So I’m still recuperating from my massive flare up on Friday that sent me to emerge.  I had a belly dancing class on Monday night and managed to do most of the class, but had to sit out the last 15 minutes as my body was starting to get too sore and awkward. It was nice to watch the other women dancing and rest my shaky sore body for a while.

Before every class Wolfe has been snapping pics of me in my latest belly dancing get up. Monday was sunny so we took them outside. Unfortunately the camera’s batteries were dead, so he took them with his cell phone instead. It’s not a bad little camera in that phone.

Considering the camera source, they’re not a bad few little pics.

One of the ladies in the class makes tribal style tassel belts. I assembled some tassels the other week and she sewed them into a hip belt for me, I’ll get to wear them to the next class. Which I think is my last class and is a class performance for friends and families *gulp*! I know next Monday class is canceled, so it would be the following Monday.  I still don’t have the dance memorized, and I know I’m going to make some mistakes, but I’ll join in the performance and do the best I can. It’s still not as scary as having to test for martial arts belts. If I could do that, I can do this!

So I had a Dr.’s appointment again, it was a follow up on a second set of ultrasounds I had done of my thyroid, because my thyroid has some nodules in it. He says there is no change from the first set of ultrasounds and so doesn’t feel there is any immediate concern. We talked about the really bad flare up I had on Friday and I decided to go on a new medication for fibromyalgia, Lyrica, which I start today.

” LYRICA is indicated for the management of fibromyalgia. It is also used to help people with diabetes manage nerve pain and for pain after shingles. … Some of the most common side effects of LYRICA are dizziness, sleepiness, dry mouth, and edema. Plus blurred vision, weight gain, constipation, euphoric mood, and loss of balance. Also, increased appetite and trouble concentrating.”

I already have most of the side effects as symptoms, so hopefully they are not made worse. Regardless it may be worth it, and hopefully I won’t have too many difficulties with side effects.

The Dr. also gave us a prescription of injectable toradol, so if I have a really bad flare up again I don’t have to go through hell at the emergency room. Wolfe will administer the meds at home. Which is a big relief.

I had been steadily losing about a pound and a half a week for many weeks now, since summer time. Yet in the last week I’ve gained back 5 just from abusing food as comfort/self-medication. I say abusing because the last thing my unhealthy stressed body needs is to try to process a whole bunch of refined flour and sugar based foods. I really need to go back to my previous healthy eating. I’m not doing myself any favors eating cake.

If the Lyrica doesn’t work for me my next line of action is going to be about looking into medical marijuana. One thing at a time though.

We’ve decided not to have any dungeon parties in March, but will donate our space starting in March for a free drop-in Rope & Grope, The next big party we’ll be having will be in April on the 12th. Which also happens to be Wolfe’s birthday. We’ll have Elwood in the house doing body modifications/piercings so am very looking forward to that. I’m still wondering over another piercing. I think I’ll wait on it until I’m sure, maybe that will happen before the Party, maybe it won’t.

One of my favorite little TV pleasures starts tonight, America’s Next Top Model…. I love that show, ah… to be young and beautiful, lol.

XO
Leila

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