A rambling update…
joy.joyner on Oct 03 2007 at 12:38 am | Filed under: Everything Else, Non Jewelry, Ramble
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned some of these things here, on my public blog….but, I am now.
As some of you may or may not know, I’ve been dealing with knee issues for many years now. Two years ago, I had surgeries on both knees that consisted of a lateral release to get things realigned, and an internal debridement to remove chunks of my knee cap and smooth out what is remaining there. This was done in both knees. My right knee is now mostly pain free and happy, whereas my left knee, well, isn’t.
We’ve been trying various things to make my left knee better. Physical therapy, arthritis medications, exercise, and lastly, pain medications. Due to various gastrointestinal problems, I cannot take Celebrex or any other NSAID. I tried them, they work wonderfully, but they also bring my ulcer much grief. So, as a last resort, I started taking pain medication.
I hate taking pain medication, I really do. The only reason I started taking it…was so I could function normally day to day. Even that became hard. I started getting some bad side effects from the medication. Opiates treat me badly in the long run, and I was starting to feel like I was slipping away from myself. Not feeling like myself, but not having much of an option either.
Last week I went to see my knee Dr to ask him what we can do. So, he switched my pain medication to something that’s a bit more mellow. Thus far, it’s working well, and the biggie…I’m feeling more like myself the past few days. Not feeling quite so out there and scattered. It still makes me a bit sleepy if I take it when I’m groggy to begin with, but, after a nap, I feel much better!
I also had an MRI last Friday. The reason for this being, to see what’s left in my knee. If there’s anything in there that we can try to fix again, then we will. If not, then that means I’ll have to prepare for a knee replacement. The replacement is inevitable with my Osteo Arthritis, but, I’d like to put this off as long as possible. I go in to the Dr in about 10 hours to find out the results.
Wish me luck!
Goodness, Joy! Much luck and wishes for greater health for you! I’m glad you’ve found a pain therapy that works and doesn’t keep you out of whack; that’s the main reason I went off my narcotic migraine medication. I just can NOT take care of my child, or myself, for that matter, while knocked on my arse from a pain med.
(((((Hugs)))))
Hugs babe!!!!!!
I hope your doc visit went ok… HUGS
I’m glad it went ok, Joy!