Oh, For Pete's Sake
Oct. 3rd, 2012 08:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyspriteSo I've come to terms, more or less, with my body's neurological issues - I have an appointment to start physical therapy sometime next week, that being the earliest anyone could get me in when I started calling around two weeks ago, and in the meantime my doctor's orders were just 'take ibuprofen and put up with the numbness,' so that's what I'm doing. And it's annoying, and it means I can't do much in the way of handcrafts, and it's an energy sink, but I can cope.
And I can cope with the rebound headaches and nausea from taking 600+ mg of ibuprofen 3 times a day. On top of the pain and the numbness and the boredom.
But now I have the mother of all head colds. No voice, sore throat, stuffy nose, can't catch my breath to save my life. On top of rebound headaches, and stabbing pain in my shoulder, and I can't feel my right hand half the time.
Really? The timing on this could have been a LOT better. And to top it all off, the spinal issues have been making it so I can't consistently work out, and when I can I've been limited to low impact cardio/yoga stuff; I was just hoping to get back to some tougher workouts this week, only to be sidelined by the fact that I now get short of breath walking up a single flight of stairs. I know my workouts are mostly for mental health reasons, but... well, without them body image anxiety starts hitting again, big-time. So panic about becoming a big, sick, numb blob set in about two days ago, and it's settling in my brain and making itself comfy.
On the other hand, this could be so much worse. At least I do have PT scheduled next week. And at least the doctor thinks it'll help, instead of just being doomed, or sent to surgery. And better sick now than right before we head to Italy. And at least I have an awesome husband to take care of me, and friends to pitch in and remind me to take care of myself.
Still, I'm feeling a bit besieged by the world right now....
And I can cope with the rebound headaches and nausea from taking 600+ mg of ibuprofen 3 times a day. On top of the pain and the numbness and the boredom.
But now I have the mother of all head colds. No voice, sore throat, stuffy nose, can't catch my breath to save my life. On top of rebound headaches, and stabbing pain in my shoulder, and I can't feel my right hand half the time.
Really? The timing on this could have been a LOT better. And to top it all off, the spinal issues have been making it so I can't consistently work out, and when I can I've been limited to low impact cardio/yoga stuff; I was just hoping to get back to some tougher workouts this week, only to be sidelined by the fact that I now get short of breath walking up a single flight of stairs. I know my workouts are mostly for mental health reasons, but... well, without them body image anxiety starts hitting again, big-time. So panic about becoming a big, sick, numb blob set in about two days ago, and it's settling in my brain and making itself comfy.
On the other hand, this could be so much worse. At least I do have PT scheduled next week. And at least the doctor thinks it'll help, instead of just being doomed, or sent to surgery. And better sick now than right before we head to Italy. And at least I have an awesome husband to take care of me, and friends to pitch in and remind me to take care of myself.
Still, I'm feeling a bit besieged by the world right now....
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Date: 2012-10-03 03:07 pm (UTC)Was wonderful to see you on Friday, too.
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Date: 2012-10-03 04:35 pm (UTC)Thinking of you.
*hugs*
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Date: 2012-10-03 10:21 pm (UTC)You are in my prayers.
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Date: 2012-10-03 10:23 pm (UTC)