Chronic Pain

Good Morning Grinders

It's December already and we are off to another Holiday Season.

Come on in and check the place out. Everyone is Welcome and Happy Holidays to All

Betty

Hello Friends,

today's been a little better, this stomach bug seems to, maybe, finally be giving up...all I've been eating these couple of days is plain bread, yummy! Thank you for the many get well wishes, it sure helps, as unromantic as this kind of flu is...I've been trying my best to keep myself from dehydrating and just rest.

Adrian, please let us know how your first session of the eye movement therapy went. I was always really exhausted afterwards, and my brain kept on working on the stuff even a few days after, day and night. Pretty hard but definitely helpful.

I'll check for the yoga exercises in the internet. I'm doing plenty of physiotherapy and Pilates exercises, but feel like need to add still a "softer" element. Regular stretches just don't seems to be very helpful.

DS, hope you feel a bit better after the injection. Sounds like it's really been hard for you lately...poor thing. I'll be thinking of you and send all the good energy your way. Hang in there, sweetie.

Betty, so sorry to hear your cable didn't work the way it was supposed to. I hope they can figure out a way. What I don't understand is how they didn't check it beforehand...gee.

Chuck, nice to hear of you again. Hope you're feeling better.

Hugs to all of you,

Peppi

Hello people - Peppi , as usual I was mistaken s to the therapy .. we did a therapy that included "tapping" your fingers , it was strange , but we have another session friday and then again Monday ..

The eye movement has to be done by a licensed therapist in that field .. as mine is blind , Mary cannot do this training , so she will follow up when I get out to Caifornia as to seeking he right clinician and they will "discuss" my file ..

I forgot , my bad ... and Danielle , sure, send Uncle Guido , it would be nice to have some muscle around this place to get my stuff .. lol .. thanks for the offer .. hope you were able to shower ...

I am like that too .. I never felt safe to sleep when my dad worked night shifts .. and as I got older , always had to have someone around .. my mind would wander to scenes from "Psycho" .. the shower scene ... but the last five years I sorta got used to being alone ..

I do sleep with a remote alarm system control on my nightstand , just in case ... so I know what you mean ...

Debo - here is to getting relief .. may the injection do it's job .. and i hope that the docs have fully explained what to expect ...

You hang in there , as it works it's way to the pain ..

Woke up in some pain this a.m. , and my fingers don't want to work either .. heehee .. it is 30 out there , which is not bad, but a damp 30 .. which may be why my sinuses are achy ..

My neighbor will be here today and we will take a look at what I thiknk should be done .. and plan the when .. I have 4 boxes still and the wrapping paper so we should be able to get the harder stuff done anyway ..

Just took my a.m. meds , so I will be back later ..

Y'all be kind to yourselves today , okay ? Be patient and kind to yourselves ... peace - Adrian

Good Morning Grind Family

I'm runnin pretty late this am. Sis & I slept in and boy was it nice. The only draw back, is that we have her hair apt this afternoon and she needs to shower and dress and so do I. We also know how long it takes to get her just dressed and teeth brushed, so when you add a shower, oh boy.
I've already let her know that it is already noon and we have to leave at 2pm, her clothes are layed out on her bed and she's gotta get movin or else we will be late. We have exactly two hours and I'm leaven it up to her to move herbody.
She says she wants to wait till I get through, so I have to go get movin myself.
I'll be back after bit and hope I can take a bit more time.

I love ya all and hope to come back and read how everyone is doing.
Peace to all
Betty

Greetings All,
Hope you're having a low pain day.
I finally got out to our little mall and walked
some and paid for it. The spasms are drivin me nuts!(its a short trip) Nothing I do seems to hold them off for very long. I see my doc on the
9th hope fully he has some ideas. I've done some
reading and it says about the same thing, very little.
Anyway, it was nice and sunny here today 51. Bobbi goes back to work tomorrow after a week off.
Have a nice evening all.
Chuck

Well, it is now 3 pm and I have phoned UPS and I am suppose to have the boxes in a bit .. I also , duh, went to refill amed and found "no refills" on the bottle .. guess I really was so shaken this month I didn't see it .. but I phoned the pharmacy , and the np at the doc's and it has been done .. that's two things , whew ..

