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So Very Tired

I keep thinking, surely, I've faced the hardest thing in this Cyst removal surgery & recovery, but no... Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, and laid down, I had the worst pain I've ever had in my life. The cramp that had developed

My Hope and Stay when the Sea is Raging

I've always been the type of person to put off meds if possible, and waited until a headache is really bad before taking something for it. I've hated the amount of meds I've needed to control this relentless nerve pain from the surgery. I

Generational love part 2

The pictures failed to work in the last post, so I'm trying again.

Generational Love

Joel and I were so blessed to have his parents come for almost a week. They flew home last night. We can't express how important their love and support was this week, that started pretty badly, as far as my pain, but small improvements were made, which after

Thank You, Thank God!

Today was a much better day. Thank you for your prayers!! I felt mostly tightness, achiness, rather than pain. I even took my longest walk with Luke. I was asking him to walk with me a bit, and our neighbor's dog was in the yard, so we walked

Counting Blessings

Again, today was a bad day. The pain was hard in the morning and then this afternoon, it moved locations and is like stabbing pain in my back. I started having a meltdown in the bathroom this morning, but then reminded myself this is still better than at the hospital

Ups & Downs

Hello, friends and family. Recovery continues to be slow with some ups and downs. Yesterday seemed extra painful, & today I woke up feeling closer to pressure and tightness then pain. Out of curiosity, we looked at the barometric pressure, as it was rainy yesterday. Sure enough, it dropped dramatically

Reminder for Me to Rest

It's almost to the 3 week mark since my surgery. I didn't realize how slow this healing would take. I thought I would be doing more now. I hoped to be off most of the strong pain medication, but no... I have many layers of meds

1st Full Day home After 3rd Hospital Stay.

The theme of the day was tiredness... Oh so tired! I received a call from my birth mother in the early afternoon, which was nice timing before my nap. I showered tonight and shaved my legs for the first time since September 14th. That's an event! I over

I'm home again!

I'm so tired and need a nap, so this will be short. I had a day of controlled pain with some new meds without the need for IV meds, so I was released from Community North Hospital. Fun Fact, this was the hospital Luke was born at.👣 Praise