Wednesday, November 7 - Day 3:
Yesterday after returning to the hotel, I was in a lot of pain. I tried to rest with not much success. Then about 1 pm, I was able to drift off to sleep (thank goodness). I slept for a couple of hours and when I awoke my pain level had diminished a bit.
That night, I was able to sleep for about 3 hours straight -- pretty good for me.
Appointment 9:30 am- electrodes are being moved slightly around my knee. Still painful, but it is more tolerable that the past few days. Wow- twenty minutes into treatment -- the treatment itself it hurting, but I feel absolutely no RSD pain in my knee. It is so unbelievable. It is such an odd feeling. I never thought not feeling RSD pain would be strange. 16 years always feeling a burning, stabbing, throbbing, jabbing pain I guess has become my norm.
Th electrodes on my right shoulder feel awfully strong today though. Although I came into the office with my shoulder pain greater than it has been for the last few days.
I should mention that a big storm is brewing here. They are predicting snow, slush, rain and temperatures in the 20's --- ahhhh! Why do people choose to live in this freezing ice cube? I know, I know, I did it for my whole life too - there are beautiful things up here too.
So far, so good. I am driving Steve to the airport - still calmness in my knee, it is unbelievable. About 25 minutes into our trip, almost to the airport, Steve says to me "your pain is back, right" I had not even said a word yet. He said that he could tell immediately. Even though I didn't say anything and I was still smiling, talking, my whole body language changed. So today - I got 25 minutes of post-treatment relief.
Last night, my uncle gave me a snow brush and ice scraper for the car. He told me I will need it. I have not used one of those for over 7 years!
Well, my uncle was right. Not five minutes after I dropped Steve off did it start to flurry. From flurries right to stick to the ground snow. I remembered quickly why we moved from New York --- walking in the snow is extremely scary. My first step out of the car, I almost slipped right down. My cane slipped right on the wet snow.
I had planned to try and do a few things today, but I just could not risk walking in the snow (again, another reason we had to move south).
So I have a 1,000 piece puzzle , unlimited free coffee and hopefully a good movie to watch back at the hotel.
Tomorrow - my appointment is not until the afternoon. Hopefully all the snow will have melted by then.
