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November 07, 2004

Long Time

I guess nothing has really changed. I am still in so much pain and still have 3 weeks before I see the new doctor. My appointment is on Nov. 24th and I am counting the days. A question was asked how am I doing with the colder weather setting in. I can honestly say that I am not fond of the damp cold weather as it makes matter much worse. I use my heating pads daily and soak a lot more in the tub or hot tub. The cold sets in my bones so deep that it is hard to get comfortable. It was 70 today and we bought a ton of pellets for the pellet stove. I spend a lot of time downstairs with the pellet stove when the weather gets cold. I have put the car adapter in the car and am carrying a heating pad in the car for longer trips, a trick I learned last year.

I have been having a lot more right hip pain although this hip is acting differently than my left one did. With the left one I had more groin pain before the THR, the right I am having groin and back spasms. I am beginning to feel bone on bone when I walk. The left femur is spasming more and more so I hope the new doctor has some answers and we can start any procedures the beginning of the year.

If I don't post before I will post after I see the new doctor and let you all know where I go from here.

Posted by Karen at 07:26 PM | Comments (0)

November 16, 2004

So much pain

I am counting the days until I see the doctor next week. I know that nothing can be fixed right away but maybe a new medicine will get this pain under control until we can start on the fixes.

The weather had turned colder and all my joints went crazy. Then a sort of Indian summer came and I thought it would let up but so far that has not been the case. I spend the nights with 3 heating pads. I go to bed and within and hour or two I am on the sofa with the heating pads. My family doctor put me on a sleeping pill last week, but the pain is stronger and I was still only sleeping and hour or two so I stopped taking them. Why put another pill in your body when it is not helping?

I am becoming very discouraged since my ankles and shoulders had not been giving me too much trouble. The shoulders still aren't but the left ankle is really starting to act up. Maybe it is because the whole left leg is just so messed up.

Well hopefully I will have some answers next week.

Posted by Karen at 09:40 PM | Comments (1)

November 26, 2004

Disappointment

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.

I saw the new doctor on Wednesday and much to my disappointment I did not get the answers I was looking for. I had such high hopes only to walk away more upset then when I went. He wants to do another bandaid (Core Decompression). I want fixes not temp. fixes. He wants to do a Core and scope on my right hip and my right knee. He said he does not believe in replacements for someone my age. I explained I have already lost 2 years from being in pain all the time. I would rather have the replacements and go on with my life than to live in pain. I told him I would worry about the revisions or other replacements down the road when I am 60 or so. He said NO.

I guess I am back to the drawing baord and either trying to talk to my old doctor or keep searching for one that believes in quality of life. There is a doctor in New York that I would love to see, so I think I am going to talk to the insurance company and see what has to be done.

So that is my news. I remain in pain with no answers.

Posted by Karen at 01:25 AM | Comments (0)