Body Fail (or, Wrists and Lyrica)
Yesterday was laundry day and I accidentally got red underpants in the dryer with my whites. An hour later and there were purple spots on three shirts. Luckily I have dye remover for this. Unluckily I thought it would be easier to do it by hand in the sink. I ended up straining my forearms, which were already unhappy from my latest flare. My left forearm got super mad when I tried to parallel park today, then wouldn't rotate. I was on the way to massage therapy and he worked on it, but I need to work on it myself lest it get worse. Ugh.
Also, I started Lyrica a couple weeks ago hoping it would help my pain level. It hasn't, at least not so far. What it does do is make me loopy...very very loopy. I took my pill last night and in 15min was completely buzzed. I'm getting sick of this damn med! Sometimes I take it and feel fine, no side effects. Other times I can't even function. And this is on a really low dose. We'll see how taking it right before bed works.
To top all this off, Sat morning I leave to visit my grandparents for a week. I'm really hoping I feel ok on the trip--I've done a treatment marathon to prepare, which has helped a lot. I tried to get window seats on the longer legs but the flights kept changing so I gave up. Maybe I can talk to a gate agent and get some sympathy. Thankfully I can stay at my aunt's house, so I know that will be relaxed and comfy. Now to get ready...
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Also, I started Lyrica a couple weeks ago hoping it would help my pain level. It hasn't, at least not so far. What it does do is make me loopy...very very loopy. I took my pill last night and in 15min was completely buzzed. I'm getting sick of this damn med! Sometimes I take it and feel fine, no side effects. Other times I can't even function. And this is on a really low dose. We'll see how taking it right before bed works.
To top all this off, Sat morning I leave to visit my grandparents for a week. I'm really hoping I feel ok on the trip--I've done a treatment marathon to prepare, which has helped a lot. I tried to get window seats on the longer legs but the flights kept changing so I gave up. Maybe I can talk to a gate agent and get some sympathy. Thankfully I can stay at my aunt's house, so I know that will be relaxed and comfy. Now to get ready...
X-posted to my journal