update
It seems like I start all my blog updates with "sorry I haven't written.....". In fact, there isn't much update going on in my life except the fact that I have not been well since a little after Christmas. I went to AHC urgent care after Christmas because my sinuses were acting up.... 4 wks later I still wasn't feeling well with my sinuses... and still never fully recovered. The last week I went to see my pcp again and I have bronchitis! ugh! So hopefully, this round of antibitics, cough medicine, and Albuterol will knock this virus out. I never used an inhaler before but boy am I ever so grateful for it!
My stomach pain continues to give me problems. It's still in the same places; lower right and upper left. As I continue to monitor myself, I'm more and more convinced it doesn't boil down to neuropathic linings in my stomach area. I hurt almost continuously; however, it is aggravated after eating---- and sometimes even after drinking fluids. The new med my Pain Management doctor put me on had so many negative effects including weight gain as well as MORE PAIN. My Mom and I both notice and increase in pain as well as lethargy since I started to take the medication I was given. I have been slowly taking myself off this "new" medicine for a while now and even though I still hurt, it isn't as bad as it was when I was on it. My bouts of nausea continues and I muddle through the day as best I can. I can tell you that through this along with my bronchitis, it hasn't been easy. I'm trying to remain positive as well as looking into different avenues of getting help and praying some questions will soon be able to be answered. I'm seeking opinions from different doctors (GIs, pcps, general surgeons, etc) and praying that God will lead me to the right doctor with a right suggestion of how to help me through all this. I can tell you, I've been going through a good lesson on patience! I have made a couple of UVA appointments. One of them is with the ENT clinic to figure out why I've had such a hard time with my sinuses. It's been since Christmas and one would think it would be cleared up by now. I don't want to get sicker than I already am! My next UVA Pain Management Clinic apt is in April. I actually had one for tomorrow but I wanted to get myself off the medication completely before I went back to them. I'm so tired of taking medication to just "mask" the symptoms. I rather it be treated if possible and I want to stay away from more medication than needed. I don't want to get older and have more physical issues due to taking so much medication! *sigh*
So as I TRY to wait patiently, please pray for me. It continues to be a long road battle for me and I sometimes feel as if I'm stuck on the top of a ferris wheel and no one is letting me get off! I'm continuing to cling.........to the only ONE who will keep me from falling.
My stomach pain continues to give me problems. It's still in the same places; lower right and upper left. As I continue to monitor myself, I'm more and more convinced it doesn't boil down to neuropathic linings in my stomach area. I hurt almost continuously; however, it is aggravated after eating---- and sometimes even after drinking fluids. The new med my Pain Management doctor put me on had so many negative effects including weight gain as well as MORE PAIN. My Mom and I both notice and increase in pain as well as lethargy since I started to take the medication I was given. I have been slowly taking myself off this "new" medicine for a while now and even though I still hurt, it isn't as bad as it was when I was on it. My bouts of nausea continues and I muddle through the day as best I can. I can tell you that through this along with my bronchitis, it hasn't been easy. I'm trying to remain positive as well as looking into different avenues of getting help and praying some questions will soon be able to be answered. I'm seeking opinions from different doctors (GIs, pcps, general surgeons, etc) and praying that God will lead me to the right doctor with a right suggestion of how to help me through all this. I can tell you, I've been going through a good lesson on patience! I have made a couple of UVA appointments. One of them is with the ENT clinic to figure out why I've had such a hard time with my sinuses. It's been since Christmas and one would think it would be cleared up by now. I don't want to get sicker than I already am! My next UVA Pain Management Clinic apt is in April. I actually had one for tomorrow but I wanted to get myself off the medication completely before I went back to them. I'm so tired of taking medication to just "mask" the symptoms. I rather it be treated if possible and I want to stay away from more medication than needed. I don't want to get older and have more physical issues due to taking so much medication! *sigh*
So as I TRY to wait patiently, please pray for me. It continues to be a long road battle for me and I sometimes feel as if I'm stuck on the top of a ferris wheel and no one is letting me get off! I'm continuing to cling.........to the only ONE who will keep me from falling.
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