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rootofnewtToday was a little better. A friend of mine drove me to the doctor. She was having a computer crisis, so I brought the laptop. She and her daughter sat down in the coffeeshop while I talked to my doctor.
My doctor read the notes from the podiatrist. He thinks that I'm showing signs of peripheral neuritis/neuropathy and that it needs to be checked out ASAP. My doc didn't want me taking Neurontin (gabapentin) before I see a neurologist (could mask test results). I explained that this nerve pain is making it very difficult for me to sleep. Without sleep, I cannot manage the fibro/cfids.
She told me she could only give me narcotics. Previously, I've turned down offers of narcotics and stronger drugs. At that time, however, I was still driving, working, babysitting, living by myself, etc. I can't take loopy drugs while doing those things.
Today I told her I didn't care. I pointed out that I cannot function like this, so altering my state of mind isn't going to hurt me. I don't get suicidal on narcotics, so she agreed that pain relief is better than going insane. ;)
Unfortunately, Vicodin only works on me for about three hours. I'm going to take it when I need to sleep and when I can't stand the nerve pain (dealing with it has cost me a lot of energy and mental stability). So I have relief. What's more, it also helps the fibro pain, which has gotten less tolerable (less sleep, again). It doesn't help the joint pain, but I can cope with that.
Hydrocodone, however, makes me very loopy. It also makes me quite talkative and excitable. It does *not* make me sleepy (no narcotic makes me drowsy, actually. codeine actually gives me insomnia). So I've been entertaining for boy tonight.
My doc is trying to get me into a neurologist sooner, rather than later. I appreciate that effort. Saves me the hassle of trying to find someone, calling them, arranging a records transfer, etc.
So it goes. I'll go to bed soon. I'm waiting up for boy. He'll brush my hair so that I don't awaken to find gutterpunk rats squatting in my coif.
My doctor read the notes from the podiatrist. He thinks that I'm showing signs of peripheral neuritis/neuropathy and that it needs to be checked out ASAP. My doc didn't want me taking Neurontin (gabapentin) before I see a neurologist (could mask test results). I explained that this nerve pain is making it very difficult for me to sleep. Without sleep, I cannot manage the fibro/cfids.
She told me she could only give me narcotics. Previously, I've turned down offers of narcotics and stronger drugs. At that time, however, I was still driving, working, babysitting, living by myself, etc. I can't take loopy drugs while doing those things.
Today I told her I didn't care. I pointed out that I cannot function like this, so altering my state of mind isn't going to hurt me. I don't get suicidal on narcotics, so she agreed that pain relief is better than going insane. ;)
Unfortunately, Vicodin only works on me for about three hours. I'm going to take it when I need to sleep and when I can't stand the nerve pain (dealing with it has cost me a lot of energy and mental stability). So I have relief. What's more, it also helps the fibro pain, which has gotten less tolerable (less sleep, again). It doesn't help the joint pain, but I can cope with that.
Hydrocodone, however, makes me very loopy. It also makes me quite talkative and excitable. It does *not* make me sleepy (no narcotic makes me drowsy, actually. codeine actually gives me insomnia). So I've been entertaining for boy tonight.
My doc is trying to get me into a neurologist sooner, rather than later. I appreciate that effort. Saves me the hassle of trying to find someone, calling them, arranging a records transfer, etc.
So it goes. I'll go to bed soon. I'm waiting up for boy. He'll brush my hair so that I don't awaken to find gutterpunk rats squatting in my coif.
