Deb - Migraines

April 26, 2000

Hi Deb,

How are you today? Is the lidocaine making any difference yet or is it

still too soon to tell? I have been wondering why my anesthesiologist

advised against this for me. I go to a new anesthesiologist associated

with a pain management program at one of the other local hospitals Monday

and I am feeling a little apprehensive. All these new doctors and their

new ideas are making me nervous. Maybe it is just that I understand more

now from reading the letters from you all how easily the RSD can get

worse. Mine has not gotten worse in the past from surgical intervention

and I hope that stays true for the future.

The headache finally went away Monday afternoon and I was able to eat

something for the first time since Saturday afternoon. I am 5'10 " tall

and only weigh 116 lbs. so it is not like I have any spare weight hanging

around to get rid of! My doctors tell me all the time that if I had more

padding my nerves wouldn't get irritated so easily in my leg. What with

the atrophy now it is really skinny! I hope it was a coincidence that I

got a headache the day after I started the provera! I sure don't want to

go through that again! I have had migraines that last for 4 - 5 days the

past 6 months or so but they were not as bad as that last one! I did

have some leftovers for lunch and they were wonderful. Especially mom's

sweet potato casserole!

I went to a friend's house Monday afternoon and put together a gas grill

for her as I am the mechanical one. I guess I overdid it as my legs have

been very achey and burning since then. I guess it was all that sitting

on the ground and then getting up that did it. The tops of my thighs are

still on fire, especially the good leg! I don't understand that but that

is how it is. I would think the RSD leg would hurt more. Anyway, I am

going for a long bike ride today as the rain has finally stopped and I am

going to work out this pain! Take care,

DJ/Debbie

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