My Journals – 2 (Pain Management)
Night after 1st injection – normal right leg pain and waking up to turnover because of right lower back and hip pain. Pain pill needed.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Upon waking, severe right lower back and hip pain when lying on right side. Once out of bed, o.k. to walk, but sitting makes whole right lower back, all the way down right leg hurt. 45 minute drive to Dr. office, lower back and both legs hurt. Late evening, lower back, lot of pain from standing in the kitchen cooking. Pain pill taken.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Slept good, Easy day – slight pain in lower back around 11 a.m.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Slept good – very little pain until around 4 p.m. after shopping all day. After 4 p.m. lots of pain in lower back and leg, feet pain also.
Saturday, November 24th
No pain at all the whole day!!! Great Day!!!!!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Upon awakening, right hip all the way down right leg. By the time I got home from church, lower back and legs hurt again like before injection. Cold rain came in overnight. Pain pill needed at 3 p.m.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Tossed and turned a lot, achy lower back. Low back pain upon awakening, down right leg, achy during the day, not unbearable though. Late evening right leg pain all the way down to foot. Some low back pain.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Right hip and leg pain during the night when rolling over. Some pain upon awakening. Hands hurt all day long. Constant, but dull pain in right leg mostly (but both legs) all day. Late evening – hands hurt really badly (hurts to write). Legs and right hip hurt really badly. 8:40 p.m. – extremely tired. Need to do some simple tasks like a few emails, load of laundry, but not very interested at all. No energy at all, in pain.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Slept o.k., woke up to roll over. Right hip and leg pain upon awakening. O.k. after up and moving. In car all day, legs achy from riding.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Rough night, woke up several times to roll over. Right hip and leg hurt upon awakening. O.K. after up and moving around. Cleaned house for 5 ½ hours. Got pretty tired during, some pain during. Real pain and fatigue kicked in about 7:30 p.m. Took pain pill and 1stLyrica before bed. Slept all night on back, didn’t move all night. Upon awakening, severe pain in right hip, leg, and low back. Eased some after up and moving around.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Same as night before, slept all night in one position, on back. Upon waking, severe right hip and leg pain. Eased some after up and moving around. In car most of the day. Lower back and leg pain (mostly achy) all day. Took pain pill at lunch and at bed time.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Slept all night again on back. Upon waking severe right hip and leg pain. Eased once up and around. Low back and leg pain most of the day. Took pain pill in middle of day.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Slept all night again on back. Upon waking severe right hip and leg pain. O.K. once up and around. Legs started hurting again in church, by end of church back was hurting too and I was real achy all over. Hands were very painful also. Took pain pill around 3 p.m.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Slept all night on back. Severe right hip and leg pain upon awakening. O.k. after moving around some. While doing Meagan’s hair, low back and legs started hurting (achy most of the day). Hands hurt and dropped things several times.
Tuesday, December 4, 207
Slept all night on back. Severe pain in right hip and leg upon waking. Eased after moving around. Pain started in low back and legs on way to have 2nd injection. As severe as it was before the 1st injection. Continued all day. Took pain pill at 1 pm and 7pm.
Wednesday, December 5th
Slept all night on back. Woke up to right hip and leg not hurting as bad as normal. Felt great for about an hour. Then bent down and had some pain in right side of lower back and hip. Did some cleaning and work in the am, by about 1 p.m. felt pain coming on. Took pain pill to head it off. Just achy and really tired around 7 p.m., then pain started again. Took pain pill and Lyrica before bed around 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Less pain upon waking. Felt o.k. all day except extreme fatigue, achy some.
Friday, December 7, 2007
First day in 15 years I woke up with no pain at all!!!! Joy, Joy, Joy!!! Felt great all day long!!!
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Woke up to a twinge of right leg and lower back pain. As morning progressed, it worsened. It settled down some, but was achy all day. Very emotional because yesterday was so good. Pain mostly in right leg and low back.
****Why am I on Lyrica, Flexeril, anti-inflammatory and currently 2 epidural injections and am still in pain?****
Sunday, December 9, 2007
GREAT DAY!!! No pain, right leg achy in the evening.
Monday, December 10, 2007
NO PAIN
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
NO PAIN
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
NO PAIN
Thursday, December 13, 2007
No pain all day until late evening, slight twinge in low back and right hip. First night off of Lyrica.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Felt fine in the a.m., slight right leg pain late afternoon
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Second night off of Lyrica, tossed and turned some. Went to bed with REAL sharp pain all the way down right leg. Woke up fine this morning. Started feeling twinge in low back late afternoon.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Tossed and turned last night. Woke up fine this morning. Started feeling twinge around lunch time in legs and low back. By 5 p.m. started hurting more. By 6:30 more pain. By 7:30, in as much pain as before 1st injection. Took pain pill by 8:45. Still have no Lyrica.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Pain increased throughout the day. In as much pain as before 1st injection.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Pain going into the 9:30 a.m. injection (3rd and final injection). After injection, pain all day. Had to take pain meds. before I even left the pain center. Took Neurontin and Loratab to go to bed. Slept pretty good all night. After up for very short period of time, pain increased. Took 2 Neurontin and 1 Loratab at 10 a.m.
Pain subsided by 11 a.m. Really relaxed and sleepy. Felt drugged and no pain until around 3 p.m., then pain slowly came back. Took more pain meds. @ 6p.m., never kicked in. Took more pain meds. at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Still in severe pain. Called the Pain ctr., they said very normal for what type of injection I had. Said to call back Friday if not better. Severe pain all day long.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Still in severe pain all day Lots of pain meds. and Neurontin
Friday, December 21, 2007
Still in lots of pain. Called the pain ctr. Back, said still could be possible to be in pain. Go to ER if cannot make it. Call back Wed. if not better.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Still in severe pain all day.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Still in severe pain all day.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Started to feel a tiny bit better today. But, still needed pain meds to get through.
Tuesday, December 25, 207
Not as much pain, cut back on pain meds. today.
Wednesday December 26, 2007
Neurontin – 2 during the day and 2 at bedtime. Loratab –every 4 hours. Pain is more today than yesterday. Very bad by end of the day.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Even more pain today, called Pain Center again. Go in tomorrow for evaluation.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Pain all day long. Went to Pain Ctr., he prescribed Morphine.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Took Morphine at bedtime. Woke up with slight back pain. Was o.k. until around 2 p.m. after taking Morphine @ 8 a.m. Took next Morphine at 8 p.m., pain finally eased around 10:30 p.m.
ramom