My neighbor showed up and she said a good three days and all should be done .. so we will begin this weekend .. as I have some pre-packing and asorting to get done .. whew ..

I also went to grocery store and did lite shopping .. tomorrow I go to Walgreens' to pu my meds and water and stuff on sale there .. always clipping coupons ..

Heard from my bro and he is thrilled that I am handling everything so well .. he always says supportive stuff .. he is a good man ..

So, tomorrow I begin my process of sorting the "junk" drawers .. wheee ! And stuff in my office .. my neighbor is great and is very supportive , since she has now acepted that she has anxiety , she has become more sensative to what I go through ..

Anyway , I seem to always be talking about me lately , sorry, me,me,me .. lol .. but at least I feel like I am progressing ..

Debo - how ya' feelin' honey ? Hope the shots are getting to where they need to , and it must have some pain involved as they hd to give you a lot of anethesia ..

When they did my nerve blocks in my neck, I know it hurt like heck .. then some relief .. so just hope you are resting and that your family is patient ..

zippi - glad you are feeling better flu wise , I dread any respitory problems ..

To the rest , it was a fairly high humidity day (81%) and we got very close to 60 ... yowza ! So, it was the pressure causing some added pain , but I still did my chores ..

I pray you all are okay .. I also checked out someof the winners and saw squeegi08 had a picture that won, and our zoe hd two awards ... I didn't really understand it , but I plan to go back and see what it actually says once I rest my eyes some ...

Hope to hear news , good or bad, from you all soon ... love ya's - A

Hi everyone,
Sorry for not posting for a few days but my days became very complicated and tiring Sunday afternoon. I’ve chatted with a few of you so this may be a bit of a repete.

By the way, the main point of my long posting on Saturday was to ask you guys 2 things; 1. How much of your fatigue to you attribute to the continual pain? And 2. Do you think I should alter this message to make it a share post?

Sorry Chuck that you had so much pain and cramping in your leg and foot over the week-end. Do you know what set it off?

Peppy, I hope you are recovering from your stomach flu. I hate that kind of illness especially with a bad back as we have……….the wretching sends such sharp pains…….is there someone who looks out for you when you are in trouble like this?

Glad to hear your holiday week-end was so nice Danielle. It is so nice to hear positive news.

Adrian, glad to hear about your trade for help packing for final payment for the office stuff you sold to your neighbour……….a really good decision for you.

Betty, glad to hear you are looking forward to your time with Helen…..JUST BE CAREFUL to not overdo it especially since your fall.

Ellie, I hope you got your paper submitted by midnight and that those boys of yours gave you an extra hug last night.

Deborama, I hope you are feeling better from your procedure yesterday. I am not sure I understand what kind of injection needed anaesthetic and would like to learn more about it. What ever it is, my fingers & toes are crossed that it helps the severe pain you have been having lately.

Mark and Rasli, hope you guys are coping with your pain and life in general. If I forgot anyone, hugs to you too.

Sunday was to be a restful day with wrapping a few gifts that I will have to mail to the US grandchildren and my daughter, Diana, in Calgary and to change my bed linens, but our Lord didn't see it that way. I asked my son Mike to jump my father's car because the battery was dead.

The reason it was dead is my fault. Because I live right beside my parents, my mother asked me to start the 2 cars when it got cold, while they are away in Florida. My mother thought it would be easy…..I could stand on my deck, at night, and use the remote start. It should be at night so I could see the lights go on. So ok, I tried this but it didn’t start, I think, because the trees are full of snow therefore the signal didn’t get through. Then, I wasn’t feeling well for the next three days so I didn’t go over to start the cars. When I finally went, only one of the cars started. Both cars are protected by a “TEMPO” temporary carports (metal frames with thick plastic type material cover). I opened my fathers “Tempo” and saw that the trunk was open. In the dark I must have clicked on the open trunk feature without realizing that it opened the trunk.) Anyway, that is why the battery was dead.

