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Hey Friends, if you're wondering what's been going on with me. Life has been sucking pretty hard lately.
https://rasterweb.net/raster/2026/01/05/this-is-the-pain/

This is the Pain
It just fucking hurts...

Happy Saturday morning! Each week, Metacurity offers our free and paid subscribers a weekly digest of the best long-form (and longish) infosec-related pieces we couldn't properly fit into our daily news crush.
This week's selection covers
--Southeast Asian economies are becoming dependent on cyberscams,
--Cybercriminals are inflicting pain throughout India,
--Mr Deepfakes damaged people beyond the reach of the law,
--Soaring sales of Starlink are creating…

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 11/29/25
Southeast Asian economies are becoming dependent on cyberscams, Cybercriminals are inflicting pain throughout India, Mr Deepfakes damaged people beyond the reach of the law, Soaring sales of Starlink are creating risks around the globe, Digital opsec for teens made easy

Colts teammates praise Daniel Jones for playing through pain https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47204700/indianapolis-colts-daniel-jones-plays-pain

The latest pain report is that the new medication and increased old medication may be working because the last two days I managed to sleep until 5am (instead of 3am) and the pain hasn’t been as bad.
10 more days until my next appointment where they electrify a needle inserted into my back.

Acupuncture for Rescued Elephants Provides Relief from Chronic Pain and Nerve Damage in India Care Center https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/acupuncture-for-rescued-elephants-provides-relief-from-chronic-pain-a…

Acupuncture for Rescued Elephants Provides Relief from Chronic Pain and Nerve Damage in India Care Center
An India wildlife rescue group is using acupuncture to help elephants recover from chronic pain and nerve damage from years of hard labor.

Greenland could be next -- Emboldened by the Venezuelan operation, Trump is seeking a foreign balm for domestic pain (Edward Luce/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/21f3f75e-9f98-4e23-88cb-eaca05dc16f6?accessToken=zwAAAZuTYO9akc8h8_den5hOI9OIy-rKBdwW9g.MEYCIQCBMkT3nzlsA3EBKjF3CsuTekffVdqwXi9CRr_JUT-GvAIhAOCd_4ud43YyOWgYL6psxF0SbNJQi30wNPz_X0tE3I2G&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareType=enterprise&shareId=a343beca-db07-472c-8599-406b1db0795e
http://www.memeorandum.com/260106/p18#a260106p18

OK, also hier ist die Geschichte hinter dem Tofu Jizo (scroll down to "Tofu Bean Curd Jizo at Tofuku-in Temple"). Zur Verehrungspraxis: "Nowadays people come here to rub the hand or arm of the Jizo statue, with the hope to heal their own wounds and get rid of pain."
https://

Gofunai temples 20 and 21
Henro Pilgrims in Edo Gofunai, Japan Kyosho-In, Tofuku-In

Finished "The Memory Collectors" by Dete Meserve.
A company has developed technology to transport your consciousness into your past, but only for one hour and without any precision as to when. Some go to see a lost loved one. Others to briefly escape the pain of future traumas.
Four strangers find themselves marooned on the same day and begin to discover a connection.
Strong start but devolves into an all too neat saccharine finish.
3/5 ⭐⭐⭐

The Memory Collectors
Four strangers time travel to the past and find themsel…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Sweeping Promises:
🎵 Pain Without a Touch
#SweepingPromises
https://sweepingpromises.bandcamp.com/album/pain-without-a-touch
https://open.spotify.com/track/3AZehDLKUwbTefbl1DYt0p

"‘Choose people and planet over pain’: UN chief highlights climate impact of war in New Year’s call"
#UN #UnitedNations #Climate

Military spending keeps rising. Will it soon cost us the planet?
World leaders have been told to get their ‘priorities straight’ and invest in development, not destruction, as we enter 2026.

https://www.anews.com.tr/gallery/world/displaced-palestinian-artist-merah-halid-elzaanin-paints-gazas-pain-from-a-shelter
more

Bra artikel kring Modicförändringar och antibiotikabehandling.
De är dock lite för diplomatiska om du frågar mig. Det stinker "vi vill tjäna pengar på vårt påhittade koncept" här tycker jag. Den här behandlingen marknadsförs också på tveksamma sätt via influensers på social medier redan idag.

