So my doctor got fired/quit/leg-go/whatever-the-fuck. Which explains the sudden "vacation" and why I couldn't get an early appointment while the new doctor found her footing. Not sure if it's kosher of the medical office to not tell me this or to just spring the new doctor on me when I stepped in the door, but...
Am loving the new doctor, she immediately did what I'd been expecting to be done a year ago and hooked me up with both pain management (appointment scheduled in November) and a neurosurgeon (appointment scheduled in December).
Writing has been extremely limited to once a week max for a couple hours tops. It's not just the act of typing, it's that I know I'm going to pay for it the next couple days and Tylenol just is not working any more, maybe never did. I look back on what I pushed myself through to finish EVERCHANGING and it's just...what a mad bastard! Did make the exhausted/beatdown Evelyn scenes pretty method though...
So anyway, hopefully the hook me up with a steady supply tramadol next month. I have some I've taken during the worst days and it does a wonderful job taking the edge off, as one would expect. Also blew through one a day for a test run a few weeks back for like...four days? And I felt a ton better and was able to write for four hours a day every other day and that's actual progress I'd be happy with at this point!
After that...surgery of some sort, we can hope. At least a huge steroid needle maybe. Mmmm...spine needle. Kinky.
Speaking of "paying for it", I'm gonna stop typing now and watch some TI 2022.
Good news on at least beginning to get on the schedule for stuff. Not so good on the pain- but then, that has been the status quo for a while. Change is not always good- and I avoid saying that sentence including "can't" and "worse" from long experience.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping for a much better winter and an excellent New Year (yeah, I know it is early for that- but... never to soon to hold out hope.)
Take care boss.
I second avoiding that sentence.
DeleteFeel better and hopefully this works out better going forward for you.
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping your new doctor will make a huge difference. At least you don't have the shit show we have over the pond.
ReplyDeleteHi RR, all the best matey from England.
ReplyDeleteAh the joy of completing the first full revision of your third book, then going back to read the FIRST one and realizing (in your mind at least) that the third one is SO much better that the first will need a complete rewrite.... Writing is for masochists.
ReplyDeleteThe cringe I feel rereading FM1 is probably great enough to power an anti-matter reactor at this point.
DeleteHi RR,
ReplyDeleteJust checking in to see you're OK? Yiu haven't posted in a while.
Kind regards,
John
Hi RR, hope it's all starting to settle down for you and your getting on top of your health. Just checking in to make sure you are OK.
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