One of the worst things about this current flare-up of pain isn’t just the emergency rooms or the bad teeth. It’s the fact that I’m not to write much 😪 and I must tell yall I certainly do miss posting the daily prompts, fun stories and hopefully informative articles, plus I get a lot of joy out of writing as well. I really wish I knew just when or even if this current flare will end
Until next time,
Have a blessed week
Anna and Max 😺
Dear readers,
I don’t know about y’all, but I certainly have ‘pill fatigue’. Y’all know those brightly colored things that come in a prescription bottle, those things that kind of remind you of little pieces of candy.
Every day when I have to take mine, I like to imagine that they are brightly colored skittles, y’all know, the tiny candy that comes in all kinds o
of flavors.
If any of you have ever been on a strict pill regimen for anything, then you will be familiar. If not, that’s okay.
When I came back from the emergency room last week, I had two more ‘candy’ pills to add to my collection. The doctor there prescribed oxyxontin (believe it or not) for facial pain, as well as some ketorolac (which is prescribed as an anti-inflammatory for severe pain).
I took this in the hospital as well as morphine. They really pulled out the big guns.
So, unfortunately, I have to add these to my collection of colorful ‘candy’-coated misery that doesn’t work!
Sadly, the doctor at the emergency room was quite rude and didn’t listen. I kept mentioning that strong pain medication as well as anti-inflammatories do nothing for my pain.
I’m thinking, ‘No offense, lady, but I wish I knew what would work.’ Why won’t you listen and suggest something that might?’Why don’t you just stop prescribing useless.pills?’
As some of you might know, when your doctor prescribes a new pill, the side effects can sometimes be worse than the so-called cure
My medicine cabinet is already overflowing! No more useless pills, please 🙏
My psychiatrist is mad at me, too! She keeps wanting me to try new pills 💊 and I keep telling her, “No, thank you, I am already on five!”
So, in conclusion, dear readers, I have pill fatigue.
I don’t want any more to add to my ‘Candy Collection,’ except maybe some Valium (another psychiatric suggestion) because it might possibly relax the muscles in my face and jaw leading to some possible pain relief 😮💨
If y’all don’t really understand, that is cool; I just thought I would throw this out there!
Thanks so much, dear readers and subscribers. Have a wonderful day.
Anna and Max The Cat 🐈 😻
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?
Hmm, let me think 🤔 stop saying a word that I use regularly. I would really enjoy giving up the phrase “I’m fine”
I use this phrase quite frequently when speaking 🔊 with others, even if the phrase is not true at that particular time.
I tend to be a person who tells folks what they want to hear rather than the actual truth. Unfortunately, it just seems a little easier to do things that way. 😕
Just out of curiosity, does anyone else do this sometimes?
Letter to Max
Dear Max,
Being in the emergency room last week sure was not fun 😕 especially when it appears I came out worse than when I went in 😪
My initial reasons for going were not for my facial pain (because I knew there was nothing they could do for that) or for my stomach issues, something that I have also dealt with for most of my life (severe Ibs with constipation) They were for weight loss, fatigue and some female issues
After being home now for three days since being under observation for two days and admitted for two days, I only discovered a few things
One, I can become hypoglycemic quite quickly, after my very first low blood sugar attack, in which my sugar was 57, and I felt as though I was going out of my body. 😪 and through the ceiling (extremely new and frightening feeling) 🫣
Two, the “new pain pills the doctor gave me (more opiates) morphine and oxytocin have made me so constipated that I still can not eat at all. They also do not relieve the facial pain 😪
Three, take heed when the staff says you have an ileus ( the intestines stop working properly leading to a blockage in the digestive tract) vs having severe constipation because having a tube put down your throat and into your stomach while awake is quite excruciating as well as, in my case, quite. unnecessary.
Four, I did consume my first actual “meal” in likely years. It was a creamy and gooey CHEESE OMELET with some breakfast potatoes 🥔 I don’t remember when I have tasted something, so yummy 😋
I also consumed my first real sugar in some dannon yogurt 😋 and some fruit 😋 it tasted like heaven 😋
Five, Unfortunately, however, in doing so, I was reminded how much these foods trigger pain flare-ups and was again reminded that these things should never be consumed again. 😢
Now, I have been home for three days, and my stomach is much worse (i.e., I am unable to eat a bite), and the reasons I initially went in, the unexplained weight loss, the extreme fatigue, and the female issues are no different.
I have not been able been able to to cleanse my stomach of any waste products whatsoever since I left the hospital 😪
Laxatives and fiber do not work for me. and I am beginning to fear having to go back and developing an actual ileus (for which you need surgery, and that was the reason for the stomach tube)😪
Why couldn’t they have corrected this when I was there? It’s been a really rough two weeks. I just pray things might get better 🙏
Meowmmy ❤️
What does your ideal home look like?
My ideal home 🏡 would definitely be a little cabin in the woods, surrounded by trees 🌳 with a freshwater stream flowing nearby. and a small screened in front porch with a swing and some comfortable chairs 💺 so I could sit outside and watch the sun rise with my morning coffee ☕️
The cabin would also have a fireplace, so it would be extra cozy in the fall and the winter.🥰
I would only need a few rooms 😀 just a bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen. However, even though it would be simple and rustic, I would still like to have modern conveniences 😀
On the windows 🪟 would be flower 🌼 boxes full of flowers of all kinds 😀 and outside, I would have a rose 🌹 garden as well as a small space for growing vegetables like tomatoes 🍅 and carrots 🥕
This would be the perfect 👌 place for my space 😀
LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN WITH ANNA AND MAX 