I’m trying not to jump out of my skin…

Today’s Sunday and I’m weaning off of pain meds. My flank pain has not subsided, nor has it gotten worse. What doesn’t help, is that I’m going through “withdrawals” and feel horibble. I’m having trouble thinking, I can’t concentrate on anything, I’m very “excited” and “nervous” and, in general, feel like I want to jump out of my skin and run until I collapse from exhaustion.  Psychologically, I’m sound and can deal with weaning off the meds, but physically, I’m a mess.

My DC, for the first time, on Friday (23rd), admitted that he thought my pain would have gone away by now, and that my body would have healed. Great. Normally, that would depress me, but all I have is hope.

The Lyrica doesn’t seem to be helping, but I’ll give it another week or so, just to make sure. I’m sorry, but I can’t type anymore…must go run…

Jesus, God…THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

As of today, I’m still in a lot of pain. I’ve dissected my ailment so much that I’ve started confusing myself with my symptoms, timelines, etc. Everything is beginning to turn into one, big blur. As of the 17th, I began taking a medication called “Lyrica.” I didn’t know anything about it and, upon doing a little research, found that it’s prescribed for nerve pain/nerve damage resulting from diabetes and shingles. The current theory here is that my doctor is hoping the nerves that are being irritated (and causing my pain) will respond to the Lyrica. If it does, I’ll let you know.

Also, as of now, I’m waking up pain free and, as I move around, the pain begins and becomes worse/more intense the more I move around. So, I think that we’re on track as far as the nerve(s) being irritated/aggravated theory goes, but we still don’t know exactly what is causing the irritation/aggravation. We’re assuming it’s my rib, but we don’t know the exact mechanics behind it…

So, in review: There is a nerve or group of nerves that runs from my back to the front of my abdomen, above my belly-button. Something is rubbing/moving/brushing against these nerves, aggravating/irritating them, which is causing my pain. Since all my tests are negative/normal (i.e. MRI, CT Scans, X-Rays, etc.) the current theory is that my lower rib or lower ribs is/are the culprit…

Let me know what ya’ll think and visit babypoobarellah..com!

Happy Valentine’s Day

Today is February 15 and I haven’t updated in awhile. I really haven’t felt like writing or doing anything, lately. I’m currently weaning off of muscle relaxers and, although I’ve got them beat psychologically, my body is having a hard time, physically. It’s a real pain-in-the-ass, but I really thought they were helping me.

As it turns out, my pain was at an all-time low, so I decided to try a light jog, the day before Valentine’s Day. Bad move. It feels like my pain/injury has relapsed all the way back to the beginning. I felt like I’d made a lot of headway and that, although it took a lot of time, patience and money, my body was (very) slowly healing itself. I still had hope, but, it’s very slowly dwindling…So, I’m going to give my body as much rest as I can to see if I can get back to the level I was at. All said, my pain was down to about a three out of ten, instead of 8 out of ten (with ten being the absolute worst, blah blah blah…).