What's this you say?
An actual update? Okay, here goes.
Mum had her CT scan yesterday and we'll know next week if there's a tumor...unfortunately we won't know then if it's cancer or not. We figure the CT will only show them if there's anything there to biopsy. *sigh*
I think all my writing/work on the laptop may finally be catching up with me. My left hand [dominant side] is starting to ache. The tendons specifically, especially when I move my hand in a certain way. I could be the early stages of carpel tunnel. My right elbow generally rests on my legs when I'm typing and therefore my wrist remains straight. Not so with my left wrist, it tends to sit at odd angles when I type which could be exacerbating the problem.
Mum suggested a wrist brace and I think I'll give that a try. My friend Kim had a run in with carpel tunnel, she was a huge player of WoW and she basically had to quit all computer stuff for weeks in order to give her wrist a chance to heal. I'm really not sure if I'd be able to do that, since at the moment there isn't much else I'm doing with my life besides writing [if and when I'm actually able to make the ideas work]
I see Dr. Dancel next week where hopefully we'll adjust my meds maybe add Ritalin in as a boost I can take throughout the day. Overall I'd have to say I'm happy with Concerta and I know I can go to a higher dose. These last few days haven't been all that great for me is possible that my period is coming and I tend to get even more depressed then. Oddly enough apparently Concerta is sometimes used to treat PMDD...which for some reason Dr. Dancel seems to think I have. Trust me on this, I don't! I would have to count myself among the luckiest when it comes to my period, I don't cramp all that badly, it sometimes lasts as little as three days and it's so irregular that I haven't bother tracking it. I've skipped upwards of 60 days before. I've even on occasion had control over when it starts.
I can get into a pattern of 32+ days, and when I know I'll be traveling somewhere and that'll be during the time of my period I skip the month before my trip to reset myself to a different time. Is quite handy actually. But one of the things I most like about Concerta is how it affects my appetite, I've never really been a huge fan of eating and if I have to be on meds that can change the way I eat I definitely prefer it to kill the want, not increase it.
Have I mentioned that I finished Stargate SG-1? My brother and I watched the last episode of the series yesterday and I'm expecting the delivery of the two movies later today ^_^ I've already scene both but Josh has only seen Continuum. I miss my show already! I'm looking forward to watching Stargate Universe as it airs though, that'll be a first for me.
What else...
Have a couple of pictures, taken from my bedroom window early this morning...as you can see the minute I have the screen out of the way Heero absolutely has to be there.
That'll do for now.
Mum had her CT scan yesterday and we'll know next week if there's a tumor...unfortunately we won't know then if it's cancer or not. We figure the CT will only show them if there's anything there to biopsy. *sigh*
I think all my writing/work on the laptop may finally be catching up with me. My left hand [dominant side] is starting to ache. The tendons specifically, especially when I move my hand in a certain way. I could be the early stages of carpel tunnel. My right elbow generally rests on my legs when I'm typing and therefore my wrist remains straight. Not so with my left wrist, it tends to sit at odd angles when I type which could be exacerbating the problem.
Mum suggested a wrist brace and I think I'll give that a try. My friend Kim had a run in with carpel tunnel, she was a huge player of WoW and she basically had to quit all computer stuff for weeks in order to give her wrist a chance to heal. I'm really not sure if I'd be able to do that, since at the moment there isn't much else I'm doing with my life besides writing [if and when I'm actually able to make the ideas work]
I see Dr. Dancel next week where hopefully we'll adjust my meds maybe add Ritalin in as a boost I can take throughout the day. Overall I'd have to say I'm happy with Concerta and I know I can go to a higher dose. These last few days haven't been all that great for me is possible that my period is coming and I tend to get even more depressed then. Oddly enough apparently Concerta is sometimes used to treat PMDD...which for some reason Dr. Dancel seems to think I have. Trust me on this, I don't! I would have to count myself among the luckiest when it comes to my period, I don't cramp all that badly, it sometimes lasts as little as three days and it's so irregular that I haven't bother tracking it. I've skipped upwards of 60 days before. I've even on occasion had control over when it starts.
I can get into a pattern of 32+ days, and when I know I'll be traveling somewhere and that'll be during the time of my period I skip the month before my trip to reset myself to a different time. Is quite handy actually. But one of the things I most like about Concerta is how it affects my appetite, I've never really been a huge fan of eating and if I have to be on meds that can change the way I eat I definitely prefer it to kill the want, not increase it.
Have I mentioned that I finished Stargate SG-1? My brother and I watched the last episode of the series yesterday and I'm expecting the delivery of the two movies later today ^_^ I've already scene both but Josh has only seen Continuum. I miss my show already! I'm looking forward to watching Stargate Universe as it airs though, that'll be a first for me.
What else...
Have a couple of pictures, taken from my bedroom window early this morning...as you can see the minute I have the screen out of the way Heero absolutely has to be there.
That'll do for now.