Today, I saw my dad for the first time in a really long time. My dad and I have never had a good relationship, so I was really concerned about today's visit. However, it went a lot better than I expected it to go!!
First, we went to the Olive Garden, one of my absolute favorite restaurants ever. I had the unlimitted soup, salad, and breadsticks, and it was great! I had a fantastic dessert - Terremisu (I probably didn't spell that right!).
We headed to Wal-Mart where I got cat litter for my kitties and some chicken patties :)
After we went home and dropped the leftover food and chicken off, we headed to the mall to play Glo Golf, but once we got there, we discovered the golf shut down earlier in the month! That was disappointing because I can see that golf course better than regular mini golf courses. However, we got a wheelchair from the info desk and Dave wheeled me around the bookstore while Marie and my dad looked for some books for Marie's daughter. I was very tempted to buy a Jodi Picoult book - she's my favorite author.
We sat at the cafe in the bookstore after Marie made her puchase and I had some pain pills with a snack because I was in a significant amount of pain again. I showed my dad and Marie several pictures of my cats, and they seemed to enjoy seeing them. I think my dad enjoys seeing his former kitty, Milita, a kitty he let me take when I moved here from his house.
Then, we returned the wheelchair and found another mini golf course, just a regular one though. It was frustrating for me at times because I couldn't see my ball on the course, especially when it got darker outside.
We finally headed to Dairy Queen where I had a waffle bowl, something I've wanted to try since it came out a month or so ago. Dad and Marie also had a waffle bowl, and Dave had a strawberry sundae :)
All in all, I was in significant pain at times, but I think my dad's eyes were opened some to how much this pain effects me every signle day. I hope so anyway. Things went better than I expected, so I'm quite happy with today's events.
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My Story
I thought it would be a good idea to start this blog off with my personal pain story.
I began experiencing pain in my neck in college. I thought it was due to the incredible amount of stress I was under with all of the papers, exams, and presentations I had to do, coupled with the fact that I was double majoring. However, my pain continued after I graduated college and went to graduate school.
My pain eventually left my neck and started being present in my right shoulder and arm. My doctor at the time thought that I may have a pinched nerve in my neck, so he sent me to a specialist who performed a nerve conduction study on me. We discovered I did not have a pinched nerve.
My doctor decided to check and see if I had a problem with my cervical spine. However, again, we discovered there were no problems in my cervical spine.
At this point, I began having pain all over my body. I finally put two and two together. A few of my family members have Fibromyalgia, and while I really did not want to be faced with this diagnosis, I asked my doctor if I could possibly have the condition. He did a quick test and told me that he thought I had Fibromyalgia. He wanted to get a hematologist's opinion, though, so he sent me to a clinic where I was examined more thoroughly.
At the clinic, a hematologist took numerous x-rays of my body and told me that I did not have any signs of arthritis. Next, he performed a test called the trigger point test on me, and found out that I have 15 or 16 out of the possible 18 trigger points individuals with Fibromyalgia have.
My Fibromyalgia diagnosis was confirmed a little over two years ago, and since then, I have learned a lot about pain. I truly hope that my blog can help you, no matter what kind of pain you suffer from.
I began experiencing pain in my neck in college. I thought it was due to the incredible amount of stress I was under with all of the papers, exams, and presentations I had to do, coupled with the fact that I was double majoring. However, my pain continued after I graduated college and went to graduate school.
My pain eventually left my neck and started being present in my right shoulder and arm. My doctor at the time thought that I may have a pinched nerve in my neck, so he sent me to a specialist who performed a nerve conduction study on me. We discovered I did not have a pinched nerve.
My doctor decided to check and see if I had a problem with my cervical spine. However, again, we discovered there were no problems in my cervical spine.
At this point, I began having pain all over my body. I finally put two and two together. A few of my family members have Fibromyalgia, and while I really did not want to be faced with this diagnosis, I asked my doctor if I could possibly have the condition. He did a quick test and told me that he thought I had Fibromyalgia. He wanted to get a hematologist's opinion, though, so he sent me to a clinic where I was examined more thoroughly.
At the clinic, a hematologist took numerous x-rays of my body and told me that I did not have any signs of arthritis. Next, he performed a test called the trigger point test on me, and found out that I have 15 or 16 out of the possible 18 trigger points individuals with Fibromyalgia have.
My Fibromyalgia diagnosis was confirmed a little over two years ago, and since then, I have learned a lot about pain. I truly hope that my blog can help you, no matter what kind of pain you suffer from.
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