Tag: complex regional pain syndrome

Cruise Night

by Midnight Demon, posted in Bipolar Disorder, blogging, chronic physical pain, depression, mood disorders

Cruise night

My youngest sister and I went on a Booze Cruise to benefit autism. It was a great night. My sister knew more people than I did, but I still had a good time. I took pics until it got too dark. The weather was great. By the time we went back to the dock, I was hurting. My sister wanted to go out with her friends so she called me an Uber to go home. I shared a car with a couple who lived in my area. We hit every fricken red light until we got on the highway.

My day was fairly okay. Before the cruise, we went to Legal Seafood for dinner. They got my order wrong, twice! Then when the right order came, I wasn’t that hungry anymore. I ate half the sandwich and some fries. It was okay but my mouth was hurting. The dentist finally called in the antibiotic and some oral rinse that I need to use. I see the dentist on Monday morning. I had one drink on the cruise and didn’t want to take pain meds but my mouth was hurting me more than my chronic pain. It was really uncomfortable.

I am really tired and sore. I stood a lot and when I took off my sock when I got home, it set off my foot pain. I think it’s going to be a long night.

long ass day and dental problems

by Midnight Demon, posted in Bipolar Disorder, blogging, chronic physical pain, depression, mood disorders

Long ass day and dental problems

Because my medication alarm is annoying, I got up around 8 even though I didn’t want to. I took a shower and I was exhausted. I wanted to go back to bed but I really wanted to get my haircut early. I caught the next bus and found that the shop didn’t open till 10. I went to Starbucks and had breakfast.

Around 10, I went to the barber shop and got my haircut. I still had time before my psych appt so I went back to Starbucks for a coffee. Should not have done that. My heart was pounding by the time I saw my psych. Before I saw her, I went to my PCP’s office to pick up my prescriptions, least I thought there would be 2. There was one so I went back. The idiot medical assistant was confused about the two medication so only printed out one and of course my PCP wasn’t there to sign for it. I’d have to have another doc sign. I have to go back Monday to pick it up. I will run out by then. I am beyond pissed.

I talked a lot with my psych. I told her about the gender dysphoria I was having this week as my breasts seem to weigh a hundred pounds. I hate looking at them so I avoid putting my head down. It was awful showering as one was more tender than the other. I really can’t wait to have them cut off. Don’t know when that will be but I hope it will be within a good time frame once I start testosterone.

We also talked about the idiot therapist place that said I was too sick. A friend suggested I write a blog. I tried working on it while I was at Starbucks but nothing came to me as I just thought about my ex-therapist. It made me sad. I miss her so much. She sent off a refill for my Zoloft as that is the only medication that I need at the moment. I don’t have any refills left on it and it will need to be refilled before she is back from vacation.

After the appt, I went to mall to get my sunglasses fixed. I was so tired despite the caffeine intake. I hope I sleep good tonight and am not in too much pain. My mother made fish for dinner and as I was eating, some of the food irritated my gumline. It has been sore for more than a week now so I looked at it and it looks like I have an abscess. Wonderful. Guess I’ll be seeing the dentist on Monday rather than Thursday. I don’t think I can risk waiting that long.

I won’t be doing anything the rest of the night. I thought about taking another shower to get rid of the excess hair on my head but I used a facecloth to scrub it off. My hair is short anyways. I was too tired to take one. Sox are playing tonight so I will listen to the game. While on the bus ride home, a passenger accidently kicked my foot so I am sore and then my phone fell on it. So in addition to walking all over the place, I really hope pain doesn’t flare up. I took my pain meds soon as I got home. I might take the strong pain pill as a precaution. I had to take some ibuprofen while I was eating dinner as I haven’t taken any all day. Because I had food in my stomach, I took 800 mg. I usually take 600 mg when I haven’t eaten. I ate a lot of fish as it was really good and I didn’t have lunch.

Tomorrow is the cruise. I hope I am not in a lot of pain. I have been looking forward to this for a while now. A former coworker of mine will be going so it will be good to see her. I just hope the weather will be good. Rain will kill cause me so much pain but it’s supposed to be humid so we’ll see. I am so excited. My sister wants to go to Legal Seafood before the cruise. I’ll just have their clam chowder. I am not big on their food. Last time I ate there I had fried clams and it was not seasoned with anything but flour. It was awful. My sister like their lobster rolls. I am not a lobster fan so don’t get the appeal.

Early morning post

by Midnight Demon, posted in Bipolar Disorder, blogging, chronic physical pain, CRPS, depression, mood disorders

I woke up around a half hour ago because my bladder said so. My teeth hurt so I took some ibuprofen. I also have nerve pain so I took some neurontin. Don’t think that was a good idea as I want to leave the house early but we’ll see.

Was having a weird dream. Someone in my house needed speech therapy and we all had to go through it. Who it was, I am not sure. I also had a pressing home that I had to leave the house to see my girlfriend. This was the second dream I dreamt that I had to go to New York to see her. Weird because I don’t have any friends in N.Y. 

An old friend from childhood sent me a PM on Facebook. I responded. Haven’t talked to him in years. 

It is going to be a hot one today. The house is already humid. Yuck. I really hate summer. I wish I could say that it will be over soon but I read somewhere that it will be hot until November. Great. No fall weather.

Don’t know what is going on with my ankle but it has been quiet, except for the nerve pain. I haven’t had physical pain since Wed. Hope that continues but I know it can change in a heartbeat. And I will be going out today so anything can happen. I just hope my pain levels are low enough so I can go on the cruise tomorrow.

Going to try to go back to sleep. Morpheus is calling me.

having a rough day so I slept

by Midnight Demon, posted in Bipolar Disorder, blogging, chronic physical pain, depression, mood disorders

Having a rough day so I slept

I woke up in pain before 0600. I couldn’t go back to sleep right away. I had a bowl of cereal around 0700 and then I was able to sleep. I woke up a few times but didn’t really get out of bed. Finally my bladder said I had to get up around 1430. My tooth was hurting me so I took some ibuprofen. I didn’t feel like eating anything as I was in pain. I brushed my teeth and that just made things worse.

I was debating having something to eat or going back to sleep. My mother called me and said she was going to make hamburgers for supper. I told her my mouth was hurting and I didn’t feel like eating. She then asks why don’t I go back to the dentist and I say I have an appt next week because my dentist is on vacation. I went back to sleep till around 1900. I made something to eat, which my mouth didn’t like. Any chewing is torture right now.

As I have been sleeping all day, I really have no idea what is going on in the news. I don’t really care at this point. My ankle has been quiet. I don’t know if this is going to change or not. I think I was tired because I was in pain all day yesterday. It’s exhausting being in pain. I just took my night meds. I hope I sleep through the night.

Tomorrow I see my psych. I am going to try and see if I can get my haircut in the morning before the appt. It all depends on what time I wake up. I could set an alarm but that doesn’t mean anything. I tend to shut it off and go back to sleep.