More Setbacks.
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Yesterday, I had a lidocaine and magnesium infusion for the CRPS pain. We weren’t expecting any surprises because I’ve had both before, but you know me… I have to keep things exciting! Long story short, things went terribly and involved very high heart rates, slurred speech (that was scary), head-throbbing, and a feeling of passing out twice. The pain team had to quickly give me a bag of IV fluids and stop all the medication drips. So I didn’t really receive a good infusion… :/
If my insurance approves it, my pain dr. will be starting me on another pain medication.
In addition to all this, I’ve been dealing with a huge and painful mouth ulcer. I haven’t been able to eat much at all! It’s hard to talk, and this ulcer is my biggest one yet. I’ve been getting mouth ulcers regularly for a long time now, so I have to see a dermatologist who specializes in oral mucosal disorders because we’re wondering if something else is going on.
This has been a challenging week, but I continue to press on! To close, I want to share this beautiful quote that I read just today.
“Suffering is not the absence of goodness, it is not the absence of beauty, but perhaps it can be the place where true beauty can be known” ~ Kara Tippetts (a sister-in-Christ who recently wrote a book about her journey battling stage 4 cancer….she knows all about suffering!)