Antibiotics for back pain — a viable treatment option or pathway to antimicrobial resistance?
It was billed as a treatment worthy of a Nobel prize. In 2013, two studies purportedly showing the effectiveness of oral antibiotics in treating back pain were published in the European Spine Journal​1,2​. Given that 10–17% of the population in England report back pain, which is often chronic and difficult to treat, the findings were accompanied […]

Well, this severe pain might be sciatica, or something else... headed to the doctor on Monday, no bike rides until then, just to take it easy for a bit.

Brian Schottenheimer's stewardship helps Cowboys shine through pain of Kneeland's death https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/brian-schottenheimers-stewardship-helps-cowboys-shine-through-pain-of-kneelands-death<…

In a way it is very simple, seize the assets or let the european taxpayers pay the bill. Ukraine losing the war is much more expensive....
I understand there are good arguments against seizing russian assets but then we have to accept the "pain" of providing those funds ourselves.
http…

How Belgium became Russia’s most valuable asset
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is unmoved in his opposition to a raid on Moscow’s funds held in a Brussels bank to support a loan to Ukraine. 

Colts QB Jones suffers Achilles injury, ruled out https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47236840/colts-qb-daniel-jones-suffers-achilles-injury-ruled-out

#Samsung phones are such a pain.
I had a friend over and we had to put a SIM card in a Samsung phone to receive text. Turns out you can't do anything with the damn phone (except emergency calls) until you provide Wi-Fi and allow it to install all kinds of scamware on behest of the mobile network. What a waste of time and resources.

Wow… Google fined a whopping $68 MILLION DOLLARS for eavesdropping on people’s spoken conversations. That’ll teach them! It’s going to take Google a whole hour and a half to make that money back. I guess they won’t be pulling shit like this anymore after feeling that sort of pain. We really showed ‘em this time, eh? https://

Chronic pain is stressful. Not just due to what you might expect; the body reacts to pain and it doesn’t like it. It’s also the many things you would like to do or need to do — where if you do them, you will be in pain and potentially even worse pain afterwards that leaves you unable to do even more of the things you need to do. Sometimes at the cost of being with people you want to spend your time with. The chronic pain/guilt-combo is crushing over time, and you usually end up not doing thi…

Sean Payton: taking Raiders job would be 'pain in the ass' for Davis Webb https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/01/27/broncos-sean-payton-raiders-head-coach-pain-in-…

Welp, my back is banjaxxed.
Had pain last week, but heat patches sorted it by Wednesday.
It has been fine for the last few days
Until today when I lifted a bucket of coal and I near collapsed with the shooting pain.
Good thing I bought extra heat pads...
#noxp

Do prawns feel pain? Why scientists are urging a rethink of Australia’s favoured festive food https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/crustaceans-feelings-sentient-christmas-new-year-prawns-australia

I've got a weird belly today.
Can't be 100% sure what caused it but I suspect might be boiled potatoes. I have a weird issue with potatoes... fine roasted, but boiled or mash, and it sometimes sets my stomach off.
Anyone have any thoughts on why this might be?
#Food #Pain #Potatoes

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
Caitlin and Brent:
🎵 Pleasure in the Pain
#CaitlinandBrent
https://open.spotify.com/track/6nWQXTor6y0FarjWKsVJ03

Just post through the pain.

RE: https://ruby.social/@stepheneb/115996665072485219
No freedom of religion for veterans, or at least for those treating and supporting veterans.
If we ignore the pain, it'll go away and not build.

One thing that is a pain about dropbox on ubuntu is if you are re-setting up dropbox you can't point it at an existing folder that was previously downloaded. you need to re-download everything, which is a bit silly.

Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain,
saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried
or gave birth into cell toilets
or on filthy jail floors.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pregn

Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail: ‘Her voice was not heard’
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.

Huh, I see that #zipCar #uk

Report reveals 'new evidence of global pain' from Trump's signature policy - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-pain-signature-policy/

I never realized having pain in my body would affect my mind this much...

