After spending seven months as sick as a dog, I am feeling better than I have in over a year. I had a lot of trouble getting a doctor to take me seriously, but after two midnight runs to the ER, two inpatient admissions, and one surgery, I finally got somebody to realize that I was really, really sick.
I also realized during this adventure that I have a wonderful group of friends who love me and care for me. I had suspected this for a long time, and I had hoped that it was true, but how I have living proof.
Friends came in the night and tenderly transported me to medical help, they took care of my house and my kitty while I was gone, and they checked up on me to make sure I was getting what I needed. For the first time in my life, I was the recipient instead of the giver.
I am still astonished at the fact that I have had no pain whatsoever since the surgery. With a five inch surgical incision in my bellly, I would have expected some pain, but nope. Not so much as a twinge. I have taken no pain meds at all, not even an ibuprofen.
I asked the surgeon how this could be, and he modestly said, "Well, I'm just that good." He was grinning when he said it, so I know that he was partly joking.
I had prepared a small bag of stones to take with me, and someone cautioned me that I probably would not be able to keep them with me in the operating room. When the nurse wyo was taking inventory of my personal possessions saw the stones, she said, "Oh, you'll want to keep those right with you, won't you?" What a great gal!
I am like a woman reborn. I can relax, I can plan ahead, and I can really enjoy every day and night now. I'd like to think that this means I will blog more often, but we'll have to see how that goes. I am expecting the first chapters of a new book to write a study guide for, and that will keep me occupied for a good part of my days. But I am encouraged by feeling so well.
Bright Blessings,
Spiral Crone
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