OK OK. So I know I'm a slacker. Sue me. I'm pretty busy these days. I'll fill y'all in later. Right now I'm going to bed. Night y'all!
P.S. It snowed tonight!
P.S.P.S. It has not been a good pain week. Once again, fill y'all in later.... *SIGH*
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A Low Spoon Day....
Pretty painful and nauseous over the past couple of days. And after you read this you'll understand what I mean and what the title of this post means....
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory-written-by-christine-miserandino/
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory-written-by-christine-miserandino/
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Entocort Out, Asthma Back In....
Had to start puffers again tonight. Figures. Prednisone and Entocort were seeming to do the trick but a year and a half later here I am. I am hoping it was only a "fluke" for tonight but we will see......
Monday, October 17, 2011
Medicated Monday! Woot!
So I was inspired by another blog this weekend and am only getting around to fulfill it now. I am going to share most of my medications with you....(I'll go top to bottom, left to right)
Dicetel: For my IBS. It's a muscle relaxer for your intestines. I only use when needed. I've been on it since September 2011. The only side effects it causes it a bit of acid reflux when you take it and then lay down too fast.
Entocort: An immunosuppressor. It gives you a shot of prednisone right to your Ileum(where my Crohn's is located). I now take one a day but have been slowly tapering off. I have been on it since February. Only side effects are sometimes(when a bit inflamed) you can feel the capsule open in your gut and it's a bit weird.
Reactine: For allergies. An anti-histamine. I take 1 pill a day year round while some people only need it in the spring/summer or fall. I've been on it since I can remember. The only side effects are that sometimes when mixed with my other meds I can feel sleepy.
Hydro-Cortisone Cream: For allergic skin rashes. I only use it after I have an allergic reaction on a certain part of my skin. I have needed it off and on all of my life. No side effects but works very well on itch.
Nasonex: For sinus related allergies/infections. I use it off and on depending on worse allergy periods for me and for sinus infections. I've been on and off of it since I was 12. No side effects.
Regular Strength Tylenol: For pain/fevers. I take at least 6 pills a day(2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, 2 at bedtime). Sometimes I switch it up and take Extra Strength Tylenol. I've always taken this. No side effects.
Tylenol 3 with Codeine: For severe pain. I take during a flare or sometimes at bed time if it's been a bad pain day to help me sleep. Been on this since August 2010. The side effects vary depending on what I take it with. Sleepiness and dizziness are the worst.
Imuran: An immunosupressor. Stops my body from attacking itself. I started at 3 pills a day but am now on 2 a day. I have been on this since December 2010 but am ending this December. The side effects for me are heart palpitations, flushed face, high blood pressure, nausea, and memory loss.
Prednisone: An Immunosuppressor. Stops my body from attacking itself. I started at 8 pills a day and slowly tapered off. I was on this from September 2010 to February 2011. There were major side effects from this drug! Major mood swings, my face went numb, my bones ached constantly, constantly hungry which causes weight gain and tons more that I can't remember right now because it also causes memory loss.
Ventolin Puffer(blue): For Asthma. Helps me breathe through an Asthma attack. I take two puffs during an Asthma attack. I've been on it since May 2007. The only side effect is about 5 minutes after I take it I get very shaky.
Flovent Puffer(orange): For Asthma. Helps prevent Asthma attacks. I take two puffs before bed. I've been on it since May 2007. I haven't needed to use this puffer since I've been put onto steroids. No side effects really.
Entocort: An immunosuppressor. It gives you a shot of prednisone right to your Ileum(where my Crohn's is located). I now take one a day but have been slowly tapering off. I have been on it since February. Only side effects are sometimes(when a bit inflamed) you can feel the capsule open in your gut and it's a bit weird.
Reactine: For allergies. An anti-histamine. I take 1 pill a day year round while some people only need it in the spring/summer or fall. I've been on it since I can remember. The only side effects are that sometimes when mixed with my other meds I can feel sleepy.
Hydro-Cortisone Cream: For allergic skin rashes. I only use it after I have an allergic reaction on a certain part of my skin. I have needed it off and on all of my life. No side effects but works very well on itch.
