12/22 - Well, the joint pain seems to slowly be getting worse. I'm trying to hold off taking Dilaudid. I feel like crying. I went to the doctor today (just a follow up for another procedure I had a few weeks ago), and he wants me to try a higher dose of estrogen. He said it's the same amount that's in a birth control pill. He thinks that will help the pain. Supposedly it's not the Lupron that's causing the pain, but rather my body having no estrogen (or just very little, since I have been taking a small amount as ad-back). Anyway, we'll try this and see what happens. He suggested I do not take the next round of Lupron. I, of course, was not planning on it. I'm having a lot of this cold feeling in the back of my arms today. I took Ibuprofen for the body aches this morning, but I'm still feeling pretty achy...I guess it's partially because I'm having more joint pain.
12/23-28 - I have been really bad writing in here. With the holidays, I've not even had time to think about it. Everything has been same-'ol, same-'ol. Usual pains and aches. There hasn't been anything new to report. I have been really bad at taking my estrogen on a daily basis. I am SO forgetful when it comes to taking pills! Well, the pain killers have a constant reminder...every 4-5 hours, the pain comes back, so I take more. To take one pill a day around the same time...well, that's so hard for me to remember to do!!
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