It would be awfully awfully nice if I could wake up on one day and NOT have any pain. I am sick to death of it. I spent all night coughing and coughing. I eventually got up and had a drink of milk and honey as water was not doing anything for me. Whilst I was downstairs, my partner came down into the kitchen. "Oh he says, i thought it was Ben" (my stepson who had volunteered to do lambing duty last night). It was 2.30 in the morning and David (my partner) thought Ben had been out and had trouble with a sheep lambing! He hadn't even noticed when he got out of bed that I wasn't there. My god I could die and he wouldn't know!.
Any road up, this lumpy feeling in my throat is still there and I found that when I lie down I start coughing because I have a tickly feeling in the throat. Almost as if my food is coming back up (sorry to be graphic). The thought struck me that I might have hiatus hernia. My dad had that from taking lots of heart tablets. So here I am sipping me warm milk and honey, with my partner only concerned because a sheep might be in trouble at 2.30 in the morning.
Back off to beddie byes we go. Lay down start coughing. Goddammit, I have to prop myself up to stop the hacking, and take a painkiller in the hope it will knock me out (note to self don't overdo the painkillers tomorrow). So I eventually drift off. Wake another couple of times to go to the little room because I have drunk so much ruddy water, still coughing. Still propped up in bed drift off to sleep again. Wake again at 7 a.m. Bed empty (apart from me of course) David had gone sheeping it. My throat is hurting and I can't move my head. My neck is stiffer than a vicars whotsit. I give up. I get out of bed, my knee feels so much better than yesterday, hands not too bad. wrists ok. Shoulders ... ummm better than usual. Ankles and toes, wow fairly okish. Just can't move my blasted head!
So hot shower, biofreeze spray (very good for painful joints and stiffness Cryotherapy you know. Thinking to myself it might be a good idea to spray myself all over, stick me in the deep freeze and then thaw me out when they have found an instant cure for RA! Something like just one injection. There you go Mrs Goodwin cured! Brilliant!
Unfortunately due to lack of freezer space I had to go out to work as usual stiff neck and all. It took me until 10 a.m. to get up showered, rubbed, sprayed, and fed and walk over to the chicken house (had to leave the wagon over there night before as we had a flat tyre). My lovely man had been in my packing room and sorted it out and started to pick up my eggies. So I had a fairly light morning, bless him, must have felt guilty for worrying more about the sheep than my RA.
Still, more good news, had my hair coloured, cut and blow dried this afternoon and look a million dollars. But unfortunately feel like 2 and 6 pence! (pre decimalisation folks)
You are not alone...I quite often wake up in the morning with a sore neck having gone to bed fine the night before!! Weird. Hopefully it won't last for too long, mine usually eases after a couple of days x
Hope you have a better night tonight Julie, I too have had neck problems in the past and ended up having acupuncture with the physiotherapist. Glad to say it did work too, still have the odd few niggles but nothing like it was (touch wood!!) Lovely to hear you always have a good sense of humor!
mand xx
pleased you had a new hair do!, lambing is a very strenuous activity even for well people take care
am having endocsopy march21 cos of my tablets, think you should see your gp.
Oh Julie I loved reading this blog. You use so many phrases that appear in my vocabulary "any road up", "ruddy", "beddie byes" ! Really made me giggle. Sorry Julie, I'm not giggling at your misfortune which is all to familiar. And why for goodness sake is everything 20 million times worse in the dead of night? It's no joke is it?!
I have a bad neck sometimes but a very obliging physio gave me some wonderful exercises which really seem to help. Us lot? We're just dropping to bits, slowly, bit by bit!!
Hope the neck improves soon Julie
Lyn x
Julie I too have always woke with neck pain, Have you thought off buying a neck pillow? I have a neck pillow and a mattress variator centromed.com/page.asp?page... and these together have both improved my neck pain. The variator also helps the problems from my hiatus hernia because lying flat is what causes the coughing and discomfort in your throat if you have a hh. I didnt pay for the variator my ocupational therapist supplied it after assesing me at home, it also helps getting out of bed in the morning if you struggle with that.
Biofreeze is fab but I struggle to get hold off it sometimes where do you buy it from?
Hope you sleep better tonite. Sweet dreams
I love reading your blogs xxx
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also can get biofreee on t'internet. Got its own site or there are other sites, but found it a bit dearer. I only (only!) paid £9 something for mine whereas Biofreeze website charges £10.50
Morning folks... and once again thank you all for the lovely comments and support. I have a weird sense of humour Lyn glad you like it!. I.m glad it has come back a bit. I think the fluoxetine helps! I originate from the Midlands but I see you are in Lancashire. They are all sayings picked up from my dear old mum and dad and I hope to pass them on.... long live local accents I say.
I often have a quiffy neck in the mornings, but this blooming one is a sticker. I have had a massage from the shepherd (my other half) and biofrozen it and voltarolled it, blasted it with more Ibuprofen and this morning I've got it down to a niggle. I actually got the Biofreeze from my local Lloyds pharmacy Julie. I like the sound of a variator, does that mean I can eject my partner out of bed if he's late for work? Sounds Brill.
I have been referred to a physio and OT and the podiatrist, so I might get some goodies!?
Right then, I shall now give even more good news in my blog..... take care x
Julie, you are a hoot ! Laughter is always the best medicine......Liz
Hi Julie, when you said yesterday "any road up" I thought there was a little bit of black country accent there. but just dismissed it as I know your not from near me. Love the humor you give on this site I look forward to reading your blogs.
mand xx
Ah you spotted it Mand. My daddy worked with a lot of Black Country People on the Railway and in fact I was born and brought up in Malvern Worcestershire I am a foreigner here in Devon. Malvern being only a gnats dodahs away really. I try to reach my partner the difference betweenthe Brummie accent and black countraaaay accent lol.
Glad I make you laugh Liz, I couldn't have been funny a couple of months ago
I started looking at shrouds in Marks and Sparks I was so low... x
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Active disease but no treatment as I don't qualify for biologics. Have to wait for damage!
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