I'M ON VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, that absolutely required yelling and all of those exclamation points. I'm so very happy that I have a full 4.5 day weekend. Oh, did I not mention I also got out of work early on Wednesday which gave me that extra half day? It's going to be great.
So Wednesday night we went to a concert. My husband's coworker's band was playing their first show so we went out to support them. I hadn't slept well Tuesday night and the show didn't start until 10 pm, so by the time we got there I was exhausted and in quite a bit of pain. I turned my stimulator way up, and sat back to enjoy the show. We made it to the end, made a quick exit, and were back home by 12:15. Then I went directly to bed, and slept until about 9 the next morning. By the time I woke up I was still exhausted, but I certainly got a full night's sleep. It was wonderful and worked wonders for my leg.
We went to my Mother-in-law's for Thanksgiving dinner. It was nice to spend time with the family. It was really relaxing. Then we went to bed early again last night. My leg barely hurts at all this morning. I'd say the pain level is right around a 2/10. I can't remember the last time it was this low. This is going to be a great vacation!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The PAIN!!!!
I do not get it. Not at all. I'm used to pain- very used to it, but only from the knee down (and even then that's not constant. Sometimes the pain is located just in my ankle. Not today. Today my leg hurts from the hip down to the tip of my toes :(
I tried soaking in a warm bath, I took some pain killers, and I've been laying on the couch with my leg elevated for 4 hours now. Nothing! No relief! I just want to curl into a little ball and cry but curling up would require movement of the leg, which will not happen.
So let's recap. Why does my leg hurt so much today? Obviously the seasons are changing. My car is frosted over every morning when I get up and I have to drive about halfway into work before the heat finally seems to be penetrating the skin on my leg. Now to be clear, I let the car warm up for a while before getting in. It has more to do with how quickly the cold penetrates the skin when I go outside.
So there's the fact that winter's around the corner, and then there's stress (we're not going there today because I'm doing my damnedest to relax right now in hopes that will decrease the pain). And lastly there's the lack of sleep. This darned cat of mine has taken to making as much noise at night as possible. That combined with stress is killing my sleep schedule. I need to get that back on track.
So I'm right back up there with the pain level today. I'd put it right around an 8/10. This is worse than the best pre-stimulator pain :(
I tried soaking in a warm bath, I took some pain killers, and I've been laying on the couch with my leg elevated for 4 hours now. Nothing! No relief! I just want to curl into a little ball and cry but curling up would require movement of the leg, which will not happen.
So let's recap. Why does my leg hurt so much today? Obviously the seasons are changing. My car is frosted over every morning when I get up and I have to drive about halfway into work before the heat finally seems to be penetrating the skin on my leg. Now to be clear, I let the car warm up for a while before getting in. It has more to do with how quickly the cold penetrates the skin when I go outside.
So there's the fact that winter's around the corner, and then there's stress (we're not going there today because I'm doing my damnedest to relax right now in hopes that will decrease the pain). And lastly there's the lack of sleep. This darned cat of mine has taken to making as much noise at night as possible. That combined with stress is killing my sleep schedule. I need to get that back on track.
So I'm right back up there with the pain level today. I'd put it right around an 8/10. This is worse than the best pre-stimulator pain :(
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