Howdy all you SG lovers!
First, as always, a big thanks to those kind souls who left positive comments on the last blog, you've no idea how much your support is appreciated!
Not much to tell since the last blog.
Had acupuncture on Wednesday, and told the doctor that it seemed to be making it worse this time. He asked me whether I wanted to give up on acupuncture or try different pressure points first. I decided it would be best to try the different points first, so he put the needles in my back this time. It was much comfier for me (although I was lying on my front, which made me sorer) this time, because the last times he's done it he put needles in my hips. Those needles alone were incredibly sore after a while, as it felt like someone was digging into my hips with their fingers, as time went on it felt like Freddy Kruger was digging into my hips, not a pleasant feeling...
Anyway, as I said, the needles in my back were much comfier for me, despite the pain from lying on my front, a much more enjoyable experience and I nearly fell asleep this time.
He said he's going to be away for 4 weeks this time, so he's set it up with physio for them to do my next 4 sessions of acupuncture, and they're going to contact me. If I feel no relief after the full 6 week block, or if it continues to make me feel worse then there's no point in wasting everyone's time continuing the treatment.
I also talked to my doctor about my increasingly depressed feelings and my lack of enthusiasm for anything, and how it's affecting my sleep patterns too (I haven't been able to get to sleep until 4am at the earliest every night and don't get up around 11am). I'm not suicidal or anything that extreme, but I've never felt so low in my life so far.
He said it was common for chronic pain to lead to depression, so he made me fill out a questionnaire about my feelings.
Based on the results of that questionnaire, he's referred me for counselling and he's also prescribed Trazodone Hydrochloride to help me sleep.
I was a bit wary of trying the Trazodone, based on the incredibly restless night I had when I was prescribed Amitriptyline a while ago.
Thankfully the first dose worked like a charm, but that could also have been due to the fact I'd had 4 hours sleep the previous night.
Will see if it helps tonight...
There's a few good movies showing at the cinema this coming week, so we've decided to go and see if that will help cheer me up (it was my wife's suggestion).
Time for a music share now:
First, as always, a big thanks to those kind souls who left positive comments on the last blog, you've no idea how much your support is appreciated!
Not much to tell since the last blog.
Had acupuncture on Wednesday, and told the doctor that it seemed to be making it worse this time. He asked me whether I wanted to give up on acupuncture or try different pressure points first. I decided it would be best to try the different points first, so he put the needles in my back this time. It was much comfier for me (although I was lying on my front, which made me sorer) this time, because the last times he's done it he put needles in my hips. Those needles alone were incredibly sore after a while, as it felt like someone was digging into my hips with their fingers, as time went on it felt like Freddy Kruger was digging into my hips, not a pleasant feeling...
Anyway, as I said, the needles in my back were much comfier for me, despite the pain from lying on my front, a much more enjoyable experience and I nearly fell asleep this time.
He said he's going to be away for 4 weeks this time, so he's set it up with physio for them to do my next 4 sessions of acupuncture, and they're going to contact me. If I feel no relief after the full 6 week block, or if it continues to make me feel worse then there's no point in wasting everyone's time continuing the treatment.
I also talked to my doctor about my increasingly depressed feelings and my lack of enthusiasm for anything, and how it's affecting my sleep patterns too (I haven't been able to get to sleep until 4am at the earliest every night and don't get up around 11am). I'm not suicidal or anything that extreme, but I've never felt so low in my life so far.
He said it was common for chronic pain to lead to depression, so he made me fill out a questionnaire about my feelings.
Based on the results of that questionnaire, he's referred me for counselling and he's also prescribed Trazodone Hydrochloride to help me sleep.
I was a bit wary of trying the Trazodone, based on the incredibly restless night I had when I was prescribed Amitriptyline a while ago.
Thankfully the first dose worked like a charm, but that could also have been due to the fact I'd had 4 hours sleep the previous night.
Will see if it helps tonight...
There's a few good movies showing at the cinema this coming week, so we've decided to go and see if that will help cheer me up (it was my wife's suggestion).
Time for a music share now:
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That's about it for this blog, so I'll finish with the usual request for more love for the following lovely ladies. 
Live long and prosper.
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Wasn't there some story that for Under Pressure, they had David Bowie in one studio, doing his thing and Freddie Mercury in another... and they were pretty much doing the same song without even knowing it? Or something like that...
It's funny, seeing some of those songs reminded me of this:
I'm glad to hear about the acupuncture working out better for you. I hope it actually works in the long run for you as well.
It's funny, I was prescribed Ambien once and I was fucking immune to it. Throughout one night, I burned through a fistful's worth of them (Like nine or ten) and still was wide awake. I then read six months later that THAT was a contributing factor in what killed Heath Ledger. Yea, that led to a real "Oh shiiiiit..." moment.