I had my 3rd injection (in a series of my first 3) this past thurs (started June 26th) and as far as pain relief goes the 3rd one did the trick, only I dont like how my insides feel...
Im shaky in the stomach and arms, and feel more fatigued for some reason...this happened with each injection...Its the steroids because when I had to take steroids for my chronic bronchitis I felt the same way...
I also dont know how long this will last.. time will tell..
Doc said if this works then she only gives 3 per year... I have an appt for Tues next week but I think I will cancel because the pain is a whole lot less and I can walk and stand more than 5 mins again where before I couldnt...... I will call if the pain gets real bad again...
she said the next appt if this 3rd one didnt work that she was going to do do a Lumbar Medial Branch Nerve Block which you can read about herehttp://www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/medial-branch-nerve-blocks-risks-complications-and-follow-results and then if that took ok, she would do the radiofrequency neurotomy ... that you can read about here http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/radiofrequency-neurotomy-facet-and-sacroiliac-joint-pain .......
so Im hoping these first 3 epidurals really keep the pain away for a long time so I dont have to go thru all that other stuff.... The epidurals were for lower lumbar severe pain of facet disease, bulging discs, foranimal stenosis, dorsal epidural lipomatosis... It seemed to have also helped my OA pain in my lower back and hips too... but as I said who knows how long this will last me ...
I also dont know how much of these 3 visits we will have to pay... I saw one visit was $2200... I have medicare and secondary Ins. so Im hoping my part wont be much... or I will be sicker!!
Our dinner tonight was good at cheesecake factory! We hardly ever go out much but we celebrated our 12th Anniv which is Aug 1st =)
I hope I can shake this crappy feeling from the epidurals...
I feel crappy enough without extra crappy added to it! =)
Have a super nice week everyone!
Hugs,
Nancy
http://nancysnook58.weebly.com
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Had my 3rd epidural
well I went last Thurs for my 3rd epidural .. I told her about the sciatic pain and she
made sure she injected more toward that way.. She also gave me a script for Norco which she said to only use if I need it... I took one Thurs night and one Fri night... I didnt take one last night cuz I want to see if the epidurals are working or not ...so I will stay off of them til I know if the pain is better or not.... So far my lower back feels better anyway..at least I can walk and stand more without severe pain down there ... I will have to see how long it lasts...
She has me coming back in 2 weeks to see if they worked and if not she will do a Lumbar Medial Branch Nerve Block which you can read about here http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/medial-branch-nerve-blocks-risks-complications-and-follow-results ... That is a kind of a test to see if the radiofrequency neurotomy will work for me or not... that you can read about here http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/radiofrequency-neurotomy-facet-and-sacroiliac-joint-pain .......
I am so hoping the epidurals work so I dont have to go thru the next two procedures listed above......
my next appt. is for Tues Aug 5th.. but if I feel that the 3 epidurals have worked I will call and talk to the doctors nurse hoping I wont have to go back for a while... I esp want to see what my part of all these bills will be also... Im hoping both Insurances cover most of it.. They only do 3 epidurals in a years time which means they would have to last 4 mos each time... and Im not sure if that will happen... time will tell...
I am going to go grocery shopping with hubby on Tues to see if my walking improves any..
on a happier note we are also going to Cheescake Factory Tues for dinner to celebrate our 12th Anniv. (my 2nd marriage) which is Thurs Aug 1st... And Cheescake factory on that day is having half off cheescake slices! YUM!! We only go there about once a year to treat ourselves! =) Their food is good too!
well I hope you all have as much of a pain free day as possible...
Take care and talk to you soon
Love n Hugs,
Saturday, July 20, 2013
My epidural injections...
Hi all
well I have been going to the hospital for epidurals in my lower lumbar
for a month now... They give a series of 3 initially and I had 2 already
Go for my 3rd one next Thursday....
Reason Im going is I had an MRI done in Feb and it shows bulging discs,
stenosis, facet disease, lipomatosis, renal cyst...
and thats on top of my Fibro., OA all over, CFS, ibs, gerd, heel spurs,
asthma, chronic inflammation, chronic bronchitis, etc
I am hoping these will work for me as I cannot walk or stand for more than
5 minutes without having to sit ... The pain is that bad.....
but Im having an issue since I started the epidurals... seems my sciatic nerve
in the right side goes down my butt and down the back of my left leg ..
It is very painful and it seemed to only have started bad since my epidurals started
Not happy with that ... so i have to mention that to my Pain Management doc when
I go for the 3rd injection..... She also said if this doesnt work we can discuss
other injections....