Mike and his girlfriend, Milene, went into the tempo. Mike had just opened the hood of the car when the whole Tempo collapsed due to the weight of the snow. An angel was looking out for them and spared their lives but Mike said he saw stars as his head was slammed against the hood and Milene was minimally pined to the side of the car with her head on the roof of the car.

They managed to slide down the body of the car to the ground and crawl out along a small space at the ground near the tires and out through a small opening. They walked to my house where I grabbed all my ice bags, one for Mikes head, and 2 for Milene for her neck / shoulder and elbow. I poured them a cup of coffee and made them sit down. They were both sort of stunned.

After 20 minutes or so of icing and another 20 minutes more of recounting the sounds and events, we went back to see the damage and what to do next. My cane and I took pictures as Mike and a couple of week-ender neighbours joined the digging out of the car. That was propbably 1:15 pm. No one had thought to clear the Tempo roofs and it was warmer on Sunday so the heavy snow was falling out of the trees and landing on the already over loaded Tempo roofs.

The car was not as damaged as we first thought but almost every section of the car has dents and scrapes from the metal pole structure. I didn't care about the cars. The "kids" were showing signs of more stiffness and soreness and I wanted them to go home. Mike drove Milene to his house and came back to finish the job of boosting the car and getting out of the precarious remaining ribs of the Tempo. I came home then too (3:00pm). My back and legs were beginning to yell at me and I had the lovely job of calling my father to tell him his car exterior was not quite wrecked but close to it.

I let the dogs out who were both hyper from the excitement in the air. Then, I took a flexeril (muscle relaxant) and crawled into bed to call my parents. My Dad is a very nice man but he worries about everything. He will be 80 in January but hasn't been in great health since a radical surgery 3 years ago from oesophageal cancer. I had to explain why the car was dead because I was supposed to be starting the cars every few days etc. etc. Suddenly, I was a little girl in trouble again. ha ha ha LOL.

Anyway, I did the one hour call, fed and watered the dogs and fell asleep at about 4:30. I woke at 9ish pm intending to get up to eat but fell back to sleep until 12:30 am. I put the dogs to bed (the puppy was annoyed because he was ready to play after sleeping so long). I made myself a super large hot chocolate, had my meds, and fell back to sleep with my knitting on my lap until 7:15 Monday morning. I guess I was in a bit of shock about the kids almost being really hurt and as Mike said, if either my Dad or I had been inside when it fell it could have been a lot worse.

It reminded me again that living alone, if it had been me..........no one would even know to come look for me. And if you didn't know there used to be a car and tempo there, you would think it was just a pile of snow. Anyway, everyone is ok, I think. I am a little concerned about Milene's neck and shoulder. I think Mike is ok although he has a large egg on hi forehead. Being a mechanic and an adult ADD, it is not the first time he has bumped his head badly.......He is truely HARD HEADED in all senses of the word. I did say some thank you prayers.

So that was my quiet Sunday. Monday was calling around pricing new Tempos for my father, arranging how the car would get to which garage etc. Today, I had my osteopathy therapy and probably 6 calls with my parents arranging “things”. Tomorrow, I see my GP and the CLSC lady is supposed to come to cook in the afternoon but I haven’t bought the supplies because I am out of ideas for what to cook. My appetite really is poor. Thursday morning I have my appointment with the Physiatrist (orthopaedic specialist – no surgery) for my cortisone shots again. Yeah!! But then I am supposed to take it easy for 5 days with icing as much as possible SO, WHO KNOWS WHEN I WILL COMPLETE THE WRAPPING and change my bed. LOL

We have had 2 days of freezing rain so I think I need to get my roof shovelled already !!!!

Betty, I do hope you had a really nice Holiday week-end with Matt around. It was interesting to hear that Matt's girlfriend is a twin. Are they identical? My step sons are identical twins (very identical). I have some fun pictures from their weddings when they were goofing around pretending to be the groom when they weren't etc. Twins really are interesting. By the way, for those of you who are using the hotmail spaces, I have put the pictures of the Tempo collapse there. Take a look if you want.

