August 9, 2018, 1:30 p.m. It has been more than a month since my last acupuncture appointment. Paul confirmed that today is session #4. We talked while he got the treatment chair ready. I reminded him that we had gone on a 28-day cross-country road trip. He asked what was the most fun part of…
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Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #4
August 8, 2018, 10 a.m. I wonder if it will be John Poon or Danny Luu or someone completely different! It was John today, and he confirmed that it was Danny who called me last week. I told John the same things that I told Danny last week, and he looked at my pharmacy record…
Unexpected call from Pain Pharmacist
August 2, 2018 I don’t always answer calls on my landline that I can see are from Kaiser because it’s usually just a notification that my refill request has been approved and shipped. But I chose to answer this call. He identified himself by name and that he was calling from Dr. Kalra’s office regarding…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #3
June 25, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I feel a bit differently now that I know my time with Paul Simon (or any individual acupuncturist) is limited to 10 sessions. Today is session #3. This is the last acupuncture session before our road trip, and presumably #4 will be in August. So if I spread out the…
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…
Pain Physical Therapy #4
June 8, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I woke up at 7:00 a.m. with a bonafide migraine! Got up, took sumatriptan and two Aleve, and went back to bed with an ice pack on my head and my feet on the heating pad. Fortunately, I woke up just in time to get a shower and pour coffee…
Cannabutter
When I asked a Facebook friend how to make cannabutter, here’s what he said: TD: I used about 24 grams of shake in 1.5 lbs butter. Made for some powerful butter. Me: What is “shake”? (I need educating!) I would LOVE to be able to make cannabutter and cannacookies. Just not sure I would get…
Follow-up Phone Appointment with Pain Pharmacist #2
May 31, 2018, 10:00 a.m. The young man who called this time identified himself as John. My main complaint is still the headaches I get with gabapentin. Even though I had decreased the dosage, 100 mg at a time, I still had the headaches, though slightly less intense. But the pain reduction was also less….
Level 3 Pain Group Follow up #2
May 23, 2018, 10:00 a.m. May 23, 1883, was the birthdate of my maternal grandfather who lived to be 81. Today is another Level 3 Pain Group follow-up session. There were only five of us: two from my January/February group and three others from a more recent group. Dr. Whitehead began with a long, slow…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #2
May 17, 2018, 2:50 p.m. Everything is very familiar now in Building B of the Union City Kaiser, where I first went for my appointment with Dr. Sumetanon to begin my Pain Management journey. I am ushered into Paul Simon’s treatment room by an assistant. She asked if I used the table or the massage…