New York-based Sword Health, which develops AI-powered tech for managing pain and offers remote physical therapy, agrees to acquire rival Kaia Health for $285M (Henrique Almeida/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@… For sure, it'll probably be a pain for a bit. But I'm hopeful you'll see few "In-N-Out Tourists" given the two locations north and south of the city, much less reason for anyone to come into the city if they're going specifically for the food.

... That would make working remotely pretty easy. With my house at the back of the lot and the neighbor's house at the front of the lot, I have started thinking about the idea of building a new house in the front yard and then having the current house declared an ADU by the city. I could build the house of my dreams in a neighbourhood that I like, rent the old house out to offset the cost, and hopefully come out the other end without too much pain. ...

Empowered Yogi Podcast
Overcome chronic low back pain with yoga therapy, physiotherapy, and nervous system healing...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/empowered-yogi/

"So long as the pain of using the service is lower than the pain of leaving it, the companies can turn the screws on users to make their lives worse in order to extract more profit from them. This is why Musk killed the block button and why Zuck fired all his moderators."
https://plural…

I'm curious - what San Francisco media has covered this? Admittedly something I have not been looking for. But a quick search doesn't find many news articles - but it appears to be a nationwide problem. Sure, FDA has published their alert (2022) but that's not a great tool to reach people who need to know about risks.
The FDA has warned against this ‘natural remedy’ for joint pain. San Francisco immigrants still trust it

I'm curious - what San Francisco media has covered this? Admittedly something I have not been looking for. But a quick search doesn't find many news articles - but it appears to be a nationwide problem. Sure, FDA has published their alert (2022) but that's not a great tool to reach people who need to know about risks.
The FDA has warned against this ‘natural remedy’ for joint pain. San Francisco immigrants still trust it

Our puritanical streak strikes again...
Many of us endure pain. Pain from many causes. Often intense, often of long duration.
In the race to prevent opioid adiction the US Federal government has denied many of us who are careful users, who have no history of abuse, access to an effective remedy.
Now the puritans want to deny another method of meeting pain. Why, because they want to control our lives and our bodies (sound familiar?)
The bill to fund the government w…

THC gummies and drinks face ban under provision in government spending bill
The bill prohibits products containing over 0.4 milligrams of THC per container.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Dinosaur Jr.:
🎵 Feel the Pain
#DinosaurJr
https://whatsupwiththekids.bandcamp.com/track/dinosaur-jr-feel-the-pain
https://open.spotify.com/track/6xUMt58RCX98m7g0KcMwAS

Back and leg pain was terrible from around 4am to 11am but I managed to get moving after that and doing some kitchen work helps distract me from the pain... I still feel a little dizzy, but whatever.
So I am attempting a "tavern style" pizza today, the "other" Chicago style, a thin, cracker crust. (Also St. Louis or Milwaukee style to some folks.)
I'll report back on my results after lunch, unless I fall asleep again from the medication.

Kangol’s Silence to Rabbit Torture is LOUD – Ban Angora NOW! #AnimalRights

Kangol’s Silence to Rabbit Torture is LOUD - Ban Angora NOW!
To make an angora wool, rabbits always pay the price - in fear, in pain, often in blood, and death.

Whats the latest (and in the easy) vulnerability scanner? I used to use Nessus back in the day, then OpenVAS was always a pain to get working. I haven't scanned anything in a few years so not sure whats in that "easy to use, decent output" category.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music
Mogwai:
🎵 Pale Vegan Hip Pain
#Mogwai
https://mogwai.bandcamp.com/track/pale-vegan-hip-pain
https://open.spotify.com/track/5XPTzyXz4OaPphoB67w3Jp

Time to make another bass tab/sheet music, and this time it's for _Wood Carving Partita_ by Michiru Yamane from _Castlevania: Symphony of the Night_. This one is kind of a pain, but it feels really great when you nail a section after picking apart the left-hand from the piano and make it (1) playable on a four string, and (2) move the notes around so it works well with the music overall. Still have a lot of work and tweaking before it's even close to ready.