Hope all of you are having pain controlled days. I look forward to reading about your days, trials and successes. Cyberhugs to all
DS Deb

Hey Chuck and DS Deb .. Flexeril is great for spasms and muscles .. I liked that stuff .. and Chuck perhaps they will prescribe a med for the spasms .. again, Baclofen is very popular with aiding in all the cramping and spasms that come iwth MS , but had been being used already for this ..

DS Deb , you are sooo right about the angels .. i would hate to think about that aspect of it being you who had gone out there .. my goodness, so thankful that your son and his wife ended up okay ..

Good reminder to us all to be careful at this time of year .. am glad you got to rest ..

so my boxes were a no show once again .. what do i have to do ? i will call again, send an email to the shipper and i just don't know why they are messing with me .. i mean, i called at 3:15 and was told that the man had two stops and then me .. why do i keep getting stiffed ?

and ther is no recourse , but i will try and try as they cost me $50 , and I either want my boxes or I want my money ..

wah, wah .. that's how i sound .. i am tired of whining .. but this is nerve wracking ..

just glad that Deb is okay, and Chuck will hopefully get some new relief .. grateful that Deb's sone is not injured .. man , breath and let it go ... a

BOXES ! We got BOXES !!! now i am beat .. where is evryone anyway ? Are you all okay ?

Okay , I know we are all in pain today .. mine has been hanging around now making me fatigued for a week now .. had some good days though, as I see it being alone is not all it's cracked up to be .. but you deal with it .. moving on is hard as heck, and it seems like nothing goes right .. but this is no way fun .. i miss you guys postings ..

so where are you all ? it is deserted and we had such a good time chatting .. someone please check in soon .. Razli, Eunique , Debo , Danielle, Chuck, Betty , Scooter, Zoe ? Anybody .. adrian

Hi Adrian,
Hi everyone! I have been busy out of town with relatives, mom's house, dad's house, etc. Now I have a bad cold and it is really bugging me. So, I'm not up to typing a lot. I just hope everyone is okay.

Adrian, I'm just so proud of you hanging in there and progrssing forward. Yeah! Boxes!! You go girl.

Deb,so glad the young ones are ok. I hope the pains ease and their injuries are okay soon. Please don't blame yourself. You are doing the best you can.

Deb, how about that injection? Did it help?? You okay?

Betty, you and Helen get more haircuts! Hee hee just kidding. I cut all my families' hair. They like it cut about every 4 to 6 weeks, usually. However, my long haired son, 14, likes it cut more often to maintain a certain "look."

Chuck, how dicouraging it is to just get wiped out from only walking down the street. I can totally relate, buddy. Hang in there.

Danielle, good to chat with ya. Have you found your dream job, yet?

Razli, I hope you are feeling better. I know you have a lot on your plate. Please take good care of yourself.

Ok, guys, I think I'm done. Need to sleep and get over this blasted sickness. I hope it doesn't progress and need antibiotics. sigh...
Oh well, enough whining from ole gimpy.

Love you all so much! i'm sorry I have not been more supportive and helpful to you guys. Thanks for keeping in touch. Take care of your precious selves!!

Hello dears,

it's a cloudy and gray day here today, a bit depressing. I don't know why the weather affects me so much, but it really does. I'm always feeling "high spirited" when the sun is shining...and vice versa. Maybe it's a Northern thing. Go figure.

The most disgusting part of this stomach flu seems to be over, thank goodness! Just feeling a little weak and still trying to get more rest today.

I just received an extensive treatment plan from pain pain management doc. It includes shots and nerve blocks and a lot of stuff. I don't know yet if I'll proceed with that. I'm not sure if I really like the guy...if I could find someone else I probably would, but this guy seems to be the only one in my area. He was ok so to say, but just somehow a little too excited of the fact that I have so much pain Maybe it's exciting from his research point of view, but it certainly isn't exciting to me as I have to live with it every single day!!

DS Deb, oh my, thank God your son and his wife are ok. It all sounds so scary. I'm glad you were able to get your rest after all that. I'm sure you really needed it! I'm always super cautious during wintertime, have fallen and gotten a couple of extra knee injuries, the ice and snow and added darkness can really be something to watch out for. You take it easy and really, it's not your fault like someone already said. Please don't blame yourself. We're just glad it wasn't you there all alone!

