Archive for February, 2003
Monday, February 17th, 2003
It’s great to be home again. We had a pretty good time. Biloxi wasn’t as good as I expected. There really isn’t much there…3 or 4 casinos but they are scattered around. Our hotel was real nice. I loved the sunken bathtub! 
The show we saw was really good. And the brew pub at the hotel was so awesome! The food was so good, I really would love to just go eat there. Other than that there wasn’t much to see.
We thought we’d explore the town of Biloxi and all we found was a Vietnamese community. It was pretty cool. We saw a Buddist temple and a Vietnamese Church which was real pretty. We met a couple from Mobile when we went to the show Balagan at the hotel. It was a great show. Really great acrobatics…similar to Cirque du Soleil but less acrobatics and a little more acting. We drove along the coastline which between Biloxi and New Orleans is pretty.
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2003
Wow! I am so sleepy. The doctor put me on Desyrel as a first attempt to find something that will help my FMS, but this med is knocking me down. It isn’t the illness that will keep me from work…it’s the meds! LOL! I’m supposed to take it at bedtime, and I did, but I’m still feeling the effects of it and want to do nothing but lay down and sleep! 
Not good since I’m stuck at work til 5:30pm! I guess tonight I’ll be taking it earlier in the evening. I hope it won’t be like this always. I was taking Zanaflex before and it too made me sleepy but by morning I was fine. Not this time. Although he did say it would last between 12 and 15 hours…maybe by noon I’ll feel a little less sleepy! He also said, cut down then cut out caffiene. With this sleepiness I need caffeine to keep me awake and functionable. We’ll see what happens. I guess I’ve begun the long journey of dealing with FMS.
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2003
I am crossing my fingers that I don’t get sick. My throat was bothering me yesterday and today it’s worse. I’m popping tylenol and halls drops in hopes of nipping it before it takes over. With my anniversary weekend coming up, I don’t want to be sick! In our state, several counties have closed the school system because so many kids were out with the flu or a strain of. I just hope I haven’t caught it since I didn’t get my flu shot this season.
If I do get it…it needs to wait till after Monday to knock me down. But I’m doing everything I can to keep it at bay.
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2003
I just have to rant. I’ve been watching All My Children and I just have to say that Greenlee has become a bitch. I know she is recently widowed. She is mad at the world and taking out on everyone and everything around her. I love her therapist and I hope she helps. Her attitude and “grief” isn’t doing anyone any good. She may be doing great in her new company, but her attitude is horrible. She really needs to deal with her loss, which I don’t think she is doing. Since Leo died she has done a 180 personality-wise. She has really become a bitch. I can’t stand her boohoo me attitude, but I understand that it’s because of her loss. That puts me in a difficult situation because I genuinely like her, but I just want to slap her sometimes because her attitude stinks. Leo would be appalled at the way she treats people! Of course, I know she was like that before…but I think it’s gotten worse.
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Tuesday, February 11th, 2003
I had my doctor appointment today and after being in pain for a long time, I finally have a diagnosis. The doctor says I have Fibromyalgia (FMS). He did order blood work just to rule out other possibilities, such as thyroid. He said he would give me some pamphlets on FMS, but I forgot to get them before I left. Oh, well. There is plenty on the internet about it. I’ve read of people who cried when they finally saw on paper what they had been experiencing. Finally being able to justify the pain. I totally understand. It really is overwhelming reading up on FMS. I’ve gotten a prescription that I hope will work. I go back next month for a follow-up unless any of my blood work reveals something.
At least now I know what it is and I can deal with it accordingly. I’ve been battling pain for over a year…not knowing what was causing it. It feels good to put a name with my symptoms.
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Thursday, February 6th, 2003
It’s official. My husband and I will be spending a few days in Biloxi for our 2nd wedding anniversary. I am really looking forward to this time away. He definitely needs the break. I think we are going to collect our change so we can do a wee bit of gambling. We are staying at the Beau Rivage! And we are going to the show. Definitely a fun and relaxing weekend away. I can’t wait!
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