Hi everyone, hope you don't mind my venting. This is pretty much my only outlet, no one outside my very immediate family even knows about my ATN. I know I should maybe be more open, but I am an intensely private person. I would much rather discuss my problems AFTER I have solved them! So I have painted myself into a bit of a corner.
My husband is wonderful, but this isn't his first rodeo with me and a health issue. I have had one problem and another since becoming pregnant with our youngest daughter nearly five years ago. I'm beginning to think he might be wondering if his wife is defective. I make a point of only telling him the good news... I've got a concrete dx, a referral to a Neuro who is supposedly the God of TN of the Pacific Northwest (lol), I am tolerating the first med I have tried very well, cutting down on the Percocet, everything should be on track for a quick recovery. But I am learning that is not the nature of ATN.
I have such hope for the Tegretol! I could tell after a couple of days on my low dose the side effects were leveling off. The unfortunate thing is so did the pain relief. I have upped my dose (with my NP's okay) this morning but ohhhh! It might be that after experiencing a few small periods of without pain, the stress of it returning is adding to its intensity, or making me more aware of it, I don't know... maddening! The psychological aspect of this - chasing my own tail trying to work it out in my mind, stay positive, not become wrapped up in every little sensation, keep my mind otherwise occupied, circular thinking - is just adding to my bad day. If I could just get on top of this pain!!
Thanks for just being here, you are all such a comfort. I hope everyone is as pain-free and easy as possible! NGT