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Today

I've got a follow-up appointment with my endocrinologist today at 2pm. I've been having high BG for a few weeks. maybe 2 weeks now.
I gotta shower and find clean clothes and get ready cuz transportation is coming shortly after 1pm so I've got 5 hours to get ready.
I'm not happy about this appointment cuz my pain makes me want to take some tincture. I just kinda wiggled my back like a snake and it popped a bunch but the pain stayed the same. I hurt all over.
Next week I have an appointment with my cardiologist who I really don't like. I haven't checked my BP since I last saw her at least 3 months ago. The battery is dead.
When I had my appointment with my BHH nurse for my injection she was concerned about my BP being high. It's normal for me. I've had high BP for most of my adult life. But it's high enough to need serious meds.
Tomorrow is my appointment with my pain specialist. Shes my favorite doctor. Shes so nice and accepting and very considerate of different identities. She hugged me when I couldn't do the cortisone injections the first time I went. She was desperate to help me and she decided we could at least do a torodal shot in my butt. It didn't help but I was grateful she tried to help me.
I'm gonna shower in a half hour and figure out what I'm gonna wear. I'm getting picked up just after 1 pm. Pauley is coming with me.
#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #boneonbone #SchizoaffectiveDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #ComplexPosttraumaticStressDisorder

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Just commiserating

I want to do Christmas cards but I don't celebrate Christmas. I celebrate yule. It's a really meaningful celebration. I'm gonna look for classic Yule dishes and try to cook some really nice things.
Food and drink of Yule: Cookies and caraway cakes soaked in cider, fruits, nuts, pork dishes, turkey, eggnog, ginger tea, spiced cider, wassail.
I didn't need an excuse to buy more eggnog but here we are. And I'll make a really yummy turkey tenderloin with cranberry sauce and spiced virgin apple cider for the cool people.
I've never cooked a whole turkey. I don't think I have a container big enough for the turkey to go into the oven. But I can get one at the store by me. I think. I'm really excited. I can show Pauley what the holiday is all about.
I got a delivery from Amazon today. I needed a new can of spray on deodorant but I couldn't decide. And it was more than hmmm gosh I can't decide. Either my strong masculine side will get the Mando all over deodorant or my effeminate side will get a vanilla coconut spray deodorant so I can smell pretty.
Oh! Wow, in an unprecedented event it appears Nox is coming from the right field to *reads card* carry the pitcher off the field and put him in a garbage can. Why not both?
Both fragrances arrived yesterday. I've used the coconut scent and it's lovely. The Mando that I got has the scents of bourbon and leather. I haven't tried it yet. But I suspect it's gonna be awesome.
I'm gonna call one of my care team members, my peer support marshmallow friend. We go out to eat each month. She said a restaurant by me is really good. I think I'd like to try it.
Shes like a mom to me except accepting me with all my quirks. We both walk with walkers. We both lost children in different ways but loss is loss.
I'm starting to get a migraine. My hips feel much better. But my tummy is a wreck. And my vision is trashed which is causing my migraines. The only way to fix it is surgery. My doctor doesn't want to do surgery. I've got an appointment with her next week. I see my Endo on Tuesday and my pain specialist on Wednesday. I'm very nervous about the appointment with my pain specialist cuz I got discharged from PT about halfway through. My PT therapist said she is afraid to damage my right hip and my lumbar.
I'm just hoping to be able to do the MRI soon. That was my only reason for being in PT. Fingers crossed.
#CheckInWithMe #FemoralAcetabularImpingement
#Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #RheumatoidArthritis

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Feeling much better today

This morning was really rough with waking up to a ginormous patch of ringworm. I waited for Pauley to wake up so she could put some medicine on the wound. It was bleeding a little bit this morning.
I took one gummy at 9am and another around 1pm. I have no pain. I haven't taken any of my pain meds today! I don't have a migraine either!
I ordered another jar of the gummies using a different email address cuz otherwise it was gonna be suuuuuuuuuper expensive. I also ordered a dropper bottle of CBD/CBG tincture. And I'm pretty sure I ordered another thing of samples of gummies. I'm quite serious about finding different ways to stop my pain.
The second gummy today was taken with hydroxyzine just so I could meditate deeply. Except I fell asleep and had some awesome dreams.
Something I expected was feeling high which I hate. I don't feel high. I feel like I could hug the whole world.
Of course now I've got a serious case of the munchies. I'll have some pizza for dinner tonight. But I'm really craving shawarma and falafel and poutine.
Emotionally I feel great. I'm alert, focused, and happy. This Feels amazing.
#Alternativemedicine #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #BackPain #sciatica #Migraine

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Pain relief options

So the meds kinda work sometimes which absolutely sucks. And the CBD cream I have takes the edge off the pain but a 6 is still a 6. I remember from about 14 years ago I tried THC gummies and they knocked me on my ass. Then I tried CBD gummies and I was taking them because of severe insomnia. I slept sooooooo good with those goofy peach rings. So I figured I'd try to find a gummy for stress and anxiety relief. I found a company that has a "free jar, just pay shipping" and they retail for 70 bucks! I ordered a jar about 5 days ago so there's quick turnaround.
Guess what arrived today!!!
I was so excited. i opened the box and took out the gummies. I opened the jar and sniffed but it was... Chemically. I knew these wouldn't taste good but they smelled like serious business. So at 330pm I ate 2 gummies. An hour later my mind was calm.
2 hours later I noticed that I didn't have any pain.
Wait... What?!?! How the what the what???
Yeah. No migraine. Back felt great. Hips were a little stiff but they didn't hurt at all. And I had gotten sick 4x this morning right before I got them... And after eating the gummies, my tummy felt wonderful. I have chronic GI disease and I'm usually complaining about my tummy hurting.
I told Pauley about how good I feel and she was shocked. The pain started coming back about an hour ago. So 330pm till 10pm. That's definitely a change of pace. I just took half of a gummy to help me rest better. I'm curious about what kind of dreams I'll have tonight.
#ChronicPain #BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #Migraine #CBD

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I’m new here!

