Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 1-2 October 2021
Lightning Strikes Memoirs 2021 February 12-14
Feb 12
700 so much pain!!! Feel like I received a beat down. Head pounding. Whole body throbbing.
740 Joe was sweet and brought me hot tea. Said it was his thank you for doing awesome job trying to keep him calm thru the frustration of fixing the car. Awh!!
Read Number 7, Psalm 40:8
750 discovered it’s raining outside. Praying for Joe as he borrowed a car to go renew his license and exchange the part.
800 Two (2) weeks ago I started limiting my sugar intake more. Seriously reduced sodas. Began drinking smoothies or juices for breakfasts. Drinking more water.
I’ve noticed less abdominal pain and less bloating feeling. I’ve even been pushing myself to do more around the house and walk more instead of using wheelchair except on days my legs feel really weak and wobbly. Stepped on scale this morning… I’ve lost 10lbs!
1150 recvd call from Joe. Car is fixed!!!! Hallelujah!
1100p very lethargic feeling all day and it hurts to move much. Kept dosing off and on today. Hopefully get good night sleep and feel better tomorrow.
Skin hypersensitive. Sheets feel like I’m laying on gritty pebbles and it’s irritating me. Head pounding. Took night meds plus naproxen.
Trying to get comfortable. Rt hip popped loudly. Ouch! That hurt.
Feb 13
1045 can’t believe I slept that long. Nightmares. Deep bone and throbbing pain all over. I hurt worse than yday. It hurts to move. Bad headache. Can tell I haven’t taken much vitamin C or calcium lately. Need to remember to keep saturation levels up.
http://www.doctoryourself.com/fibromyalgia.html
500 the loud booming music from cars hurts my brain and bones!
1000p costochondritis feels likes its fairing up. Center of chest feels caught and hurts like the dickens!!! Moved to uncatch it popped few times. Headache. Whole body hurts. Tired
Feb 14
700 tried to grab alarm to snooze but couldn’t control hand nor close it to grip and dropped my phone. Whole body hurts, but not as bad as yday. Feet feel like stepping on broken glass. Sinuses congested.
740 throat is swollen. Had trouble swallowing morning meds & vitamins. Not sure what I ate yday to cause it to flair up.?
Hands are so swollen my ring on my left hand is cutting circulation off. Eyes feel heavy and I even took extra vitamin for energy.
1115 vision starting to get cloudy while trying to focus on the sheet music. Wish I knew how to explain exactly…vision gets cloudy/blurry but I can still see right in front of me, but the peripheral vision begins to enclose like a tunnel. The vision in front gets to be like I’m trying to look through a sheet of water. Still get easily distracted by noises around me but am getting better at channeling my attention. Center of chest pain increasing. Throat hurts. Sinuses calmed down.
900 chilling burning sensation at base of brain traveling down spine down back. Lights bothersome.
958 I’m freezing. Literally shivering in bed. Glad I don’t live up North bc I’d be a popsicle. Lord, please protect those in winter advisery weather keep them safe and warm.
Throat still swollen. Difficulty swallowing. Almost choked on night meds. Took naproxen & 1/2 Benadryl to see if that’ll help. Center of chest throbbing stabbing pain. Lips chapped. Headache. Hands swollen & throbbing. Whole body deep achy pain. Sharp pain inner side of elbow area. Very tired. Stuffy nose. Sinuses congested.
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 20-21 January 2021
Jan 20
840 woke with horrible headache. Body hurts all over as if I’d been beaten up. Once I sat up my nose started bleeding. Only lasted minute or so. They leave me feeling weak. I lay back down while reading Bible.
Exodus 16-18. Daily verses: James1:2-3; Psalms 67:4; 52:8-9.
Ears ringing. Nerves stinging. Light bothersome. Head pounding. No energy. Nose stuffed and congested. Eyes watery. Low back near tailbone throbbing. Taking migraine rx.
250 took me an hour to figure out how to order few groceries online. Not paying $25 for delivery. Will have Joe go pick up.
Joe says I look pale white and sent me to bed. Took pack of crackers with me.
600p two item I ordered weren’t in stock. Two had to be substituted. Not impressed.
Got up to finish cooking dinner. Not hungry. Sat with family for little while then back to bed.
1000p not tired. Decided to drink Chammomile tea to help me sleep. Night meds taken. Delsym for cough (it gets worse at night). Vitamin C 3k + Zinc 50mg.
