I went to the ortho for my hand and he confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome. He recommended surgery but it’s not as involved as I thought and only has a 2-3 week recovery time. So I don’t have to be out from my job for months, which is good. I might even just get away with a week if I leave all the “heavy lifting” (aka wrestling with kids) to my coworkers for a couple of weeks. They won’t mind. But it’s not until the new year anyway so I don’t have to worry about it. I just really have to push myself to go to work between now and then so I don’t accrue too many more absences.

I’m still feeling a bit unwell today with stomach issues and a dull headache. I could have taken a half day but since I didn’t feel well when I woke up I changed it to a full day. If it is the bug going around I got off easy so far. I did wear a mask everywhere today though. Just in case.

I feel better about the haldol side effects because I’m confident that I was heard and they will be addressed properly. Obviously I’ve only been on the reduced dose one night so I haven’t seen any improvement but I’m hoping I will and if I don’t I have more trust that this psych NP will guide me in the right direction.