This, Too, Shall Pass

Today I'm in a lot of pain from a gastric problem. I called my cousin, Marie, to cancel our lunch date at the local Italian restaurant, Chovy's.

Marie spent the winter in Fort Myers, Florida with her quadrepelegic husband, Mark. Mark cannot tolerate Pennsylvania winters anymore, but they come back to their farm in Pennsylvania when spring weather breaks.

We intended to catch up with one another at lunch today. The drive to Meadville takes about 25 minutes. I really don't trust myself to make the drive, so, regrettably, I canceled. Jeff said he would drive me if I wanted to go, but I really don't feel that I'm good company. I would like to be fresh when I see her again.

I've been experiencing this pain for the last few days and now it's getting at a point where it's interfering with everything.

After researching, I suspect that my current symptoms are a side effect from my recent Botox injections last Friday. I don't have a migraine, so I guess that that is a plus, but this new trade off is not making me happy at all. The issue is creating a lot of back flank pain and nausea. I'm getting pretty frustrated with all of this.

Jeff has encouraged me to go to urgent care. He said he'll take me. I am considering it, but I'm tired of shelling out money for doctors.

In spite of the pain, I managed to make it to Conneaut Lake a few miles away to keep my appointment to get my nails done. One nail needed repaired and I was due for new gel shellac. I almost cancelled that, too, but I decided to pick up some Tramadol at the pharmacy right next to the salon, so I kept the appointment as scheduled at 11:30.

My doctor prescribed the Tramadol for the migraines in March, but I've never filled the script. I truly have not found one pharmaceutical medication that works to kick out the migraines apart from triptans (which she told me to stop taking because that could cause a stroke for hemeplegic migrainuers). I just saved the script in case I needed it. I thought maybe it would help with this current pain that I'm experiencing. The pharmacist told me that the insurance doesn't cover it, it requires a prior authorization. It was only $10 so I purchased it anyway. After taking one tablet an hour ago, I think it just makes me kind of sick and didn't really help at all.

I'm nauseated with the pain and super frustrated that I can't be out enjoying this beautiful weather. I know there's a lot of people who go through other health issues and experience this same frustration. I'm really hoping that whatever this is will calm down. I still have one more day of the weekend that I would like to enjoy. I'm laying with an ice pack on my back and saying a prayer.

On a good note, Jeff will come visit soon and my nails are pretty again. Like an older lady I met at the salon said today when we were discussing this, and Mom used to say, this, too, shall pass.

Until tomorrow. :)

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