Like any mom...wife....woman.....you always put everyone else's needs ahead of yours....if the kids need or want something they are first....follow up by the husband....than any household needs or projects....then you follow up dead last....its just part of being a woman...its in our make up....its who we are....
With that said for the past 2.5 (almost 3) months I have been dealing with neck pain and numbness and tingling in my right arm a majority of the day...and I thought if I ignored it it would just go away...and that did not happen...and its finally effecting everything I do during the day....so I finally made an appt with and Orthopedic Spine Care specialist....after an MRI confirmed what we thought was going on a pinched 6th never root....he gave me a handful of medications to take to help alleviate the nerve/muscle pain...which honestly I have just gotten used to....he also ordered a cervical epidural nerve injection which was Thursday.....I have to say the staff and provider there were awesome....they were extremely nice and talked you through the entire process....I honestly had no issues with the injection prior, during or after (medical stuff really doesn't phase me)....just really didnt know what to expect....but they were very helpful explaining it all...and the doctor explained more about my disc protrusion to me and what I need to do let it heal...and how long it may take...
That is where I was disheartened....this whole process can take 6-8 months....and this is without surgery...which I do not want....and that I need to not do any jarring neck activities....which basically includes all forms of exercise that I have been doing....that was hard for me to hear....everyone needs a stress reducer...and that is mine....that was not what I wanted to hear at all....so for the next week and half all I can do is walk....and after that I can do the elliptical....which I am thankful atleast I can do that....even though I get bored as hell...atleast its something...and something is better than nothing!!!
This weekend I am truly thankful that I am getting time alone....no one in this house except the animals and me....Andrew left to do a guy thing that he needs to reset after all he has been through this past month.... and I asked my parents to take the kids...since I am not sleeping due to trifecta of issues: my neck, side effect of the injection is not sleeping, and finally a nasty sinus infection....so they took the kids so I could rest and not do much!...I a very thankful....I needed it!...I actually slept until 10 am this morning....(side note I didnt fall asleep until 1230am)....but I honestly don't remember in the recent past that I have slept that late..I needed it!
My new goal is to listen to what my body and mind need...it will not only make me happier...it will make our family happier as well....like the old saying goes "Happy wife...Happy life"...that will be my motto for the time being!
Elisa
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