January 24, 2005

New Pain Meds

My doctor decided to change my pain meds to a med that is like lortab but changes the compound around a little when you start to build a tolerance and require more than the prescribed amount. I do not like the new pain med at all, I do not think it is working, but when you wake up and it is 0 degrees out how do you know for sure? I need the weather to turn warmer so I can tell if any of this medicine is working or not. I can not tell when it is so cold that I ache and am stiff all over.

Last night my husband was joking around and stepped on my foot, today that toe is swollen and black and blue. He does not realize how much I hurt and how easy it is to hurt me right now. He calls me a wimp like it is a joke or something but it is not funny. I had to have him put the lid on my cup that I bring my ice tea to work in because I could not get the lid closed at all, it hurt too bad and saturday it hurt to light a ciggarette. I am going to be in BIG trouble if I can not light a ciggarette. What am I supposed to do?

Jeremy-the guy who is supposed to move my mobile home now says he can do it wednesday that will still make it next week before I get out of my dads house. Don't get me wrong-I am grateful that we can go there and all but I need my own space, and I am certain they are more than ready to have their house back, this past friday it was two weeks that we have been there. You know the old saying-fish and company are alike in that they both stink after three days! I hope we can get moved in and get the kids in school and just get our life back to normal soon, this is so hard right now.

One thing that can trigger a flare or cause a flare to get worse or last longer is stress and I seem to have that in spades right now.

Oh well I guess eventually things wil work out the way they are supposed to.

Until then-keep smiling :)

Posted by Lisa on January 24, 2005 9:08 AM