It’s strange thinking about how much pain I’ve grown to accept and have just learned to live with.
I love writing by hand too much to give it up - with my ADHD it helps me focus, remember thins better, think through complex ideas. Journaling has been a great way to manage my mental illnesses. I love paper, I love collecting notebooks.
Not to mention that I am a hobbyist artist and draw on a regular basis. (Somehow that has been less painful for me than writing… but if writing cramped my hand then drawing would be agonizing too and I’d have to take weeks off on a nearly constant basis).
So suddenly purchasing a new kind of pen and realizing it MADE THE PAIN DISAPPEAR feels like magic. I literally feel less disabled.
I just wish I bought a fountain pen years ago 😅

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Jimmy Eat World:
🎵 Pain
#NowPlaying #JimmyEatWorld
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv

"I have no mouth and I must scream" 🤯 Wow! U must be in so much pain!!

Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
If you've no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain!
-Saadi Shirazi
#Poetry #Humanity…

UCLA legend Kenny Easley suffered from kidney damage after NFL team doctors gave him 16-20 ibuprofen daily to treat his pain. He sued & settled out of court.
#KennyEasley died a week ago at the age of 66 after decades of battling #kidney issues.
▶️The NFL Does NOT Want You To Kno…

Hoffnungsvolles aus Minnesota:
https://substack.com/@terileigh/note/c-205420311

I started taking predniSONE in addition to the (higher dose of) Gabapentin and I’m not sure if it’s working or I’m just having a “good” day but I’m definitely in less pain today than I was yesterday. (Fingers crossed, we’ll see, and all that.)

In der heute zu Ende gehenden Woche hier bei mir auf heavy rotation: das Album »Panther« der Schweden Pain of Salvation, erschienen 2020. Wer Pain of Salvation kennt, wird von dem Album wenig überrascht sein. Wem die Band nichts sagt: Progmetal ohne selbstgefälliges Gefrickel des Gefrickels wegen. #rocknroll

I don’t usually post things like this - maybe due to a yearly sense of failure 😅 (by most conventional metrics) or alternatively a reluctance to rub it in if others have had even harder years. But I’ve come to think that not just private gratitude, but occasional public sharing might actually be beneficial. & so, having now dawdled / hedged long enough, here are some things I'm thankful for in 2025 😂 -
- Going from pain when using a mouse, playing keys, & many other basic &…

My Steam end of year stats for 2025 (they're a pain in the dick to find and access, you gotta be logged in, use desktop version, and this link: https://store.steampowered.com/replay/my/2025). The genres are so weird, too. 'Gore'? 🤔 sure, okay. Played a lot of rodent games, and…

It's #meme day! (Memedays are days that end in y).
#KidsintheHall #meme

Steelers' Aaron Rodgers says playing through wrist injury more 'safety' issue than pain tolerance https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-aaron-rodgers-says-playing-through-wrist-injury-more-safety-issue-than-pain-tolera…

#pywikibot looks very useful and can definitely mitigiate some pain one might have interacting with the mediawiki api. But wow, it appears almost as complex and the docs are equally labyrinthine 🤯
#mediawiki

I'm still not sure how to answer this one...

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Dinosaur Jr.:
🎵 Feel the Pain
#DinosaurJr
https://whatsupwiththekids.bandcamp.com/track/dinosaur-jr-feel-the-pain
https://open.spotify.com/track/6xUMt58RCX98m7g0KcMwAS

Welp, my back is banjaxxed.
Had pain last week, but heat patches sorted it by Wednesday.
It has been fine for the last few days
Until today when I lifted a bucket of coal and I near collapsed with the shooting pain.
Good thing I bought extra heat pads...
#noxp

I was in a shit-ton of pain while making muffins this morning but they turned out fabulous. I think one of my (many) mistakes of the past when baking was over-mixing things so I’m trying to be aware and not do that. Also, fours kinds of chocolate chips helps.