Adrian, I've actually had the eye movement therapy done with tapping, too, although don't know if it's the same kind you had. I can't have it done with the actual eye movements because there is a small chance it might make me have a seizure. In the one I've had, my therapist gives me two little pads to hold, one in each hand, which send electrical impulses in certain frequency. The frequency changes during the procedure. At the same time she leads me to re-live the trauma with certain steps. I understand this works the same way as the actual thing with eye movements would. My therapist also does that with other clients.

Deb, you feeling any better? Has the injection started working yet? I so much hope you feel better soon and you'll find the injection give you relief.

Chuck, I really hope you'll find something to help with the spasms. Would any muscle relaxant work?

Betty, hope you got your Helen up and going on time

Ok guys, gotta get ready for my physiotherapy now, I decided not to cancel it even though I'm not feeling so great yet. Just have to take it a little easier that's all.

Love and hugs to everyone,

Peppi

Hi everyone feeling much better at this moment. I had quite a high fever all day. I am scared that I have developed a bladder infection as a result of yesterday. They did a cystoscopy as well as an internal injection of steroid. Even though I don't like the physician at least he was kind enough to put me out to do it. The jury is still out on the pain, although I have not taken one breakthrough today. It must have worked! Now I have more ammo that the tvt tape is lying on a nerve. I go to my GP tomorrow. Adrian I have to remember the way to talk kindly but firmly to her. I need to see the urogynecologist in Vancouver and get this removed once and for all and move towards healing. This has been a rough journey. I need it to be over. I am so angry right now. This could have been over so much sooner. I stopped taking the lyrica. My face and lips are swollen.
I have been reading all the posts. So much has happened. Wow DS Deb. Thank goodness the angels were doing their work! I grew up with snow and I don't really miss it all that much. Although it has been snowing more often in the winters here with the change of our climate. Hopefully the kids are okay.
Danielle I love your fiestiness. I don't know if I spelt it right. I need Uncle Guido to come and talk to my DR. LOL. Betty I admire your commitment to Helen. Thinking about her above yourself, You are truely a friend. Just don't do too much. You keep the old gal on her toes. It's no wonder why she loves you so much. Adrian I am so sorry about your packing supply trouble. It's as maddening almost getting comical in a sick way. I hope it works itself out. I love reading your posts. You give us alot of food for thought. Peppi I am glad you are getting better. Those gastro things are nasty. Remember to take the foods slowly adding in dairy at the last. Ellie please take care of that cold honey. Lots of fluids!! Chuck I hope your pain is settling. The holidays added on extra activities! Sounded like you had a good Thanksgiving. All the others I missed hopefully you are all doing well and relatively low pain. Thinking of you all! Love and hugs
Deborama.

Good Night time greetings pain family

It's been a busy day and a really pretty nice day. Only had one high bt episode and I have been very careful to make my recent bt meds last all the way to my monthly refill date, so I could get them picked up on the same schedule as my other meds, so I waited until after I fed Sis her supper (Take Out fish /chips/soup & salad dinner) Our favorite meal of the week. Then I came in my bedroom and got myself dressed in my comfy jammies and took my last dose of bt meds. I've only been using them sparing for the high episodes and supplementing my old regular bt's for the lesser but needy ones. My monthly pick up is tomorrow, so sis & I have to run into the city, then we are going to stop by her old house mates grave (Another Lady who lived with her for 30 or 40 years) and put birthday flowers on Marie's grave and tell her happy birthday. Marie had no family left, so Helen bought her own plot + one for Marie in Helen's family plot, which is in the same cemetary section as my own family plots where Dad & Ryan are and Rod & I have the spots at my mom & dads feet next to our son. But on to brighter and less morbid things. oops

