Well they did say that winter was returning and they weren't wrong. It’s freezing cold outside! I just walked over to the cashpoint to get my money out ready to go shopping later this morning and it felt like my lips were freezing solid. The cold instantly started to get to my head no matter how much i covered up. I literally ran home knowing that i could have an attack at any moment. I ran up the stairs of the flats to my front door and by the time i got the key in the door the attack had started. I don’t think it matters how much medication i take if i go out in to the extreme cold i will end up getting an attack.
At least i am now back indoors and in the warm and the attack has started to ease off. It didn’t last as long as they normally do so i am grateful for that at least. I still think it is the medication that is helping to sort out the attacks even when i had the attack this morning it was as if some thing was trying to stop it other than my light massaging of the neck and head. I will just have to wait until my next increase to see if it stops the attacks completely.
I am still suffering with pain in my back and side. I have been to the doctors and she did dip test with my urine to see if there was any infection in the kidney but nothing came up. She also listened to my chest and lungs and said she could hear bubbling on the right lung so she thinks there could be a slight infection other than what i had in my tooth and the abscess. She put me on a course of antibiotics and sent me on my way. Now a week later and i don’t have any infection in the tooth anymore and the pain in my side is still there. There are no other signs of a problem and my breathing is fine and also when i go to the toilet so i can’t for the life of me think what could be causing it.
I started to think it was where i was laying on my mattress so decided to have a couple of nights on the sofa just for a change and see if the pain eased in case i have bruised something or caused myself to catch a chill in the muscle in that area. Nothing seems to ease it.It’s not as painful as the first day i had it but it’s still noticeable and worrying. All i can do is watch what i am doing and take it easy.If it starts to become a real problem i will just have to ring the hospital. I am so hoping its just a muscle and the worry is for nothing but you never know and when it comes to your health you should always seek advice and not try and diagnose a condition on your own. Fingers crossed the aches and pains will ease off over the next week and it will be a lot of worry for nothing.
