Stress

It seems like every time around Christmas, I seem to have more pain. I think this tends to be because of stress. Although I try to keep things very light around the holidays, I think I still do too much. I have a almost 5 year old daughter who now understands what Christmas is about. I am re-living some of the best times of my life through her. Christmas was an amazing time for me growing up and I want to give her everything I had.

However, because of that, I overdo it. I have been having a lot of pain lately. A lot of it stems from my lower back which has been ongoing for months. However, due to my botox wearing off, I have more pain too. And today, I have a throbbing in my right toes. This hurts but adds to my stress as this is how the dystonia first presents itself in new areas. I'm trying not to think this way, but hard not to.

Update on new meds: The Naproxin is taking the edge off the pain but not that much. Just keeps it from making it sharp and intense. Not sure if the Norco helps more than the Vicodin. I wander if the extra Acetaminophen makes a difference.

Anyway, there is my update.

Another development & pain management

Today, I went to see my GP about my blood work. Not that big of a deal. However, we talked about pain management some. I have really been hurting that past year, especially with my lower back. During our conversation, the Dr finally decided to take a x ray of my lumbar spine. And low and behold, it showed something. But what I was hoping he'd find and what it was are two different things.

What he found is more Degenerative Disc Disease ( I have it in my cervical spine C5&C6) we'll now we can add L5 & S1 to that mix. This basically means I have a compressed vertebrae which is pinching the nerves and creating lots of pain and limited mobility. Joy, joy. Then, as with my neck, I also have some bone spurs.

As if the Dystonia wasn't enough of a chronic pain issue, now we get to add this. Talk about pain management. So frustrated and mad right now. I'm so tired of all this pain. I really feel deflated right now. I can't believe how crappy my body is.

Now, I get to add Norco 7.5/325 and naproxen.