Yet again in the early hours of the morning the beast decided to pay me a visit and wake me up in agonising pain. Sharp shooting pains from behind the eye and over the top of my head on the left hand side. The left eye became puffy and swollen and wouldn’t stop running with water. the neck again felt like there was a lump stuck in it causing it to grind each time i moved my head and the swelling on the scar on the top of my head came back and became a large lump
Well its only 2 more days to go and i start the Verapamil tablets again so i am hoping these nearly morning wake up calls will soon come to an end. the last time i was on them the attacks seemed to stop all together but it could also be the hot weather helping to keep them away so i wont know how good they are until net winter comes. i am hoping i don’t have a repeat of last winter and attacks every day non stop. It takes a lot out of you and you feel so weak after an attack.
My hernia is feeling better but is still swollen on the top of my groin so i know its still there and every now and again i get sharp pain. I have asked the doctor for a referral to the specialists to see if they can do something about it as i don't want to suffer with that for the rest of my life as it will be annoying and very uncomfortable
My back has been playing up really badly the last couple of weeks and i have been having lots of pain when i am walking. Even when i am taking things easy the pain comes and seems to spread into the bum cheeks. Again i have asked to be seen by a specialist and am still waiting for an appointment. They did send me a letter saying i have been referred to the acute pain management and back specialist but i have been put on a waiting list. I got the letter last month after waiting 2 months already. i am just hoping it doesn’t take as long as it did for me to get a diagnosis for the attacks as that took a total of 10 years before i found the specialist that knows what he is talking about and finally got the help and the mediation i so desperately needed.
Still my bowls are playing up and i am getting so much wind its embarrassing. Every time i am out walking to the shop i can’t seem to stop passing wind and when you are on a bus or in a cue n a shop its not the most pleasant of experiences. People looking at you in disgust even when you try and excuse yourself. the tablets i am taking for the IBS seems to work and have settled my stomach no problem. i don’t get any more sharp pains in the sides unless i eat something that upsets it and then its hell. i am just hoping this will get better over time and eventually i will be able to stop taking the tablets as i am taking enough medication with out all these extra problems.
All i can do for the time being is wait for the appointments and keep taking the medication to help ease the symptoms. I try not to do too much walking if i can help it but when you live alone and have to do your own shopping and cleaning etc. it very hard no to move around. I try and rest my hernia as much as is possible and it seems to work but then when i have to go and do my shopping and carry my bags i always end up aggravating it again and end up in pain, i can’t win.
