This is my first post for a very long time. I have been lucky for quite a while. I have been relatively OK with the occasional flare up. These have been easy to manage, usually settling down very quickly when I take Naproxen. However, recently my luck seems to have run out.!
For the past three weeks the pain in my left leg and hip has been getting steadily worse. I often wake up several times during the night and the only way to ease the pain is to walk around for a while. Then, of course I go back into bed and it usually takes me quite a while to get to sleep again (often just before the alarm clock goes off). This has been compounded with a really bad bout of Achilles tendinitis.
I haven't really told anyone, including my Other Half, quite how awful it is. Although, he has noticed how bad my walking has been recently. At times this week I have felt like crying. I am not sure what to do about it - I may try to make an appointment with my GP. That will probably mean a referral to a Rheumatologist at Poole Hospital and stronger drugs. Not ideal!!
I am really, really worried about how I will cope at work with this level of pain. September to November are the busiest months of my working year. I spend most of my days either on my feet teaching or dashing between campuses. I will be very honest with you - I am facing the new academic year with a great deal of trepidation.
Sorry to end on that negative note. Hopefully this bad flare up will end very soon!
