I had trouble sleeping last night due to pain. Since Dr. P injected my trap and neck, I was free to really get in tune with the more subtle and persistent aches of my body. The left SI is bugging me again -- I will ask Kim, tomorrow, to straighten me out -- and I think, once we get to Quanitco, that I'll talk to a doctor about burning the nerve.
It's called Radiofrequency Lesioning and it sends radio waves (heat) through a needle to damage small sensory nerve endings and interrupt pain signals. Dr. P said it's not a procedure he does, but it may be something to consider. It's best for patients who've had temporary success with previous nerve blocks, like I've had in the past.
Not only is that SI pain back, but I was able to feel an ache in my left shoulder. I had to adjust how I slept to keep the pain to a minimum. I also wondered how on earth I was supposed to sleep if I had to have surgery on my left shoulder. I'd have to become a back sleeper and that would take a lot of training.
Anyway, I got to go to Zumba this morning because my dad didn't golf until 1130. I did get to teach a few routines, but I believe it's because it was a Tuesday and there weren't many people there. I got home at 1050 and my dad handed me Eis, told me she just woke up, and left for golf.
I was gross and sweaty, but I knew she was hungry, so I gave her a bottle. I am not about to nurse when I'm disgusting because that seems cruel and unusual. After the bottle, I dressed her, put her in the jumperoo and turned on Baby Einstein on the computer and then ran to take a shower. I didn't dry my hair because I didn't want to leave her too long. I was disappointed to see Puck laying on my bed when I threw on some clothes -- I had been hoping he'd stayed with Eis.
She started fussing when she saw me, so I put her in the high chair in the middle of the kitchen while I got dinner in the crockpot. I poured some Cheerios on her tray and let her fling them around. She seemed kinda hungry, so I gave her some carrots, then tried to see if she'd eat any Cheerios. Turns out she would eat them, but she wouldn't feed them to herself; she wanted me to put them in her mouth.
She took an hour and half nap, which was pleasant, and I watched a crap movie on Netflix. We played a bit when she woke up and took out Puck. I got her dinner ready when she took her second nap at 1615 and my dad came home shortly after she woke up. He was nice enough to feed her the steak and carrots I made her for dinner, while I ate.
She seemed fine throughout the day, but she wouldn't sleep well tonight (so far). She went to bed at 1930 or so, but woke up at 2100. Then she just cried and wouldn't go back to sleep. I tried gas remedies and changing her diaper, but she wasn't having it. I eventually took her to my dad and he held her while he and my mom finished watching American Idol. When that was over, he turned on The Lion King and sat her up so she could watch it. She seemed to get excited at certain things and watched it reasonably well, though she only watched 15 minutes of it.
I brought her back, nursed her, burped her, then read some HP to her.
My last two Hunger Games books were supposed to be delivered today, but they never showed :(
Hopefully they'll be here tomorrow.
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