Well its over....sort of.....

Well, I had my Trigger Point Shots yesterday around my left shoulder. They weren't too bad and I am BAD with needles. Thank goodness for the novacaine before the "BIG" shot, the steroid. My shoulder is stiff and sore, nothing a little TLC and ice won't cure. They could have done my left hip as well yesterday but they figured I had enough with the shoulder so I have an appointment for next Wednesday to do the hip. Now that I know what to expect, I feel a little better.
Today I wil spend the day nursing the shoulder and resting. To all those who are on the fence on the shots, yes I won't lie it does hurt when they do them but after a while things settle and it is like someone chucked a softball into your shoulder and is stiff and sore. Then again, everyone is different and what I experienced may not be what you do. So far I have had good results, and the doc said that I would be up and down the next couple of days. I have noticed that certain movements does aggrivate the area but I try to keep from doing them. So it will be a big rest day watching crap TV on the couch for me.(Then again that is everyday for me. :-) )
So here is my update for the TPIs. If anyone in the Eastern Mass. area needs to find a pain clinic for FM, please email me and let me know I will be more than happy to give you the information to contact them.

Yet another death in the tortoise family!

You know, I don't know what is going on in my tortoise tanks lately but a second tortoise of mine just died yesterday. Unfortunately it was one of my favorites and the smallest, Peeper. I went to wake her up as I usually do and she was all limp, like Max was the day before. This time I broke down and started crying. They were in two separate tanks so its not a tortie virus going on but it really has shaken me up. I feel like a bad mom now. A really bad mom. We knew there was something wrong with her because her "sister" (they came from the same clutch) thrived and she is as big as the others. Peeper never thrived the same way so in a way we knew eventually she will pass away. I tried very hard for that NOT to happen. I worked with her and fed her by hand, so it hurt more than when Max died when she did.
I know that this is a blog about Chronic Pain, but inner pain sometimes makes the physical pain worse. With my Trigger Point Injections coming tomorrow, this shows me that I can't separate the two right now. I hope that these injections work for me. And I hope they don't hurt too much either! I am trying to get things ready so that I won't have to do too much after my appointment tomorrow like dishes and laundry as well as other errands so I can nurse myself if I have to.
Todd started his new job today so I cannot depend on him to do all the errands that need to be done during the day so I am trying to do the best I can get most if not all of what needs to be done between today and tomorrow morning.
Wish me luck everyone!

Happy Holiday Weekend Everyone!

Well, I am still hurting from the Pain Clinic visit but I am living with it, by staying in bed most of the day.
I am worrying now about my trigger point injections on Wednesday. Never had them so I have no clue what to expect. Don't think I will be skipping and jumping for joy when I leave but I want to be prepared at home with the things I need so I won't have to go out and do anything that day since Todd will be working. I have also had a death in the family, one of our tortoises died. I found him dead when I went to feed him yesterday. He was a quiet one so to see him asleep in his favorite corner didn't bother me at all. but when I when to feed him and move him to the food, there was just no life in him. It was very sad. His name was Max and one of my favorites.
I have also made my appointment for that IV drug test outpatient thing to see what level of med will work for me. I forget the name of the darn thing now. So it is in about two weeks.
That is all that is happening in this part of the world. I hope you are all having a great Labor Day!