September 9th surgery

[Doodles]

Melissa--
I mostly come on here nowadays to check on you! I'm so sorry that things seem so impossible. Like Jennifer said I hope this surgery will give you some relief. Let us know if the sleeping pills work for you. A decent night's sleep can make you feel some better I hope. Thinking of you! Janet

[jrnyc]

dear Melissa
i am so sorry you are going thru such a rough time...
as for the regrets about the past...i have found that the
"woulda, shoulda and coulda..." type of thinking has never
helped anyone...if anything, that thinking usually makes a
person feel worse...
you did what you had to do for your health, and made
the best choices possible in your life at the time... that is it...
i agree with Jennifer about looking to the future...
in 12 step, there is a saying...."we cannot change the past, the future is a mystery, and the present is a gift..."
don't know if anything i have written here helps you...
forgive me if i've written too much....
but i have never seen "what if..." speculation about the past
help anyone...

hope you feel better after some sleep...
jess

[debbei]

Melissa,

you have certainly had more than your share of troubles, and amazingly most of the time stay very strong and positive. You have a right to feel sorry for yourself once in a while! I have faith that you'll find a way to lift your spirits again. Hang in there, your surgery is coming soon and know that so many of us are thinking good thoughts and praying for you.

((Hugs))

[jrnyc]

hi Melissa
thinking of you...
i know that coping with chronic pain can be so wearing, demoralizing,
and just plain exhausting...
i hope you are feeling a little bit better today....

jess...& Sparky

[mabeckoff]

Thanks. I am getting thru my life one day at a time. My abdominal pain is off the charts and the cat scan showed that I am constipated. I do not know what to do about it. My pcp prescribed a liquid to take 2n Tablespoons every evening. I went to the store and got the stuff in the glass bottle that worked when I was using alot of narcotics. I am in so much pain and do not know what to do

Thanks as always for listening

[JenniferG]

I don't know if you have this product there, but the only thing that worked for me after surgery (and I went 9 days) was Nulax. It's an over the counter product which looks like mashed dried figs. It worked for me within 3 hours. I've recommended it to others here in Australia and they all swear by it. http://www.nu-lax.com/leaflet/leaflet1.htm You might be able to find something with the same ingredients where you live.

[mabeckoff]

I don't know if you have this product there, but the only thing that worked for me after surgery (and I went 9 days) was Nulax. It's an over the counter product which looks like mashed dried figs. It worked for me within 3 hours. I've recommended it to others here in Australia and they all swear by it. http://www.nu-lax.com/leaflet/leaflet1.htm You might be able to find something with the same ingredients where you live.

Thanks for the suggestion. It is carried here in the USA so i asked the distributor where I could get it

Melissa

[JenniferG]

That's great! In the hospital I was given various concoctions every day to get me going. (Some were vile.) Nothing worked. I was in pain. Then my friend visited me with a box of Nulax and as soon as she walked out the door, I ate some. It's quite pleasant. Three hours late - success! Good luck Melissa.

[mabeckoff]

I am starting to feel better

Thanks everyone

[JenniferG]

Good news!

[mabeckoff]

I had a good day.My daughter drove me down to Orange . First I went to UCI hospital to meet Sara King. She is doing so well so soon after surgery.I enjoyed meeting her , her husband and her Mom.

Then we went to a health foods store where my daughter got some things that she had been looking for

Then I went over to Pain Management and a had a left hip injection. It helped alot

Unfortunately, my daughter and I hit so much weekend traffic that it took almost twice as long as it should to get home

[JenniferG]

Sounds like a full and happy day. Good to hear you and your daughter are doing things together. Glad the injection helped. Let's hope things just keep getting better and better for you Mellissa. It can't be long before your surgery now?

[golfnut]

I am glad you are feeling better. Good luck with your surgery on the 28th and with your recovery.

[mabeckoff]

Now that it is getting close, I am feeling nervous. I feel like it is my first surgery but it is my 7th spine surgery so you would think that I would be calm but I am not. Tomorrow, I have pre-op and then 3 days to get ready.

Thanks for listening

[golfnut]

You are tough. You will come through with flying colors!