stupid joints...all stiff and sore. having to be a lil extra careful when i get out of bed. Yesterday, T (boyfriend) and I were chillaxin on the couch.. and he gave me a really funny look when i suddenly yelled "OUCH!" and grabbed my shoulder.. While i've never had a dislocation *knock on wood*, i can intentionally and accidentally move it a certain way that it sure feels like its about to pop outta socket, or something along those lines. Hurt for a lil while after that... he looked at me weird, i muttered something about "that hurt.. it should be better now, ignore me."
im finding i still dont like to let on to hurting when i do. i just quietly go take some more advil and such when i wanna.
can't decide if its the weather changin, or too much sitting-on-my-butt-&-not-moving-enough.. feet, ankles, wrists, fingers, shoulders, hips, knees and back hurt.. not too bad, just, annoyingly there. and uncomfortable for sleeping and such too. back/legs feel oober tight, muscle wise. damn loose ligaments. i always wanna keep stretching to find that position that it finally feels nice and stretched but somedays, i dont get that relief...and on those days, i REALLY shouldn't try cuz i'll just end up jacking myself up more.
heh to anyone whos ever seen Achmed the dead terrorist by Jeff Dunham.. when he says "I NEED SOME LIGAMENTS!" i cant help but relate. lol
aw well. could be worse. and i know im fortunate enough that i dont feel each joint all the time, 24/7 like my mom and so many other folks...and that my joints dont actually pop outta place..
i *REALLY* should be doing my old physical therapy exercises...
last test today, 90%.. im okay with that =)meant lots and lots of studying leading up to that test tho. Still so much to learn though from now till i take the Nclex.. i also eat entirely too much popcorn when I study, im pretty sure i wont want to eat another kernel for a year+ after im finally done with this program (I've found it helps keep me awake, to be snacking on it a lot... and as long as i dont throw butter on it and stuff, my hands don't get all oily and gross when i turn pages).
Will be interesting if the sleep study yields something..and if i end up with a stimulant to try.. probably will end up consuming way less energy drinks and maybe even less popcorn Lol.
It feels MUCH later than 2pm. Maybe i'll try for a nap... i dont have any urgent pressing school matters until tomorrow (CCU rotation followed by the last 2 days of clinicals, and then the 2 mental health rotation days).... then i'll have a bunch of papers/assignments to write. lol
okay, enough bitching =)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
ramblings...nursing, joints and narcolepsy
I should be working on my careplan... I keep putting it off and I'm not entirely sure why except that, oh yea.. I'm feeling a bit lazy. I also have a test on Monday I need to be studying for. Oh the joys of nursing school!
My hips and a few other random joints have been bothering me this week, just achy, could be worse. Other than having to wiggle my knee cap back into place every so often when I walk, I'm fairing better than I did last fall-quarter so yay =) After my final on Dec 8th, I'll only have 6 more months of school till I'm a Nurse and I can move back to civilization =) My old boss recommended I tell the employee health dept at my next job about my EDS, so that I don't have to use all of my sick days for it and get a written warning again...I don't know. I'm leary about that. I don't call in sick unless I couldn't walk, and even worked a day or two i really shouldn't have.. but We'll see how it goes. If i move back home, I'll probably get a job at my old hospital (they want me back =) but if T gets this job in the middle of no where-oregon (the boyfriend =), I'll probably be seeking a job there if I can get hired... (tho i don't wanna.. i miss my home city).
