bitter-sweet

My appointments yesterday were bitter-sweet. My hip appointment went well, while the neck appointment wasn't as successful.

When I arrived at the doctor's office I had x-rays done, then I went to meet with the Syracuse hip surgeon. After reviewing my x-rays Dr. Simpson said "I was honestly expecting to walk in here and tell you that your leg hadn't healed yet and that you need to continue using two crutched. But, I'm surprised to say that your leg is healing like gang-busters and its healing so fast. Faster than expected. You can throw the crutch out today if you feel comfortable with that". I was completely shocked to hear this. After every other surgery my leg has healed slower than expected, so this was a big treat. I know that it's everyone's prayers that have helped speed this along. So.. thank you!

When I went in for my neck appointment, a doctor (I'd never met before) interviewed me then put a very painful injection into my neck/head on the left and right side. The injection was suppose to numb the nerve for up to a few months and take away the pain. The doctor said that if it didn't work within the first 20 minutes, then it wouldn't work. Well, it definitely numbed the whole back of my head for about an hour, but sadly... no relief from the pain. They also wrote out two prescriptions for me to start taking. One was Celebrex for inflamation, which I am comfortable taking.. but there is some sort of migraine medicine that he wants me to start taking that I'm going to check with a few doctors on because I don't feel good about it. It's something to do with my per____ nerve, and I will most likely be on it for the rest of my life. I don't want to take something for that long unless I absolutely have to. So pretty much.. I am still a mystery to doctors and they're just trying different things to help. I just wish I had a definite answer and a definite cure.