Jan 21
1250 still wide awake. Tummy hurts. Think 3k mg of C was too much at once. Whole body hurting aweful. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Took rx Naproxen & 1/2 pill muscle relaxer. Need to sleep.
1000 finally fell asleep after 2am. Woke from nightmare & praying for family in my dream. Lft arm and hand numb and tingly. Headache.
Bible reading: Exodus 19-21; Psalm 67:4; Galatians 6:7-8; Psalm 65:4
1230 Joe decided to cook brunch.
130 I managed to wash few dishes and throw load of clothes in washer. Entire back now stinging chilling burning sensation. Sitting a while.
400 trying to figure out if b12 Cyanocobalamin is ok instead of b12 methylation
550 severe stomach pains. Nerves in hands, arms, & back sting. Face itches. Feet chilly.
1030 I now have the runs. Yuck.
“Methylcobalamin is used primarily in your liver, brain and nervous system; in fact methylcobalamin is the specific form of B12 needed for nervous system health.”
https://www.justvitamins.co.uk/blog/cyanocobalamin-versus-methylcobalamin/#.YApX4bdMH3A
1100 Tummy hurts. Feeling weak. Tired. Funny taste in mouth. Nerves in back chilling burning. Rt ear hurts. Headache.
Lightning Strikes Journal Entries 07-09 January 2021
Jan 7
750 almost forgot to write. Woke around 9:00am. Feel like I got ran over. It hurts to move. Need to try to move to loosen up my joints.
Washed load of towels. Decided to work on hanging up clothes and trying to straighten closet a little. 3/4 way through I turned and stepped wrong and hurt my lower back. Ough!
Need to sit for a while so I decided to balance the checkbook. Took me three hours because I wrote couple things in twice and didn’t write in several things. Had to use excel to help.
Using heating pad on lower rt side. It hurts like the dickens to walk
945 pain is off the charts!!! It hurts to move. Heat not helping. Skin stings. Arms & hands throb & burn deeply to bones. Headache. Thirsty like I’m dehydrated. Grouchy but trying to mind my p’s and q’s. Annoying cough today. Tongue hurts. It’s cover in white again and welts.
Forgot to take morning meds. Took evening meds plus 1/4 muscle relaxer & pain rx. Have Dr apt in am to finish from Wed apt. Will stop by chiropractor’s office to see if they can fit me in.
Joe says I pulled muscle. He applied pain eo rub to help.
Jan 8
7a rough night. Every time I turned I woke in extreme pain. Severe sharp pain in tummy at 1am. Constipation. Nightmare (taking a day trip on a beautiful Isalnd.
Evaluation questionnaire had almost 200 questions. Took me about 45 minutes to complete. Had to get permission to use dictionary bc I forgot what some of words meant and questions were bit confusing.
Felt like they were trick questions to see if I was delusional, or schitzophernic.
Peculiar orders come to me at times. T
I Have a great deal of stomach trouble. T
Dirt frightens or disgusts me. F
I am often sorry bc I am so irritable and grouchy. F
Often I get confused and forget what I want to say. T
Someone has been trying to influence my mind. F
I am never happier than when I am by myself. F
I feel helpless when I have to make important decisions. T
Most married couples don’t show much affection for each other. F
If people had not had it in for me, I would be much more successful. F
I recognize several faults in myself that I will not be able to change. F
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/4893-neuropsychological-testing–assessment
Went to chiropractor next. Did accupuncture and adjustment. Confirmed that I pulled two muscles in lower back. Suggested I might be a little dehydrated. Most likely a freak accident bc of the stress from the neuropsychological testing I endured day prior. Will be sore for few days but am already moving better.
Cracked the Dr up. I don’t recall conversation, but I replied “I’m different than the average bear.” To which both hubby & Dr chuckled.
Dr corrected me saying, “Well it’s suppose to say I’m smarter than the average bear.”
To which I replied, “Even with a brain injury I’m smarter than the average bear. Hehe”
Joe stated while laughing, “See what we have to deal with she does this all the time now.”
Dr said, “Oh.”
I told Dr that when I realize what I said wrong and it’s funny I’ll join them laughing. Lol.
Humor is good medicine.
1110a sitting on heating pad now. I’m exhausted. Headache. Hands swollen. Tummy hurts.
1130a hubby graciously fixing lunch so I can rest.
Went to bed after lunch. Slept until 3pmish. Had to get up and moving. Hurts to lay still for long.
