DianJ's Journal

Time flies when you're having fun ...

Or tying to have fun. : ) 

Life has been very difficult. I have missed a lot of work and usually when I am home I am able to do something I enjoy; but I've either not felt well enough or been too tired to do much. 

Wednesday I have my long postponed (due to one health prob or another) oral surgery. The mystery lump in my mouth is going to be removed and biopsied. I am actually looking forward to getting it over with! My neurologist said I shoudl start the Lyrica as a precaution because it will probably rattle the TN up. The oral surgeon agreed ~ so I guess it's back on that merry-go-round.

The pain in my legs is so bad at times it nauseates me. I'm just a barrel of laughs to be around right now! The meds my neuro gave me (muscle relaxers for spasicity) give me migraines! Yikes! I'm a mess!

I figure 2008 HAS got to be a better year than 2007. (although the way '08 has started isn't too promising). Enough of a pity party! When I was first diagnosed with TN  ~ I thought life was awful and it got better. So, this too shall pass. We all have moments when we feel like we are in our own personal Hell ... just gotta crawl out ... and have faith God will pick me up again and again and again ....

So much has happened since last I wrote ..

My son's back is not healing as well as was expected. He is a bit down about it, as it has been a very painful 6 wks. for him. His doctor felt the brace would be enough but is not thinking surgery may be necessary. I try to remind him as well as myself he is still very blessed to be alive and have the use of his limbs.

Life for me has been very stressful; first the flu then a sinus infection which I just couldn't shake and some family problems which I think triggered a full blown realm of pain. Hence, doctor appointments and prescription nightmares.

I remember a time when life was relatively free of pain and I rarely even took an aspirin! Dear God ~ I pray for those days again. (as I am sure you all do!)

As we enter into the holiday season I pray that God blesses all of you with peaceful hearts and moments ~ perhaps days free of pain!    Dian

Seems like a long time since chatting to all of you ~ hope you are doing well. I am once agian attempting to get off the Lyrica ~ my face is twitiching and crawling but the pain is minimal so I think it's worth a try. Been so dizzy I need to try something. Getting over the flu so I haven't been able to keep any doctor or dentist appointments.

Our lives were turned upside down last week by just a little telephone call. Our son, Bryan, fell out of his deer stand (it's bow-hunting season here in Wisconsin). He fell 22 feet! You can imagine our anxiety and the prayers sent heaven ward as we dashed for our wooded acreage adjacent to our home where he was injured. Thank God his injury is the type that will heal with little more than a back brace and lots of pain meds. (which we all understand) He has one compression fracture and one fractured vertebrae. For the second time in his life God has protected him from what could have been a totally life changing injury. This will probably change his life, yes, but not bebilitatingly so. It has been a long week for us with worry and hospital runs but as usual life settle into its normal patterns again.

God bless ~ Dian