So today I went to my pain specialist. This is someone I have known for 2 years and has successfully treated a back injury. The first question the doctor asked me was what did you do? Did you fall ? I answered no, well then did they do any blood work on you for arthritis? Yes, but it came negative and they began treating me for fibro. Then why aren't you working with rheumatologist? Needless to say this doctor wasn't at all convinced that I had fibro at all. I did tell him of the specialist appointment I had coming up in 2 weeks and when I mentioned that he knew the doctor and said he was very good, which made me feel good. At that rate he did his exam, ordered a new MRI, and I'm claustrophobic so I get to be put out. Then they will look at the MRI consider which shots I'm eligible for, if any. I will have met with the Fibro specialist by then too so he can weigh in on the treatment.
So yes, all of this is good, but I had to make other arrangements for my daughter to get picked up from school so now my ex is pissed at me. My life doesn't matter. Go over to divorce and catch that post!
musicspedmom....i hear your agrrivation with doctors, i've dealt with 9 docs over the past year and it is so frustrationg having to go to different docs for different body parts and confer with this one and that one and paperwork...my husband wants to strangle them all. he hates to see me suffer and as your finding out the slow process of WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS AND FIX IT! i empathize hun.
is it possible to have a mutual family member pick her up when there is a conflict or a mutual friend? i know what your thinking can't he just compromise and stop being an a-- regarding his daughters mother? i'm sorry hun your going thru all this and hope you also get the rightdx so you can have a plan of recovery for your physical pain. life on pain meds that sometimes work sometimes not is not a real good option is it?
i'm here if you need to chat or vent hun.
Kathy,
Yes, our neighbor Michelle, who has chosen the high road to be friends with both of us and loves our daughter immensely (michelle is like a step in God Mother). Her Mom watches Jodee and Jess Michelle's daughter's after school and was able to get Bridgett. Jodee and Bridgett are at the same school. Bridgett is actually a help to grandma Judy with Jodee who is 4. So this is a stable move on all parts. Bridgett called me, she left her cell phone at home, that's an 11 yr old for ya, and was much relieved to hear that I was at home and was just running behind. We are all too much aware of the trauma this has had on her, but she has become very good at hiding how she feels and yet very good about talking to a couple of people. For this I am really thankful! She is also really, really, into her faith and knows her Savior she reads her Bible and writes in her journal. She also talks to Mom and she talks to Dad. I'm not worried about her :). I am very thankful for the village it is taking to raise her, including you!
She is coming over tonight! I need to go and write a paper for class.
One last thought on yesterday- Why does it take so many doctors, so many different opinions, my pain may not feel the same today as it did yesterday. When I got up today, I remembered that 2 or 3 weeks ago the chiropractor I stopped seeing, the physical therapist that was there put me on a new machine called the power plate. I sat on the floor with my back up against it. The vibrations from the machine are supposed to heal swelling/inflamation/pain. I really didn't like the intensity of the vibration at the time, but I thought it was just my anxiety kicking in. The next day I was in a lot of pain down my legs. I tend to think this machine was the start of the pain - or this specific leg pain episode. See now I feel guilty because this has nothing to do with my fibro, but in a fibro fog I would figure that out how?
Gotta go...an 11 yr old wants to chat......
oh thats wonderful hun, at least takes some of the pressure off in dealing with the controlling agrrivating nonsense. and with god threaded thru the situation can’t loose there either. doctors oh the doctors, they are all specialist accept your pc doc how just send ou to the specialist…go figure! it is very frustrating and time consuming, like ya could drop dead b4 you get and answer, the right one that is. in my case anything vibrating would have added to my inflammation and made the nerves act up even more…been the therepy and chiropractic route as well thru my illness. but as you go along the pain is so great that you will try anything to make it stop i know.
no guilt darling one as we are doing the gest we can with our lifes as they are plus trying to get to the bottom of our pain and get it taken care of…your wonderful hun, me part of your village…quite the honor!!! thanks so much. have a great weekend hun and i’m here if ya need to yap.