Today, I went to my neurology appt. at 1100. I took a book, as I remembered how common it is for neuro to see patients for much longer than slotted. I almost finished it, as I was seen at 1140.
Dr. Wilke is the most fabulous and intelligent doctor that I have met in Eisenhower Army Medical Center. I last saw him nearly a year ago, and after a brief glance at my records in his computer, he picked up from it as if it were a 4 week followup.
changes: migraines were more common, 2 MRIs had been conducted, my arms were having sensations that weren’t supposed to be there, and I had seen urology a few times.
I had done some things I shouldn’t have since I last saw him… I had weaned myself off gabepentin (neurontin) as it was not being successful with my issue in my gums. I should’ve consulted him first… oops. I had also become a frequent user of Percocet… not addictively, but rather that my constant requests for finding an alternative had been unsuccessful… this led to a rather familiar lecture on narcotics.
I now take
- Zantac (GI problems from too much NSAIDs),
- Claritin (mold allergy),
- Uroxatrol (enlarged prostate [yay! =( ]),
- Neurontin (again… for my sciatic nerve issues this time)… but I’m weaning off it again due to nausea,
- Topamax (FINALLY… a long-term solution to migraines!),
- Phenergan (to deal with Neurontin’s side effect),
- and the occasional Percocet as needed for crazy-insane pain.
what a wonderful list… yes, I use a dosage timer box thingy…. I have to, it’s like a PDA calendar for my meds.
scary thing is that I’ll be on half of those til I die.
Why am I posting? because I just took a perc, a phen, a urox, and a neruontin after he injected the base of my skull with steroids to stop my arms from thier wonky nerves and to ease my migraine and omg…
I ….. feel… PAINFREE.
After I sat still for a moment enjoying this, I realized that I had forgotten how normal felt… and then I asked Holly… “is this how normal people feel?” I couldn’t stop the tears at that point. I cried until it hurt, and did some sort of chi balance or something to compose myself to stop the pain again…. that brief moment… I felt normal again.
Thank you very much, LTC Wilke, you have brought to me a happiness that I thought was lost forever. For that, I am eternally grateful, even though it was just 1-2min… it’s still a feeling I haven’t felt for over 5 years.
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