Lightning Strikes – Journal Entries 25-27 May 2020

May 25

800 woke to intense stinging pain from neck to toes. Left arm & hand nimb & tingly.

900 headache strengthening but will push through as I’m able to get food put up for fall/winter.

1125 able to make breakfast & prep 2 cookie sheets of fried squash for freezing. Have 1 jar of small squash pieces ready for canning later. I’m exhausted. Need to lay down for half hour or so. Rae put tomatoes out to ripen. I will make sauce out of them later.

Head pounding. Vision blurry. Brain becoming foggy. Hands throbbing. Upper back stinging. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Tourniquet tightening feeling in lower lft leg seems less. I’ll take improvements any day! Yay. Now time to rest.

840 family processed 10 – 4 cups qt bg green beans, 10 – 4 cup at bg fried squash, 1 qt jar squash, 4 trays dehydrated peppers (hot, banana, & green peppers). I’m exhausted and hurting. Thankful for their help. Love my family.

1100 low back hurting fiercely making difficulty to walk. Whole body hurting from head to toes. Hands throbbing. Tummy hurts. Headache. Night meds taken. Not sure if I took pain rx or not. Thought to but can’t confirm. Will air on side of caution and wait 4-6 hours. If I didn’t take, I’ll be awake then anyways. Center chest throbbing. Neck hurts. Feet hurt. Limbs throbbing and burning like I worked out. I did. I did work out – family & I put food away for winter or at least next several months. Head pounding. Brain hurts. Vision sleepy.

1130p skin itchy. Muscles randomly twitching in legs.

 

May 26

Thunderstorms make for a day filled with pain and very little energy. Going to bed before 9pm.

918 center of chest chilling burning stinging pain. Deep tissue muscle pain all day. Lethargic.

 

May 27

700 slept hard last night. Woke tired and hurting all over. Corners of eyes crusty.

900 today Rae & I go to a friend’s to help her at her house. I mostly sit and visit but do help as I’m able. Today I helped her by clipping her toenails and remove the nail polish on her toes.

Being down on floor hurt my hip fierce like.

1100 rt hip intensely throbbing since early afternoon. Low back throbbing. Thunderstorms didn’t help. Pain all over body most all day. Lethargic.

Night meds taken. Naproxen & 1/2 muscle relaxer to help me sleep.

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