And Pauley is concerned. I've got some pain in my head and eyes. And I've got pain in my neck. I've been feeling very down. I'm struggling with my feelings. I think I might be cycling through the symptoms of adjustment disorder a bit more than normal.

#Depression #AdjustmentDisorder #Migraine #BackPain #neckpain

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My everything hurts except for the back of my head

The back of my head is still completely numb. I wonder how long it will last. My eyes are very sore from the vision problems I have. My back is very ouchy. My hips are stiff and sore. Pauley just gave me a Norco.

I'm starting to think maybe Saturday isn't Free comic book day. None of my local shops have posted about it. I'm very disappointed. I was excited to introduce my darling stupidhead Pauley to the shop. It's lots of fun.

I just remembered steroids increase BG temporarily. Usually for about a day at most. That explains why my BG went to insane levels.

#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #exotropia #Migraine #Diabetes #DiabetesType2

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OMG

I don't know what I did but my back pain went from 3 to 8 within moments. It feels like I got hit by a sledgehammer. I just took more tramadol. Pauley is asleep and I don't want to bother her but when she wakes up I am gonna get her to put some CBD cream on my back.

Yesterday I looked online on the new local dispensary website to see what they have as far as topicals goes. Their prices are reasonable. They have some good stuff. Maybe I'll go next weekend.

Has any of you heard of banana ball? The Savannah bananas are so awesome! I need to go see them someday. I don't like sports but they are so much fun to watch.

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is KittnKerfuffle. I'm here because I live with a great deal of pain from 2 broken vertebrae. I also suffer from ADHD, which I was diagnosed with 48 years ago but I never did anything about, PTSD, anxiety and depression. I'm ridiculously shy & I could use some understanding.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #ADHD #PTSD #BackPain

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Owchie

Pauley made more almond milk last night so I asked our downstairs neighbor if she wanted some. She got excited and said yes. So I just brought her some a few minutes ago. She loved it! I taught her how to make it herself. She has a blender so all she needs is almonds and cheesecloth. We have more cheesecloth than we need so I'm gonna give her some. We chatted about our chronic pain issues. She's gonna go for a walk this morning before it's supposed to rain. I told her about my hips and back issues and she was shocked. Mostly cuz I'm so young. Or because I look young lol.

#homemadeyummies #BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement

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Sigh... Well I tried.

Well I took a tramadol and a Norco about an hour before we went to the art studio open house. I was so hopeful that I could handle it. Unfortunately after about 10 minutes I needed to sit down. The pain spiked to 8 and I couldn't breathe so I sat down and used my rescue inhaler. We decided to go home after we had been there for about 1 hour. We only got to see one art installment. I felt horrible not being able to see more on the other floors but Pauley said I was doing what was right for my physical health. My right hip is sending sharp stabbing pain down my right leg.

I was hungry when we got home. I tried getting a fancy hot dog from the food truck at the art event but they didn't have any hot dogs. So once we were settled in Pauley asked me what I was hungry for. I decided I just wanted a corn tortilla with melted queso quesadilla cheese. I ripped it into pieces and dipped in some avocado ranch sauce. Wow it was delicious!

I got a lot of compliments on my shirt. I wore the one with the newspaper clippings about the JFK assassination.

I need to get a few pairs of board shorts.

#BackPain #Asthma #foodieadventures

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God damned mother fluffing stupid pain

My lumbar is awful today. My sciatica is flaring up really bad. My thighs feel like I got kicked. I've taken a Norco and a tramadol but it didn't even take the edge off the pain. Thank goodness today isn't Saturday.

I just made a really weird cup of mud wtr. I was sipping it and I said gosh that's weird tasting coffee and then ding I remember it's not coffee. I did add some vanilla caramel latte powder but it was just for creaminess cuz I'm out of milk.

Pauley insists we have to make our own oat milk but I drink about 5 cups each day and she's been making 3 cups every other day. I told her this wouldn't work.

I'm smack dab in the middle of a nasty hot flash. I'm sweating a ton. This sucks.

#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Arthritis #polyarthritis #coffeemisadventure