We had a nice day even though busy. I have been looking into alternative options for my internet browsing. I checked out verizons wireless doo Hicky and a couple other of the more popular companies. It would probably seem like I should get the verizon one and add it to our phone wirless act, but I don't really want to do that and I don't want to sign a contract that I have to use something for one or two years, knowing that if anything happens here at Helens house, I can't use it at my own home and would end up paying for a doo hicky that I had to drive to town to use and could otherwise go to my nieces coffee shop and use her free wireless if I were going to do that. Soooo anyhow. I wanted to look into the Cricket wirless doo hicky modem and found it to have a smaller area of coverage, but it works at Helen's house, it's $20 less expensive than the more popular ones, per month, it's the same cost as the comcast modem I had already bought and am sending it to get my money back and you don't have to sign any crazy contract and can cancel it at any time. Sooooo I think I'm going to go buy it at Radio Shack in the morning in hopes to have this internet issue resolved and I can relax while I'm on the internet and enjoy being online while I'm at Helen's house.
Tonight was just another example of Debbie getting all excited that helen is not answering her phone again. I was on the internet to get the recent posts for the evening and get my email while Helen is eating her supper. Helen refuses to anxwer the phone at supper time anyway and really makes her angry when Debbie calls, because Debbie knows it makes her angry when people call here during the supper time hours. Sooooo she calls and of course the phone is busy, so then she calls a couple family members to let the know she can't get ahold of Sis and is worried, blah, blah, blah. She lives 2 doors down and can't look over here to see the lights are all on, duh, then she finally calls my cell phone and I've told her from day one of me staying here, that if the phone is busy it just means I'm on the internet and all she has to do is call my cell and I'll answer it. Make sense to all of you?????? For some reason this female just cannot get it through her head and makes some big deal out of it everytime. And then when I repeat myself, she gives that gasp, of OH MY, I forgot all about that. I was just worried. Sooo this is why I've been frantically trying to get something different going here for my service. Sis knows I'm using the phone line, but out of respect I've tried not to over do it, she gets quite a few phone calls from home nursing care, physically therapist, etc. I don't like to miss Her important calls either. It really cuts into my time I could be visiting with my family too and it bugs me when my Adrian is looking for me and can't find me. Luvs you sweets. giggling but serious too.
Lets hope & pray this works for me and I can just post and surf when ever I want. It's not like I don't have time, it's just trying to work it into a time that it does not interfere with Helens personal needs and I don't want to wait till nearly midnight to be posting online. I'd personally like to lay down by now if I need too. But I love you all so much, I can't hardly sleep if I've not been able to post or visit with you all. Your the high lites of my Day.

Chuck; I'm so sorry for all your extra pain. It's really seemed to be more miserable than the normal misery you already have and no way do you need that. I hope & pray your doc will be able to do something or maybe change your meds. Mine did not go up in mg strength and from my conversation with Debo (Our current nurse grinder) the meds the same and just like one chemical difference than my last ones, but the relief they are giving me is incredible. Maybe your body has gotten too used to yours and you just need a switch like me. I was really happy not having to go up in the strength though and getting the benefit anyway. I'm trying to hold the mgs down as I'm going to have to take these meds for a long time and don't want to be maxed out by the time I'm 50yrs. Good Luck friend

Adrian; Honey, I'm so glad those doggone boxes showed up. What a hassle for a bundle of boxes I wanted to pull my hair out for you. Geesh, I could of delivered them by moped or a shopping store scooter and made it faster. lol
I'm sorry you were missing us today and really hoping that I get to visit you when I get my cricket modem thingy installed. Radio shack folks acted like it would be no problem. Don't over do the packing hon and it will all get done.

Deb: Your poor kids and you. I'm really thankful the kids are doing alright. I hope your dil does not have continued issues with her neck. Poor kids, but thank you lord for saving them from getting anymore injured.
I also hope your apts, injections and treatments this week don't ware you out too much. I could never in a million years get to that many apts in one week. I'm even instituting a rule here at Helens that we don't schedule her anymore than one apt per week. She already has a standing Tuesday afternoon hair apt and even that wears her out. I normally have to recover for a few days after an apt too, so I don't know how you do it. Have you always had to go to apts this often. I mean since your pain. You poor girl. Take care and be very carful driving in that horrible ice & snow. Do you have supplies in your trunk to keep you warm incase you slide into the ditch and have to wait for someone to come rescue you??? YOu should have a couple gallons of water, a sleeping bag, pillow, something to eat, Flashlight, a few of those warmers that heat up when you open them, etc. I prefere putting hot tea or coffee in a Thurmos when we have to drive somewhere in bad weather too. If you don't have a plan, please consider some of these items in your vehicle during winter. I worry about you driving in that kind of weather by yourself.