I am so hoping Medicare and United Health Care covers this for me...
The 1st visit was $2200 OUCH! so that times 3 visits yikes!
I hope we dont have to pay much or I wont be able to continue going!
well I need to go take meds and supplements
Talk to you soon!
Nancy
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well I have been going to the hospital for epidurals in my lower lumbar
for a month now... They give a series of 3 initially and I had 2 already
Go for my 3rd one next Thursday....
Reason Im going is I had an MRI done in Feb and it shows bulging discs,
stenosis, facet disease, lipomatosis, renal cyst...
and thats on top of my Fibro., OA all over, CFS, ibs, gerd, heel spurs,
asthma, chronic inflammation, chronic bronchitis, etc
I am hoping these will work for me as I cannot walk or stand for more than
5 minutes without having to sit ... The pain is that bad.....
but Im having an issue since I started the epidurals... seems my sciatic nerve
in the right side goes down my butt and down the back of my left leg ..
It is very painful and it seemed to only have started bad since my epidurals started
Not happy with that ... so i have to mention that to my Pain Management doc when
I go for the 3rd injection..... She also said if this doesnt work we can discuss
other injections....
I am so hoping Medicare and United Health Care covers this for me...
The 1st visit was $2200 OUCH! so that times 3 visits yikes!
I hope we dont have to pay much or I wont be able to continue going!
well I need to go take meds and supplements
Talk to you soon!
Nancy
Please invite everyone you know with Fibro to come blog here
and I also have a Fibromyalgia Funny Farm Group on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FibromyalgiaFunnyFarm/
my home page http://nancysnook58.weebly.com/
Saturday, July 13, 2013
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
RULES OF BLOG
RULES OF BLOG:
No flaming anyone on here! No swearing or vulgar language whatsoever!
If you have an issue contact Me ... Do not post it on the Blog!
No fighting! This is a place to come and relax, not to fight!
I will not tolerate any fighting or flaming or vulgarity whatsoever!
NO posting any type of pictures that are not G rated! Only G Rated!
Thats all! No advertising your business on here or any type of sales!
You can have one link in your signature but no advertising on the Blog!
If you want to Advertise on this Blog look to the right side and there is
info. on this there!
Discussion should be about Fibromyalgia issues and how your day is going etc.
If you cannot comply you will be removed!
Thanks for reading!
Now go have fun making friends!
Hugs,
Nancy
No flaming anyone on here! No swearing or vulgar language whatsoever!
If you have an issue contact Me ... Do not post it on the Blog!
No fighting! This is a place to come and relax, not to fight!
I will not tolerate any fighting or flaming or vulgarity whatsoever!
NO posting any type of pictures that are not G rated! Only G Rated!
Thats all! No advertising your business on here or any type of sales!
You can have one link in your signature but no advertising on the Blog!
If you want to Advertise on this Blog look to the right side and there is
info. on this there!
Discussion should be about Fibromyalgia issues and how your day is going etc.
If you cannot comply you will be removed!
Thanks for reading!
Now go have fun making friends!
Hugs,
Nancy
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Hows everyone doing ?
Well, its been a long time since I posted because I saw that no one was joining in and I felt like I was talking to myself! ha! (I dont have the money to advertise so I was hoping whoever stops by can pass along my url to friends and family etc)... And then I thought well, maybe thats a good thing! hehe! At least it releases what I'm feeling and that could be therapeutic for me ...
I had a rough July and part of August with this high heat... Lots of inflammation which makes my Fibro. and OA pain so much worse... I hadnt even gone out much in the last month or so.. Maybe only once or twice to go to the store.... Talk about cabin fever... Then last week Wed (Aug 3) I had to go to my doc because I could hardly walk due to my left heel hurting severely... It started two weeks before that and it got worse.. So I went and he said I had Achilles Tendonitis - Bursitis down there... OUCH!! He sent me to the hospital to get fitted for an ankle boot (which goes up to my knee) to wear until it heals! I have to wear it all day and even when I go to bed all night (or whenever it is my body says I need sleep) I had bursitis in my shoulders before and that is painful but THIS in the heel is so much worse and with Fibro. pain etc its unbearable to walk on ... This boot is awkward and heavy and itchy etc .... blah!
I also got anti inflammatory patches to use while Im wearing the boot... I already take anti inflammatory pills and Ultram for my OA and Fibro. so he couldnt give me more..
So today Aug 10th I went back to the doc for follow up and it has gotten a little better so he said to wear the boot just when Im in bed and keep it off during the day and see how that goes... It still hurts quite a bit but not like last week ...