Don’t get me wrong - while using the fountain pen I am still trying to maintain good writing posture and I’m continuing to do my regular hand stretches.
But for a sense of the difference: before, I was happy with the fact that I managed to develop a good pain management routine to allow me to write like 2-3 pages at a time without convulsing in pain.
And now I can write 6 pages nonstop without even thinking or feeling anything. A short 5–10 minute rest and I can come back for more.
This is such a big deal to me. I was able to draw yesterday with a relaxed hand after spending hours writing notes. Before I’d only be able to do one or the other in a day!
And then I finished the evening by writing out a chapter of my novel by hand.
And today my hand is totally fine!!

FBI is investigating doctor who allegedly supplied pain medication to late Colts owner Jim Irsay, per report

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/fbi-investigating-doctor-pain…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SteveLamacq
House of Pain:
🎵 Jump Around
#HouseofPain
https://tabligsn.bandcamp.com/track/house-of-pain-jump-around-gsn-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/7L93GESzq43UkKUt5FsOCq

As Trump Heads to Iowa to Trumpet Economy, Many Residents Feel Pain (Alan Rappeport/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/trump-iowa-farms-tariffs.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p28#a260127p28

I'm in a good mood today! Woke up at 4:30am with a bit of leg pain but took Tylenol and used a heating pad right away. I was able to lie in bed for 3 hours and the pain was only mild. Finally got out of bed and was dealing with minimal pain.
It's been well over a week since I've had this little pain when getting out of bed in the morning. I was able to do my morning stuff just fine. I even made pizza dough.
The next test will be trying to get some desk work done. (And…

I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I talked back to the audio book.
I had chronic pain in middle school for months and months from IBS, an ovarian cyst, and never actually fully answered causes. I know what it is to rely on doctors who said your pain was all in your head 'cause if it was real, they'd have diagnosed and fixed it already.
I also love cats. And horror with a queer twist.
So, of course, I loved The Scald-Crow by Grace Daly.

Do prawns feel pain? Why scientists are urging a rethink of Australia’s favoured festive food https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/crustaceans-feelings-sentient-christmas-new-year-prawns-australia

I've been in pain (of various states) for over a month now, and I'm trying different techniques to deal with it.
Since it's not an injury I am now trying to "push through the pain" and by that I mean instead of lying on a heating pad trying to relieve the pain I get up, get moving, and do things.
And... it hurts like hell. But yesterday it only hurt like hell for like 90 minutes, so I could deal with that.
Contrast to 6 hours lying in bed the day befor…

My hip pain, what I’m pretty sure was bursitis, disappeared after several days of rest. 🙌 I waited another couple of days and felt pretty good about trying it out.
So, we begin again. Again.
Stopped at the halfway point to take a few pictures and let my HR come down a bit. Felt good early and sluggish late. What I expect, for a while anyway.
#Running

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Lady Wray:
🎵 Joy & Pain (Pete Rock Remix)
#LadyWray
https://ladywray.bandcamp.com/album/piece-of-me-remix-feat-ghostface-killah-b-w-joy-pain-pete-rock-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/456nsH3QN5RspaYysK2GKY

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #SteveLamacq
House of Pain:
🎵 Jump Around
#HouseofPain
https://tabligsn.bandcamp.com/track/house-of-pain-jump-around-gsn-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/7L93GESzq43UkKUt5FsOCq

My favorite video game company is currently making news because they admitted to falling to AI hype and pushing it on employees even though they’ve (predictably) seen no actual benefits.
I am sad about it but, in good news, writing with a fountain pen continues to be an extreme delight.
I developed carpal tunnel nine years ago, and handwriting would always be a stolen joy in the brief moments before pain would start again. I have been feeling nearly 0 pain in the last two weeks despite filling 50 pages. I feel like I’ve been given a new lease on life in a small way.

