One step back

[maystone]

It's been a bad couple of days for me. I don't know if I'm having a flare or if this is the rest of my life, but it's no fun. Lots of pain, very little sleep. I'm not much help, and that just makes me feel bluer.

At Dar's suggestion I'm back on prednisone for a few days to see if it makes a difference. Obviously I hope that it does, but I feel as if I''m admitting defeat. Stupid, really. (No, really.) I hate prednisone for its side effects, but then so does everyone who's ever had to take it. I was really hoping that I could get through without taking it again.

My PCP gave me some pain meds that I haven't started to take yet. They're brand new (based on Tramedol), and they're a slow release over 24 hours. Since I don't know what my reaction will be to them, I haven't wanted to try them while Mark is away at Cape Cod. If Gertie has a dire problem with her cria or if a sudden emergency comes up, I'm the only one here who can drive. I can't take the chance that I'll have a bad reaction or that it'll turn me into a zombie for 48 hours. I figure I'll try it next weekend when I'll have some backup. In the meantime I'm trying to come up with some other way around the pain and sleeplessness.

And I'm out of Bailey's. Woe.

Speaking of homonyms, one of my icons presents me with a problem each time I use it. It's a picture of the sailors from Master and Commander looking down at something with awe. The text reads "Woah!" Yeah, not whoa. Woah. Now I love that icon, but I feel as if I should put up a disclaimer everytime I use it: I know this is misspelled. Sigh.

Conchita may be pregnant again courtesy of Hannibal. Those alpacas have one hell of a sex drive. Or procreation drive, I suppose. She just gave birth a week ago. Honey, don't you want a rest? And Cinnamon Girl was kushed right next to her, waiting her turn with the studmeister. However, Hannibal wouldn't give her a second glance yet. Her hormones have to give off the right scent for him to pay attention to her. I figure two more days. Oh well, as Dar said, at least we won't have to keep trying to keep Hannibal apart from them anymore.

Comments

[misspamela.livejournal.com]

I wish I could come up there and chauffeur for you guys!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

That would be great! Why can't we manipulate time and space so we can be in multiple places at once? Is that really so much to ask?

[aw-lemongirl.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you know this but, at least for me, one of the side-effects of prednisone is not sleeping well. As soon as it builds up in my system I don't sleep longer than 60 minutes at a time which really, really sucks.

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had insomnia last night. No pain to speak of but also sleep. All in all, I thought it was a fair trade :) Well, for one night anyway.

How much longer do you have to stay on it? You're on mega doses, too, aren't you? God, that sucks so much, sweetie.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Please take care of yourself!

And you would think Conchita would remember how miserable she was just a weeks ago and not want to get pregnant again!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Thanks, honey.

Conchita and CG are having screaming matches over Hannibal. Hussies. And now he's ignoring them both. Alpacas. The weirdest animals on earth.

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

Poor honey. I feel bad that you feel bad. I had a bad night and morning, but forced myself to go to a planned day at a corn maze at noon,. WIthin an hour, I was enjoying myself and by 3:30 PM I was able to eat. Friends and fresh are are a great treatment :-) I wish I could give you the same.

Oh, and alpacas must a really short memory!

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Friends and fresh air are great medicine, 'tis true :) Hey, I'm glad to hear that your day turned out so well!

Alpacas are very weird. It's a good thing they're so cute.

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you figured out air ;-)

[malterre.livejournal.com]

I read it all, I'm sort of brain fried but I say, I wish you luck with it all

[maystone.livejournal.com]

Ha! You sound kind of brain fried, honey. Thanks for the good wishes, too.

I you get some relaxation and your brain unscrambles soon :)

[petranef.livejournal.com]

*hugz* offered. ;) I love it that although life sucks, you still post about Teh Critterz. ;) You are of my tribe, indeed. :)