Not a good week

[sally_maria]

I know a lot of you have been having a bad time and I'm sorry if I haven't been able to comment on all your posts individually. *hugs to everyone*

Here, Mum is not having a good week. She's suffered from sciatica from time to time over many years, and it flared up again a month or so ago. She tried to keep going, with painkillers to control the worst of the symptoms, and the chiropractor was able to help a bit, but it wasn't getting any better.

to the extent that I came home from work on Thursday to find that she had rung the doctor, who'd prescribed much stronger painkillers. She was almost crying with the pain, which is a big deal when it comes to someone as stoic as Mum, and couldn't get comfortable anywhere, even lying flat on her back, which had always helped before. It had hit a vicious circle, where the pain made her tense up, and the tension made the pain worse.

Fortunately, the codeine in the new painkillers was enough to let her sleep, which broke that cycle, but she's still in bed, and while she's reasonably comfortable at the moment, getting up and standing starts some discomfort again, even with the painkillers.


She's already seen her GP and has a referral to a back specialist, but in the meantime any good thoughts and prayers you have would be very much appreciated.

Comments

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. Your poor mother. I really do feel for her.

*Good vibes and positive thoughts are coming her way*

[sally_maria]

Thank you very much.

It's probably good for her to have the rest and let other people do stuff for her for a change, but I wish it didn't have to be this bad to make that happen. :-(

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

I do hope the appointment comes soon, and treatment is swift and effective.

[sally_maria]

Thank you.

[elegaer.livejournal.com]

Just what muuranker said

[sally_maria]

Thank you, too. Hopefully the latest developments might push her up the list a bit, but we'll have to see.

[chainmailmaiden]

I hope she gets a referral appointment through soon!

[sally_maria]

Thank you very much.

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

You're both in my thoughts. I hope a solution can be found.

[sally_maria]

Thank you very much. It should be curable, but I'd really like it to be sooner rather than later.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

I do hope the specialist can help. This sounds most distressing. *hugs*

[sally_maria]

Thank you. *hugs back*

It shouldn't be permanent, but it's so much not fun at the moment.

[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

*getting well thoughts, in the direction of mother-of-sally_maria*

[sally_maria]

Thank you very much.

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

May the specialist have an appointment free very soon indeed.

[sally_maria]

Thank you.

[garamondbophin.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear someone else's mother is having such problems - I hope they get sorted out really soon.

My own Mum is having a bit of an awful year too: she injured her back, then her shoulder, then her lower arm (all in separate incidents) and a few days ago had a fall that bruised her leg and brought on an angina attack! Still, she is back out of hospital now and sounded much more cheerful when I spoke to her on the 'phone last night...

[sally_maria]

Oh, that's pretty much a nightmare year. I'm glad to hear she's on the mend, again and hope this is the last of it.

My Mum is usually very fit, which is why this is such a shock to the system.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

Ouch, sorry to hear that!

[sally_maria]

Thank you.

The combination of the pills and bed rest are pretty much eliminating the pain at the moment, but we're trying to make sure she doesn't make it worse again by trying to do too much (her standard response ;-D).

[http://users.livejournal.com/naki_/]

Ouch, I'm sorry. It's a struggle I've had myself, with sciatica, and especially recently. I can most definitely sympathise and am thankful the stronger painkillers are doing their job for her. Hopefully the referral doesn't take too long.

[sally_maria]

Thank you. She's definitely doing better now, the pain is under control, but she's still spending a lot of time in bed. The rest does seem to be actually helping the problem heal, which is a great relief.

We'll have to see exactly what the back specialist can do - it depends what the cause is.