1130 indigestion is horrific. Nothing is helping. Ginger soothes only while sucking on chew. Feels like I’d feel better if I’d puck. Don’t like the feeling one bit. Nerves making skin itchy. Whole upper body stings. Chest center hurts. Ears hurt. Low back throbbing.
Jan 9
800a when I finally fell asleep I slept pretty good except for a bad dream (in middle of accounting for a job, but suddenly forgot how to do my job. Boss yelled at me and started chasing me. As I was running away boss turned into scarey creature trying to eat me.)
Trying to figure out why some of questions were asked in exam. Found following website explaining…
830 low back feeling some better. Able to slowly move without moaning in pain.
430 chilling tingling sensation down spine.
450 having trouble opening tuna can with can opener. My hands don’t seem to cooperate. Keep dropping things.
600p slight bloody nose. Mild headache.
1140p low back throbbing intensely. Straighten lr before going to bed. Get ready for bed. Maybe standing 10 minutes and low back hurting so bad need to sit. Bloody nose increases. Headache strengths. Hands swollen & cold. Chest hurts – it popped while raising arms to put pjs on. Tired but awake. Feet freezing. Mid back has warmed a little. Tongue not as white coated. Legs ache.
Leg throbbing – stinging shooting pain from knee to
Lightning Strikes – November 7-8, 2020
Nov 7
630 woke in extreme pain all over. Hands and arms sharp tingling pain. Back has sharp knife stabbing pains all over. Low back throbbing. Legs throbbing. Feet sting. When I stand feels like standing on broken glass. I just want to cry out in pain, but I know that won’t ease it. Headache.
Woke from nightmare.
740 sneezing causes stinging needle pain thru body
1020 feel like I’m about to pass out.
1030 told Joe how I was feeling. Told me to go lay down and he would pick up lunch.
630 my back is screaming pain. My tummy sorely hurts in muscle region. I’m getting grumpy. Going to lay down a piece.
1049 body screaming pain has eased slightly but still bothersome.
Headache. Eyes watery. Face itchy. Shoulders ache. Arms & hands stinging burning pain. Lower back throbbing. Thirsty. Ears itch inside. Legs ache. Feet tingle. Very tired but awake.
Had much trouble with verbage today. About half my conversations or more I had to repeat or reword what I was trying to say. Frustrating.
Nov 8
630 woke to arms & hands stinging & tingling. whole body aches. Hurts to move. Joe rubbed my back for a bit and massaged my feet. Massage on feet hurt but it helped to not hurt as much standing. Lost balance and started to fall. Joe caught me.
800am had to get Dezirae to help finish curling my hair. My arms fatigued out and started cramping.
1000 feeling bit dizzy.
1120 lower back chilling stinging burning pain – started at sides and moved to center of back.
1205 lft eye burning.
140 pulsating puffing windy feeling in left ear for 30 seconds. Felt weird. Craving stuffing.
330 had to run to store for few church items needed. Decided to take few goodie bags to give out. Everyone we gave them too said thank you.
620p lower back chilling stinging burning pain – started at sides and moved to center of back again. Very weird.
1000 skin hypersensitive. Hair keeps falling out of sloppy bun. It feels like sharp tacks scratching my skin. Hurts. Exhausted. Need sleep.
Nov 9
500 woke from strange dream to all my extremities in burning stinging pain.
630 washed load of clothes. Headache. Need to rest.
650 calves throbbing burning. Stinging needle pain in back
425 had to lay flat for couple hours bc entire back was stinging chilling burning pain and whole body throbbing. Couldn’t sleep but laying flat and resting helped.
430 realized that the info I had about new dentist & the text message to confirm was conflicting informatiom. Tried for 30 minutes calling dentist office to get info straight but couldn’t get an answer. Left msg. About to have panic attack bc I didn’t know where to take them in am.
500 Joe home. Explained situation. He helped me talk it out to calm me down. He recognized that voice mail had after hours number I could text. Took little bit but they replied with correct address which helped ease me.
It took me several months to get this appointment. I didn’t want to mess it up.
1030 stinging pain is back fiercely in back and in legs , hands, & feet. Exhausted. Face itches. Headache.
Took night meds & pain rx.
Tasks completed today: washed three loads clothes (two I had to hand wring bc washer only spins them out tempramentally. It causes much main though). Ran some errands for LM. Ordered checks. Balanced checkbook. Picked out activity for Ladies Mtg. Printed invitations for next month’s mtg.
Lightning Strikes – November 5-6, 2020
Nov 5
530 apparently I set my alarm bc I didn’t know when I was suppose to wake. I’m tired. Need deep sleep.
