Medical Shenanigans.
Feb. 12th, 2016 04:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
railentheThe trip to the neurologist was interesting. First thing that happened was I went the wrong damn way.
This is kind of normal. I don't know the layout of his complex yet.
I got directions to where I was supposed to be and got to his office, my consternation with the freaking battery of tests that this month has been mildly lifted by the fact that today I look damn good.
That is, I look damn good for someone who's about to get told that ze has highly atypical migraine and a significant amount of nerve damage to both legs, and that the cause of the nerve damage is NOT something that we've found the cause of yet, it's just THERE.
And the CRPS that work's lawyers and insurance wanted to say wasn't a thing is probably a thing. The left side, which is where the pain started off at, is worse than the right—but the right is there, too. It's just that this burning, searing, stabbing entire left side STOP THIS SHIT PLEASE thing only affects the left side.
We have no solution. We're shooting in the dark and guessing that maybe dropping a couple pounds will at least do something in that there's less of me on my feet. There is literally no other reason behind it: all my other vital numbers are fine—this is literally "let's see if this shuts off the pain signal because there ARE NO SOLUTIONS for this that we haven't attempted."
…and best of all I have $243 of bills coming up and I haven't worked that many hours to pay for them. Fun shit.
Monday's a meeting with my regular doctor about what we think is an inguinal hernia. Can't work that day.
Tuesday's a mammogram. No work
Wednesday's the liver ultrasound. I'm spending a lot of it unconscious. Needless to say, not working that day.
I wonder if Pops will lend me some money.
This is kind of normal. I don't know the layout of his complex yet.
I got directions to where I was supposed to be and got to his office, my consternation with the freaking battery of tests that this month has been mildly lifted by the fact that today I look damn good.
That is, I look damn good for someone who's about to get told that ze has highly atypical migraine and a significant amount of nerve damage to both legs, and that the cause of the nerve damage is NOT something that we've found the cause of yet, it's just THERE.
And the CRPS that work's lawyers and insurance wanted to say wasn't a thing is probably a thing. The left side, which is where the pain started off at, is worse than the right—but the right is there, too. It's just that this burning, searing, stabbing entire left side STOP THIS SHIT PLEASE thing only affects the left side.
We have no solution. We're shooting in the dark and guessing that maybe dropping a couple pounds will at least do something in that there's less of me on my feet. There is literally no other reason behind it: all my other vital numbers are fine—this is literally "let's see if this shuts off the pain signal because there ARE NO SOLUTIONS for this that we haven't attempted."
…and best of all I have $243 of bills coming up and I haven't worked that many hours to pay for them. Fun shit.
Monday's a meeting with my regular doctor about what we think is an inguinal hernia. Can't work that day.
Tuesday's a mammogram. No work
Wednesday's the liver ultrasound. I'm spending a lot of it unconscious. Needless to say, not working that day.
I wonder if Pops will lend me some money.
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Date: 2016-02-14 11:30 am (UTC)Fingers crossed all week. All week. (And please let me know if I can help <3)
not just balls, but super bouncy aggro balls!
Date: 2016-02-15 05:35 am (UTC)Tomorrow's the hernia one. It's a victory if I'm not immediately wheeled out for surgery. Or is it if I AM? I don't even know anymore.
And I would not refuse that considering how bad the climate at work has been. It's redonkI'mma get thsi laptop off my lap and put an ice pack on it now.
GIANT INSANE MEDICINE BALLS ONLY MASOCHISTIC BODYBUILDERS TOUCH?
Date: 2016-02-15 02:39 pm (UTC)I'm going to hoping hard that there is a victory. *all the hugs*
The climate at work seems to be akin to a polar vortex based on what you've reported, especially of late O___OConsidering all the pain you've got going on it sounds like you could use a small igloo! Where's Shiva when you need her?
(On an unrelated note fandom delivered a delicious bounty in that it seemed to be Ishida female voice week in animeverse as he had to do 3 different female performances in 2 different shows over the course of 6 days, resulting in some very blown away fans. This babe in particular.
Though given that the guy with the monocle is Morikawa all this talk of 'HEROES' is making my inner FF fan lol)Re: GIANT INSANE MEDICINE BALLS ONLY MASOCHISTIC BODYBUILDERS TOUCH?
Date: 2016-02-24 04:20 am (UTC)Because THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.