Hi, my name is dreamer86
When I was 32, it started with just eye pain then went completely blind in my left eye. I was sent to an eye doctor which diagnosed me with Optic Neuritis, then sent to palmetto infusion for steroids, but after time my vision came back but not all the way. They then sent me to a neurologist that said I had swelling on the brain and to be careful and watch for signs of a stroke. I thought the worst of everything what if something was to happen to me what would my baby girl do with out her mom then, I thought that was the end of it but it was really just the beginning. A year later I was at work and noticed my right leg was dragging behind me but I didn’t let it stop me I kept going, later that day I also realized I didn’t have feelings in my leg and I’m so glad a month before that I had switched neurologist, and she had me go for a MRI ,blood work. That’s when everything changed. They found a golf ball size lesions on my brain and I was diagnosed with MS August 2019.

I was a hard working single mom, And in one moment I felt that everything was over and everything I use to do, I would not be able to do. I had to come to how to live in constant pain, how to function while completely exhausted. How to accept that some days, I need help — mobility aids, support, and rest.

MS affects me every single day, even if you can’t see it. Behind the smiles, I carry the quiet weight of knowing that at any moment, I could lose so much. But even with all of that, MS didn’t break me. It made me stronger. It made me grateful. It made me a fighter. It showed me who my true friends are. It revealed the strength of my family and the love that surrounds me. No, my life will never be the same. But it’s still mine. And I’m still here — living it with courage, heart, and purpose.

Now here I am 7 years later getting diagnosed with osteoarthritis that will soon turn to rheumatoid arthritis, and degenerative disc disease at the age of 39. I was told I have to walk with a cane are walker and have braces on my legs. I’m thinking oh my at such a young age why me, but I know I’m strong and will always keep going and keep pushing through. The nurse that day asked my pain level and I told her, and she said you don’t look like it, I said that cause I’ve learned to smile through the pain and discomfort, that I have had for the past 3years.
#MightyTogether #Depression #MultipleSclerosis #ADHD #Anxiety #Migraine #Osteoarthritis

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How bad is my pain?

So far today I've taken 2 tramadol, 1.5 Norco, and had my darling stupidhead put some CBD cream on my back. The pain hasn't budged. Now I have my heating pad on my back.

I've got bilateral femoral acetabular impingement, bursitis, and osteoarthritis and 3 years ago I had surgery on my lumbar but I still have major pain. I've also got painful bone spurs in both hips and both hips are bone on bone.

This Friday I'm having cortisone injections in both hips. That should help with most of the pain and it'll last for a few months. I'm gonna talk to my doctor on Friday about how intense my back pain has gotten. We were trying to focus on my hips but she said we can cover my back also.

When I was supposed to have the hip injections 2 weeks ago and we couldn't do it because my BG was too high my doctor gave me a big hug and said she felt awful she couldn't do it but she said "I can try giving you a toradol shot in your right butt. It might help." Of course I was willing to try anything. Unfortunately it didn't help. But I was thankful my doctor tried.

Eventually I'm gonna need hip surgery. But we're gonna try everything first. But the pain is really bad because my hips are bone on bone. Which is new since September 2022. It's basically everything I have wrong with my hips and lumbar have accelerated in the last 3 years. I'm really worried..

Luckily I have a really nice pain specialist who really listens and cares. I'm gonna fast for the appointment on Friday so my BG is low enough for the injections. If everything goes right I'll have relief for about 3 months. Fingers crossed.

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Well that didn't work

The 2 tramadol, 1.5 Norco, and CBD cream didn't help at all. Now I'm trying my heating pad.
In other news I accidentally licked the CBD cream. Very minty.
#ChronicPain #BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Osteoarthritis

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Mostly ok.

The intense lumbar pain went away after 5 hours of not being able to sit, lay down, or stand up without crying. So I came out to the couch to sit with Pauley. We did our therapy session and it went well. Then I decided gee I'm feeling good why don't I go make lunch and coffee.
So I was standing in the kitchen doing a food and suddenly I couldn't stand. I leaned on the counter for a few minutes to try to take pressure off my spine but it was like putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound.
The coffee was done brewing by the time my food was made but I just couldn't stand anymore. So I took my food to the couch and tried to relax. But the pain is mostly at 7. When I breathe I've got sharp pain in my left side of my abdomen. I'm guessing it's UTI related. My right hip is particularly painful.
I'm gonna message my doctor about the UTI. She'll send an order for bactrim. I might get it by Thursday if I'm lucky.
I caught myself staring at Pauley thinking to myself gosh I'm lucky that she loves me.
At some point this week we're gonna go to a coffee shop for drinks and I'll get myself a bagel sandwich. I just really need to get out and do some people watching.
Pauley is gonna go fix my coffee. I'm just hurting so much. I started crying and she asked how bad the pain was and I said 7. So she gave me another Norco. She's also gonna put some CBD cream on my back. She takes such good care of me.
I've got 3 appointments next week. But this Friday I am getting the cortisone injections in my hips. I'm gonna fast for the appointment. Hopefully my BG will be low enough to get the injections.
I just had a very sharp stabby pain in my left hip straight down my leg. Fun times.
#BackPain #FemoralAcetabularImpingement #Bursitis #Osteoarthritis #gottacatchemall

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