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My cute, wonderful doc added a new med. cool, to help my bp to go down. tells me pain is keeping it too high.Went to him from his request. (pain from arthritis)
Started getting horrible leg cramps, plus other symptoms I shrugged off. Got so bad I tried every pain pill I could get my hands on. I mean just one at a time. Nothing worked so I took nothing.(I have them around as I never take them after surgery)
Am on crutches.
So went to er,could find nothing offered pain pills which I told them I did not want.Got xrays,normal. He is totally clueless, tries to help. I ask him to try a steroid shot in my ankle. so we try that. nothing but omg that friggin hurts!
try everything, icing it, heat on it BIG mistake about sent me thru the ceiling with pain. wrapped it, nothing.Am nautious from pain at this point.taking ginger root. forget the phenergan. Tiger balm nothing. back to doc,
he is ? what the heck? arranges ortho app. days before ortho. Call daughter, list of herbs, foods to take.
go to store sweating in pain, tears rollling down my cheeks.Get expensive herbs, youghurt.
nothing helps.
See otho.He has these looks on his face like what the H is going on? by now I am thinking Lou Gerigs, cancer.....
Sets up MRI that day.BUT he will be gone 6 days. I tell him I am ready to try getting drunk and cutting my leg off. he laughs. I am serious. finds nothing send to mri finds nothing except the usual arthritis inflammation.
I call talk to a nurse at both docs.nothing everyone is frustrated as they know I am a tough cookie.There is no way I can hide how much pain Iam in. I decided I was not slipping thru the cracks. In this day and age NO one should be in this much pain. We have pain control.
I am NOT sleeping 60 min in a row. cramps charley horse pain constantly in left leg. about to shoot myself, cut off my leg please.Asking is this forever????Waiting to see ortho again on this coming Tues.
Go back to health food store.looking for something topical,more youghurt as my mouth is all sore and wounded tongue feels horrible. reading herb book, WHAT?? leg cramping is caused by what THE DOC GAVE ME THREE WEEKS AGO. think no way, cannot be this easy. This is far from the first time I have diagnosed myself after doctors were clueless.
Get home go online, it is VERY common what is happening to me. I told each doc what meds I was on and told them the new one! Not one out of three figured it out.
I call both doctors, the nurses so relieved, will tell the docs....warned them of possible strangling by patientin near future.
So I did not take the med. took my herbs, went to bed last night.Slept 12 hours straight, dogs did too. ( whenever I wake up they do. They think I just "might" be getting a snack....) I woke,leg does not hurt as much,mouth is better,no icky taste.
As time has gone on today, I am 70% better.STill having some cramping.But not as many.
Where does Al Anon come in? Al Anon taught me to keep my temper. Not to worry. Stay in the moment.Do what you can, leave the rest.Helped me to grow into a woman who will not shut up.Who knows what is right and has the confidense to dig my heels in.
To fight for me. I am worth it. I don't question myself anymore. No longer is anyone telling me how "I" feel.
Way to go Debber!!...Tough and patient and committed to program which works when you work it. Pain is always temporary and you get to keep all the body parts for now and haven't placed any extraneous holes in yourself or others...LOL YAY!!
I am glad you are feeling better. Solved your own problem. Sounds like you will be kicking high soon. Speaking of kicking....I can think of a few doctors I bet you would like to try your leg out on!!
You and HP make a great team. So much for the piece of paper on the wall that allowed your doctors to "practice" medicine.
Oh my gosh, how horrible and scary!! I'm so glad you kept after it and figured out what was going on! I read the title of your post and my heart just sank, but I'm so glad you are feeling better!
I'm always compelled to reply to your posts but usually have nothing to say that could be of any help. I have to say this. Am I glad you figured it out before you cut your leg off. That subject title really scared me.
I'm sorry you're struggling with your health. It sounds like you have been your own champion. Please be extra cautious of headache with high BP. It can be dangerous and if you feel worse, you may call your daughter or get checked out in ER again??? I'm sorry to offer advice Debilynn, can't help myself as your condition sounds worrying.
ty rocky. I know. I figured it out though. it is withdrawal from the hydrochlorot. geez
I ate but.....
will go c my cute doc in morn and kick him in the shin if I can bend my leg...
OH ya know, this is just life stuff. All obstacles are life stuff. I honeslty am very ok unless it is the emotional stuff. that I do my best to stay away from.
Honestly when a person has serenity, it makes life easier to accept. Plus when I am like this, my house, I have to clean it to be sick I know I am weird.
so I go lay on my feather bed. about five dogs are up there with me, dogs on the floor next to me. I lay there and out my slider with screen now, I see fir trees, mounains of all colors, blue sky with a few white clouds. cats are laying out there on the deck.
My pups are seven weeks now of busy play fighting, pooping and peein on paper, eating drinking, climbing on everyone and everything. loving as all get out.
so barfing is no big deal.lol
Plus my friend in La sends me nice emails and will call tomorrow.
I appreciate being reminded that I gotta be careful. living alone can be sorta dangerous.
