So on Wednesday I woke up sick to my stomach, and when I threw up, there was blood in it. I went to my GP that afternoon and they think I have a stomach ulcer. Most likely I got it from taking too much Ibuprofen (800 mg twice a day). I was taking it b/c I had a tooth pulled 2 weeks ago, and it still hurts. Anyways, I have to go to a GI doc next Friday, and they're probably going to want to do a scope thingy...bah. My GP put me on Omeprazol 40 mg for the time being, and told me to not take any NSAIDS.

Then yesterday I went to see a neurologist about my back, and we looked at my MRI and showed me that I have 2 herniated discs. No wonder I'm having so much pain. We talked about meds that have helped in the past, and he finally decided I should try Tramadol, Skelaxin, and Neurontin. I've never taken Neurontin for my back, I took it for my Bipolar once, and when I decided to stop taking it (long story) I went bat ***** crazy, b/c I didn't have anything to replace it. I took the first dose of it last night and it made me feel weird. Anyways, he thinks that if I can get the pain down to a more tolerable level I won't be as depressed (that would be nice) and that I'll be able to exercise more to get off all this extra weight I have, and maybe I'll be able to dance again. He seems pretty optimistic about the whole thing. I was completely honest with him about my past addiction to oxycotin and how I never want to be on that drug again. I don't want to look like I'm just seeking drugs, which is why I took my MRI in.

I am just so flustered with all of this, and what really sucks is that I'm falling apart right when my unemployment is running out, so I don't know how I'm going to be able to pay for all this crap. I'm on 9 meds now, but at least they're all generic, but still, that's like $90 a month. Plus all these new dr appts, that cost $30 each time. What really sucks, is that since I went to see the Neurologist yesterday, I couldn't afford to see my T, so I don't see him until the 29th, which will be a month since I last saw him.

Sorry, just needed to vent.