Nasonex: For sinus related allergies/infections. I use it off and on depending on worse allergy periods for me and for sinus infections. I've been on and off of it since I was 12. No side effects.
Regular Strength Tylenol: For pain/fevers. I take at least 6 pills a day(2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, 2 at bedtime). Sometimes I switch it up and take Extra Strength Tylenol. I've always taken this. No side effects.
Tylenol 3 with Codeine: For severe pain. I take during a flare or sometimes at bed time if it's been a bad pain day to help me sleep. Been on this since August 2010. The side effects vary depending on what I take it with. Sleepiness and dizziness are the worst.
Imuran: An immunosupressor. Stops my body from attacking itself. I started at 3 pills a day but am now on 2 a day. I have been on this since December 2010 but am ending this December. The side effects for me are heart palpitations, flushed face, high blood pressure, nausea, and memory loss.
Prednisone: An Immunosuppressor. Stops my body from attacking itself. I started at 8 pills a day and slowly tapered off. I was on this from September 2010 to February 2011. There were major side effects from this drug! Major mood swings, my face went numb, my bones ached constantly, constantly hungry which causes weight gain and tons more that I can't remember right now because it also causes memory loss.
Ventolin Puffer(blue): For Asthma. Helps me breathe through an Asthma attack. I take two puffs during an Asthma attack. I've been on it since May 2007. The only side effect is about 5 minutes after I take it I get very shaky.
Flovent Puffer(orange): For Asthma. Helps prevent Asthma attacks. I take two puffs before bed. I've been on it since May 2007. I haven't needed to use this puffer since I've been put onto steroids. No side effects really.
Remicade Infusion: The highest immunosuppressor available. Keeps my Crohn's in Remission. I get an infusion every 8 weeks. I've been on it since July 2011. The only side effects are a lot of infections afterwards, drowsiness, very achy legs, and pain in the arm you get it infused in.
Those are my regular drugs. I also take Morphine, Tramacet, Toradol, ect. for extreme pain but that's only usually if I go into emerge.
I also take lot's of vitamins but that is a post for another day....
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Gobble! Gobble!
In light of it being Thanksgiving Day I thought I would share all of the things I am thankful for.
- I am thankful for my family both here and gone.
- I am thankful for my friends both near and far.
- I am thankful for the wealth and comfort I can indulge in and realize not everyone has as much as I do.
- I am thankful that I know when I shut my door at night I am safe.
- I am thankful for my health, as bad as it is I know that some are suffering a lot more than me.
- I am thankful for my ability to recognise what is right and to try my best to fix what is wrong.
- I am thankful for my talents and know that on any day they could be taken away.
- I am thankful for the youthfulness that is around me everyday and wouldn't trade it for the world.
- I am thankful that I am loved.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
How Sweet It Is....
♪♫Everybody sayin' whoa-o-o-o-oa how sweet it is......"♫♪
What the heck!? I don't even like Tim McGraw!?!? But this song makes me SING!!!! :O)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gAnSPp54L4
What the heck!? I don't even like Tim McGraw!?!? But this song makes me SING!!!! :O)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gAnSPp54L4
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Hmmmm... That Can't Be Good....
So I fell down the stairs last night. Pretty much all 14, uncarpted, wooden, unforgiving stairs. I got my pointer and middle fingers stuck in the hand rail and pulled them out of joint but they are better today. That's going to be good for the arthritis....
I bruised my top of my foot, ankle and all round my shin pretty bad though on account of whacking them all simultaneously and then continually all the way down those 14 stairs. Needless to say those slippery socks are going in the garbage. Painkillers, ice and rest for me! G'night!
I bruised my top of my foot, ankle and all round my shin pretty bad though on account of whacking them all simultaneously and then continually all the way down those 14 stairs. Needless to say those slippery socks are going in the garbage. Painkillers, ice and rest for me! G'night!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
I Know I'm Kind of Out of It, But I Thought You Just Said....
....I look better!?!? After all of that? A three day stay in the hospital, all of those tests, a colonoscopy and all of that pain and I'm b-b-b-better!?!? Don't get me wrong, it's not like I WANT something to be wrong with me but I most definitely want an answer for my pain! To Be Continued....
