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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1665

p.s. guess whose birthday it is tomorrow? I'm going to bake his favourite, angel food cake. :-)

I know this is off topic, pls. excuse.

Sunny

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 356

Davit,

Sending all good thoughts for speedy healing your way. You have helped me so much over the last year. I hope you feel better soon. I do'nt think words can express my gratitude for your words that I knew would come when I needed someone to reply to my erratic posts.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 542

Oh Davit I just saw you're post and I am praying for you. You and Sunny have helped me so very very much and I am so grateful how I wish I could help you. I am so glad you got to a really good Doctor and quickly diagnosed the problem, I hope you're pain decreases and goes away, you sound so positive and up through it all. Did he give you meds for the staph infection? I know the viral, I have heard there is really no med just rest and time, is it a tummy virus? Please let me know how you are, how wonderful to have Sunny by you're side, I re-read her posts to me alot, she can be very comforting and wise. I am sorry about you're brothers best friend, very sorry. I hope you feel well soon.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

This morning after a night of very bad pain we drove to a different village to get a second opinion. They were very thorough and the X-rays show a collapsed vertebrae pressing on my spinal cord where it leaves to go to my leg. The chances of repairing it are very slim. He did not think anyone would be willing to operate. I have a stronger anti inflammatory. My blood tests indicate also that I have a septic infection and a viral infection. He switched me to a different broad spectrum antibiotic and I will continue with Tylenol. Opiates do nothing. Life goes on.

I enjoyed the drive and Sunny did a little shopping while we were there, I unfortunately was stuck in the car but that is okay. It is nice to get out and I met a neighbour at the clinic.

It is snowing now. I love the snow.

Got home to find a message that my brothers best friend died last night after a year with stomach cancer. Makes my situation seem a lot less tragic.

Davit.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 356

Davit,

I am sorry I am not up on what has been going on with you. This post from you helped me and I sure do wish you well with all my heart.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1853

Great willpower Davit. Setting your intention and focusing on the positive will help you get through this. I'm glad you are not going through this alone but have your sweetie by your side

Of course you have us here for you too.

Take care,

Vincenza, Health Educator

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

I made it through a whole night without opiates, but was I a mess. You have no idea how bad I wanted to give in but thinking of the withdrawal kept me from doing it. Tylenol cuts the pain enough to function but I can't do much. Still for me I tolerate pain a lot better than I do panic just that constant pain spills over into panic. Panic for those that don't understand it is so much more horrible than anything they can understand. And why not hey. They have nothing to relate it to.

CBT does work but some times when the pain is bad I have a hard time keeping the negative at bay. So I start the day positive and build on it as much as possible to keep the negative at the bottom of the bag. Things like opiate withdrawal seem to turn the bag upside down and I have to spend time sitting quiet putting all those thoughts back where they belong in the order they belong. A bit of an exercise but it does give me relief.

So now I have little pain but all the side effects from the meds, upset stomach mostly, indigestion and stiff joints from lack of use. This too shall pass. I'm looking forward to being able to use this leg for more than a prop. The tough thing will be not overdoing it.

I'm going to try a different Doctor since the Doctor that was overseeing me is gone and my present doctor doesn't accept the treatment he prescribed as viable. I need to have tests done every two weeks also to catch it before it gets this far gone too. The tests are free but I would gladly pay to not have to go through this again.

So a couple more days and the withdrawal will quit nagging at me and I can slowly get back to doing what I like to do. I'm really not a lot of fun right now.

Davit.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 4027

Davit,

You're an inspiration

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6252

Except for the withdrawal that will go on for a few days and make me at times wish I was dead I had a good day. I finished nailing the railing on the deck. And then we took the garbage to the bins. No pick up in the country. And got groceries. Well sunny got the groceries, I was too sore to wander around the store. When we came back I was putting tools away when my legs wanted to collapse so I'm in my chair for a while. No pain. Staph does that. That is the biggest difference between Staph and my Arthritis. Staph attacks the muscles and nerves and they get weak and don't work. And of course then there is pain. It is much like just overworking them except it doesn't go away. It is getting better slowly and you know how "slow" can affect anxiety.

Hoping everyone is fine and working hard to get better.

Davit.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 373

Davit, it is wonderful to see you back online and feeling a bit better. It is helpful to know that we all will suffer setbacks but they should not keep us from moving forward with our work to improve our lives.

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