I'm looking forward to more relief now that I've had injection #2. The last injection will be July 18 ... which should make me fit as a fiddle for the wedding (and hopefully long after that)! My pain clinic doctor said that it's not unusual for me to have been back up to a pain level 8 at this point. He said that the first injection is kind of like a prep for the next 2 injections. He did something a little different this time. After inserting the long needle, he actually worked it up my spine. Although I felt it, my husband watched him feel the needle's location as he went up the spine and then pushed the medicine to the right. I'm so grateful for the relief that it's going to give me that I really don't mind the pain of the actual injection.
We had a great 4th of July. All of the kids came over for a cookout. We grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and ribs (which were the best ribs we've ever made). I made macaroni, tomato/mozzarello and potato salads, coleslaw, baked beans, cucumber/onions and a fruit trifle. It felt great making all the food for the dinner. After we ate, the girls and I enjoyed the pool while my 3 boys bonded in their man cave. It was a great afternoon having my family here! We enjoyed fireworks last evening while another storm shot lighting across the sky and into the fireworks.
I woke up in the middle of the night from hip pain. I started thinking about what the results of the MRI will be and when surgery will be scheduled. I hate the unknown...so needless to say I shed some tears into my pillow, trying not to wake my husband.
It is what it is ....and will be what it will be.
2 comments:
So glad you had your family with you.
Thinking of you as you count down to the wedding!!!! You will be the best mother of the groom EVER !
So wonderful to have had a 4th to celebrate and luck to have the family there. Your menu sounded like a feast~
Amy
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