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As for my colonoscopy, what a sinch! I've said it before and I'll say it again the prep is the worst part. Having your innards come blasting through your rear-end with the force of a potato being shot through a spud canon is not my ideal morning constitutional(or in this case morning and/or afternoon and/or middle of the night constitutional....)
Step 1: Ducolax aka "Oh God make the pain STOP!!!!". The worst part for me is the two Ducolax pills you have to take before bed that are supposed to give you 12 hours before "anything happens". I am lucky if I get 3 hours. I learned my lesson last time. I learned that I can only handle 1 pill, not 2. If I take 2 the pain is almost enough to make me want to curl up and die but 1 is actually pretty manageable. My mom thinks I could have got away with none of these but I did not want to move onto Step 2 without this step. You'll see why in une minute....
Step 2: Pico-Salax aka "the night you will pee from your butt". If you've never had this stuff then you are obviously oblivious to it's powers. Your mid-section will make noises you previously thought only a garberator eating a fork then a spoon for dessert could make. It's a good thing you are only allowed liquids for the whole day before. I think my final count was 37 freezies, 2 cups of chicken broth, 4 Powerades and 2 bottles of water all in a 24 hour period. My advice, this is the "stay close to the bathroom because you only have 15 seconds to get there" stage....
Step 3: The morning of aka "the easy but man am I hungry" step. Take some more Pico-Salax when you first wake up. Drink until two hours before your appointment. Go to the office. Wait while you watch all of the food commercials go by on the waiting room television. Get called in. Take all necessary measurements. Get changed into hospital gown. Talk to Anesthesiologist. Get IV. Roll into Operating Theatre. Have a whiff of oxygen. Get some happy drugs. Get the GOOD drugs. Listen to Alanis Morrisette as you drift away. Wake up. Think "When are they going to do this already?". Realize that they are done. Fart a lot. Have some juice. Fart some more. Remove IV. Get dressed. Fart again. Go home. Have another nap. Fart just a few more times for good measure.... <- By far the easiest part... ;D
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As for my colonoscopy, what a sinch! I've said it before and I'll say it again the prep is the worst part. Having your innards come blasting through your rear-end with the force of a potato being shot through a spud canon is not my ideal morning constitutional(or in this case morning and/or afternoon and/or middle of the night constitutional....)
Step 1: Ducolax aka "Oh God make the pain STOP!!!!". The worst part for me is the two Ducolax pills you have to take before bed that are supposed to give you 12 hours before "anything happens". I am lucky if I get 3 hours. I learned my lesson last time. I learned that I can only handle 1 pill, not 2. If I take 2 the pain is almost enough to make me want to curl up and die but 1 is actually pretty manageable. My mom thinks I could have got away with none of these but I did not want to move onto Step 2 without this step. You'll see why in une minute....
Step 2: Pico-Salax aka "the night you will pee from your butt". If you've never had this stuff then you are obviously oblivious to it's powers. Your mid-section will make noises you previously thought only a garberator eating a fork then a spoon for dessert could make. It's a good thing you are only allowed liquids for the whole day before. I think my final count was 37 freezies, 2 cups of chicken broth, 4 Powerades and 2 bottles of water all in a 24 hour period. My advice, this is the "stay close to the bathroom because you only have 15 seconds to get there" stage....
Step 3: The morning of aka "the easy but man am I hungry" step. Take some more Pico-Salax when you first wake up. Drink until two hours before your appointment. Go to the office. Wait while you watch all of the food commercials go by on the waiting room television. Get called in. Take all necessary measurements. Get changed into hospital gown. Talk to Anesthesiologist. Get IV. Roll into Operating Theatre. Have a whiff of oxygen. Get some happy drugs. Get the GOOD drugs. Listen to Alanis Morrisette as you drift away. Wake up. Think "When are they going to do this already?". Realize that they are done. Fart a lot. Have some juice. Fart some more. Remove IV. Get dressed. Fart again. Go home. Have another nap. Fart just a few more times for good measure.... <- By far the easiest part... ;D
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