stuff and things
On Sunday, November 11, I made sure to walk around town to try to ease the nerve pain, because info that I read online said further bedrest is actually bad for sciatica. I’m pretty sure that’s what is going on, pain-wise.
For the record, walking did NOT immediately help but I think it did over the long run help me with the nerve pain. I did end up drugging myself silly Sunday evening, though.
To recap: george left on Saturday, but as stated in my last entry, one pain replaced another as it appears I had a bout with sciatica.
I got through the rest of the catsitting for my friend, and she came home last night a happy camper as to the service/work I provided her. Yay!
Yesterday was my fourth visit to the acupuncturist, so I’ve finally met the deductable. I saw him for the nerve pain, this time. He said L5 was the culprit, and he did the needles with electrodes, applied cupping and massage, and slapped a steenky menthol/herb patch to my lower back. I really did feel better for a few hours, but the pain returned again by 8pm and I took a Darvocet to help me rest through the night.
This morning I got up when my man got up for work, because I had a job interview - it’s been in the works for months through a friend’s company - they’ve just been having a hard time with one of their employees actually leaving so that they can hire someone else.
I was feeling much better by today, THANKFULLY, and got to the interview without getting lost. I got an ok vibe from the place, the owners seem nice enough. The company does skills testing software for agencies and HR departments. They’re in need of an office manager/techie. They know I’ve never done management before but somehow have faith in me. ;)
One of the owners asked me about my last job, and why I’m no longer there, so I was completely honest about it. He said, “Uhhh, that doesn’t sound legal…”
I replied, “Actually, it’s not! I’m talking to the labor board now…”
He said good! And he even knows what Endometriosis is. Crazy! So we’ll see how this pans out.
Regarding my overall health - now that the sciatic nerve issue is calming down, I’m going to go on a bike ride today and see how my body reacts to that. I’ll take it slow, no hills or anything like that. ;)
And with regards to george, my next steps are as follows:
- No more sugar
- No more alcohol (let’s see how long this lasts, since I’ve failed at every single attempt so far)
- Keep taking the Chinese herbs (as discussed back on November 5th)
- Read more about the pH Balancing that someone on the DailyStrength Endo forum told me about
- Check the West End library for the Budwig Diet books that my friend’s brother told me about, and purchase books from Amazon if the libraries in town don’t have them (the Main Library certainly doesn’t! I checked on Sunday)
- Keep doing acupuncture
- Borrow pilates for beginners yoga videos from the library or from friends
- Keep assembling my personal recipe book based upon all my dietary restrictions (gluten-free, yeast-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, protein-rich)
Whew! Sounds like a lot of work! But really, not so much. I gotta work when I have uptime, to prepare for the next downtime. There’s always downtime like clockwork, once a month. The Endometriosis is not going away. I acknowledge this. All I can do is work with the time I have to try to be strategic in battling the pain so it stops claiming so much of my life. Maybe it’s futile. Maybe nothing will work. But I have to at least try. I will not be an invalid.
Off I go now, watch me! Zo0m!