Showing posts with label pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pain. Show all posts

Friday, January 03, 2020

MRI IV Bruising

I had an MRI a week ago. I spent a week and a half drinking at least 64 oz of water every day. And it seemed to have paid off a little. The IV only needed one poke, even though she had to squirm it around a bit so it hurt a lot and bruised.
I had to get my brain and spine done with contrast. By the time it got to my last round (spine with contrast) I couldn’t stay still. My muscles kept giving me spasms. 
I got the email with the written results, and it reconfirmed that I had moved too much for the spine. Which is unfortunate because it’s what the doctor wanted to see. Oh well. 
This is today, a week after the IV:

A couple of days ago, I noticed the bruise moving toward my hand:

The day after shot, after I took the bandage off:

At home, day of MRI:


Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Sometimes Late at Night


Sometimes, late at night, my legs suddenly feel like they're on fire. Almost immediately I start to twitch. The pain is so bad, My legs are under the crushing pressure of each other. The burning is so immense that it's actually cold instead of hot, and I start shivering. My torso feels like it's got a lasso around it, tightening and tightening, constricting my lungs and causing a pain in the middle of my back (like lying on a baseball with rusty nails). But it only happens when I'm trying to sleep late at night, not during the day, so we're still trying to figure things out.