I managed a nice lay in this morning and wasn’t woken by the beast in the early hours like normally. I did have an attack about 2 hours after i woke but nothing too bad. I am hoping this is the sign of a break coming up as i could really do with a nice long pain free period at the moment. I have been feeling run down just lately and feel like all my strength has disappeared. I have tried everything i know to try and make myself feel better. I have had early nights and tried to make sure i get plenty of rest but i am still feeling tired and run down all the time. My diet leaves a lot to be desired as i just don’t seem to have any appetite anymore. Even when i don’t feel hungry i have been forcing myself to eat and with the help of my mother and stepfather cooking lovely cooked dinners on the weekend you would have thought i would put on some weight or at least have strength but nothing seems to work.
Sometimes i really get so fed up with having the attacks all the time. Each day starts with pain and normally ends in pain and i get very few pain free days at the moment. I am praying to god that it starts to get better as the weather starts to get better and hopefully from March onwards i should se a reduction in the amount of attacks i get in a 24 hour period. I am currently at 250mgs of Pregabilin tablets in the morning and then again the same at night. I only have another 50mgs to go before the maximum dosage of 300 and hope that the medication will show some results soon. if it doesn’t it means having to reduce myself and slowly come of the medication in order to start all over again with another type. I have my appointment with the doctor on Friday so i will be able to discuss with her ways i can improve my chances of the medication actually working to put the attacks into remission.
I am still waiting for my results of the brain scan and am wondering when they will actually call me in to discuss them. I am still positive there is something there that is causing me to get more attacks than i should be getting with this condition but i could be wrong. It is so annoying not knowing what is actually causing them to happen. If i knew what sets them off then i would be able to take precautions not to set off the attacks but i am unknown territory. All i know are the main triggers such as cold or bright light or freezing temperatures that set off my condition and i am able to avoid situations where i irritate it. Lets hope the specialist will have some answers the next time i get to see him.
Well we are now into 2013 and the new year looks like its going to start very wet and cold. The temperatures are fluctuating constantly so its hard to tell if the weather is set to improve or not. I am patiently waiting for the milder weather to start so i can get back out on the river banks fishing again as i am missing it like crazy. I managed to get out on new years day but again i chose wrongly and it was close to freezing conditions and very little fishing action. Fingers crossed it improves soon.
