I recently went to my PCP. We made some changes and are hoping for the best. I went off one medication, and decided not to restart another until I see just how bad my pain is without it. Also, my PCP prescribed a new med for mild pain :| and a stronger one for more severe pain. :) We are approaching my depression :( from a couple of different angles. I tried the much-touted 'vitamin P' to no avail. Reducing my constant pain is what helps me the most.
I am going through baby-sitting withdrawal with all three Grandies in all day school this year. I am especially missing my regular Wednesday's with Q and lunches at McD's. On the up side I have lots of free time. I am also working on my sleep hygiene and trying to break the bad habit of staying up too late (note the time of this post) and sleeping too late (I got up at 2pm today...shame on me...). I am on oxygen at night to try to give my heart some help.
The verdict from the orthopedic surgeon was that my right knee needs replaced, sooner than later. (Note to everyone at the hospital where I had my left knee replacement last year: I am no longer spaced out on the meds that almost killed me, and I promise not to try escape this time. Well, I'll try my best not to try to escape or make life miserable for you this time. It's up to the doctors to watch what they give me!)
As much as I love autumn, I dread winter with its dreary days and short periods of sunlight. I suffer from SAD then and that it's something I'm just going to have to tough out. It's sort of like how I'm just trying to ignore that pathetic picture of John Boehner that is always on the right side of my fb profile page...Yuck! So, rather than dreading the coming of winter, I shall celebrate the beauty of autumn when it arrives next week.
Next week I will also celebrate thirty-nine years of being married to the most romantic, loving, gentle, hilarious and patient man I know. It hasn't always been easy, but it's always been worth it. He's just like that feeling you get about twenty minutes after you take a Xanax and/or Vicodan. Ahhh, I'm feeling better already!
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