After the doc today hubby took me to the grocery store and after walking the store today I was hurting quite a bit...
I have issues with OA pain in my hips and knees and feet etc and when I wear this dang boot it makes the OA (esp on my left side hurt way worse than normal) because Im walking unevenly with this boot on and it makes the joints hurt a lot more...
So while trying to heal this pain in my heel Im getting more pain in my Fibro. and OA...
Viscous cycle!!.....
I sure cant wait til I dont have to wear this boot... and I also cant wait for Fall to get here... Summer really makes me hurt a lot... I cant tolerate heat and when it was so hot and humid this past 5 weeks or so I had to keep an inhaler with me just in case... I never ever had to use an inhaler before .. I got one in March when I had to go to the emergency room cuz I couldnt breathe one night and it turned out to be my bronchitis..(I get it every year and lasts about amonth).. So amongst other things they did, they gave me an inhaler to use and now I asked my doc if I could get refills for summer (when its so hot and humid) and he said yes...
So Fibro. brings on a whole lot of other issues (which I have) like CFS, RLS, GERD, IBS, bronchitis taking forever to go away (It doesnt bring on bronchitis but having Fibro. takes it a whole lot longer to heal pretty much anything!) and with my OA I have swelling issues which aggravate the Fibro. more...
My pain level is usually pretty high every single day even with taking Ultram and Diclofenac and tylenol Arthritis .. Plus all my supplements ... But without them I couldnt even function at all ...
I just wish I could do more in my day ... Feel like a failure a lot of times not being able to clean my house spotless daily like I use to and go out whenever I wanted or needed to etc etc... I do cook for my hubby all the time... Even though that hurts me a lot I do it anyway, I like to cook for him and he shouldnt have to suffer not getting meals just because Im in pain ... The only time I dont cook for him is when I really really cant move ... And he is such an understanding soul... I am so lucky to have my hubby , he helps me so much and does a lot around here .... So I was blessed the 2nd time around ; )
well I need to get off right now.. Its 2:20 am and I still am not in bed.. Prob wont be for a little while either... I sleep during the day on the recliner end of my couch cuz laying in bed too long makes me hurt a lot more (and then during the day I get so sleepy from not sleeping I just pass out on the couch) .......
Hope to hear from you soon! Take care and hope you have at least a little less pain in your day !
Love n Hugs,
Nancy
Check out my sites at the right hand side column of this page!
I had a rough July and part of August with this high heat... Lots of inflammation which makes my Fibro. and OA pain so much worse... I hadnt even gone out much in the last month or so.. Maybe only once or twice to go to the store.... Talk about cabin fever... Then last week Wed (Aug 3) I had to go to my doc because I could hardly walk due to my left heel hurting severely... It started two weeks before that and it got worse.. So I went and he said I had Achilles Tendonitis - Bursitis down there... OUCH!! He sent me to the hospital to get fitted for an ankle boot (which goes up to my knee) to wear until it heals! I have to wear it all day and even when I go to bed all night (or whenever it is my body says I need sleep) I had bursitis in my shoulders before and that is painful but THIS in the heel is so much worse and with Fibro. pain etc its unbearable to walk on ... This boot is awkward and heavy and itchy etc .... blah!
I also got anti inflammatory patches to use while Im wearing the boot... I already take anti inflammatory pills and Ultram for my OA and Fibro. so he couldnt give me more..
So today Aug 10th I went back to the doc for follow up and it has gotten a little better so he said to wear the boot just when Im in bed and keep it off during the day and see how that goes... It still hurts quite a bit but not like last week ...
After the doc today hubby took me to the grocery store and after walking the store today I was hurting quite a bit...
I have issues with OA pain in my hips and knees and feet etc and when I wear this dang boot it makes the OA (esp on my left side hurt way worse than normal) because Im walking unevenly with this boot on and it makes the joints hurt a lot more...
So while trying to heal this pain in my heel Im getting more pain in my Fibro. and OA...
Viscous cycle!!.....
I sure cant wait til I dont have to wear this boot... and I also cant wait for Fall to get here... Summer really makes me hurt a lot... I cant tolerate heat and when it was so hot and humid this past 5 weeks or so I had to keep an inhaler with me just in case... I never ever had to use an inhaler before .. I got one in March when I had to go to the emergency room cuz I couldnt breathe one night and it turned out to be my bronchitis..(I get it every year and lasts about amonth).. So amongst other things they did, they gave me an inhaler to use and now I asked my doc if I could get refills for summer (when its so hot and humid) and he said yes...
