I did not sleep well last night, and I woke with a migraine today. I wish I did not have meetings today because I would call in sick. Sorry for the short post today.

I’m at the age when I have to have a colonoscopy, and it’s scheduled for this morning. I’m dreading having this procedure, but hopefully, it won’t be too bad.

On a more cheerful note, the guy above is the actor/model/nurse Nate Crnkovich. He was the winner of Mister Supernational, and works as a traveling nurse. Sorry guys, he appears to be straight. With all that said, he also played a model in the show Minx in which he was as a living version of Michelangelo’s David. You can see a clip of this here.

I had an appointment with my new neurologist yesterday. He’s from Mexico and has a heavy accent that was a tad bit difficult to understand at times. He speaks very quickly, and I swear he occasionally slipped into Spanish. However, he was very nice, patient-oriented, and kind of humorous. He was impressed that I was so knowledgeable about my migraines. 

When I discussed with him the different techniques of the ladies who’ve been doing my Botox, he told me that he’s found that some medical professionals don’t get the injections in the correct places. He said that when he comes across a patient who isn’t seeing significant results from Botox, he will ask where they get their injections, and he often ends up doing the Botox himself. He said that if I was getting better results from one than the other, stick to the good one, and I told him that’s what I did when I scheduled future appointments.

On top of everything else, he’s very good looking. Nice, handsome, sexy accent, caring…what more could you ask for? 😂 I’m fortunate with both of my male doctors fit that category. Well my primary physician just has a nice voice and doesn’t really have an accent, but you get the point. They both make my visits to them a pleasant experience. I’ve seen a lot of doctors in my lifetime, and few of them have had those characteristics.

I woke up with a bad migraine, so this is going to be a short post, since I’m going back to bed.

Good morning, everyone! I’ve been doing some gentle stretching this morning because I’ve had some stiffness and pain in my lower back, but otherwise, it seems like a good morning so far. 

I had my Botox treatment yesterday for my migraines, and I asked the nurse practitioner about her injection technique and whether it is it more effective. She said that she uses that technique for two reasons: 1) it helps her be more accurate in the placement of the injections, and 2) it’s more comfortable for her patients. I mentioned how whatever she did appeared to be more effective. I could tell that she did not want to say anything that might come across as critical of her colleague, so instead, she said, “Maybe this just works better for you.” 

Whether it does or not, I booked her for my next two appointments. When she walked me up to the desk to make future appointments, I asked her if it was ok to book only her in the future, and she said I could. What was interesting is that the woman scheduling the appointments said that she only lets this nurse practitioner do her Botox injections. So it seems I’m not the only one who thinks she’s more effective with her technique. We’ll see over the next three months if it proves to be more effective. 

I went yesterday to see my primary doctor, and all went pretty well. The only exception is that his nurse needed to draw some blood for a few tests, and although she stuck the needle in me twice, she got a single drop of blood. Today, I’m getting even more shots because I’m going for my next Botox treatment for my migraines. I have had two different people give me these shots since my former neurologist left. One is a physician assistant (PA) and the other is a nurse practitioner (NP). No offense to any PAs out there, but if I have a choice, I will always go with an NP. The PA uses an older method of administering the Botox injections, and they appear less effective. They injections are supposed to last about 90 days, but when she does the injections, they seem to have little effect. When the NP has given me the injections in the past, she uses a newer and supposedly more effective technique. I’ve only had her do my Botox once, but I saw great improvement, and I am hoping that will be the case today. The PA gives the injection perpendicular to my head going straight in and remaining fairly shallow, not going in very deep. The NP gently pinches the skin and goes in at a 90 degree angle and a bit deeper. I talked to my doctor yesterday, and he suggested that it might be a better technique because it allows the Botox to distribute more evenly and get more effectively in the areas it should. I plan to ask the NP today if this might be the case. If so, and it does prove more effective, then I will be insisting she gives my injections from the on. I’m hoping I will see more relief after today’s treatment.