I prefer old pain to new pain.
Let me explain to you what I mean. Last night after I had returned from class I was lying in my bed when all of a sudden this sharp pain appeared on my left side. After several minutes of trying several things and nothing helping I asked Christopher to just put his hand on my side and it helped almost all the pain go away. At least it's tolerable now. It's just to a two inch radius instead of my whole side.
After getting the majority of the pain to go away something dawned on me. I would rather have old pain than new pain. Why? Because old or chronic pain is consistent. And to you that may make you think "Yeah. That sounds like the worst part. That it never goes away." But to me the day in and day out of being in pain is easier for me to manage. I know when an activity will be too much, and I know when I've overdone it. I know exactly what to do, how much medicine to take and how long it will take me to recover from my everyday pain.
New pain..... not so much. Because I've never experienced it before I don't know how exactly to treat it. I don't know how long it's gonna last. And I don't know how much medicine I'll have to take. It's all unknown and that's scary.
So, if I have to choose, I'd say here's to the old pain! Thanks for being faithful.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
Time to Brag
This is my husband.
Not only is he dastardly handsome, but he also has the best smile in the
entire world. He is always striving to learn. He is always researching
and reading up on things. And I love how he not only applies that drive
to learning about academic things, but also to learning all he can about
the thing that he is most passionate about... God. He is not satisfied
with taking something somebody tells him at face value. He studies God's
Word with such fervor so as to be able to defend his beliefs to anyone
he comes across. He prays for opportunities to be able to share God with
people, and when they come he isn't afraid to take them. I love that
about him!
For 3 weeks now I haven't been on my Elmiron, because it ran out, and he has been applying that same passion to helping me in obtaining a new prescription for it. Because of the insurance we have I had to have my primary doctor refer me to a new urologist before I could even be seen. Not only did he keep contacting my doctor and insurance until the two could finally agree that I was indeed insured and could see a new urologist, but he even drove me to the doctor to get the referral form when they were taking their sweet time getting it to me. He also filled out all the online paperwork so that we could save some money and order the Elmiron 3 months at a time. (Although they didn't give us a date of when my prescription would arrive.)
The above picture very aptly shows how I am when not on my Elmiron. An increase in daily pain, a decrease in daily energy and a complete lack of motivation to do anything. I usually have about 30 minutes worth of energy for every two hours I spend resting. It is quite tiresome.
As you can imagine when this is how your days are spent it is quite easy to get behind in your daily responsibilities. My wonderful husband has spent the last 3 weekends (as well as his time off during the holidays) helping with all the tedious tasks afforded to the wonderful job of the stay-at-home mom. The dishes, the laundry, the cleaning of rooms. Even helping out with the cooking every now and then.
Another lovely side effect of not being "normal Julie" is my mood swings. It can be quite a mind game sometimes telling myself that I NEED to get up and dressed to get things accomplished. Sometimes that can lead to me being on edge and not being the nicest person in the world. Which is the exact opposite of my better half. He is one of the most patient and gracious people I know. He is always there to help me out when I need that gentle reminder to be more gracious and patient myself.
I am so thankful that God has brought him into my life. He is the perfect balance to me and I just wanted to take this opportunity to brag on him a little bit. I love you, Christopher, and I thank God for you.
For 3 weeks now I haven't been on my Elmiron, because it ran out, and he has been applying that same passion to helping me in obtaining a new prescription for it. Because of the insurance we have I had to have my primary doctor refer me to a new urologist before I could even be seen. Not only did he keep contacting my doctor and insurance until the two could finally agree that I was indeed insured and could see a new urologist, but he even drove me to the doctor to get the referral form when they were taking their sweet time getting it to me. He also filled out all the online paperwork so that we could save some money and order the Elmiron 3 months at a time. (Although they didn't give us a date of when my prescription would arrive.)
As you can imagine when this is how your days are spent it is quite easy to get behind in your daily responsibilities. My wonderful husband has spent the last 3 weekends (as well as his time off during the holidays) helping with all the tedious tasks afforded to the wonderful job of the stay-at-home mom. The dishes, the laundry, the cleaning of rooms. Even helping out with the cooking every now and then.
Another lovely side effect of not being "normal Julie" is my mood swings. It can be quite a mind game sometimes telling myself that I NEED to get up and dressed to get things accomplished. Sometimes that can lead to me being on edge and not being the nicest person in the world. Which is the exact opposite of my better half. He is one of the most patient and gracious people I know. He is always there to help me out when I need that gentle reminder to be more gracious and patient myself.
I am so thankful that God has brought him into my life. He is the perfect balance to me and I just wanted to take this opportunity to brag on him a little bit. I love you, Christopher, and I thank God for you.
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