The last couple of days have been complete agony! I have been getting between 6 and 10 attacks and these attacks are so bad not only does it crush my head but also completely incapacitate me as the pain runs right down the spine to the base so when i move it travels up my back and then over the head setting off attack after attack. Unfortunately i have used my ration of injections so have to ride out each of these attacks and they are so bad that when the attack finishes it still leaves the pain behind and the soreness so i have had to resort to pain killers to stop the pain in the back. The most i can take is the Solpadine Dissolvable tablets as they work quickly and help take the edge off the attack when it comes and helps to ease the pain up and down the spine. I am only allowed 3 days maximum with these tablets due to the addictive nature of the codeine in the tablets.
I have tried to make an appointment with the doctor so i can sort something out as i cant go on like this and will have to go back t the old naproxen painkillers to help ease the pain in the back all the time as i cant keep taking the codeine all the time. They told me to ring back in the morning and they will give me an appointment for Monday afternoon. Typical you can't just book it in there and then you have to be 48 hrs. before you can book an appointment. I have to see her as i can’t put up with this. These attacks are getting worst. I am going to have to increase the Pregabilin back up to 150mgs twice a day and put up with the wind and bowel problems and the other side effects off the medication just to get rid of some of the attacks.
At the moment i am sat sweating all over just from pain and soreness after the attacks that i have been having this morning and am feeling rather ill. I keep getting cold sweats before i have an attack and it a horrible feeling because no matter how warm it is you feel cold and wet. You change your clothes 3 or 4 times a day as the sweating is non stop and have to drink at least 2 pints of water per day just in case i have some kind of bug that is making things worst. It has happened before i have caught a cold or the flu and it made my head so bad it was almost unbearable and it seams like i have gone through a similar thing. The attacks were regular in the morning and the early hours but the always stop and the pain eases. This is something different and the pain in certain areas like the back neck and side of the face continue to suffer from strong pain. There has to be something causing it. I know i have had a few rough weeks lately and have been so bad i can’t even get out and go fishing this weekend so will have to plan for next weekend or when its warmer and do some bait testing for a company.
I will only be able to get back out in the fresh air if i can control this pain and the attacks. I am hoping the increase in my medication will and should make a difference in a coupe of days and i will get less attacks again also with the use of the oxygen i should be able to get back to normal but will have side effects from the meds but its better than having to put up with so many attacks and pain all the time. i would rather the side effects and a couple of attacks. At least i can get on with my life again and get back to fishing. Its horrible being shut indoors all day scared to go further than 10 minuets walk from the flat just in case you have and attack and have to ride out the attack. When outside its embarrassing watching people look at you strange as you scream in agony and the side of you face swells up. All you want to do is die and the pain to go away that's how it makes you feel. How i ended up with this condition i don’t know and can only guess it was when i had my head split open and the nerve is now damaged. They say there is no cure but can control it with medication but i could be spending years testing different drugs and making me ill having to deal with the side effects all the times.
