Today is not a good day, pain wise. I woke up with the usual head/neck pain but added to that was extreme upper back pain across my shoulders and across my collarbone. Luckily, I have my weekly neuro appt tomorrow which will hopefully alleviate some of the pain. I was REALLY hoping to be able to start going every other week but my body reminded me today that I am not there yet.
For today all I have is heat..and Advil that doesn't do anything for the pain. You would think after almost 3 months that the muscles wouldn't hurt as badly but they do (some spots hurt just to touch). I have learned that muscles are very complex things and that many of them are in spots you wouldn't think they would be or go deeper than you would think they would. I took Advil when my husband left for work and then just lay in bed for 3 more hours b/c it hurt too much to move. I did some of my PT exercises but they didn't do much good, either.
Thankfully my parents came up early for Codee's appointment and my mom stayed with me and helped to get some laundry done. I can fold it just fine but I can't get the stuff out of the washer or dryer very well because it hurts to bend and makes me off balance to try to reach into them. I was also able to load and run the dishwasher b/c my sweet husband left a chair next to the sink/dishwasher for me to sit in. I loathe dirty dishes but it was actually nice to have some sense of normalcy (I'm sure this will wear off as I continue to improve).
Now it's back to lying on my heated rice therapy bag.
P.S. Codee had a good report from her appointment...her BG (sugar) levels seem to have gone down more on the new insulin dosage than at her last appointment. Hopefully that trend will continue so that she can be regulated again!