So Fibro. brings on a whole lot of other issues (which I have) like CFS, RLS, GERD, IBS, bronchitis taking forever to go away (It doesnt bring on bronchitis but having Fibro. takes it a whole lot longer to heal pretty much anything!) and with my OA I have swelling issues which aggravate the Fibro. more...
My pain level is usually pretty high every single day even with taking Ultram and Diclofenac and tylenol Arthritis .. Plus all my supplements ... But without them I couldnt even function at all ...
I just wish I could do more in my day ... Feel like a failure a lot of times not being able to clean my house spotless daily like I use to and go out whenever I wanted or needed to etc etc... I do cook for my hubby all the time... Even though that hurts me a lot I do it anyway, I like to cook for him and he shouldnt have to suffer not getting meals just because Im in pain ... The only time I dont cook for him is when I really really cant move ... And he is such an understanding soul... I am so lucky to have my hubby , he helps me so much and does a lot around here .... So I was blessed the 2nd time around ; )
well I need to get off right now.. Its 2:20 am and I still am not in bed.. Prob wont be for a little while either... I sleep during the day on the recliner end of my couch cuz laying in bed too long makes me hurt a lot more (and then during the day I get so sleepy from not sleeping I just pass out on the couch) .......
Hope to hear from you soon! Take care and hope you have at least a little less pain in your day !
Love n Hugs,
Nancy
Check out my sites at the right hand side column of this page!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Hope you had a Wonderful Easter !!
How is everyone doing?
It just happened that my Birthday landed on Easter day this year! So I was the Birthday Chickee! haha! Turned a young 53 on Sunday!
Hope you all had a Blessed Easter !
I am going out to celebrate this Tues with my Tues morning coffee girlfriends from our block.. We are going to Panda Express and then to one of the Ladies houses for coffee and Birthday dessert..... So that will be fun! Then Thurs. hubby will take me to Lonestar Steakhouse for my favorite Texas Ribeye Steak! Mmmmm mmmmmmm!!!!! And we even have a $7.50 off coupon for there too!
on the sad front, In the last month we had news of 3 people that passed away... A couple of them that were pretty close to us! So it wasn't the greatest month we had... Hopefully May will be better ....
This changing weather has made my pain level worse than usual..... Anytime I do anything, I have to sit for a while and then the next day I hurt like crazy all over!
Sometimes for 3 or 4 days later too!
We adopted a new kitten on Sat 4/16 from a Rescue place, and they said we could pick her up this past Sat 4/23 but when we went there they said she was not ready... We have to wait 3 more weeks because she is only over one pound and she has to be over 2 pounds to be spade! I said well it would have been nice for them to call us to tell us not to come out, because it is a 35 min drive!!
I wasnt too happy about that , but we will get to pick her up around May 14th ...
We have an orange tabby (male) kitten now, who is 9 months , his name is Tigger... The new kitten is 2 months now and she is a Dark Gray Tabby (female) who will be named Daisy (keeping with the Disney Theme!) heehee!! ... So Tigger will be the Big Brother! Daisy will be Spade , up to date on shots , flea treatment etc etc before we pick her up! We also get a free wellness exam at their clinic too.. I will also take her to our own Vet afterwards sometime to get her checked again (to be double sure she is healthy) and then we will need to Microchip her like her brother and Im sure she will need to get her last kitten shots then too.... I bought her her own litter box , so she is all set... Tigger already has a 3 tier Kitty condo so theres plenty of room for him and Daisy to sleep in at night...
I just hope Tigger adjusts to her rather quickly because he is 7 months older than her and he is use to being alone since last Sept. .. She is use to being with other kittens so I dont think she will have a problem.. Im sure Tigger will be ok in about a weeks time... He will have a feisty playmate !
How are you feeling this day?
Please join in on the chats... Don't be shy! We can make lots of friends wih Fibro. who know exactly how we feel... But you all need to start chatting here please!
Thank you and may God Bless your day!
Love n Hugs,
Nancy
ps.. please check out my store and my card site at the upper right corner (there's links)... if you have any ideas for a graphic or any awareness items, or anything you might like me to add to my store, or any types of Greeting cards you might need, just let me know here, I can add them to my stores ... Thanks again!
It just happened that my Birthday landed on Easter day this year! So I was the Birthday Chickee! haha! Turned a young 53 on Sunday!
Hope you all had a Blessed Easter !
