Finally!

First of all...thanks Marja for the Christmas present! It arrived on Saturday but we didn't hear the postman ring the bell so I went to get it yesterday. We'll be using them! I started to think my mom doesn't love me anymore...I mean Christmas was like 2 weeks ago... ;-)

My Doctor called me New years Eve at 3:30pm after I have called her about 10 times over the past 2 weeks. She said based on the report of my foot scan she couldn't make a diagnosis. She wanted me to go see a Pain Management Special who would take a look at my foot. She said she was totally at loss with my foot. Could not find anything wrong based on all the test that have been made. So yesterday my friend Candace and I took a little road trip to Airmont, NY to see the Doctor. He was really nice, we went through all the symptoms, all the Doctors visits, all the meds I had taken and all the pain I've been through and he said it sounds like I'm healing. Slowly but still. He said my symptoms sound like Reflex sympathetic dystrophy/ complex regional pain syndrome. It basically means that my nerves system is sending signals of pain that doesn't excist. He gave me meds to tackle that and I got them today, took one in the morning and now I'm drowsy. Side effects can include dizziness, drowsiness and blurry vision among other symptoms that are too scary to mention! I remember seeing commercials on TV for my meds for people with ghost pain, pain that doesn't have a visible reason. Awesome...just Awesome. I'm a headcase!

Anyway, one of the women working here in my office, Judy, found this article on a newspaper today about my "illness". It's a ask a Doctor column and he replied to a question.

" After an injury- and it could be minor injury- healing doesn't occur and the pain doesn't leave. In the first stages, which last from weeks to months, the pain is burning, throbbing or aching. The skin is mostly red, and the surrounding tissues are swollen. 3 to 6 months later the skin thins and becomes shiny but the pain persists. In the last stages both skin and underlying tissues greatly shrink and the joint becomes immobile. Pain control is one priority. Advil may help with the pain. Other stronger pain relievers are available and things like nerve blocks can help. Physical and occupational therapy are a must to to prevent the joint from losing its motion and to prevent calcium loss from nearby bones. Most people recover but it can take a year or more to reach that goal. The odds are in your favor."

This sounds like me and my symptoms. I just hope it doesn't take years! I just left a message to my physical therapy place to get sessions and I hope this will help. The insurance I have here does not cover it so this is all from my wallet. Which is pretty damn thin right now!

Moving on...the grades were posted today. I got 2 A's and a B+. My GPA is something like 3.7. I think this coming spring semester will be a 3 A semester. I have 3 courses with professors I've already had. A's are all I've gotten from them so far so I'm hoping for more.

I better get back to drinking coffee...I mean work. Happy 2009 everyone!