I'm tired of having the subjects of these posts be "Ugh"
...but UGH.
So, I think I mentioned that Sis has had horrible pain in her right arm for the last couple of weeks. Now I have it, but radiating down my left arm. The most likely diagnosis is bursitis (this sack of fluid that lives in your shoulder to provide more cushioning and act kind of as a ball bearing since so many things run through that area - nerves, muscles, and several bones). This SUCKS. I can't sleep except on my back, I can't sit up for long because it hurts, and I can't lie down to watch TV, since the best position is on my left side, and that makes me feel like there's an ice pick sticking into the joint. DAMMIT.
However, I'm still enjoying things in general. I saw Dr. Shah on Tuesday morning for a med checkup, since we increased the lamictal dose a month ago. That increase has really helped my mood, keeping me less depressed in general than before. I am also much more perky and less tired. My one main complaint is that it takes longer to fall asleep at night between taking my pills and actual sleep. I figured he'd tweak one of my other meds to compensate. His response: take your pills sooner to compensate. To which I was like, "okay, that's kind of a DUH. I fell lame." We ended up talking about him being on vacation and how he just can't help checking his email rather compulsively. A friend of his tried to bar him from using his computer to check his email, and so it forced Dr. Shah to wait until his friend was asleep in order to sneak online. I said his family must be incredibly understanding, and he said that his wife just gets it and tolerates it now. (If I email him with a question, even if it's, like, 8:30pm, he'll almost immediately answer. That's the kind of guy he is.) I LOVE this guy and he's one of the few doctors I've ever respected, and the only psychiatrist I've EVER respected. That's super-high praise.
I'm also enjoying this whole library thing still. Having immediate access to good books and now feeling like I don't have to bargain and beg for the money to read is FABULOUS. I actually have two books already waiting for me to pick up, and I'll be doing that either tonight, or tomorrow after I go to therapy. I LOVE THIS, I can't even tell you how much. Without books, I go mental. I could probably live without tv and internet for a while as long as I had a ton of books.
Finally, the weather. It's become fantastic. We haven't had 100s for a week; we got rain this past week; and there's more low 90 degree days and rain in the forecast. My favorite meteorologist is so happy to have good news to deliver instead of the grim, repetitive news he had all summer.
So, I think I mentioned that Sis has had horrible pain in her right arm for the last couple of weeks. Now I have it, but radiating down my left arm. The most likely diagnosis is bursitis (this sack of fluid that lives in your shoulder to provide more cushioning and act kind of as a ball bearing since so many things run through that area - nerves, muscles, and several bones). This SUCKS. I can't sleep except on my back, I can't sit up for long because it hurts, and I can't lie down to watch TV, since the best position is on my left side, and that makes me feel like there's an ice pick sticking into the joint. DAMMIT.
However, I'm still enjoying things in general. I saw Dr. Shah on Tuesday morning for a med checkup, since we increased the lamictal dose a month ago. That increase has really helped my mood, keeping me less depressed in general than before. I am also much more perky and less tired. My one main complaint is that it takes longer to fall asleep at night between taking my pills and actual sleep. I figured he'd tweak one of my other meds to compensate. His response: take your pills sooner to compensate. To which I was like, "okay, that's kind of a DUH. I fell lame." We ended up talking about him being on vacation and how he just can't help checking his email rather compulsively. A friend of his tried to bar him from using his computer to check his email, and so it forced Dr. Shah to wait until his friend was asleep in order to sneak online. I said his family must be incredibly understanding, and he said that his wife just gets it and tolerates it now. (If I email him with a question, even if it's, like, 8:30pm, he'll almost immediately answer. That's the kind of guy he is.) I LOVE this guy and he's one of the few doctors I've ever respected, and the only psychiatrist I've EVER respected. That's super-high praise.
I'm also enjoying this whole library thing still. Having immediate access to good books and now feeling like I don't have to bargain and beg for the money to read is FABULOUS. I actually have two books already waiting for me to pick up, and I'll be doing that either tonight, or tomorrow after I go to therapy. I LOVE THIS, I can't even tell you how much. Without books, I go mental. I could probably live without tv and internet for a while as long as I had a ton of books.
Finally, the weather. It's become fantastic. We haven't had 100s for a week; we got rain this past week; and there's more low 90 degree days and rain in the forecast. My favorite meteorologist is so happy to have good news to deliver instead of the grim, repetitive news he had all summer.