I’m not Dopey but why do I feel so dopey?!
I’m not Dopey but why do I feel so dopey????
I have been lucky not to have needed T3’s when I got my wisdom teeth out. However, I have been unlucky to have recently been in a rear-ender . Boy, I had no idea how bad whiplash injury could be!!! I was not a happy camper. My neck was really sore and was getting extreme muscle spasms that hurt like hell. The doctor has given me prescription for this medication called Robaxisal C and it has a muscle relaxant med in it, as well as Aspirin and Codeine. The first time I took the medication, after a few minutes I was feeling loopy/dopey. It felt so weird like everything in the room around me was swaying. I figured out that 2 tablets (with 60 mg of Codeine) might be a little too much for little old me!!!
Anyway, I’m glad that this muscle relaxant is working now. I might actually be able to get some sleep tonight.
Weblogs | Comment (0)Lower Back Tattoos and Epidurals
Lower Back Tattoos and Epidurals
A few days ago I watched a news segment aired on CTV regarding lower back tattoos placing women in birthing risks. According to the anesthesiologist interviewed, women in labour who have lower back tattoos may not always have the option of receiving epidural analgesia during labour. Some anesthesiologists have concerns that puncturing tattooed skin with needles used for providing epidurals may push the pigment/dye into the epidural space and cause a reaction.
This news certainly made me think twice about getting a tattoo on my lower back. I tried to find more information about this issue and came across an article that was published in the "Obstetrical and Pediatric Anesthesia" Journal. This article talked about trying to find research literature from two different scientific research literature databases for information on complications of providing epidurals into tattooed lumbar area. There was no information found providing evidence that such a complication has occurred so the article ended up discussing "implications" of providing epidurals into tattooed lumbar area instead. The authors attributed this lack of evidence as partly due to the lack of or a small number of women with lumbar tattoos who had received epidurals. It is an interesting read. I took the liberty of posting on here the link to the article so that you guys can read more about it. I’ve also attached a link to the CTV segment about the issue.
1) Journal Article http://www.cja-jca.org/cgi/content/full/49/10/1057
2) CTV news segment http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1108868228321_35/?hub=CTVNewsAt11
Note: if the link for the article doesn’t work, i also have the pdf version of the article.
Science | Comment (0)Why do I even bother?!?!
Why do I even bother?!?!
I don’t know why I even bother working out when the next day I’ll just waste it eating a bag of Cheerios (well not the whole bag!) or a bag of Hershey Kisses. How much control does it take? Apparenty, I don’t have that much control when it comes to my cravings. How am I supposed to look fit for my wedding when I keep horking down every junk food I can find in our cupboard? I guess I should learn not to stock our cupboard with any junk food. However, I’m also a firm believer that you should reward yourself for every hard work you’ve done. So maybe it is justified to have a few Hershey Kisses but not the whole bag!
I find it hard to motivate myself to continue working out when I always have pain when I first start. I know that once I’ve got the routine down, it won’t hurt as much but it just seems like I’ll never get over the pain. However, I’ll have to keep going to the gym cause those damn fees are wracking our VISA card quite a bit!
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