Razli: I hope your doing alright hon. Thanks for posting & checking in yesterday, I'd missed you and have been thinking about you too. Let me know when you get your msm sw installed and I'll give you a im to get us all hooked up. OK Take care, I hope your knees are feeling better too.

Peppy: I hope that crummy flu bug has passed you by. Golly that makes everything miserable and it's tough to keep your meds down too. I'm so glad you've joined us from way across the pond. My friend Helen is so amazed that I have people from europe in my support group and we can communicate with this silly machine. She's 93 and alot of things have changed in her life time. The remote for her tv seems to be a mistery too her too. She's so cute. You take care and get lotsa rest and oh, by the way. Out in the sharepost area there's a recent sharepost by one of our doctors here with different stretching exercises if your interested. I thought she had some good ideas, she's a pain patient too, so one would think they might help. Talk to you soon hon.

Danielle: Hello princess. I hope your day went alright today. It's really nice that you have such a great family. A support system is so important for us and when our hubbies don't understand, it's nice that you have family that does. Good for you. You sound like a mom & dads girl. I was too and I really love my parents, but miss my Pop so badly. Spend all the time you can with them, they are precious. Take Care my sweet dear.

Debo: How are you doing today darlin. I've really missed you while you've been recoverying. Those injections sure can be painful and get the nerves all riled up. Whew, Last time I went in for a injection procedure, I could hardly stand the post op pain. I wanted to chew off my upper lip while driving home and when I got home could not get comfy, type a message to the gang here or anything. I understand where your at and it's not fun. Hope this passes quickly and your on the mend onece again. Hugs darlin.

Gimpy: You have really had a holiday, wow You probably were exposed to so many people, did some shopping out and it was most likely inevitable that you'd get a cold or the flu. I hope I don't get any crud this winter. Sleep lots or all you can, lotsa fluids and just rest sweets. It seems for some reason it's tougher now (with chronic illness) to get over colds & flus or anything else that gets us ill. So be sure and take care of my friend dear heart and have the kids do the dishes. hehe You can use the excuse I used to use this time of year. I would tell the boys ""Santa's Watching"" every time I asked them to do something or a chore. hehehe They woud get so annoyed with me when they got into HS and I was still saying it. LOL

I hope those of you who are sick get health really soon. I miss you and love to see you post when you can.
Everyone else, keep sanitation wipes or something in your pockes or purse and wipe down everything you touch in public. It's too tough on us who are ill to have to deal with more illness. Luvs you all

Thank you for finding your way over to the DEcember grind with no troubles, you seem to being accustomed to this and you all did great. Thanks.

I was excited and happy that Sis went to bed earlier tonight, but it's only 11:30 and she's already up and fartin around. That normally means we are going to have an up down all night long night. She kept dozing in her chair this evening and I like the rude person I am, kept talking to her to keep her awake so she would sleep when she went to bed. Last night I really got a good nights sleep, she only got up once at 3:30am and I had to put my pooches out potty, then we all went back to bed and stayed in bed until 9:30am. So that worked out very nicely for me and I really slept. AWWWWWWW! But probably not tonight.

Tomorrow, I just have to run down the road here to Radio shack, pick up my meds in teh city, go by the cemetary and be here for the nurses visit at 1pm too. Ick! It's going to be too busy again and that's not fun for me. I will probably get my pain ramped up and really be glad I ran to pick up my new monthly alotment of chemical relief. Thank goodness for modern chemistry.

