http://lindseyelarson.tumblr.com/ Lindsey is making an RSD Diaries vid and I agreed (and want) to be a part of it. Since I lost my voice yesterday, I thought I could use this time wisely and ask you guys, what you would want to know about my disability and life ( Read more... )

The Banging Tool

(Barely a) Warning: Non-graphic description of medical stuff ( Read more... )

New blog post up!

http://gimptude.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/fighting-disability-part-one/ Fighting Disability Part One: The Personal"I decided over a few months ago that I would not fight my RSD. I decided that I would not make my body a war ground ( Read more... )

The last doc I saw, told me to double my dose of Lyrica. I went from 50mg twice a day to 50mg four times a day. I did that yesterday, and by the end of last night, I was really really not right. My mom said I was stoned. And I think I posted a fic everywhere last night too...Oops. So, going back to 50mg twice a day and am going to gradually get off ( Read more... )

Had first lumbar sympathetic block today.

Back hurts. And leg is numb yet on fire, and my foot goes from ice cold to blazing hot randomly.

I also wrote a really long STPMO post on ffnet. I think it was therapeutic even if it might add to internet drama.

-Get in the car. Miss the exit. Get off the next exit, backtrack a bit, find out road is closed (D:), then go back the other way, down horribly bumpy roads. Find out road to get to doc is closed, follow detour signs, detour signs disappear, get lost, turn around, chance a turn, miraculously show up right on time, after driving an hour ( Read more... )

So yesterday morning, the specialist doc I'm seeing called me around 10AM and upped my appointment from two weeks from now to today, so he can discuss the results of my bone scan. Quite frankly, I'm terrified. And I have no one to go with me today either ( Read more... )

So I went to the hospital this morning to get injected with the dye so they could do their bone scan of my foot and see if it lit up or not ( Read more... )

The good news! Nothing is wrong with my spine! (I was really worried about that. Spine=not good in my mind...Going for a triple phase bone scan on Monday, and I asked the PA if nothing shows up then what the hell is going on with my foot. She had no answer. So, in a strange way, I'm hoping for this to be the last test ( Read more... )