Hip pain....pain and more pain

There has been a new development in my ongoing pain. I now have extreme hip pain. This hip pain started about two weeks ago and just got worse and worse. It hurts the worst after lying down for long periods of time. It hurts at the end of the day or if I walk alot and if I go up stairs. Karson took me to urgent care on Friday 10/24 because I woke up with extreme pain. The pain is in my hips but also radiates through the scar tissue pain. I know it is all related but the Doctors have to check my hips to rule out any problems with the bones first. I was referred to physical medicine who will look at my hip x-rays and probably order me an MRI...how fun. I have a CT referral but they have not called me for that either. I am convinced it is all related to my surgery. I am sure my growing cyst is causing problems as well. I feel bloated and crampy and I keep gaining weight. I feel miserable and I feel depressed and all I want to do when I am in pain is eat. I don't know why my body sends me those signals. Pain equals the urge to eat bad. I have another trigger point injection appointment tomorrow. I think the scar tissue is deep and the trigger point is not helping much...but I have to keep trying. I feel completly exhausted and I want to sleep all day. At work I try not to go up and down the stairs but I really can't avoid it. Stupid victorian house!!! If only we had an elevator!! Karson has the flu right now so we are both miserable. I hate this. I felt at least a little better while I was doing physical therapy. Now all this added pain has made me feel like I am back at square one. They bounce me from Doctor to Doctor and all the while I have to pay the co-pays and still no solutions. So tired of the pain. It is not comforting that EVERYONE i see says "you're to young to be having these problems"... Thanks that really helps me!!! It is nearing the one year mark for my surgery and I just feel like nothing is getting better. URGH!!! Depressing blog...I know.

Dez

NAMI Walk 2008

Thanks to my family and Keri for coming out to the NAMI walk on October 25th. We raised $345.00!!! We had fun and had a good walk. I won somthing in the raffle too!! A free facial at a spa in Hemet!! We had so much fun. I hope more can join us next year.

Disneyland Pictures-King Family Trip 10/12/08

Shake the Disease

Im not going down on my knees
begging you to adore me
Cant you see its misery
and torture for me
When Im misunderstood
Try as hard as you can
Ive tried as hard as I could
To make you see
how important it is for me

Here is a plea
From my heart to you
Nobody knows me
As well as you do
You know how hard it is for me
To shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue
In situations like these

Understand me

Some people have to be
Permanently together
Lovers devoted to
Each other forever
Now Ive got things to do
And Ive said before
that I know you have too
When Im not there
In spirit Ill be there

Here is a plea
From my heart to you
Nobody knows me
As well as you do
You know how hard it is for me
To shake the disease
That takes hold of my tongue
In situations like these

Understand me

-Depeche Mode

WICKED!!!!

GUESS WHAT!!!! WE ARE GOING TO SEE WICKED!!!

My sister in law, Keri, bought us tickets for our anniversary (yes it is still in Febuary). I am sooooo excited. I love Wicked and have for years even before it came to L.A. It all started one evening when Marcel and Veronica thought I would like to hear the soundtrack. I fell in Love and bought the soundtrack the next day. That was in 2005. Finally we get to go see it. Not only that but she bought us a behind the curtain tour for before the show! We are going November 14th and I just can't wait.

WICKED!!!!!!

A very excited Dez

Fun and full Weekend

We had a full, fun Weekend. We went down to Rosemead for the whole weekend. We got to help with painting the soon to arrive baby Caringella's room. The color is very nice-misty lawn. It is kind of like a light mint green. The room will be animal theme...like noah's ark kind of. We painted and painted and......got paint all over ourselves-some more than others!! Grase took pictures so hopefully those pics will be up on her blog soon. We made a bunch of tissue paper flowers for the baby shower too! We had such a good time and can't wait to go back and help some more. The big baby shower is November 22nd so we have a little more than a month to go. Another highlight is that we got to go to Chris and Connie's newly remodled hall for meeting (well I did I forgot to grab Karson's suit when we left-sorry Karson). It was very nice. I grew up in Rosemead and their hall (Monterey Park) was one we visited off and on. It looked totally different!! They worked hard and it really looked good!! It is really small but they had to work with what they had since there is no room anywhere to try and build a new hall. We really are spoiled since we got a whole new Kingdom hall. There are a lot of places where new halls are just not possible. The baby was kicking during the watchtower but when I put my hand on Grace's belly she stopped!! :( One of these times I will feel her kick!!! It is still a 70% chance it is a girl but I really hope it turns out to be a girl! I have big Disney plans for her outfits!!!! Grase is afraid she will be spoiled but what can you expect-she is the first Caringella grandchild!!
We also had a great homemade meal from Chris on Sunday. He is a really good cook!!!! How come two of my brothers can cook better than me???? I am very proud of my brothers who can cook though!!! It was a busy weekend and I am sure I am leaving out some things but I am sure Karson can add to this blog. Until next time!!

Desirae

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I don't think that there is much more to add... Although I think it was to be more like a jungle theme, than a Noah theme. But I can be wrong. I too really like the color of the room. I ended up painted longer than the sun stayed up on Saturday. Then, as Desirae said, we made those tissue paper balls, and watched The Fiddler on The Roof; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddler_on_the_Roof_(film))

because Connie had never seen it before. But every one either fell asleep or left before it was over, accept me and Grase, as usually. Light weights. As we where heading to bed Grase and I took one look at the first coat in the room, it had to dry over night before we could put on the second, and she says: "We should paint the doors too." Well, I was thinking, Better do it now or it will only get one coat of paint on it if it is done tomorrow. So, When she went into her room I snuck back into the babies room and painted the doors. She was so happy in the morning when sh saw that the doors where painted. It made me feel good, Plus I was glad that it was done with.

