Again, a painfully early pain management appointment was made easier by a breakfast of toasted-to-perfection flax toast topped with organic, natural peanut butter and organic fruit. I left early to take some time to enjoy the scenes, sunlight and fresh morning air, driving with the windows down singing along to Michael Jackson's greatest hits. The plus about early appointments is that you are in and out in a matter of 15 minutes, which is record time, and you do not have to plan your entire day around an appointment right smack in the middle of the afternoon.
Nothing earth shattering went down in that little waiting room, but my fentanyl patch has been raised to 25 versus the 12 I have been absorbing for the past four weeks. I'm excited for more relief but heedful based upon my prior reactions to the patch... a small price to pay for a better quality of life, right?! Right!
I received one of my favorite answers to an RSD question today...... "We don't really know much about RSD, so..." I had myself a little chuckle and drove off into the summer sun.
Now, I am off to get my bloodwork done. It has been two weeks since I started the prednisone, so I should know the results within the next few days. Fingers crossed!!!!!!!
11 comments:
Good luck! Your readers are all rootin' for ya =)
Hope the blood tests come back with GOOD NEWS!
Thinking about you-
Good luck!
-R
Wishing you a ridiculously large amount of luck for the test results!! xx
Thank you, everyone!!! I'm kind of nervous :-/ This answer could give me HUGE hope OR it could crush it... Positive thoughts!!!
Hi Maria,
I love those early morning appointments too. I am curious to know how your blood work comes back, I hope that you will share it with us.
Hi there, I've been a reader for over a year. I had an issue that I feared might be RSD and it turned out not to be. I've been following your story. I wanted to send you a gift, it's a book. I know you're receptive to ideas and info for excellent health. If you want, I would love if you sent me an address to which I could send this gift, to Kris@clouthier.net. Wishing you the best, Kris
All the best for the test!! (:
Just so that you have the info and don't think I'm a stalker -- :) -- the book I'm referring to is Energy Medicine by Donna Eden. Her web site is innersource.net. There's case studies there, including a few on RSD. I know you're doing everything to heal your body and know this will benefit you in that quest. There's also some great info on energy psychology/EFT on that site, as her husband David Feinstein is one of the experts in that emerging field. Evidence is mounting that EFT can heal physical ailments as well -- another site: emofree.com. OK, will stop evangelizing now. :)
New to your blog... but will continue to read. I was diagnosed with RSD three years ago this September. I "got" RSD as a result of a broken foot in August of 2006. Needless to say, the burning nightmare of RSD is no fun.
Anyway. Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'll be back! ;)
I hope things go well. If you're looking at every angle, here is an unorthodox, but interesting thought on auto-immune diseases...
http://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12117
I love your strength Maria. <3
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