I have got to stop starting my entries with this but damn, it has been awhile. I've been busy, that's my excuse. I'm not going to check back over my past posts to see what I've already let you know about so just pipe down about me repeating myself (jk, no one complains about it).
So mental health wise I'm doing A+. I've had no psychosis for a few months now and only mild situational sadness when it comes to the depression wing. The mania wing has been stable as well. Why do I think everything is going so well? A combination of things; I'm getting out of the house (school), I'm getting some exercise (will elaborate later), and I think my meds are finally in a stable course. It also helps that I'm not in pain all the time which leads to me not always being in bed which leads to boredom which leads to me wanting to do something which led to school... It's a circular logic I think. Now if I could just drum myself up a social life I would be more than content.
About the exercise, I may have mentioned before but they diagnosed me with fibromyalgia which is widespread nerve pain. I spent a lot of time in bed because that's where my body hurt the least. I'm not saying every little crevice hurt but my legs, back, and shoulders ached to the point that all I cared about was laying down. So I did what everyone who is in long-term pain should do, I went to the doctor. She gave me some muscle relaxers and sent me to physical therapy (again). I was willing to try because, well, it couldn't hurt, right? When I finished PT and I was still in pain I went back to the doctor and she did the fibromyalgia "test" where they push on pressure points to see if they hurt. Some test, huh? Anyway, she said she thought it was fibromyalgia type pain and I scheduled with my pain specialist who agreed. After the pressure point test they put me on Lyrica and let me tell you it is amazing. I'm not saying there's no pain but I'm out of bed typing this.
Oh yeah, about the exercise... Between me seeing my family doctor and my pain specialist they referred me for warm water therapy. It's normal PT exercises in a pool that is kept at 88 degrees. It's one on one with a therapist (mine were awesome) and they explain to you about how the therapy works and everyday tips for people with fibromyalgia. The therapy wears you out and can make you sore but you just work with your therapist about it. It was a great experience. Now that I'm finished I'm going to do my exercises at a warm pool in town one day a week because it's $5 each visit.
Like I mentioned, I'm going to school. Like I haven't mentioned, I'm going full time. I'm taking Intermediate Word (1 credit hour), Gen Biology 1 (4 ch), Gen Chemistry 1 (4 ch), and Intro to Religion (3 ch). I'm doing well, not fantabulous, but well. It's the beginning of the semester still and I have time to build up to the straight As I need for pharmacy school. I know I can do it. But I love college. Everyone minds their own business and people are helpful and nice, and I could go on. They give you what you need to learn and it's all on you if you fail and I love that.
Kitty has a sore and I'm not sure where it came from because she hasn't been around other kitties to fight with. I think she's going to have to go to the vet and get the cone of shame because she won't leave it alone.
The rest of my update needs a blog space to itself so I'll stop here.
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