Today I went walking on a trail built by a hospital. It was kind of an eerie feeling. To think of all the people in the hospital rooms confined to there bed. As I look at the beauty of nature in the oak, magnolia, and crape myrtle trees along side the holly bushes. I remember what seems like yesterday, but is almost close to two years ago now; myself in that very same position. I become very grateful that with diagnoses after diagnoses being thrown at me that I'm not paralyzed and blind. AMEN!
Journal Entry From the Week of April 10th :
I then had another chiropractic appointment on Wednesday, March 31st 2010. At this point the numbness had moved to both legs and the pain was very intense. It was followed by skin sensitivity in my legs, but more so at this time in my inner thighs, right and left side. It felt like a burning, tingling, pin pricking sensation that couldn’t even handle the brush of my finger tips or certain clothing. This was followed by that same burning, pin pricking and tingling sensation in my abdomen, where it ended up being the most severe. The tingling and sensitive skin continued to move up my stomach, back and up to my armpits. During all of this were in mid March as spring is in the air and temperatures are reaching mid 60’s I am still finding myself in sweat pants, sweatshirts and socks. My feet were the coldest part of my body, with seemingly no relief from the freezing sensation.
Friday, April 2nd 2010 I decided it was time to go to Urgent care, because I was having such pain in my back, trouble walking and all the sensations just didn’t seem normal. They did x-rays and labs. When the x-rays came back they told me I had scoliosis. It kind of threw me for a loop since I have never before been diagnosed with it. All my labs that came back that day were normal. I ended up leaving with three prescriptions. The following were acetaminophen with codeine, diclofenac sodium, and methylprednisolone. These medications were to help with inflammation and pain of course. However the next day Saturday, April 3rd 2010, I still found myself in outrageous amounts of pain and went seeking a second opinion. Instead of going back to the same Urgent Care I went to another Urgent Care seeking a second opinion.
At the second place they thought maybe I had pinched a nerve from when I hit my back on the trampoline. They did a urinalysis. They also did a pelvic exam and everything looked normal! I was told that my next step was to get a primary care Dr. of some kind and I was referred to a nurse practitioner. Sunday, April 4 thth 2010 I started having more symptoms such as urinary & bowel retention, along with urinary incontinence. All of my muscles that my nerves were supposed to be functioning were starting to fail. I then saw the nurse practitioner on Monday, April 5th 2010. She was very thorough. She did a urinalysis as well as the urgent care had and said I had traces of bacteria but didn’t want to prescribe anything for it yet. She believed I had a pinched nerve and sent me home with a prescription for Cyclobenzaprine a muscle relaxer. The very same day Urgent care called me back and said that I had traces of bacteria found in my urinalysis and prescribed a 5th drug, Bactrim. I spent the week on drugs, with a bladder infection and excruciating pain in my feet, legs, back and skin.
Grateful today that I don't have 1,000 plus mg of Steroids pumping through my bloodstream.
JESUS! Thank you that your blood flows through my veins! :D
Journal Entry From the Week of April 10th :
I then had another chiropractic appointment on Wednesday, March 31st 2010. At this point the numbness had moved to both legs and the pain was very intense. It was followed by skin sensitivity in my legs, but more so at this time in my inner thighs, right and left side. It felt like a burning, tingling, pin pricking sensation that couldn’t even handle the brush of my finger tips or certain clothing. This was followed by that same burning, pin pricking and tingling sensation in my abdomen, where it ended up being the most severe. The tingling and sensitive skin continued to move up my stomach, back and up to my armpits. During all of this were in mid March as spring is in the air and temperatures are reaching mid 60’s I am still finding myself in sweat pants, sweatshirts and socks. My feet were the coldest part of my body, with seemingly no relief from the freezing sensation.
Friday, April 2nd 2010 I decided it was time to go to Urgent care, because I was having such pain in my back, trouble walking and all the sensations just didn’t seem normal. They did x-rays and labs. When the x-rays came back they told me I had scoliosis. It kind of threw me for a loop since I have never before been diagnosed with it. All my labs that came back that day were normal. I ended up leaving with three prescriptions. The following were acetaminophen with codeine, diclofenac sodium, and methylprednisolone. These medications were to help with inflammation and pain of course. However the next day Saturday, April 3rd 2010, I still found myself in outrageous amounts of pain and went seeking a second opinion. Instead of going back to the same Urgent Care I went to another Urgent Care seeking a second opinion.
At the second place they thought maybe I had pinched a nerve from when I hit my back on the trampoline. They did a urinalysis. They also did a pelvic exam and everything looked normal! I was told that my next step was to get a primary care Dr. of some kind and I was referred to a nurse practitioner. Sunday, April 4 thth 2010 I started having more symptoms such as urinary & bowel retention, along with urinary incontinence. All of my muscles that my nerves were supposed to be functioning were starting to fail. I then saw the nurse practitioner on Monday, April 5th 2010. She was very thorough. She did a urinalysis as well as the urgent care had and said I had traces of bacteria but didn’t want to prescribe anything for it yet. She believed I had a pinched nerve and sent me home with a prescription for Cyclobenzaprine a muscle relaxer. The very same day Urgent care called me back and said that I had traces of bacteria found in my urinalysis and prescribed a 5th drug, Bactrim. I spent the week on drugs, with a bladder infection and excruciating pain in my feet, legs, back and skin.
Grateful today that I don't have 1,000 plus mg of Steroids pumping through my bloodstream.
JESUS! Thank you that your blood flows through my veins! :D
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