Cake, please....

[vanillafluffy]

I went to the doctor today---actually, because it was Friday, I got to see his physician's assistant, who had x-rays taken of my cervical vertebrae...according to her, everything there is perfectly normal, my disks are all properly spaced, nothing pinched, no abnormalities.

She prodded my shoulder, and said that my muscles seemed to be spasming. She recommended an injection of steroids and lidocaine...I've been worn down enough by the pain that I agreed. The shot itself didn't hurt, but at the moment, I hurt more than I did before. Hopefully, this is temporary.

So, I'm missing yet another day from work. I'm still in pain, and my BP is a stratospheric 160/120. No wonder I feel like crap.

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[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey. *gentle hugs*

Pain will make BP go way up, so this one incidence of it being high probably doesn't mean anything in the big picture. The shots should make you start to feel better soon. Muscle relaxers would help, too, but they might make you sleepy in the daytime.

Do you have a thick comforter you can put under the fitted sheet on your mattress to serve as a temporary cushioning pad? That might help with the spasms. (My husband jokes that I need a mattress like the Princess and the Pea, and my side of the bed has three pads on it.)

[smtfhw.livejournal.com]

... my BP is a stratospheric 160/120. No wonder I feel like crap.

Bloody hell! That's not good. Are they planning on doing anything about it?

[jdsgirlbev.livejournal.com]

There's a relitively inexpensive over the counter back med called Robaxacet. I took it whenever my back went out (usually a five day period of complete bed rest)and I found it really helped, so perhaps it might help you too. A heating pad might help too. Though with the Florida temps these days a HEATING pad may be more than you can take!

[ang5fam.livejournal.com]

Keep an eye on the blood pressure- my high BP surfaced last summer while being seen about my back.
When you get to be our age (and esp if it runs in your family) you need to start taking a simple water pill - they are like $4 RX at Wal-Mart and will help keep your BP in check. Unfortunately, I also had to start a beta-blocker as my pulse was racing and my heart was beating fast. I take a pill for that now as well-- I call them my heart attack meds. I would go to Publix to take my BP before I consulted my family doc- it never went back down to normal before the meds and mine was always low-- even while pregnant and giving birth...

[ang5fam.livejournal.com]

Don't mean to add insult to injury but I am writing this from Minnesota--where there is NO humidity and the temp was 80 yesterday. I am loving this!!!

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, it is common to feel worse - temporarily - after receiving a steroid injection. Been there, done that. *hugs you*

[starhawk2005.livejournal.com]

Ouch!

Hope you feel better soon. It's rainy here, so my poor Starhubby's arthritis is acting up something fierce....

Pain definitely SUCKS.