Quick update

Ten short edits in my queue for today, 1,347 words written (so far, 'cause I'm not done yet), and an important tarot reading completed. Just started my night, too! Definitely in the mood to write, create, and blog this evening.

In other news, my sciatica is much better. The past couple days I've had a few tinges of minor pain, but overall I'd say I'm 95% better. The Baclofen and Meloxicam have done wonders.

Thumbs-up for Baclofen (so far)

Update: slept well after taking my first dose of Baclofen for my sciatica. I did get a headache and was nauseated, so I hope those side effects won't happen all the time.

Maybe I'll get used to the Baclofen. I hope so, because it helped with my sciatica. I was able to walk around, sit, and stand without hardly any pain.

I was also able to turn over and sleep on my right-hand side, which I haven't been able to do for about a month (ever since I had the first pain hit me).

So, it's a thumbs-up for Baclofen, except for the headache and feeling nauseated. It also made me snoozy, but I can take it when I'm done with work and ready to relax this coming week. Being out of pain? Priceless!

Boo! Hiss! Achilles tendinitis :(.

So, turns out I likely have Achilles tendinitis.

Over the past month or so, I've increased my walking to almost every day (and twice a day, most times) for four or five days a week. As a result of the sudden increase and duration in physical activity, my body—and in particular, my Achilles tendon—went, "Whut?! I'm not ready for this!" So now I have a very painful, stiff, and sore Achilles tendon on my left leg.

The last thing I need to happen is for it to rupture, so I gotta focus on making sure I don't blow it out completely. I'm not going to stop walking, that's for sure. It's doing great things for my body. Who knew it would be a problem?! Didn't count on this happening!

On the upside, I've lost weight (my son and his GF actually commented on my face being thinner when we Skyped the other day) and I was able to fit into another pair of jeans I hadn't been able to wear for quite a while.

Guess you could say there's a good side and a bad side to all of this. Then again, that's life in a nutshell, isn't it?