Monday, February 11, 2008

I NEED MY ADVIL

Note the capitals. Let me explain. I have not taken any Advil since my ER visit on the 25th. You see I take a lot of it and it thins out your blood and is bad for your stomach. And yet, I don't care at this point. I have two problems that cause me to take excess amount of the stuff. First I have headaches. Let me clarify. I get headaches most days. It really is one headache that just last for anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks. It stays in the same place and at the same intensity. Advil just seems to work the best at giving me a couple hours of not feeling it. Before you ask, yes, I have talked to several doctors about them. They can't explain it. It's not linked to anything. We checked food, time of month, season, you name it. I just get them. Second, is I have arthritis. When I was just about 21, I was in a car accident. I fractured my pelvis and ever since I got pregnant with Arion and my hips separated (yeah that was bad), I have had arthritis. I have pills for when I have a big flare up, but I find that me taking the Advil for the headaches is also keeping the flare ups to a minimum. Now the problem, I can take any Advil till after Friday when I have this stupid test done. In the last week I have had two bad flare ups and feel like I can hardly walk. It's literally a pain in the butt. To make things worst, I can't take my other med until after Friday either. Till then, just call me gimpy.

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