August 26, 2008

A Rainy day...But here in Greensboro, NC we really need it. I am really ready for the winter. I hear that they (The Weather People), are predicting a much colder than usual winter. We need that too. It has been several years since we had a really cold winter here.

So how is my day going? O.k. so far. I went this past friday and had a spinal shot for my ruptured disc. They inject a steroid in your herniated disc. My had gotton to the point that it was pressing the nerve roots that control my legs. They were getting very weak an it was becoming very difficult to walk. Sometimes these injections do not work. Sometimes they work for a little while, and finally sometimes months or up to a year. You usually cannot tell anything for at least 2 to 7 days. I am very happy to report that I am noticing some difference. My legs and hips have not been hurting as bad. And standing and walking has been somewhat easier. I however don't want to brag on it to much for fear it will go away. I have suffered with this and been going to a pain clinic since 2001. I have numerious medical conditions and they (the docs) tell me I am not a good candidate for surgery. So I must pray and hope that these injections will work. Pain and misery every day of your life can weigh on your mental function.

So I am considering making a big pot of soup for this week. It is going to be rainy up until about thursday. My son an I usually do not get home from his schooling until 9:30pm so it will be a nice change to have something already made up and ready. I do not like eating that late and then going to bed on it. I sometimes will wake up around 3 am rather sick on my stomach if we have eaten anything to heavy. So, yes I think that is what I will do. Other than my everyday stresses, everything is o.k. today.

This morning the Advance Home Care Tech came out to my home to do some oxygen studies on me. I also have a lung diseases and sleep apnea. I have to sleep with a c-pap machine an I am on 4 liters of O2 with that. Tonight I have to wear this machine that measures my O2. I have to sleep at least 2 hrs w/out it. That always puts me in a panic. So I will not be looking forward to bed time tonight. I have gotton so accustomed to sleeping with that mask, that I feel naked without it. Hopefully I will be o.k. My Lord will be with me.

Well, to all you bloggers out there, I hope you have a blessed and wonderful day.