Oldest having financial woes and isn’t handling it too well. This in turn is grieving my heart and stressing me into a headache. May have to show him some tough love. I have such a headache! Took two Tylenol and drinking Stress Relief Tea.
700 decided to take shower to see if it’ll help. Forgot what a chore it is. I’m exhausted, out of breath, arms fatigued and throbbing, whole body throbbing. Tingling burning in legs and feet. Headache still bad. Ears ringing. May have to take a margarine relief. Need to rest a while.
830 two loads clothes washed & hung. One load folded – still need to put away. Cat fed.
1030 Meeting with TBI coordinator, Krystal, went well. Very friendly. She’s coming back out in two weeks. Wants to start working with me on memory & comprehension.
TBI testing rescheduled for January 6 @ 8am. Mtg was about an hour. Headache worse. Chilling tingling sensation down spine. Feet cold. Back is icy to the touch. Tingling sensation in top & center of brain.
1033 need to put dinner in crockpot.
100 exhausted. Heart beating hard and fast. Resting on couch. Head pounding.
300 friend dropped some pecans off for me. Yay! Elliotts.
- “Nightmares are dreams that are threatening and scary. For trauma survivors, though, nightmares are a common problem. Along with flashbacks and unwanted memories, nightmares are one of the ways in which a trauma survivor may relive the trauma for months or years after the event.”
https://www.veteranshealthlibrary.va.gov/142,41554_VA
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/how-trauma-can-affect-your-dreams
1120 very tired. may fall asleep. Hurtingball over. St side cramping. Neck & head hurt. Feet freezing.
Nov 6
700a woke from nightmare. It was awful.
My arms are throbbing. Whole body aches. Feet feel like I’m standing on broken chards of glass. Low back throbbing. Sporadic muscle spasms thru torso & legs. Skin itchy.
930 met ladies at church to decorate for the church photo op tomorrow.
500 body starting to tell me that I did too too much today. Enjoyed being with the ladies though. Headache. Chest throbbing so much it hurts to move. Muscles spasming greatly in middle of back. Had Joe feel it. Hands and wrists swollen and throbbing. Legs throbbing. Feet hurt and tingly. Neck throbbing. Chest feels as if elephant beat me up and sat on me.
1045 getting really sleepy. Drank chammomile tea. Skin feels like ants crawling. Dizzy. Stinging pain in back.
Lightning Strikes – Memoirs 28-30 June 2020
June 28
700a whole body aches. Lft shoulder & lft collar bone really hurt as if bruised deep in the bone. Hands swollen and ache. Headache. Spirits are happy.
1100 very sleepy all of a sudden. Messed up on offertory at beginning. Couldn’t remember tune even though I had practiced this morning plus my eyes, hands, & brain wouldn’t coordinate for about three lines. It gets so frustrating at times, but I’ve learned to play through anyways. Sounds aweful in my ears.
130- 330p took 2 hour nap. Hurt to lay down but I was exhausted.
345-555p worked on installing word program on computer at church, started July prayer bulletin, thought I needed to type minutes but discovered I already had, worked on decorations for VBS, practiced music for pm offertory.
400p sweet husband surprised me with a pretty bookmarked placed strategically on my desk. It took moment to notice whatever different on my desk. Back stepped to see what it was. Awh! How sweet I remarked. He winked and told me he loved me. I loved him too I said. Makes my heart flutter❤.
600 vision seems a bit off but can’t put finger on it. Actually wore my glasses playing piano for first song but then had to take them off. My ears certainly can tell if I hit a wrong note regardless if my eyes, brain, & hands are coordinating or not. Ugh. I keep telling myself that no one will probably notice anyways. Not playing for people but for God. Had random thought it’d be cool if I could just start playing fancy all of a sudden. Lol.
Lft shoulder & collar bone throb if I turn certain way. Hands ache. Rt hip hurts. Low back hurts too.
930 going to bed early. Back to sharing a car until we figure out what to do about my car. 500a comes awefully early and I’m not a morning person.
Headache. Behind ears hurts. Neck hurts. Shoulders ache. Skin itchy. Upper back aches. Low back hurts. Rt hip hurts with pain down leg. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with partial numbness and tingling. Tingling in both ankles & feet. Lft lower butt throbbing. Tummy bloated. Hands & wrists swollen and throbbing. Sinuses congested but easing up since Sahara desert is blown over. feet chilly.
