Monday, April 1, 2019, 10:30 a.m. It was another “early” morning, meaning I set the alarm clock for 7:30 a.m. But I was awake from 6:08 a.m. on, and felt yukky with an allergy sore throat and itchy, weepy eyes. I need Allergra! But I got up, turned the coffee on, and got into the…
Category: Flexeril
Pain Physical Therapy #7
October 15, 2018, 3:00 p.m. I’m having a great deal of trepidation about today’s physical therapy appointment. My eyes are teary, and I hope to God I can hold it together when I’m actually in the treatment room with Francis. It will take a great deal of restraint on my part to not dump on…
The Lyrica Saga
By the end of June, I had successfully obtained all the medications I had calculated I would need for the month of July. The only change I made was to change the original order to take 2 capsules 3 times a day to taking 3 capsules 2 times a day. It’s just too hard to…
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #3
June 14, 2018, 12:15 p.m. John called two hours early! My appointment was for 2:30 p.m. and he called at 12:15 p.m.! Good thing I was already sitting at my desk. I told him that I had not yet increased to the final dosage of 2 capsules 3 times a day, and he said that…
Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist
May 3, 2018, 10:15 a.m. I was up at 9-something, just to make sure I could actually talk by 10 o’clock. My landline rang quite promptly at 10:15 a.m. I was expecting a woman, only because my tramadol and meloxicam were filled by Li, Amy RPH. But it was a man who identified himself as…
Things I’ve tried and things I haven’t tried
January 28, 2018, 1:55 p.m. These are the thoughts that come to mind today as I think about what I have been doing over the past year to relieve what was first discomfort in my neck and then became painful enough to interfere with my normal, everyday life. These things that I’ve listed here are…
acupressure, acupuncture, anti-inflammatory, aroma therapy, biofeedback, CBD/THC, codeine, cold, ergonomics, essential oils, Flexeril, gabapentin, heat, kratom, medical cannabis, meditation, mindful breathing, NSAIDs, Pain Management Program, physical therapy, pillow, prednisone, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu massager, spinal decompression, tapping (EFT), TENS unit, traction Pain Medications
Thursday, January 25, 2018 After spending the last three years getting off prescription medications (Paxil, simvastatin, glipizide, metformin, atenolol, nortriptyline, and even sumatriptan if the CBD/THCA tinctures keep working to prevent migraines!), I’m majorly bummed right now to be even considering more pharmaceuticals to deal with my chronic neck pain. But I just can’t handle…
Office Visit with Dr. Sumetanon
December 14, 2017 At last! An appointment with a “pain doctor”! However, going into the department labeled “Physical Rehabilitation” raised a lot of questions. Is my pain due to something physical? If so, can I really be “rehabilitated”?!? Dr. Sumetanon asked all the necessary questions, and I told him what my PCP had said: “At…
Deal Breaker Appointment
This was my annual “free” physical checkup that Medicare is required to offer. I had already checked my lab test results and so I knew that my A1C was 5.9%—right in the middle of the “pre-diabetes” range! I was so elated with this news that it didn’t really bother me that Dr. Chan was on…