But not together at once, thankfully!
Today is the start of a three-month treatment "experiment" of sorts. I just had a shot of botox injected into my scalenes on my affected side. If all goes well, this will begin to relax this muscle in one to two weeks and will last about three months. Kind of interesting, the thought of giving a specific muscle a kind of botulism for a few months, heheh.
I am hoping to look for additional treatment while the botox settles in so hopefully when it wears out, the rest of my body will be closer to where it was before I had chronic pain, which also hopefully means less pain! First thing's first though - I've got to see if the botox will work for me.
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I took the evening to ponder what tasty, cheap, and easy dish I could make. Rice and beans seemed like the perfect answer! Tonight's experiment involved black beans, garlic, onion, and a pinch of ginger made into a paste on top of brown rice.
The result? Not bad, but nowhere near perfect. The bean mixture seemed to lack enough flavor punch not to be drowned out by the mellow flavor of the rice. So back to the drawing board while I think of what different portions of ingredients I can play with next time to give it that perfect punch!
Stocked up my "food staples" today at Whole Foods and I'm good to go. I'm already excited for breakfasts this week!
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