My Syringomyelia is kicking me in the....well....honestly...in the back and the neck today. I really detest days when I can hear gritty sand sounds whenever I turn my head. It grosses me out...and it hurts, too.
It makes sense though with the headaches I've been having the past few days - not to mention my arms and hands going to sleep for no apparent reason and my grip being less than usual (though why I fail to put two and two together when I start getting the constant headache is beyond me. You'd think after two years I would start putting the pieces together but I guess that comes from 13 years of doing all I can to block out constant pain.) that I would be having a mini-flare up. I say "mini" because as much as it hurts and is frustrating, it is nothing like that first go around with it, which is my "go-to" when I remember how bad it *could* be.
It's also times like this when I am grateful I still qualify for relatively cheap health insurance through the state. I have excellent coverage through Kaiser should things start going south and I need help dealing with the pain. Without my coverage, I don't know what I'd do.
Hopefully it will begin to settle down soon.
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