Monday already?! The weekend flew past. Saturday we went to Calgary and had a total waste of a day. The roads were awful and the whole time we were there we were worrying about having to drive home so it really ruined the whole day. We went to the Home Expo, mostly out of curiosity but also to see if we could get any ideas for changes to make around the house. We realized that the show was geared more towards people who are building mansions and have $10,000 to spend on a shower with a TV, telephone and LED light show. It wasn't really geared towards people like us who want to make changes but can't really afford to. We wanted to know 'how can we make noticable changes with our bank account noticing?' and there was nothing like that. We walked around there saying 'when we're rich, we'll get that.' Now we just have to get rich.
Sunday we got up and went for our usual breakfast at Harvest where we usually meet up with firehall people but we were the only ones there yesterday. We moved a ton of stuff out of my old place and into the garage here so my job today is to unpack what I can. I hate moving. I tried to tell Travis that when we buy a house we're hiring people to move us but he seems to think that we'll just get a bunch of guys together and they'll move us in an afternoon in exchange for pizza and beer. Just as long as all I have to do is call for pizza.
I'm supposed to be sitting here thinking of what to tell my doctor this morning. I'm going in to give her an update on my lack of progress with my neck. It's too depressing to think of all the things that I can't do anymore or might not be able to do in the future. Mom and I went through it a few months ago and filled 4 pages front and back. I got the Botox injections into my head and neck muscles which was supposed to help the spasms and headaches by paralyzing the muscles. It's helped somewhat. I noticed it more right after I had it done in December. I still get pretty severe headaches but they don't last as long and they aren't as frequent and I'm still waking up in the night with cramps in my neck and shoulders. I definately notice it more at work. When I'm at work I'm in constant discomfort, my muscles are tight and that's when the headaches and tingling in my hands happen the most. It sucks and I'm getting really frustrated and really tired of having to deal with this. Physio isn't helping, mainly because I can't afford to go as much as they want me to and massage is a nice temporary fix but it doesn't offer any long term relief. With the combination of massage and physio that I'm supposed to be getting it's going to cost me $854.40/month. My benefits cover a small portion of that but I'm pretty close to maxing out my benefit coverage already. I just want it all to go away.
Monday, January 15, 2007
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4 comments:
argh. I hope that you experience lasting pain relief!!
I know what you mean about wanting all the pretty, unique things... but to do that would cost as much as a new house! I'm sure you guys will come up with some great ideas!
I hope things work out with your back hun.... *hugs*
thanks for the support girls! it means a lot to me ;0)
Good for people to know.
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