(Nerve Issue):
Wednesday: My husband took me to the Emergency Room as he couldn't handle seeing me in as much pain as I have been in. He, and myself in that matter, were hoping that another doctor could find a solution to help relieve my nerve pain in my foot. All they did was give me a shot in my arm of Dilaudid (pain med). I told them that regular pain medications don't work, so it will probably be a waste of everyone's time. I was right, it didn't even touch the pain a little bit. So, they sent me on my way home because unfortunately they couldn't do anything else.
At the same time as we were at the ER, Dr. JS's nurse sent me an email as we've been emailing back and forth in regards to my high nerve pain level. She stated that she sent a referral for me to see a Pain Specialist. I've been praying for relief, so her email was about a half hour too late, but an answer to my prayers!
On Thursday, I called the Pain Specialist and left a message to make an appointment. No one called back so I called again on Friday and the first available appointment was in two weeks! I asked if I could be put on a waiting/cancellation list because my pain is so unbearable, I needed to see someone like yesterday! About an hour later, I received a call back stating that they could get me in next week Friday. I took it! One week is a really long time when you're in pain 24/7, but I'm willing to wait!
On a positive note - I've been getting about 3-4 hours of sleep straight at night the past few days (then I'll be up for about 1-2 hours and can usually fall asleep another 1-2 hours). Rather than the 1-2 hours straight, then 1-2 hours awake, then 1-2 hours of sleep. I got a Sleeping-Aid from my Primary Care Physician on Wednesday, so I think that is really helping, even if it's just a couple extra hours! :-)
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