Lots & Lots of Pain... and a Doctor Visit...

I thought I'd answer the question I get a lot: "How are you feeling?"

Well, to be honest, my leg has been hurting a lot the past few days.

Maybe I'm trying to do too much... or maybe it's healing in different areas and I'm feeling the effects. Whatever the case, the whole thing hurts like hell...

I think I've described this before, but I have different areas of pain.

Sometimes it hurts right on the knee - like a dull, consistent ache. It also twitches a lot even when it's relaxed. I think maybe it's the muscles surrounding the the knee that decide to "dance" every once in a while. Maybe they're bored with all of the inactivity... a few weeks ago they were being used for silly things like walking, running, etc.

Then there is the quadricep above the knee. It probably hurts the most... not the most intense, but just the most consistent. It hurts all day. I've had times in my life where I felt dehydrated and my muscles ached - drinking a lot of water seemed to help.

Well, because I'm taking these hydrocodone pills, I believe they have a dehydration effect. My mouth is dry a lot, and I go through a lot of water throughout the day. Anyway, I'm thinking that maybe they're having an impact on my muscles.

But, the pills have another effect: Sleepiness. I take at least one nap a day... and sometimes two. I guess I can't put the blame all on the pills - my stamina is extremely low. If I do anything that takes a lot of energy, I'm wiped out.

Have you noticed a theme in some of my posts after a shower? They're typically followed by a nap. Or if I walk out to the mailbox, I have to sit/lay down on the couch. This is just crazy to me - I've never experienced anything like this before in my life!

Again... this is probably due to the healing process. I guess my body has never experienced the amount of trauma like it has in the past few weeks. Man, I have a lot of "why is this happening to me" questions swirling around my brain...

I guess I can have all of these questions answered tomorrow when I see the doctor. The appointment is at 10:30 AM. In fact, my Uncle Wayne is going to be meeting my doctor at 9:30 AM - he is having knee problems and wants to speak with a specialist. My mom suggested he call my doctor.

Want to know something funny? My mom started telling me all of these questions to ask the doctor... I was like, "What are you talking about? Aren't you going to be there?" She didn't think I would want "dear old Mom" to be in the room with me. I quickly replied, "You're going so that you don't have to pepper me with questions afterwards!"

You see, I've quickly found out through all of this that as a guy, I don't ask enough questions. I can't tell you how many times people have asked, "Did you ask the doctor ___?" or "What did the doctor say about ___?" Uh... what was that again?

So... I'm bringing along my insurance policy - if a question wasn't asked then at least I can blame it on my mom... hahaha. OK... just kidding.

But seriously, she's taking this little "assignment" to heart. I found her tonight writing up her list of questions.

That doctor doesn't have a chance tomorrow...