Stuff happened. ( more )

It is gorgeous outside today. Sunny and just cool enough to be perfect for me, but warm enough I can wear capris and a t-shirt (well, maybe with a light sweater). I have my window wide open and the shade up and ahh, bliss. If only I didn't have to run this meeting at 11...

( writing stuff )

( saw Dr. J today )

( mostly for my own benefit )

( saw Dr. Z today )

Work was quiet today and I got some writing done, and then I went and had my quarterly dose of poison injected into my head. It was less horrible than last time, although it still hurt quite a bit, and I'm hoping I get some more relief from it than the last round, which didn't seem to do a whole hell of a lot ( Read more... )

My therapist asked me at one point to describe anxiety and depression; I used analogies, because hey, they worked. The depression anxiety was a giant, heavy, fuzzy soft black blanket that wrapped around you. It almost felt good at first, because you could hide from anything and everything, but it wasn't until you started getting warm that you ( Read more... )

My car has been declared totaled, which surprises me not at all since I had a feeling it was going to get declared totaled after I spoke to the claims adjuster yesterday. I am waiting for a call back from my insurance company telling me how much they are going to pay out for the car, which will then dictate how much I can put down on a new or new- ( Read more... )

I had a follow-up appt with Dr. Z the new pain doc today. That went fine; he's pleased to hear the nerve blocks are working, and he gave me a new scrip for Fioricet--a small supply, but hopefully if the nerve blocks keep working I won't need it much. Also I have a scrip for a few pills of Imitrex in case I get an actual migraine; we don't know if ( Read more... )

Last night was not great; I was just all kinds of anxious and went to bed early. Didn't sleep all that well, and I've been on the verge of a panic attack for the last, um, four hours. The lorazepam isn't really doing anything, either; I resorted to Seroquel, which has made me less ready to climb out of my skin but there's still this tangled ball of ( Read more... )