Mon, June 29, 2009

My dear friends,

Sorry I haven't updated the blog in a while. Due to the pinched nerve in my arm, I can't type, so I'm asking my wonderful husband to take dictation.

Went to an acupuncturist twice last week; he stretched my neck to the point of tears. I was encouraged after the first visit, because I immediately saw my chiropractor afterwards and briefly regained feeling in my fourth finger on my left hand (the pinky and 4th finger have been numb for some time.) On Friday he accidentally struck a vein in the back of my hand (not good with lymphedema!) and he said I no longer have a pinched nerve in my neck... so he doesn't understand my continued pain and numbness. I feel like he blew me off after that.

Today, I saw a neurologist. She was very thorough, an older lady so I hope she has a lot of experience. She wants to do more testing, including an MRI, on my arm. She gave me some Lyrica and Lidocaine patches. I'm continuing to take the Tylenol-3.

I'm pretty bummed that this is taking so long to heal. I'm not sleeping well, which is contributing to my depressed mood.

Nothing new on the cancer front; please pray for me.

Love,
Jeanette