LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN WITH ANNA AND MAX

Tag: medical

  • Dear Readers for Thursday 😬🙄 We Must keep Going Despite current challenges

    Dear Readers,

    It has been a challenging week, so many things have been occurring. Dealing with them all, plus handling the pain has been quite rough. 😬

    Unfortunately, I was back in the hospital again over the weekend. Upon arriving home, I recieved a visit from adult protective services with the state of Florida, apparently someone had called due to my frequent hospital visits and expressed concern 😟 to the state  which was quite stressful and shocking  😲

    I have also been attempting to hire a certified nursing assistant as well as  trying to get home health care which requires quite a lot of hoop jumping as well as making a lot of phone calls which can be exhausting. 🙄

    I’ve also been trying to arrange care for Max the Cat 🐈 😻 as well as recieve visitors such as a new social worker and a one time nurse. I was also hoping to connect with a neighbor, but I am finding it difficult to explain to her my condition 😔

    Simple things can take a lot out of a person. (I am finding it difficult to keep so many things straight) all the while battling the pain 😢 as well as concern over Max the cats weight 💔 😢 and my own medications. 😬 and mental state.

    However, as any of my readers who face challenges know we must keep pressing forward to the best of our abilities….

    We all must keep going 💪 and remember that we are strong 💪 ❤️

    God bless and thank you for reading 📚

    Anna and Max the Cat 🐈 😻

  • Second appointment with Dr. El-Said (neurologist today) (birthday today).

    Dear Max,

    In short, the appointment did not go well at all. Exactly what I expected to happen, unfortunately, did.

    I don’t suppose it is not necessary to write a long letter about what happened 😕 at the office, because it was quite simple and something that has happened to me with every doctor I have seen for my facial pain.

    Dr. El-said said that he only treated Trigimina Neueolgia, and since the medication he gave me did not work, once  again I heard the dreaded words, there’s nothing more I can do, I will refer you to a headache specialist and a Tmj surgeon 😪

    Quickly on a side note, I did learn from the bloodwork that I got done at Quest Labs not too long ago, indicated a vitamin B-12 deficiency, so I was  prescribed some B-12 shots to give myself at home. I hope that  I will be able to administer those correctly.

    Unfortunately, when I was weighed, my weight was 84 pounds and not 88 (so I have lost 4 pounds within only two months) 😫 I am not dieting. I am only constantly losing, and this has me very concerned 😟  It is unfortunately an indicator of a very serious illness 🤒 for months and months I have been researching other issues that could cause this symptom, unfortunately most all of them lead to one. (But I just keep telling myself it’s because of the pain that I am barely eating because when I do, the pain is excruciating)  so im not getting many calories 😪)

    But that is neither here nor there. Today is my birthday 🎂 and I was hoping and praying for some good news 🙏 for at least some pain medication when it just becomes too unbearable   but unfortunately, it was not to be.

    I am debating whether to completely give up or not. because I am just so tired 😫 because again I have to start all over and I dont know if i really want to do that.

    For three years, I have been going to doctors, having all kinds of tests, everything with no result.

    I am not quite as depressed this time about this as I was with the other doctors because, like I mentioned, it was expected, but it didn’t particularly make for a very good birthday 😪

    Sincerly Meowmmy 😺