Back on the meds

Well, it's been a while.  I know some still read this blog and for that I am grateful.  When I realize so much time has passed since my last post I'm left wondering if it's even worth keeping up with.  Seeing that people are still reading gives me encouragement.

We had a long, cold, awful winter here.  It was so bad I spent most of it using my cane.  Oh how I hate that contraption.  My doctor has told me before there is nothing else they could do for me so I admit to being terrified when I called him a few months ago to see if there was anything he could do.  I'm back on some medications :(  They have been helping, though, so they are probably worth it.

My sleep has been suffering from the meds.  They make me drowsy and keep me awake all at the same time.  How is that even possible?  But again, I keep reminding myself they are helping.  I'm walking without the cane again, and am doing pretty well at hiding my pain from the world again.  I wean off them soon but the doctor has assured me that I can stay on them long term if I need to.  I suppose I'll see how I feel when I start weaning.

For all the cold we dealt with this winter we've had some crazy weather this spring.... I suppose you could say Spring and Summer now.  It's been a mixture of unseasonably hot, unseasonably cold, and stormy here.  None of this does much to help with the pain, which is really why I'm even considering staying on the medications.

All of that having been said, life goes on.  My husband and I have been getting a lot of work done around the house lately.  We had some problems because of the weird winter, so we're dealing with all of those.  My house is soon to become a construction zone.  I'm not looking forward to it,. but hopefully this past winter will finally be put behind us soon.

Although I have been swimming a lot this past week, it has done nothing for my pain.  If anything it has made it worse.  I will not let that deter me, however.  I plan to keep swimming and keep hoping that it will help.