Of Egg Salad and Muscle Relaxers

Virginia S · May 4, 2011

So it's been a week of challenges and triumphs. Saturday I started having pains in my left side. Called the surgeon on call (not mine, but I like him) and we talked over my symptoms (none but the pain) and decided it was muscular. But it got worse not better and yesterday at work I couldn't sit in my chair. By the time the surgeon's office opened at 8:30 I was in tears.

I ended up in the office on an emergency appoint. Got muscle relaxers, slept most of yesterday and feeling worlds better today. Back to work again tomorrow.

So today, hubby and I decide to go out for lunch. I just started mushies, so we looked up the menu at Shoney's website - it listed a tuna salad plate. Got to the restaurant - no tuna salad, no soft foods. Chef comes out, we find chopped up eggs on the salad bar and he makes me an off-menu egg salad. Really good, but he brings me a big Cereal bowl full. I serve out about 1/4 cup, but can't eat it all - the rest into a to-go tub will make at least 4 more meals! And they charge me - nothing. Good save, Shoney's!

wannabethinn · May 4, 2011

Hey Virginia.

I have been having that pain in my left side too. I called the doctor on Monday and nurse said it sounds muscular. I have been taking Tylenol and sleeping with a heat pad on my left side. It seems some better, but I am still concerned. Not sure what to think...... I was getting along so well, and now I seemed to have had a set back as I really don't feel great and am trying to work on top of it. Hope for you and me both, we are feeling better soon.

Virginia S · May 4, 2011

If it's the same pain as mine, it really is muscular. And it sounds the same. That's the very, very good news. However, mine didn't clear up with Extra Strength Tylenol & heat - it took muscle relaxers.

If you're not better in a few days, call 'em back, maybe even share my story and ask if you can get a short term muscle relaxer prescription. If you can't take time off from work, tough it out and take them Saturday and Sunday. It only took me about 24 hours to feel sooo much better.

Va

Raine · May 5, 2011

I am calling my Doc today, I was sleeved on the 27th and have been really good but got the same sounding pain in my left side. Nothing else is bothering me so I'm hoping its the same thing. It doesn' seem to be getting better either. Hurts a lot when I move but its the only thing that "hurts" so I'm leaning towards what you have too. It does go away when I take the pain medicine they prescribed. So we'll see. I'll keep you posted.