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So, last Tuesday (the Tuesday before, not the Tuesday earlier this week) I was all stoked about going and spending the day with my dad. Got up early, took a nice relaxing shower, came out (without my back belt on), leaned over to pick up my bra...
Fell over screaming and spasming. (Landed on B's foot too since I landed on the bed, but his foot's swelling has gone down.) Pain, oh so much pain, all the way across my back, not in one section particularly, and violent spasms that lasted 15 or 20 seconds each.
Went to the ER. Got brushed off as 'Bipolar and over reacting'. This said after it took me 45 minutes to get from the bedroom to the car with multiple collapses screaming. I couldn't even think during the spasms, just scream and jerk around. I don't think I've ever had that much pain before. Went home and crawled into bed.
The muscle relaxant they gave me did nothing. Called my Dr the next day. They won't do an MRI or anything until I've had the pain a week. Gave me a pain killer and stronger muscle relaxant. It helped a lot but...
It was this Monday before I was able to even get onto the toilet by myself (six days!), and that's with a grab bar. I couldn't even do it regularly and without supervision until today. I can't sit up on my own. To get out of bed, I have to lay on my stomach, drop my legs over the side of the bed, and then crawl to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom, I use toilet and grab bar to crouch and then stand up. But, can't walk normally, no. I can shuffle sideways, but I can't move my left leg forward. I can only walk sideways, bent over and holding onto things.
Once B gets me to the kitchen table, I can sit with moderate discomfort for hours. That's fine. It's everything else that's a problem.
I had a doctor's appt. this Tuesday with my normal doctor. At this point the struggles I'm having lifting and moving my left leg are very evident. She had me set up an MRI (next Wednesday). The car ride to and from (two plus hours) were Not. Fun.
The spasms are shorter and less intense now when they happen. More groan worthy; no screaming. But the first four days were agony.
Despite this, my mood is good, and I'm more amused than anything. B is stressed out, and he did not approve of the screaming. (Neither did the dog. He hid in the closet.) He's taking good care of me though! :) It is really frustrating to not be able to do anything though. In my head I'm like 'just stand up, walk over, and get some coffee' but the reality looks nothing like that. It's frustrating to have to wait until someone can help me, and the hours where he's at work and I'm stuck in bed are long. (Stuck in bed because if I get stuck somewhere there's no one to help me, so I stay put.) I am spending as long as possible each day at the table rather than lying in bed though.
Anyway, boo! How was your week?
Fell over screaming and spasming. (Landed on B's foot too since I landed on the bed, but his foot's swelling has gone down.) Pain, oh so much pain, all the way across my back, not in one section particularly, and violent spasms that lasted 15 or 20 seconds each.
Went to the ER. Got brushed off as 'Bipolar and over reacting'. This said after it took me 45 minutes to get from the bedroom to the car with multiple collapses screaming. I couldn't even think during the spasms, just scream and jerk around. I don't think I've ever had that much pain before. Went home and crawled into bed.
The muscle relaxant they gave me did nothing. Called my Dr the next day. They won't do an MRI or anything until I've had the pain a week. Gave me a pain killer and stronger muscle relaxant. It helped a lot but...
It was this Monday before I was able to even get onto the toilet by myself (six days!), and that's with a grab bar. I couldn't even do it regularly and without supervision until today. I can't sit up on my own. To get out of bed, I have to lay on my stomach, drop my legs over the side of the bed, and then crawl to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom, I use toilet and grab bar to crouch and then stand up. But, can't walk normally, no. I can shuffle sideways, but I can't move my left leg forward. I can only walk sideways, bent over and holding onto things.
Once B gets me to the kitchen table, I can sit with moderate discomfort for hours. That's fine. It's everything else that's a problem.
I had a doctor's appt. this Tuesday with my normal doctor. At this point the struggles I'm having lifting and moving my left leg are very evident. She had me set up an MRI (next Wednesday). The car ride to and from (two plus hours) were Not. Fun.
The spasms are shorter and less intense now when they happen. More groan worthy; no screaming. But the first four days were agony.
Despite this, my mood is good, and I'm more amused than anything. B is stressed out, and he did not approve of the screaming. (Neither did the dog. He hid in the closet.) He's taking good care of me though! :) It is really frustrating to not be able to do anything though. In my head I'm like 'just stand up, walk over, and get some coffee' but the reality looks nothing like that. It's frustrating to have to wait until someone can help me, and the hours where he's at work and I'm stuck in bed are long. (Stuck in bed because if I get stuck somewhere there's no one to help me, so I stay put.) I am spending as long as possible each day at the table rather than lying in bed though.
Anyway, boo! How was your week?