pain update
two mondays in a row. ow. today is bad enough that I can't think clearly. morning meds were taken, but I don't feel a patch on my back. so I think I forgot to put a new one on - that would help and I will do that now. it will help but not enough. nauseous and fuzzy thinking. can't walk without help. that's what? A six or a seven on the ten-scale? I can't remember.
anyway, the only thing out of the ordinary was woring woth Aoife last night. I saved up and did absolutely nothing during the day. not a thing. and I made her do most of the work. we were looking at a pattern for making her an arming jacket. the last person to borrow my Period Pattern brought it back with not all the pieces, and the directions for some other pattern. not at all sure. anyway, it was a disheartening discovery as those patterns are EXPENSIVE! but life is life, so we worked on designing a new pattern. simple one.
I was working toward making her understand the concepts of pattern design, and how they work with simple shapes. (yes, this is a simple simple jacket). Like how the back of the jacket can be a rectangle (and later adjust for shoulder drop, neckline and armholes). and just how that diamond shape gusset works into the underarm and why it's such a jewel. just simple simple stuff, but once she understands it, she'll be able to work with it much better (now AND in the future). so it was just sitting at the kitchen table mostly (made her run up and down the stairs for patterns, etc).
I am supposed to wait a whole month before the next pain appt. I don't understand why. the last injection didn't work, but I want to try again. the pain has been "stuck" for so long, I'm not surprised that just one needle's worth didn't work. but why wait a month? I want to move the appt up. And I need to see the neurosurgeon, but I don't know the status of that yet. Jamie?
I know I use Jamie too much for these things. but if left to me, they wouldn't happen. besides not fitting into my hour=a=day, I can't remember what's what and who's on first.
yeah, I'm stalling. I couldn't walk back to my chair, but I'm getting sick now, so I have to force the issue.
just ... ow
anyway, the only thing out of the ordinary was woring woth Aoife last night. I saved up and did absolutely nothing during the day. not a thing. and I made her do most of the work. we were looking at a pattern for making her an arming jacket. the last person to borrow my Period Pattern brought it back with not all the pieces, and the directions for some other pattern. not at all sure. anyway, it was a disheartening discovery as those patterns are EXPENSIVE! but life is life, so we worked on designing a new pattern. simple one.
I was working toward making her understand the concepts of pattern design, and how they work with simple shapes. (yes, this is a simple simple jacket). Like how the back of the jacket can be a rectangle (and later adjust for shoulder drop, neckline and armholes). and just how that diamond shape gusset works into the underarm and why it's such a jewel. just simple simple stuff, but once she understands it, she'll be able to work with it much better (now AND in the future). so it was just sitting at the kitchen table mostly (made her run up and down the stairs for patterns, etc).
I am supposed to wait a whole month before the next pain appt. I don't understand why. the last injection didn't work, but I want to try again. the pain has been "stuck" for so long, I'm not surprised that just one needle's worth didn't work. but why wait a month? I want to move the appt up. And I need to see the neurosurgeon, but I don't know the status of that yet. Jamie?
I know I use Jamie too much for these things. but if left to me, they wouldn't happen. besides not fitting into my hour=a=day, I can't remember what's what and who's on first.
yeah, I'm stalling. I couldn't walk back to my chair, but I'm getting sick now, so I have to force the issue.
just ... ow