Pants, pants, PANTS!

I have recently been a bit preoccupied with life. My back pain has made an unfortunate return. Luckily, it does not feel nearly as devastating as it has in the past. I am certain my positive outlook is due to the exercise routine that my friend Lulu helped me establish. I would certainly be in a much scarier place right now if not for her support.

My doctor ordered a dye injection MRI, which was nothing short of totally awesome. I was so tired that I fell asleep in the MRI tube, a lot! This really seemed to piss of the MRI tech because I kept moving. This in turn, irritated me. It is not as if I WANTED to spend double the time in the tube, I was just exhausted!

It turns out that I have quite a bit of scar tissue from my surgery last year, which is causing my current nerve pain. You do not know rad until you have non-stop radiating leg pain! My doctor put me on a new medication that helps manage nerve pain and said to call him if I am not feeling relief in 6 weeks.

This morning I did a little internet research about my new medication and found this jewel of a side effect…

Though it is very unlikely to occur, this medication can also result in abnormal drug-seeking behavior (addiction/habit-forming).

It sounds like something from an SNL commercial. I cannot wait to run around like a rabid dog, scrounging for meds! Meds! MEDS!