I am going out to celebrate this Tues with my Tues morning coffee girlfriends from our block.. We are going to Panda Express and then to one of the Ladies houses for coffee and Birthday dessert..... So that will be fun! Then Thurs. hubby will take me to Lonestar Steakhouse for my favorite Texas Ribeye Steak! Mmmmm mmmmmmm!!!!! And we even have a $7.50 off coupon for there too!
on the sad front, In the last month we had news of 3 people that passed away... A couple of them that were pretty close to us! So it wasn't the greatest month we had... Hopefully May will be better ....
This changing weather has made my pain level worse than usual..... Anytime I do anything, I have to sit for a while and then the next day I hurt like crazy all over!
Sometimes for 3 or 4 days later too!
We adopted a new kitten on Sat 4/16 from a Rescue place, and they said we could pick her up this past Sat 4/23 but when we went there they said she was not ready... We have to wait 3 more weeks because she is only over one pound and she has to be over 2 pounds to be spade! I said well it would have been nice for them to call us to tell us not to come out, because it is a 35 min drive!!
I wasnt too happy about that , but we will get to pick her up around May 14th ...
We have an orange tabby (male) kitten now, who is 9 months , his name is Tigger... The new kitten is 2 months now and she is a Dark Gray Tabby (female) who will be named Daisy (keeping with the Disney Theme!) heehee!! ... So Tigger will be the Big Brother! Daisy will be Spade , up to date on shots , flea treatment etc etc before we pick her up! We also get a free wellness exam at their clinic too.. I will also take her to our own Vet afterwards sometime to get her checked again (to be double sure she is healthy) and then we will need to Microchip her like her brother and Im sure she will need to get her last kitten shots then too.... I bought her her own litter box , so she is all set... Tigger already has a 3 tier Kitty condo so theres plenty of room for him and Daisy to sleep in at night...
I just hope Tigger adjusts to her rather quickly because he is 7 months older than her and he is use to being alone since last Sept. .. She is use to being with other kittens so I dont think she will have a problem.. Im sure Tigger will be ok in about a weeks time... He will have a feisty playmate !
How are you feeling this day?
Please join in on the chats... Don't be shy! We can make lots of friends wih Fibro. who know exactly how we feel... But you all need to start chatting here please!
Thank you and may God Bless your day!
Love n Hugs,
Nancy
ps.. please check out my store and my card site at the upper right corner (there's links)... if you have any ideas for a graphic or any awareness items, or anything you might like me to add to my store, or any types of Greeting cards you might need, just let me know here, I can add them to my stores ... Thanks again!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Hi Fellow Fibro-ers
How was your day today?
I received real bad news today... The girl I use to babysit many moons ago (she was about 42 now) has passed away! She passed Mar. 26th.... I am in such shock! I babysat her and her sister since they were born til I was out of high school .. I think I baby sat them for about 8 years running...... I can just imagine how her parents are feeling right now.. They also had real bad luck a couple years ago... They were in a motorcycle accident about 2009, a truck hit them head on... They were both in the hospital a whole lot with surgeries etc and the father lost one of his legs... Dealing with that is bad enough, and now with the loss of their daughter, this is just tragic! I dont know how she died or if she had been sick or what but I am so sad !! 42 is just too young! .........
Her guestbook is here if you want to read it !
http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/buffalonews/guestbook.aspx?n=roxanne-lang&pid=149895145
She was a real sweet woman (and little girl) at the time I babysat her! I lived next door to them when I was growing up and always babysat for her mom whenever she needed me which was about every weekend ...... God Bless them!!
Hope you had a day of pain free !
Love n Hugs,
Nancy
I received real bad news today... The girl I use to babysit many moons ago (she was about 42 now) has passed away! She passed Mar. 26th.... I am in such shock! I babysat her and her sister since they were born til I was out of high school .. I think I baby sat them for about 8 years running...... I can just imagine how her parents are feeling right now.. They also had real bad luck a couple years ago... They were in a motorcycle accident about 2009, a truck hit them head on... They were both in the hospital a whole lot with surgeries etc and the father lost one of his legs... Dealing with that is bad enough, and now with the loss of their daughter, this is just tragic! I dont know how she died or if she had been sick or what but I am so sad !! 42 is just too young! .........
Her guestbook is here if you want to read it !
http://www.legacy.com/guestbook/buffalonews/guestbook.aspx?n=roxanne-lang&pid=149895145
She was a real sweet woman (and little girl) at the time I babysat her! I lived next door to them when I was growing up and always babysat for her mom whenever she needed me which was about every weekend ...... God Bless them!!
Hope you had a day of pain free !
Love n Hugs,
Nancy
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