Long week?
This week was long…… as I await news from the Hem/Oc team at St Louis Children’s Hospital about what the recommend regarding my back pain and MRI scans. The meeting in August 2nd, so hopefully I will know something later next weeks.
This week was long…… because it was my last week of summer classes at Fontbonne. I am now only 4 classes away from graduation in December. I took 5 classes in 8 weeks, attended school 1pm-6-7pm 4 days a week plus did an online class. I would NOT recommend that to anyone else EVER.
This week was long…… becasue I was in pretty intense pain most of the time. I had my second series of pain injections today. Today the inserted 3 needles into my back and injected both numbing medication and steroids into the nerves that are inflamed/damaged. This wins the prize for the most painful thing in Alicia’s medical history. It far surpasses all of my surgeries, tooth aches, spinal tap, appendicitis, and blemoycin (chemo) shot in my legs. I have held onto comparing all medical procedures to my bleo injections for 17 years, it was VERY painful. After today and can say that it was minor in comparison. Luckily, the pain from today last about 2 minutes at its most intense and reduced quickly. I am having severe pain now 12+ hours later, but the doctor promises it gets better
Please be praying for my body to heal. It has been a very long 2-3 months in pain and I am kind of done, although it looks like we are closer to some reasonable answers and some effective pain management ideas. The next step is one more set of pain injections (OUCH) and possible a spinal cord nerve stimulator. We will look int that option in the next two week. Please continue to pray for my pain, anxiety and for an answer to this pain. Thank you for all of your love, support, encouragement and prayers this summer.
This week has been long….. waiting for vacation is also hard and tomorrow is my day. I am leaving tomorrow afternoon to go an visit the Meadows family in Phoenix. I am looking forward to being away from appointments, school work, and the daily responsibilities that one leaves behind on vacation. Can’t wait to hang with some of my favorite people. I could cry thinking about it! I will be relaxing poolside and enjoying the company of good friends!
I am sure the next 6 days will speed by, not to mention the next two weeks. ( my last “summer vacation” weeks.) I would like to mention that this has been no vacation!
