I'm Not sure what to say
- Jim Craddock
- Feb 22, 2024
- 1 min read
I want to give a quick summary of recent changes and leave it at that. I have not actively linked this site to my persona, but there are at least a couple of people that know of it and I am keeping somethings only to myself at this point.
The muscle pains and joint pains were written off by two rheumatologists (OUHSC and KU) as not rheumatological. Meanwhile, the orthopedic surgeon said the fact I am getting some pain relief from Lyrica means it is at least partially rheumatological.
Having finally felt like I have done everything I could do, I agreed to a shoulder injection to see if it would do anything. But the joint issues were already beginning to pass, just like all other symptoms eventually transition to what's next. In this case, having consumed all the ATP available in those cells, the final move to my bowels began. That was on 2/7/2024. What followed was some run-of-the-mill stomach issues, followed this last weekend by two days of intense abdominal pain. I've been through so much over the years, I just pretended like nothing was going on. After two days, those resolved, and I've now had about 3 days of almost no pain at all, other than muscle tenderness in my arms and a much lower level of joint pain in my shoulders. However, all is not well. I won't detail the issue at this moment, as I have not shared it with those closest to me, but it is what I have predicted since the very beginning. I do welcome a few days' reprieve from the pain.
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