After I turned off the computer last night and put on some icy hot and hit the bed, I felt massively better. All the pain melted away and I had a smile on my face because of it. I overdid it with sitting at my desk, but I was still able to do it until after midnight. I haven’t been able to do that forever. It wasn’t bad enough to make me freak out like usual. Sleep started bad, but got better as it went on. I feel much more rested today. Pain has recovered from the effort yesterday. I have the confidence back that this is the right spine problem to chase down and treat. I need that RF ablation now. Church walk without the cane. It was hard actually. I’m glad I only did a very short walk. Been tapering off Lyrica. Still not much of an appetite. Just imported 267 daily journal posts as drafts. Now when I can’t get out of bed, I can verify those posts and get them published.
Been working through these old journals getting them published. They are so fucking hard to read. The madness, my god. It’s painful to relive it. This injection has helped a ton. I feel clear headed, panic free, optimistic. It makes me realize how fucked I’ve been for the last few months, and how much of a struggle it’s been. I’m so very grateful for the few days I’ll get from the injection. Church walk without the cane. Better than earlier. Felt a little bit good to get the movement in. Long time since walking has helped me.
Had a lot of energy at about 7:00. Did some much needed cleaning, then went for a short walk with the cane and brace. It was rough, but OK. Mostly a lack of conditioning and feeling a bit tired from the cleaning. Had that same energy close to bed time. Pain got better and I had some good mental energy with it.