1. Happy December! Although, I'm one of those Oklahomans who is currently grumbling about the balmy, seventy degree weather. It just doesn't feel like Christmas time when it's this warm outside! Bryan keeps reminding me that I should be thankful for the warm weather because we have to walk our dogs outside four times a day.
2. The foundation has been poured for our house! We've seen several home frames go up around our lot in a matter of weeks, so major progress should be taking place. Last weekend, we took Sandy and Tino to see their future backyard. They seemed to like it.
3. This weekend is state competition! It's so fun to be surrounded by all my dear dance team friends for a few days.
4. Next Thursday, I have my third and final pudendal nerve block. I may also have some pelvic floor trigger point injections.
5. Getting steroid injections every 4 weeks, combined with neuralgia medication, has made me puff up like a marshmallow. I have gained 15 pounds since the start of all these treatments in June and it SUCKS. Most of you know of my adult struggles with weight management and I had been so proud of myself for maintaining my goal weight for the last two years. Today, at a checkup with my pain management doctor, I asked him to take me off of Lyrica and let me try a different neuralgia medication that doesn't cause so much weight gain. He sympathized with my frustration, so I am starting Topamax next week. If I don't pose for any holiday pictures this year, please keep in mind that I'm just hyper-sensitive about the way I look right now.
6. To close on a positive note, I'm really looking forward to some of our Christmas plans. Bryan and I are spending a weekend at the Skirvin in Bricktown so we can walk around the Myriad Gardens and enjoy the Christmas lights and other fun activities. I'm also going to see Tulsa Ballet's The Nutcracker for the first time in three years. How fun!
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