I'm also trying to goto curves more often which is good, except I'm not doing very well at it on clinical weeks. I have evening shift clinicals (THANK GOD!!! *BIG GRIN*) so I'm useless up until I need to go, and after...well, curves isn't open at midnight lol
sidenote: the only chick in class I really like... is failing out =( She's failed all 3 tests so far and the thought of being stuck up here alone, without her to talk to and chill with at lunch durin our 6 hr lectures, for my last 6 months... is waayyy not appealing. =( and she works way harder than I do, i feel bad.. i want to help her but I don't know how.. =(
Oh! other weird-medical-crap:
I'm having a sleep study done in December... to check for Narcolepsy. Sleep doc (neurologist) tried me on Mirapex for possible restless leg (umm nope) and all that did was make it even harder for me to stay awake during the day. So next up, night time sleep study plus daytime Nap study. I do seem to fit the critera for Narcolepsy, have most of the symptoms oddly enough. besides cataplexy (...which is good, I'd imagine itd be bad if i fell over when a pt startled me...lol)
Should be interesting... never tried sleeping with a whole bunch of crap attached to me before... My only concern is that its at night...and since i worked nights for 4-5 years, and was a night owl before that, the ONLY time i sometimes have trouble sleeping, is AT NIGHT! so we'll see. =)
i should go do my careplan.. had the same patients all 3 days last time, I'm sure i can come up with 3 nursing diagnoses for one of them... ! Dont wanna put it off to the last week of clinicals (next wk) if i can help it. I worked with an AWESOME nurse last time... and I did more IV piggybacks than ever before =) and i set up TPN twice, and d/c'd an NG..and a few other things =) My first nurse was very student friendly and explained all sorts of stuff, answered my obnoxious questions and taught me tons.. and praised me for seeking out rather complex patients to learn from. Which provided a great framework for my next 2 nurses, who wern't nearly as teach-y (can't win em all, its probably oober annoying having us smurfs around!) but I felt pretty confident with what I learned from my first one so it worked well anyway =)
I haven't worked for awhile, so i've been oober sore afterwards.. need to get use to being on my feet for 8-12 hours again and build up the right muscles to keep everything in place.
okay okay, enough procrastination.. school focus time..
My hips and a few other random joints have been bothering me this week, just achy, could be worse. Other than having to wiggle my knee cap back into place every so often when I walk, I'm fairing better than I did last fall-quarter so yay =) After my final on Dec 8th, I'll only have 6 more months of school till I'm a Nurse and I can move back to civilization =) My old boss recommended I tell the employee health dept at my next job about my EDS, so that I don't have to use all of my sick days for it and get a written warning again...I don't know. I'm leary about that. I don't call in sick unless I couldn't walk, and even worked a day or two i really shouldn't have.. but We'll see how it goes. If i move back home, I'll probably get a job at my old hospital (they want me back =) but if T gets this job in the middle of no where-oregon (the boyfriend =), I'll probably be seeking a job there if I can get hired... (tho i don't wanna.. i miss my home city).
I'm also trying to goto curves more often which is good, except I'm not doing very well at it on clinical weeks. I have evening shift clinicals (THANK GOD!!! *BIG GRIN*) so I'm useless up until I need to go, and after...well, curves isn't open at midnight lol
sidenote: the only chick in class I really like... is failing out =( She's failed all 3 tests so far and the thought of being stuck up here alone, without her to talk to and chill with at lunch durin our 6 hr lectures, for my last 6 months... is waayyy not appealing. =( and she works way harder than I do, i feel bad.. i want to help her but I don't know how.. =(
Oh! other weird-medical-crap:
I'm having a sleep study done in December... to check for Narcolepsy. Sleep doc (neurologist) tried me on Mirapex for possible restless leg (umm nope) and all that did was make it even harder for me to stay awake during the day. So next up, night time sleep study plus daytime Nap study. I do seem to fit the critera for Narcolepsy, have most of the symptoms oddly enough. besides cataplexy (...which is good, I'd imagine itd be bad if i fell over when a pt startled me...lol)
Should be interesting... never tried sleeping with a whole bunch of crap attached to me before... My only concern is that its at night...and since i worked nights for 4-5 years, and was a night owl before that, the ONLY time i sometimes have trouble sleeping, is AT NIGHT! so we'll see. =)
i should go do my careplan.. had the same patients all 3 days last time, I'm sure i can come up with 3 nursing diagnoses for one of them... ! Dont wanna put it off to the last week of clinicals (next wk) if i can help it. I worked with an AWESOME nurse last time... and I did more IV piggybacks than ever before =) and i set up TPN twice, and d/c'd an NG..and a few other things =) My first nurse was very student friendly and explained all sorts of stuff, answered my obnoxious questions and taught me tons.. and praised me for seeking out rather complex patients to learn from. Which provided a great framework for my next 2 nurses, who wern't nearly as teach-y (can't win em all, its probably oober annoying having us smurfs around!) but I felt pretty confident with what I learned from my first one so it worked well anyway =)
I haven't worked for awhile, so i've been oober sore afterwards.. need to get use to being on my feet for 8-12 hours again and build up the right muscles to keep everything in place.
okay okay, enough procrastination.. school focus time..
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