4/19: meet with a neurologist who was awesome in giving support, information and advice for TN. Spent over 2 hours dicussing every option for TN to creating a support group in the area that I live in here in NC. He is currently going to bump up my medication of Carbamazepine from 200mg @ 3X a day to 200mg @ 4x a day in the midst adding Vicadin 750mg @ every 3-4 hours a day. He did advised that he did not like to prescribe Carbamazepine because it was obsolete treatment but prefers Trileptal (I think I spelt it wrong) so once my body becomes tolerable of the Carbamazepine and the pains come back we will then switch over to Trileptal. He also discussed adding another RX but I am not sure what it was, my notes are in the other room. Overall it was a great visit. I mentioned that there is a seminar for TN sponsored by TNA in Richmond, VA (3 hrs from where I live) that I would like to attend. Neuro said it would be best if I could attend because he told me upfront that he could not "cure" just help ease the pains through treatment. I am being scheduled for a full MRI then we will go from there.
4/20: I received a nasty letter in the mail from my "former" employer, yup they decided to sever my relationship with the company being I was out on medical leave to long and my attendance manager DID NOT submit all the proper documents to FMLA to hold my position. It's all good because I think GOD has a different calling for me in regards to creating this support group and shifting my focus in life. However, I will be contacting an attorney and discussing what options I have in regards to my former company and if it was right of them to do that to me.
4/21: Celebrated my 40th birthday!!! Fabulous @ 40!!! Well ~ it was not much of a celebration by my husband and kids were sweet. They wanted to through me a party but I have not been much on having company or seeing anyone so a party would of been to much for me to handle right now. My husband had to work the evening so when I woke up, he had gotten me a dozen red roses and said that since everyone was off on Friday that would it be okay if we celebrated my birthday as a family. That was okay with me. Picked kids up from school and my 10yr old and 8 yr old wanted to treat mom to Chick-Fil-A....ok~ I like Chick-Fil-A but I did not know they were holding a fundraiser inside and it was loud as heck!!!!! Could barely finish my sandwich because of the quick little jabs.....just wrapped my meal up so I could take it home and eat it. GameStop to check out the new games ~ got myself Bejewled Twisted for the DSI for quiet alone time and a Target trip afterwards for some Easter Egg coloring kits....why is it you can't just go to Target and get what you need and leave??? lol
4/22: Okay ~ it's already starting off bad and it was probably because of all the talking I was doing yesterday. Woke up in the middle of night with an attack!!! Why??? Went back to sleep thinking it would go away when I woke up in the morning....woke up....nope the pressure and tightness and the feeling of a walnut in my cheeck was bad to where I could not even brush my teeth let alone drink a cup of coffee....urgh!!!! I hate it when I can't even brush my teeth!!! Took my meds so now I am waiting to see when they will kick in and atleast give me the numbness so I can get in there and brush my teeth!!!!! So far ~ that is my morning.....
****I will check in later today and journal how my day went****
4/20: I received a nasty letter in the mail from my "former" employer, yup they decided to sever my relationship with the company being I was out on medical leave to long and my attendance manager DID NOT submit all the proper documents to FMLA to hold my position. It's all good because I think GOD has a different calling for me in regards to creating this support group and shifting my focus in life. However, I will be contacting an attorney and discussing what options I have in regards to my former company and if it was right of them to do that to me.
4/21: Celebrated my 40th birthday!!! Fabulous @ 40!!! Well ~ it was not much of a celebration by my husband and kids were sweet. They wanted to through me a party but I have not been much on having company or seeing anyone so a party would of been to much for me to handle right now. My husband had to work the evening so when I woke up, he had gotten me a dozen red roses and said that since everyone was off on Friday that would it be okay if we celebrated my birthday as a family. That was okay with me. Picked kids up from school and my 10yr old and 8 yr old wanted to treat mom to Chick-Fil-A....ok~ I like Chick-Fil-A but I did not know they were holding a fundraiser inside and it was loud as heck!!!!! Could barely finish my sandwich because of the quick little jabs.....just wrapped my meal up so I could take it home and eat it. GameStop to check out the new games ~ got myself Bejewled Twisted for the DSI for quiet alone time and a Target trip afterwards for some Easter Egg coloring kits....why is it you can't just go to Target and get what you need and leave??? lol
4/22: Okay ~ it's already starting off bad and it was probably because of all the talking I was doing yesterday. Woke up in the middle of night with an attack!!! Why??? Went back to sleep thinking it would go away when I woke up in the morning....woke up....nope the pressure and tightness and the feeling of a walnut in my cheeck was bad to where I could not even brush my teeth let alone drink a cup of coffee....urgh!!!! I hate it when I can't even brush my teeth!!! Took my meds so now I am waiting to see when they will kick in and atleast give me the numbness so I can get in there and brush my teeth!!!!! So far ~ that is my morning.....
****I will check in later today and journal how my day went****
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