The beast once again decided to show its face early hours of the morning and yet again i was woken up at 3am not quite knowing why i was wide awake when suddenly the attack would start, they eye would swell up and close and i would end up pouring in sweat. I rushed into the living room to take my injection and sit by the oxygen tank and breathe it in until the pain has eased. This is how i seem to be starting most of my morning lately.
The Pregabilin tablets seem to have helped by reducing the amount if attacks i get over a 7 day period. I am only getting between 2 and 10 attacks in a week where i used to get that amount in one day. I am hoping it is the medication that has brought on this decrease in attacks and not just down to the weather improving and warming up compared to the winter months. My attacks normally reduce in number as we go through the different seasonal changes and the weather improves. It seems that the cold and wet weather are one of my main triggers.
There is one thing that is really concerning me at the moment and that is the amount of aches and pains i am getting in my back and the fact that these pains are now causing me to become very immobile at times. I can’t even walk as far as the supermarket witch is only 5 minuets away from my flat. Each time i walk the distance i end up in agony and the pain spreads from my lower back into my bum cheeks. I was hoping that these aches and pains were down to the attacks and would improve when the attacks weren’t as frequent as normal but it turns out it is a totally separate issue and the doctor has had to refer me to pain management and the back specialist.
Just lately i have also been getting a lot of pain in the groin area. I know i have a small hernia due to my bowls playing up that time i took the Verapamil tablets and caused myself to get bad constipation and caused me a hernia by straining too much but just lately i have been getting pain on the other side of the groin and a feeling like i have been kicked in the family jewels. I am not quiet sure where it is coming from but i hope it stops soon as it is very sore and worrying.
The weather forecast is set to improve over the next few days so should my head improve with it. lets just hope it stays nice for a while and i get a chance to take a rest from the beast waking me all the time. It wouldn’t be so bad if you could fall back to sleep after you have had an attack but its just impossible and you end up staying up watching the sunrise appear and the start of yet another day.