Good Night all, I loves ya one & all and I hope to be up & runnin on my cricket thingy by tomorrow evening. Just have to wait till I have time to sit down and install the software without interuptions and nonsense. hehe Good Night and sleep well.
Talk to ya all tomorrow
Betty

Well, thank goodness , I started to think you all were gone .. I should know by now that I am the gabbiest and not shy .. it is just so good to see others sharing again ..

My feelings of rejection have come to the surface from therapy this week I guess .. not used to having them so right there , usually pushing them down and just sucking them in ..

I re-read my last post , and I didn't mean to sound so needy , but I did miss just reading how everyone is ..

I am probably the only one ooff schedule .. and do post quite a bit .. guess I got used to seeing so many people I started to feel alone ..


My bad .. just so good to see you all .. and Gimpy , sorry you have the bug/cold now .. and it is great that you got to visit with family .. I sure do think and must remember it is the time of year when people will be busy .. again, my bad .. sounds like a hectic wonderful time .. feel better soon ..

azli - must have missed your post ? Hope you are feeling better , there isn't much else to do but try to take care .. and do hope we can get a chat going again soon .. you will have fun ..


Debo - sounds like a few things going on with you .. do they think the treatment caused the flare ? Yet, you by the sounds of it seems like the pain is less in that issue .. what exactly are you going to have removed ? More cysts ? Cause I do want you to find relief soon, at least to get it to a minimum , as I said, sounds like you have so many issues and they are having a difficult time dissecting them ..

I heard that Lyrica is not for everyone , and the symptoms you described do sound like a reaction .. so you tried though , right ? That is what counts .. if you are string, and proactive , then you will be like me and give a try to whatever is out there for relief ..

I may have said it before , but I have tried old and new , and tend to rely on the old as they are proven, and wait a while on new stuff, to see what others are doing and how it is working .. may sound stupid , but I look at what others go through. like they are the test , and if I think it may help , I may try it .. but to be honest, I am so scared of adding or switching at this late date .. as I have before and found a good combo , only to have the stuff pulled frm the market ..

So, while I do have some excrutiating pain days , what I am on now seems to be working , it is my routine that had to change .. I guess you could say "compromise" , meds and routine for a better balance ...

Just remember to write down stuff, and stick to your guns .. Danielle's Uncle Guido will be busy with us all .. lol .. please feel better .. was worried about you , and all of you ..

Oh Betty, you betcha' I miss you , I started to feel like I was just talking to myself, which is not strange , as I do that being alone .. am sorry to have made you feel guilty, but I think I wanted to .. heehee .. I am selfish, and do miss all the chatter ..

As I said, I do a lot of posting sometimes, and started to just feel like maybe too much .. and have to remember that we all are facing so many issues .. and that it is just , for me, easiet to express quickly and often so it doesn't lay dormant .. so Zippi , yes the tapping method is just that .. and so my Mary has me scheduled twice a week now , as I only have two weeks left .. and wants me to be as comfortable in this "transitional" period,, as Mary calls it, as possible ..

Me, I call it a PIA (pain in the a) , I have been on a rollercoaster for so long, it is time to get off ..

Well, I am just happy to see others again, at 51 (soon to be 52) , I am a big baby .. and I miss it , I love to hear about anything , and may not have any answers , but just seeing and hearing about you guys helps me feel connected .. as I said, we are dealing with the "rejection" side in my past , and it is buried deep down there , so it is awful, but needed ..

I am hoping that if I can get rid of that , I can move easily through the rest .. it is complicated and physically draining , but has to be done, I have 1/3 of my life left .. and must be able to be happy again out there ..

Ugh .. what a mess , but can't stop now , traveled so far .. okay, that's it .. my morning blabber .. lol .. now I am beat .. love you guys .. wish only the best for you all , and soon Betty and I both will be testing our "modems" today .. how cool is that ... love & peace - A

OFF TOPIC ?

A nurse walks into a bank , after pulling a 20 hour shift ..

Totally exhausted she prepares to write a check ..

She pulls out her checkbook and a rectal thermometer and tries to write ..

So she looks at the flabbergasted teller and witout missing a beat she exclaims;

" Well, that is just great .. that's really great ! "

"Some a-hole has my pen!"

Bada bing ... see ya's - a