Met my new doc during the week. He seems OK. I was very nervous and gabbled a bit. I think he'll do.
I've had a burning pain in my lower back and, what seems to be to me, associated pain and numbness in my heels. In my head it is galloping death and the numbness will consume me slowly from the heels up. He didn't think I was likely to die from it, or even that it was anything to do with my back. In fact, he didn't know what was causing the pain in my heels. Not know? A doctor who can admit he doesn't know - I like. However, I am still secretly convinced I have some terrible wasting disease.
A day after starting to take anti-inflammatories for the back pain I crashed. New Other Half (NOH) and his small son took me to a beautiful park. They walked, I sat. No legs and cognitive melt down. The crash was either due to the tablets or, more likely, because I started my stretching exercises again after asking the doc if it would be ok with my back. That was yesterday.
Today I am a little better. The burning has gone and even my heels seem less painful, although the numbness is still there.
NOH has taken a flat nearby and will be moving in soon - hence visit with his son. I won't be talking much about our relationship here as it is not the focus of this blog - suffice to say, all is well and happy.
Longest day today. I don't know what happened to flaming June, it's chilly and damp out. Perfect for a bit more unpacking.
I've had a burning pain in my lower back and, what seems to be to me, associated pain and numbness in my heels. In my head it is galloping death and the numbness will consume me slowly from the heels up. He didn't think I was likely to die from it, or even that it was anything to do with my back. In fact, he didn't know what was causing the pain in my heels. Not know? A doctor who can admit he doesn't know - I like. However, I am still secretly convinced I have some terrible wasting disease.
A day after starting to take anti-inflammatories for the back pain I crashed. New Other Half (NOH) and his small son took me to a beautiful park. They walked, I sat. No legs and cognitive melt down. The crash was either due to the tablets or, more likely, because I started my stretching exercises again after asking the doc if it would be ok with my back. That was yesterday.
Today I am a little better. The burning has gone and even my heels seem less painful, although the numbness is still there.
NOH has taken a flat nearby and will be moving in soon - hence visit with his son. I won't be talking much about our relationship here as it is not the focus of this blog - suffice to say, all is well and happy.
Longest day today. I don't know what happened to flaming June, it's chilly and damp out. Perfect for a bit more unpacking.