Poor Sooz,
So sorry to hear about your pain. Hope the relief has continued.
Tina
Hi, guys, I'm back.
>
> After trying to wade through the millions of posts, I finally marked 'em all
> read. Good god! So I answered a few -- then gave up. Please let me know if I
> missed anything Important, or hurt anyone's feelings by ignoring them. > > My report:
> The pain has kicked my butt. I was out of commission for a while, and am
> crawling back slowly. (I mean, I'm in serious pain 24/7 -- it hasn't stopped
> for 15 1/2 years, not for a second -- so I'm no sissy.) It knocked me out of
> the game for a while. I'm pretty tough with pain itself -- it was the
> trembling, dizziness, and weakness when the pain gets too bad, *that* stopped > me cold.
>
> I'm doing better the past month because of the new meds, but for one thing: It
> gave me new (physical) boundaries. I didn't really know where those boundaries
> are! So I overdid it, and maxed out.
>
> Now I have a better idea of where my pain boundaries are.......sheesh. I'm
> still a mess, but at least I'm a walking-around mess. My in-laws arrive from
> St.Louis at 4pm today for a weekend with us. Haw haw haw! The
> carpet-shampooers [temporarily] ruined our carpet -- we have to get it redone
> (next week, of course, *not* before the in-laws arrive....oh well). Our new
> furniture arrived yesterday, but we can't put it on the carpet. So the couch
> is in the kitchen (haw!), etc.
>
> Mercury got a bee sting in his paw last night during his late-night walkie, at
> the end of a jam-packed freeeeaky day (I'd tell you about it, but I do NOT want
> to relive it) -- ever try to get a stinger out of a reluctant
73-pound-dog's
paw? And soak the paw afterward? Yikes. I'm so glad I started messing with
> his paws etc. when he was a tiny little pup. He was pretty good, even though
> it hurt. Then he got a Benadryl and went to sleep.
>
> At least I look cute. I finally got my hair cut. :-D
>
> Glad to be back. Please tell me if I mmissed anythig. I know about the Birth
> Of Beautiful Ophelia Clementine!!!!
>
> ~~
> Sooz
> -------
> ESBC
> You've got to ac-centuate the positive,
> E-liminate the negative,
> And latch on to the affirmative --
> Don't mess with Mr. In-Between!