It's time for my daily update. Last night was pretty rough. I felt really tired and went to bed at 9:45. I couldn't even finish watching Duck Dynasty… lol
During the night, I was awoken twice, once at 1:08AM and again at 3:04AM by pain in my body. Rolling over to the opposite site seems to temporarily work, although I would like to sleep more that 3 hours at a time.
This morning, I am having a great deal of difficulty in walking, accompanied by a pain in my inner left thigh that seems to be worse upon walking.
Anyway, the weather for today is:
Temp: 34 °F and overcast
Barometric Pressure: 30.45 in
Dew Point: 27 °F
Humidity: 76 %
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Showing posts with label daily update. Show all posts
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Daily Update
Today, I woke up, then woke up again, then woke up again and I wasn't even watching the movie "Groundhog Day", I just haven't gotten a lot of rest lately. I've been waking up with such pain in my body, specifically, upper arms and hips that staying asleep is a non-existent proposition for me.
I am sore and have a mind-numbing headache, but managed to make it into work today.
As promised here is the local weather, so I can track how I am feeling (and for others to understand) today.
Today's weather is:
I am sore and have a mind-numbing headache, but managed to make it into work today.
As promised here is the local weather, so I can track how I am feeling (and for others to understand) today.
Today's weather is:
Temp: 39 °F and rainy
Barometric pressure: 30.25 in
| Dew Point: | 28 °F | |||||||||||
| Humidity: | 65% |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Daily Update - Migraine/Trip
Just as an update... I am generally headache free, thanks to Verapamil,
Imitrex and Frova!
I had an out of town trip that lasted 3 and 1/2 days. Normally, I do not like traveling as in the event that I have a flare, it is a lot more difficult to handle, not to mention that it is hard to relax when traveling with others as sometimes you cannot just go to your room and lay down, especially if you are supposed to be doing something at work. This usually leads to extended hours, etc. as people usually eat and hang out together.
All-in-all, my trip went decently with me only experiencing a headache Saturday night that was manageable. I ended up taking a Butalbitol and laying down hoping that a migraine was not around the corner. Thankfully, it wasn't!
"We now return you to regularly scheduled Fibromyalgia." ...lol
I had an out of town trip that lasted 3 and 1/2 days. Normally, I do not like traveling as in the event that I have a flare, it is a lot more difficult to handle, not to mention that it is hard to relax when traveling with others as sometimes you cannot just go to your room and lay down, especially if you are supposed to be doing something at work. This usually leads to extended hours, etc. as people usually eat and hang out together.
All-in-all, my trip went decently with me only experiencing a headache Saturday night that was manageable. I ended up taking a Butalbitol and laying down hoping that a migraine was not around the corner. Thankfully, it wasn't!
"We now return you to regularly scheduled Fibromyalgia." ...lol
Monday, September 24, 2012
Daily Update - Neurologist Visit
Well, I went to see my neurologist yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised.
He asked about my relief from the headaches, etc. and the said that he was going to increase my Verapamil to try to keep the headaches at bay. He also prescribed Imitrex (100mg) for when my migraines start and Frova to take if the migraine continues more than 1 hour.
He said that my migraine symptoms are typical and that treating them is tricky due to the Fibromyalgia, saying that the two (migraines and fibro) feed off of each other and exacerbate the issue.
He then gave me a shot of Phenergan and Nubain in the hip and I was good to go (since I was going straight home). All this and I was in and out in 20 minutes and on time.
The shot that my neurologist gave me lasted for about 6 hours. I was headache and pain free during that time! It was like my body went on vacation and was totally OK. I wish that I could have that shot every day...lol
So here I am, with a small headache, but generally decent.
He asked about my relief from the headaches, etc. and the said that he was going to increase my Verapamil to try to keep the headaches at bay. He also prescribed Imitrex (100mg) for when my migraines start and Frova to take if the migraine continues more than 1 hour.
He said that my migraine symptoms are typical and that treating them is tricky due to the Fibromyalgia, saying that the two (migraines and fibro) feed off of each other and exacerbate the issue.
He then gave me a shot of Phenergan and Nubain in the hip and I was good to go (since I was going straight home). All this and I was in and out in 20 minutes and on time.
The shot that my neurologist gave me lasted for about 6 hours. I was headache and pain free during that time! It was like my body went on vacation and was totally OK. I wish that I could have that shot every day...lol
So here I am, with a small headache, but generally decent.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Daily update: Stuff and new stuff
I went back to work Tuesday. (Thank God Monday was a holiday). I still have
dizziness and a constant headache, but am pushing myself without trying
to push too hard (I am well aware of the consequences). I've spoken with
my boss and have arranged to work out of a location that is closer to
home for me (8 miles, instead of 26 miles) at least until I see the
neurologist.
