Wednesday, September 25, 2013

I LOVE my Neurostimulator!

Last Friday was bad, all the way around.  I got an appointment with Dr. Carlson, but it was at 1:30 pm which meant no pain pills, since I would be driving.  I was a twitching mess!  And just what I needed --- another bout of bursitis in the good old bursa!  Bleeeech!  Apparently when I started feeling better from the Neurostimulator - I recognized other pains quite well!  Again - bleeeeech!
The end result - - - steroid injections today in the bursa and hips today at 3:00pm.  I forgot to ask if these were going to be bi-lateral - oops.

I LOVE the St Jude Neurostimulator.  Sometimes the buzzing bothers me a bit, but overall the relief I get is so much greater than the buzzing.  The chair I use at my kitchen table has a back massage pad on it.  I haven't used the massage feature for awhile, but since the chairs have an opening on the back, and my ice pack falls through, I just leave the pad on the chair.  I keep forgetting that I haven't turned it on, because I am buzzing.  HeHe!

I ADORE getting up each morning and knowing I might not suffer from mind numbing pain.  I have a friend that is currently suffering from a flare of Lupus and RA, and I sympathize so much!  There is a huge difference between pain, suffering, and misery!

I went to my GP yesterday, because my blood pressure was jumping so much.  It was 128/72!  Oops!

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