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Fri-01-07-2022, 05:51 AM
I am doing very well. 
Currently treating a pinched nerve in the neck/shoulder area that caused pain shooting in my right arm all the way down to my fingers since June 22nd....getting better with naproxen and tylenol 3
Next appointment with my rheumatologist in 5 months. And did not need to contact her yet for an emergency but knowing I can do so any time is a relief.
Still need to go for blood tests but can't at the moment....extremely busy at work for the past two months, doing lots of overtime and it will get worse over the summer and fall
Supposed to go on holidays in two weeks (if I can)....will go for blood tests then.
Getting more sleep since I got a prescription for sleeping aids (teva trazodone) which helps a lot! Now, instead of sleeping an average of 4 hours sleep per night in a week, I get 8.....huge improvement! Having more sleep helps with energy, mood, pain endurance. Still feel tired most of the time but less than before. I doubt this will go away unless lupus goes away. Stopped taking dilaudid (wasn't taking them on a daily basis but was starting to take more than usual which I didn't like). Another improvement as they can be addictive. Still have a prescription in case of extreme pain but don't need it at all at the moment.
Thank you for asking
Currently treating a pinched nerve in the neck/shoulder area that caused pain shooting in my right arm all the way down to my fingers since June 22nd....getting better with naproxen and tylenol 3
Next appointment with my rheumatologist in 5 months. And did not need to contact her yet for an emergency but knowing I can do so any time is a relief.
Still need to go for blood tests but can't at the moment....extremely busy at work for the past two months, doing lots of overtime and it will get worse over the summer and fall
Supposed to go on holidays in two weeks (if I can)....will go for blood tests then.
Getting more sleep since I got a prescription for sleeping aids (teva trazodone) which helps a lot! Now, instead of sleeping an average of 4 hours sleep per night in a week, I get 8.....huge improvement! Having more sleep helps with energy, mood, pain endurance. Still feel tired most of the time but less than before. I doubt this will go away unless lupus goes away. Stopped taking dilaudid (wasn't taking them on a daily basis but was starting to take more than usual which I didn't like). Another improvement as they can be addictive. Still have a prescription in case of extreme pain but don't need it at all at the moment.
Thank you for asking