All of my bloodwork came back normal and I still have an appointment with a neurologist this Monday.
Today is also a very weird day in that I am having weakness in my legs and hand tremors. I chocked it up to low blood sugar, however, I still have it after eating. I hope that this passes quickly and is not something new to add on to the heap of stuff that I've been experiencing. It's a very unusual feeling not being able to trust your hands or legs.
All of my bloodwork came back normal and I still have an appointment with a neurologist this Monday.
Today is also a very weird day in that I am having weakness in my legs and hand tremors. I chocked it up to low blood sugar, however, I still have it after eating. I hope that this passes quickly and is not something new to add on to the heap of stuff that I've been experiencing. It's a very unusual feeling not being able to trust your hands or legs.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Daily Update: Bloodwork, et al.
I guess that I should consider this a weekly update because I hadn't posted in a few days. Anyway, here's my update:
After the CT scan was OK on Monday, I recieved two
prescriptions for my headaches, Maxalt for my migranes and Butalbital for
my tension headaches. They also doubled my dose of Amitriptyline to 100mg, which from what what I've read and have heard from others with fibro, is normal.
Tuesday, I woke up fine. I was feeling good, no headaches, reasonable pain level. I went to work.
By the time that it was 8:30, I was progressively getting worse physically. I had anxiety. I couldn't sit still, had pain down my arms and legs and felt very foggy (like a typical fibro, flu-like flare).
I felt like I didn't feel right in my skin and just wanted to lay down. Finally, I decided that had to leave work. I decided to drive home and if I was going to make the 27 mile trip, I thought that I needed to leave right then before anything got worse.
I called my wife once I was on the interstate and asked her to please call me doctor and relay my symptoms to the Dr. At the time, I thought that I may be having a reaction to the increased dosage of my Amiltriptyline.
I also called the neurologist that I was referred to see if I could move up my appointment (the closest that they had was 9/10 @ 2:30pm). I told them that I was worried and need something/anything if they can find sometime sooner because my biggest concern was that I have to still go to work and can't function.
Five minutes later, I got a call back from my wife asking me to stop driving ( I was getting worse anyway). I pulled over into a shopping center and she and my oldest on came to get me and took me to an emergency visit with the doctor.
The doctor saw me and ran some blood tests. The regular ones came back with an elevated white blood cell count. They were still waiting on the West Nile Virus results. While there, I was still really feeling strange, like my skin didn't fit me right. I know that that sounds strange. I was borderline delusional, couldn't walk straight, etc.
I was sent home with my wife while she picked up my prescriptions. The doctor told me to stay home from work for the next few days. I was essentially on bed rest.
I am worried as this whole two weeks has been a progressive downhill slide. I am working from home today... just trying to get through to this weekend.
After the CT scan was OK on Monday, I recieved two
prescriptions for my headaches, Maxalt for my migranes and Butalbital for
my tension headaches. They also doubled my dose of Amitriptyline to 100mg, which from what what I've read and have heard from others with fibro, is normal.Tuesday, I woke up fine. I was feeling good, no headaches, reasonable pain level. I went to work.
By the time that it was 8:30, I was progressively getting worse physically. I had anxiety. I couldn't sit still, had pain down my arms and legs and felt very foggy (like a typical fibro, flu-like flare).
I felt like I didn't feel right in my skin and just wanted to lay down. Finally, I decided that had to leave work. I decided to drive home and if I was going to make the 27 mile trip, I thought that I needed to leave right then before anything got worse.
I called my wife once I was on the interstate and asked her to please call me doctor and relay my symptoms to the Dr. At the time, I thought that I may be having a reaction to the increased dosage of my Amiltriptyline.
I also called the neurologist that I was referred to see if I could move up my appointment (the closest that they had was 9/10 @ 2:30pm). I told them that I was worried and need something/anything if they can find sometime sooner because my biggest concern was that I have to still go to work and can't function.
Five minutes later, I got a call back from my wife asking me to stop driving ( I was getting worse anyway). I pulled over into a shopping center and she and my oldest on came to get me and took me to an emergency visit with the doctor.
The doctor saw me and ran some blood tests. The regular ones came back with an elevated white blood cell count. They were still waiting on the West Nile Virus results. While there, I was still really feeling strange, like my skin didn't fit me right. I know that that sounds strange. I was borderline delusional, couldn't walk straight, etc.
I was sent home with my wife while she picked up my prescriptions. The doctor told me to stay home from work for the next few days. I was essentially on bed rest.
I am worried as this whole two weeks has been a progressive downhill slide. I am working from home today... just trying to get through to this weekend.
Monday, August 13, 2012
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