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I wrote about the sacroiliac joint injection I had and that by ten days, we’d know if it would work or not. It didn’t work. I have now been fighting this pain attack for 2+ months and it has gotten unbearable. While many people tell me to rest, my response is simple, I have kids, […]
Have you ever just felt overwhelmed to the brim? That’s me right now. It just seems to be one thing after the other. Gallbladder surgery after the boys were born Fighting to get Lucas into proper physical therapy (that finally happened this week) Getting hit by an idiot driver on Mother’s Day weekend. Finding out […]
Being a parent can be trying on your body. From juggling a child in arm to that enormous basket full of laundry, it’s easy to get aches and pains. As a mom with chronic pain issues, muscle rubs are an everyday find in my household. Many times, we’ve grabbed something to try that ends up […]
It has been four years since my headaches first started. I always had back pain here and there after my car accident when I was 19 but the headaches took the cake. I couldn’t just pop a Tylenol and be on my way, I couldn’t focus, I couldn’t understand. Someone who as a child was […]
There is nothing worse than waking in the middle of the night becase of pain. Last night/this morning I woke to some of the worst nagging sharp pain in my back that was radiating from my rib down to my hips and around the front to my chest. It made me sick to my stomach […]
So as some of you know, I FINALLY received a referral to a Pain Medicine Clinic. Well, I will be going this Friday to the University of Iowa Center for Pain Medicine. Can I admit that I am scared? It’s just like prepping for a surgery-I’m limited on hours beforehand that I can eat or […]
So it has been several weeks since starting my fibromyalgia medication. The foggy feeling for the most part has decreased and it’s just random spells, I think it’s more of when I have overdone myself. I still get the yawning to the point my eyes water. I have been drinking more water as I feel […]
For almost 3 1/2 years, I have dealt with god knows how many headaches. I’ve had gobs after gobs of medicines prescribed to me, ER trips connected to IVs, you name it. I want to know what is wrong with me. I’ve been through a ton, more than I could write in one post but […]