Night meds taken. Naproxen. E.O. Pain roller applied.
June 29
530a have to take Joe to work to use the car. Woke with bunch of energy. First time since LS. Forgot what it felt like. I still hurt all over.though.
640 – 900a washed two small loads clothes and hung them, burnt papers, purified two gallons ofvwater, started rearranging livingroom (I know I’ll feel that one later), ordered the craft paper for VBS – all before kids got up.
945a heading to church to stain porch on mission house, finish prepping house for weekend. Kids helped. Had Jordon weedeat around mission house and sidewalks too. It’s so hot outside I was dripping with perspiration. Yuck.
1200 taking drinks to Joe & Jakob. Did little grocery shopping. Trip to bank. Then home again. Hands and arms stinging. Tried to find vinyl letters for banner but most stores out of stock. Ugh.
230 Need to rest a while and cool off. Starting to feel effects of all the extra effort today. Knew I would.
830 shower and to bed. I’m exhausted but awake. In excruciating pain from neck to toes. Entire torso sever pain making me moan and wriggle. Can’t get comfortable. Shoulders sting. Back center stabbing stinging. Headache strong. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Legs throb. Toes sting & tingle. Hands sting.
Night meds taken. Pain rx taken.
June 30
500 woke several times during night. Woke one time gasping for air as I woke from nightmare. Don’t recall what it was about. Woke Joe in process. He asked if I was okay. Told him yes it was a nightmare.
550p feeling worn out & lethargic. Bad headache.
930 exhausted. Headache. Whole body aches. Back stings. Nerves prickly thru body. Hands swollen & throbbing. Low back & rt hip throbbing. Rt elbow stinging. Skin crawling causing me to be jumpy. Lower let leg tourniquet tightening feeling. deeply throbbing.
Lightning Strikes – Memoirs 26-27 June 2020
June 26
730 woke from reliving car accident. Arms & hands stinging. Low back throbbing and stinging. Legs ache. Feet hurt. Headache. There was nothing else I could’ve done. I did had I had to to keep my baby girl safe. While I’m saddened that I’m now without a car for the foreseeable future, my heart is thankful my daughter and I are safe and it wasn’t any worse than it was.
900a chiropractic apt. Acupuncture 14 needles – 3 in head, 4 in back of neck, 4 in low back, 2 in ankles. Used table to stretch lower back. Applied pressure to tender points in head, neck, and down spine to lower back. Adjusted neck, hips, legs, and upper back.
Dr said I am looking brighter than even from my first visit and other than the accident. Said this session would be to treat the accident and try to work out the tenderness and vertigo. Dr said that I did really good in my reaction in keeping us safe. Said it wasn’t my normal session only treating for accident. May continue to see symptoms up to couple weeks out.
Points today…
GV20, BL7, BL8/ GB20, BL10, BL28/ GB18, GB17, GB 19, GB21, K13
Treatments: Sympathetic nervous system, headaches, vertigo, pain & stiffness in neck, blurred vision, tinnitus, dizziness, hand pain, mental disorders, neck swelling, nasal congestion, nosebleed, mania and depression, vomiting, swollen neck, back pain, neck muscle stiffness and tension, shoulder & back pain, visual disturbances, sciatica, constipation, leg muscle weakness, lumbosacral pain, incontinence, abdominal distention, hip movement decreased, and all cerebral disorders.
Only felt pressure on most inserts but a few really hurt like the muscles were back in fight or flight mode. Lft arm went numb & tingly while lying on stomach. Upon sitting up, vision in left eye began blurring like tunnel vision. Lasted about 30 minutes.
1100 arrived home and was actually hungry! Jordon air fried burritos. Ate handful of sour grapes. Frozen hot dog. Cooked a pkg of hot dogs but then lost appetite. Guys are them instead. Lol.
1150 tired but awake. Random muscle twitching thru body. Headache. Eyes hurt. Hands ache. Tummy aches. Upper chest & collar bone tight and sore. Lower back aches. Rt hip hurts with pain down leg. Lower lft leg tourniquet tightening feeling with some numbness & tingling. Neck tight. Feet ache. Toes tingly. Eyes watery. Sinus congestion.
June 27
1049p I ache all over. Left collar bone area very sore, slight headache, upper back stings. Low back hurts. Rt hip aches. Legs ache. Feet & toes sting. Hands & arms ache. Tummy hurts bad.
Asked Joe if it’s possible to have hernia and not know it. He chuckles and said not likely.
