Wow..day 2 post hip injection and I feel just awful. The pain woke me up around 2am. It seems like it's making me hurt all over like I did before I started the Lyrica. I have a feeling it's because I didn't "take it easy" like the Dr told me to. I just feel too guilty doing nothing. I can see where doing simple things like carrying a bag or 2 of groceries, or a basket of laundry would irritate it. I feel so much movement in there when I do pretty much anything but rest. I told my husband this morning that I was hurting worse today than I did yesterday. All he said was "I thought you started those pain patches yesterday?" and I said "I did but I feel this is more related to the injection and my not taking it easy"... I was hoping he'd tell me to take it easy today but instead he said his goodbyes and went out the door with a little chip in his shoulder. This is all still new to him. He thinks that if there's medication involved then I should be fine and pain free. I tried to explain that there's flareups but I still don't think he gets it. Anyway, I HAVE to force myself to rest today and just deal with his attitude when he gets home and the house ain't spic-n-span and the laundry isn't done. TOO BAD!
Anyone else on the lidocaine patches?? I was undecided. It took the pain away but I felt like I needed some heat on there too. I'm going to read the package insert and see if I can use heat with these since there's no menthol like muscle rubs. It numbed the pain but the muscles were giant knots!! (Maybe that's why I hurt really bad today.. I didn't do anything like moist heat to relax the muscles...). I stretched. A lot. But then again, I feel like I stretch something every half hour of my life...
Oh, and I see yesterday's post was under my old username that I didn't know I have. I am going to try to delete that. I don't want to add confusion. My post yesterday was under "smartredfox". I used a different computer yesterday. I checked my log in on this one so I won't do that again. Sorry!