Yes, too, as Desirae said I did not have my suit, wah wah wah. So I took the opportunity an empty room and did all the high painting, since I ended up being the only one who could reach this location. So now I get tho sore arms, and neck... But it's worth it. We did not get to go to Portos like I've been wanting, since I am the only person who has not been there, but there may be other occasions I guess.

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Full Weekend

We had yet another full weekend. On Saturday we went down to Rosemead to pick up some furniture at Toby and Grase's. We were going to help them clean out the soon to be baby room but plans got changed and instead I went to visit my mom. My mom is still doing fine. She is just very tired and sore. Karson spent some one on one time with Quinton and I got to visit with my mom, dad and Jason. When we got home Jimmy was kind enough to come help Karson unload the truck (which we borrowed from him). So now I have a full dinning room with the hutch, the gold curio, and the fish tank. It looks nice. On Sunday we went to Disneyland with Karson's family. It was nice because the whole King family was there. It was an exhausting day. I had to recover from it on Monday which was a holiday for the County so I was at home. I was able to put all the china in the hutch and all the shot glasses in the curio. It looks so nice now.

Next weekend we are going to try and go down to Rosemead to help with decorating the Caringella baby's room. October 25th is the NAMI walk and also a gathering we are going to. November 1st is busy, November 8th is our one day assembly, November 15th is the dedication ceremony for the Cactus hall and November 22nd is the baby shower. Phew what a busy schedule! Too much to do in so little time!

Thats all for now-Dez

P.S. And too much traveling... Especially when One of us cannot drive a stick shift.-Karson

Update

I went to visit my mom last Friday. She is doing okay. She is still having pain and is just trying to take it easy as she should. We are planning to go to Disneyland on Sunday with Kris and Erica (Karson Bro and sister in law) and a couple from their area. Monday is a Holiday for me but Karson has to work. We were invited to Disneyland that day but Karson does not get it off. We have gone before on Columbus day and it usually is not busy. Also this weekend we plan to go down to Rosemead to pick up some furniture and help with moving stuff at Toby and Grase's. So we have a busy weekend ahead of us. I have not been feeling well and the pain is still off and on. I just got a call from Kaiser for Acupuncture. I guess I am going to try that for the pain.

Thats all for now.

Dez

NAMI Link!!!

Here is a link to the NAMI page:

http://www.nami.org/namiwalks08/RVS/kking

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NAMI WALK!!!

I am writing you today to tell you about an upcoming event that I am participating in that is both very important and very exciting to me. It is NAMIWalks for the Mind of America, NAMI’s signature walkathon event that is being held in Hemet, CA at Diamond Valley Lake on October 25th 2008.

As most of you already know I have personal experience with Mental Illness. I am an active supporter of inspiring hope to those who have a mental illness. Mental Illness is not something to be ashamed of or hide. There is hope for people living with mental illness especially with all the advancements in medicine the past couple of years. I am involved in this walk for many reasons. First of all I walk for and with my husband of almost 7 years who was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder shortly after we were married. My husband, Karson, is open and honest about his illness and has learned to manage as best as he can with this illness. Through the years we have learned together just how difficult it can be to deal with mental illness. We know it will never be an easy journey but at least we are on this road together.
Second I walk for my family. I have many relatives who suffer from some form of mental illness. I walk to honor them and to let them know they are never alone on this journey. Last but not least I walk because I am part of Riverside County's Department of Mental Health family. I work for Detention Services as a Secretary to the Manager. In my work I have seen just how bad stigma and non compliance can affect not only the person who is mentally ill , but their families as well.

I would like to ask you to come and walk with me or to donate to support my participation in this great event. Visit my personal walker page to sign up: http://www.nami.org/namiwalks08/RVS/desiraeking. It features a link to my team's page where you can see who else is walking with me or join my team. Click on the name of my team, Walk the Brain, to get to our teams page. There is also a link so you can donate directly to me online. Donating online is fast and secure, and I'll get immediate notification via e-mail of your donation. I hope all who signed up for my team last year can join us this year. We still have the T-shirts we did not get to use last year due to the move in the date of the walk. We raised over 700.00 last year so hopefully this year we can go for 1.000.00! I appreciate anything you can give or even if you just give up your time to walk with us.

NAMI, the Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness, formerly the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, is the largest education, support and advocacy organization that serves the needs of all those whose lives are touched by these illnesses. This includes persons with mental illness, their families, friends, employers, the law enforcement community and policy makers. The NAMI organization is composed of approximately 1100 local affiliates, 50 state offices and a national office.

The goals of the NAMIWalks program are: to fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness, to build awareness of the fact that the mental health system in this country needs to be improved and to raise funds for NAMI so that they can continue their mission.

NAMI is a 501(c)3 charity and any donation you make to support my participation in this event is tax deductible. NAMI has been rated by Worth magazine as among the top 100 charities "most likely to save the world" and has been given an "A+" rating by The American Institute of Philanthropy for efficient and effective use of charitable dollars. NAMI has also been given 4 out of 4 stars by The Charity Navigator for short-term spending practices and long-term sustainability.

Thank you in advance for your support.

DESIRAE KING