Having fibromyalgia comes with alot more than a diagnosis. There is no cure for this pain syndrome and you will often meet many that don’t understand or the doctors that are less than understanding. It can be beyond frustrating living with fibromyalgia and not having very many that understand. If there’s one thing I’ve learned […]
Anxiety of Pain Management Appointments
Tomorrow marks another trip to the pain management doctor. I’m scared. Then again, I’m always scared. There’s an anxiety from pain management appointments that is to be expected. Hello, you’re going into a place knowing you are likely to be getting a TON of injections or an injection that goes far into a muscle, joint, […]
Round Three of Trigger Point Injections
Friday, I met my new pain management specialist/anesthesiologist. It’s become a general idea that we will continue with trigger point injections so long as I feel like they are helping. There is a possibility of needing something more such as an epidural block but no point putting myself through more than necessary, right? I can […]
Stab Me In The Back, Please
Since about a week before Christmas, I have been in a pain flare-up. I’ve had a constant headache but it keeps wavering back and forth. I got thinking about it and honestly, I need to stop referring to my headaches as migraine as if I tell you I am diagnosed with chronic daily headaches-that probably […]
Round Two of Trigger Points Coming Right Up!
Believe it or not, the 25th is almost already here and it will be another round of trigger point injections for me. I have a cousin that is going to be going with me this time (she is a lifesaver!) but I think it will be a blast to be in the car and chatting […]
So what’s next.
Last week when I followed up with my doctor after the crap Mary Greeley put me through, she decided to try some trigger point injections where she is allowed to. While it helped for that specific area, I think I became more aware of how much my neck and shoulders truly spasm. After talking a […]