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Old 12-19-2011, 10:06 PM
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Default Heading back to work tomorrow!

Tomorrow I begin my 'ease back' to work. Starting with 4 hours tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday, then 4 hours a day for 5 days next week, working back up to 40 hours 5 days eventually (regular work schedule for me).

I am looking forward to getting back to work. I was going stir crazy after 1 week of being out of work due to Optic Neuritis (MS relapse, for those who don't know my story). I've been off work since October 1, and I'm returning December 20... over 2 months later, nearly 3!

I've been using my time wisely during recovery. I had 1 head cold, lost my voice. I've drank a lot of coffee. I've walked LOADS (for the most part, 10K+ steps daily on my pedometer). I've learned to bake a bunch of goodies, and cook some pretty crazy foods.

So it was time well spent, but I'll be happy to be back to work, as crazy as that sounds. I just wanted to be back before Christmas, and I got my wish so to speak.

Thanks all for your support during the last few months, greatly appreciated. I haven't been around a whole lot, as I've been staying away from PCs resting my eye to get better. I'm truly grateful the eye's 'healed' and my daily headaches seem to have cleared up (not waking up daily with my head on fire or pounding - a good sign!).

Up to 50mg nightly of Lyrica, and I want to think this could be why the headaches have disappeared, but it may be from resting the eye. We'll see when I'm back to work if the headaches return. Then we can blame the eye and computer monitors for my them. If not, then I can praise Lyrica for helping me.
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX
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