Ugh.

Sorry it's been so long since my last post, I really didn't intend for this to be a monthly blog. I really do need to update this more often, especially as I have had things to talk about but just haven't.

I'll start off this update with The Big Issue right now, certain aspects of my health situation have been getting a bit worse lately.

My knee pain has gotten worse, and it's been going out on me completely more often. I find myself having to take my vicodin more frequently. Whereas before I was taking it once a day or maybe every other day, lately I've been taking it at least once a day, often more. And this is after my doctor upped the dosage a few months ago. I've been having a harder time walking and standing, and getting up from chairs for that matter, since my knee seems even less inclined to support my weight than usual.

Also, there seems to be something wrong with my head. Well, something else wrong with it. I've been getting awful headaches and dizzy spells. Really terrible ones. I feel like I'm falling over, usually to the right, and I can't help but try to hold myself up. This happens when I'm standing, sitting or lying down. It's led to me falling into walls and things, though thankfully I haven't hit the ground yet. Even though I just saw her, I have an appointment to see my neurologist again in a few weeks, as my primary doctor was stumped by the problem.

On a probably-related note, I've been sleeping much more than usual. I've been, both, taking more naps and waking up later. Generally, no matter what time I fall asleep, I wake up at about 8:00. On my own, no alarm, everyday. Recently, though, this has not been the case. If I want to get up before like 11 I have to set an alarm. Hell, the other day I slept til 2. This never happens. Something is very wrong.

Both my psychiatrist and my neurologist have upped meds for me recently. My psychiatrist increased my neurontin, and my neurologist increased my topamax. This did not surprise me, as both of these doctors raise these meds every time I see them.

My neurologist also wants me to get an EMG test. She wants to figure out why my hands go numb so often and why I get tremors. I've heard nothing good about the test, only that it's very unpleasant. Oh, and it's the day after I get back from vacation, so yay.

I have no news on my Social Security case or my knee surgery. The knee surgery because we don't know when to schedule it yet, the Social Security case because, well, it's Social Security and there's no knowing when they'll contact you.



Right now my bipolar is Kinda Level.
Right now my pain level is 6 (And I can already feel it getting worse).