Ok, it's now Thursday and I haven't been able to sleep since Sunday or was it Saturday? I can't remember since I haven't been sleeping. My body is so tired, but my mind is wide awake. I have been laying down, trying to get comfortable, but it's not working. I've tried Nyquil, Benadryl, Theraflu, warm milk, a bath and deep breathing, to no avail. I have been without my pain meds for almost two weeks. Unfortunately I am still in a lot of pain. I have fibromyalgia, as stated in my title, and was told that narcotics actually make fibro pain worse. In my personal experience, NOT! My right hip and lower leg are just throbbing, aching and hurting. My interstitial cystitis is also acting up. I had an appointment earlier this week and will be having hydrodialation as soon as it is scheduled, and my favorite nurse, Kim was able to squeeze me in for a DMSO treatment this week (which is a week earlier than scheduled).
Yesterday, I was able to get some new meds for my restless leg syndrome. Since I haven't been sleeping, my arms and legs are SO restless during the day and night. My feet twitch and my right knee has been popping out. OUCH! I have arthritis in both knees and was getting synvisc injections until I had an allergic reaction to the last one I got. Both my knees swolled up so much that I couldn't walk. I went to our local ER and they said that only an orthopedic doc could relieve the pressure in my knees and that was not their job in the ER. They said to go home and wait until the swelling went away on it's own. That's the problem when your specialists are in another city. No one locally wants to touch you. The price of gas is so high that it gets super expensive to go to an appointment in Seattle. Not to mention that you have to PAY for parking at the hospital in Seattle! That is just ludicrus to me. We pay enough for health care, and then they want us to pay for parking on top of that! It's crazy! Everyone wants money.
Ok, I've been laying down since 9:00 p.m. now it's 3:46 a.m. I feel very shaky and my body is exhausted, I just made myself a warm cup of cocoa with milk, hoping it will make me tired. I don't mind if I don't fall asleep right away though, Sweeney Todd just came on HBO. Johnny Depp is such a fantastic actor! I'll sit, enthralled, in awe and loving this musical despite it's terribly dark overtures. Every song is sung beautifully, and if you just listen to the music several songs are so romantic, while others are desperate and vengeful. His acting range is amazing! I recently saw a trailer for a new movie coming out, Alice in Wonderland, and Johnny Depp is playing the Mad Hatter. Every roll he undertakes is so unique, you can really see how talented he is, and easy on the eyes too. I think that some would call him eye candy! I could watch him all day. Another favorite actor of mine is Robert Downey Jr. I absolutely love his performance in Chances Are and in Charlie Chaplin. He was amazing in Charlie Chaplin. Yes, he struggled with his demons for several years, but he is now back on track and doing amazing work, once again. I am very excited to see his performance in Sherlock Holmes. His acting looks even better than in Charlie Chaplin (from what I've seen of the trailer). Well, I'm gonna sign off, and focus on my movie. I love musicals, especially when I scrapbook, they inspire me. Usually I listen to Chicago, Grease or Mama Mia. What inspires you?
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