I haven’t written any blog posts lately due to the pain I’ve been dealing with but I’m filling up my plog. Oh, my “plog” is my “pain log”, a little notebook to track when I take my pain medication and to note my pain levels. The latest entry: “12:45pm - took gabapentin and ibuprofen, had lunch, still in a shit-ton of pain”

What's next for Rams, Broncos coaches amid searches, plus the Vikings' pain https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7002258/2026/01/27/rams-broncos-coaching-stafford-vikings-darnold/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
The Horrors:
🎵 Still Life
#TheHorrors
https://subtlesabotage.bandcamp.com/track/in-a-whimsical-world-of-pain-there-is-still-joy
https://open.spotify.com/track/7MCaajZP5y4nvcuxnRPhhN

As end nears, Aaron Rodgers reminds everyone that his toughness equaled his greatness https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6851072/2025/12/01/steelers-bills-aaron-rodgers-toughness/

There are only 19 work days this month and I need to drive on 9 of them due to other appointments during work hours (PT, dentist, haircut, etc) so even if I could bike to work right now it would be fewer than 10 days but also with the snow and the piriformis pain it's just not happening this month.
I do need to get the trainer set up in the basement with one of the good acoustic bikes to see how pedaling feels right now.
Basically December sucks due to *waves hands* everythin…

Woke up in pain, lasted for hours, took some drugs, fell asleep… happy new year?

Big thanks to the Fediverse Friends who wished me well or even just commiserated at the pain I've been going through.
I am feeling a lot better today, but I don't want to forget that pain, because I need to be mindful of the pain people are in every day. It's a struggle, it's a battle, and I wish we could all live pain-free lives.

DK Metcalf (stomach) spends night in Baltimore https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47245853/steelers-metcalf-spends-night-baltimore-having-stomach-pain

The last 24 hours. I went to bed early last night and got about 4 hrs sleep before the pain hit me hard at midnight. It lasted until 6am or so, and I tried to sleep again, got an hour or so then more pain. Pain throughout the day, from mild to severe, then… it started to lighten up, and by 8pm or so it’s been very little pain. It’s so fucking weird! I feel almost normal now but I’m guessing in 4 to 6 hours it’s gonna hurt like hell again.

Today was… something. I woke with terrible leg pain, like the worst I’ve ever had. Tried everything to make it go away, nothing helped, I cried. When my partner awoke I asked if they could take me to urgent care. When we got there I was in such pain I could only lay flat on the waiting room floor. Eventually they saw me, I got a shot for the pain, got sent home with some prescriptions…
1/n

My cortisone injection last Thursday did nothing, so the pain continues. I managed to move my MRI from the 30th to the 23rd but can’t follow-up with my doctor until Feb 3rd so that’s probably (at least) two more weeks of extreme pain each day.

I missed the group bike ride today (still got that nerve pain) but honestly the weather was wet, cold, and foggy and it looked miserable outside so I've not left the house at all because yuk winter rain.

This is my favorite time of day. I usually get a few hours in the evening where I am not in terrible pain and can just chill and relax. I go to sleep okay most nights, but the fear of knowing I will wake up by 4am in extreme pain does cause some worry. Luckily the exhaustion from lack of sleep means I do fall asleep quickly and get a few hours rest. Hopefully I've only got two more weeks of this shit.

Argh... woke up in so much pain, but luckily had physical therapy this morning. We're shifting gears on my stretches and exercises (good!) but also a little confused about what is going on with my body (bad!)

Well today’s been… something. I got my cortisone injection yesterday around 2pm. Felt okay the rest of the day. Woke up at 4:30am in extreme pain, and I’m still in quite a bit of pain (though not as bad) almost 10 hours later. 😩

The best part of Xmas is probably my sister introducing me to Salonpas lidocaine pain relief patches…

Doctor: “This medication can causes dizziness.”
Me: “That’s fine. The pain is so bad it makes me dizzy.”
(I’m on Gabapentin, btw.)

Oddly satisfying… also, I went to the doctor today, pain meds are on the way.

There’s also a chocolate pie!
It’s evening so I’m not in pain right now… that’s (usually) a morning thing.

Today was pure hell. I was in extreme pain for almost 12 hours. About 5 more hours of discomfort and now the pain has subsided to a tolerable level. I am hoping for a much better tomorrow. (Yesterday was a really good day, so it seems one day can be fine and the next unbearable. I hate it.)

I’ve got an appointment with a doctor in two weeks, so that’s just 14 more days of waking up in extreme pain and suffering for anywhere from a few hours to most of the day. (Trying to be positive here!)