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Teetering on the brink
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Well, I have officially hit crisis level of Trigeminal Neuralgia pain now. 😭 I got a phone appointment with the gp because I sure as hell am not leaving the building in this cold weather, but I could barely even speak to him. Thankfully he got the jist - my question was how many of my old go-to medication can I safely take because I know it is dangerous to change quickly but at the same time I am not coping. Sod side effects right now, how many can I take to kill the pain without being dangerous. 16 a day was the answer. None of this, increase by one every two weeks malarky, I have his approval to increase by max two a day. He’s also said that I can just contact the surgery on Monday via the webpage to request an extension to my fit note, no appointment necessary. Oh, and he’s removed the repeat prescription for the other evil tablets so I can’t accidentally start taking them again. Phew.So yeah, life is basically on hold until this is back under control. Thankfully the girl’s have both been super good and asking what they can do to help. Heat packs sorted, a plan made for the dogs, dd1 is going to pick up more of the medication for me and post some coins I sold on ebay, and dd2 is on it with the house cleaning. Oh and dd2 also made the lemon drizzle cake so I have that to look forward to. 😋
Work will just have to do whatever they will do. Literally no chance I can work right now.End ofDec-24Sep-25
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I'm really sorry it's so bad, though thank goodness for your GP and your lovely girls. I hope the pain relief does the job soon.
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