Michele, Sorry you are struggling with this. I understand your frustration with the doctor's office. I get so aggravated at them too for not returning calls. I am still waiting on the doctor's office to call me about the cortisone shots. I put in a call on Monday and this is Friday!!!
And I can relate to your husband helping (or not helping). I am not supposed to be bending over (no emptying the dishwasher, putting clothes in the dryer, scrubbing tubs, etc.) My husband has been telling me all week that he'll do it, and so far, not much has been done around the house!!! I'm just not going to do it. But I know you can't have that attitude with your kids. Someone has to tend to their needs! But just do as little as you can and make your husband do the rest! I don't think they realize how much we do until we can't do it.
I know you don't want to have surgery and I know it won't be an easy recovery, but to tell you the truth, I'm very envious that you can have surgery to eliminate your pain. What if your doctor told you there was nothing he could do to help you, and that you were just going to have to deal with it? That's basically what this doctor told me Monday. I came out of his office sobbing because I don't know if I will be able to deal with this pain the rest of my life.
The only thing I can do is physical therapy and take anti-inflammatories. The first one I took gave me sharp pains in my stomach, the second is causing bad constipation!!!! I don't know what I'm going to do. The physical therapy is helping, but I know I will always have this pain, and there's a good chance this problem will only get worse as I get older. I'm just trying to take it one day at a time.
I hope you hear from the doctor soon and can get this taken care of so you can get some relief from your pain. Give those kids a hug for me!
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