<p>And, “I wish that for you”…</p>
<p>sunrise - you already are a survivor!!</p>
<p>Hoping your having a restful weekend</p>
<p>Shana Tova sunrise…may this year be a year of mental and physical health and happiness…</p>
<p>Good morning sunrise. </p>
<p>I’ve been away from the computer for nearly 2 weeks and missed you recent posts. I’m glad to read about your reduced pain and all the help you have. May last week’s low point be far behind you and brighter days ahead.</p>
<p>Thinking of you</p>
<p>Hope you are progressing and enjoying the magic that early fall days bring!</p>
<p>Hi Sunrise- I have been thinking about you and your DH, sons and brother-in-law. Take care.</p>
<p>Thinking of you, sunrise, and hoping that you and your husband are recovering well.</p>
<p>Hang in there sunrise. I hope you are moving forward. Two steps forward, one back, and still, progress will be made. </p>
<p>Or, as I remember from another thread…“Fall down seven times, stand up eight” (I think I got that right)</p>
<p>Gentle hugs, Sunrise; hope you are feeling better. Thinking of you and your family.</p>
<p>Thinking of you, Sunrise.</p>
<p>Thinking of you, Sunrise. I hope you are feeling a little bit better each day.</p>
<p>I’ll join the chorus of your CC well wishers and friends who hope that you and your husband are feeling better with every day that passes.</p>
<p>I am joining with all of the above.</p>
<p>Thinking of you as well.</p>
<p>Hope you are feeling better and making good progress this week.</p>
<p>thanks for such kind words.</p>
<p>Tomorrow, I resume my chemo treatment. A major milestone. My surgery wound is still healing but it’s almost there The abscess drainage pipe has been pulled out. Overall, I am more active and doing better.</p>
<p>However, the abscess wound has been bothering me a lot. I am in pain for about 12 hours a day. Funny, it’s never all day long. It starts around 3-5 PM and last about 12 hours. The normal pain meds barely take the edge off the pain. This friday, I am seeing a pain management specialist. The abscess wound will take another 3-4 weeks to heal, and I just can’t imagine spending half of each day curled up in a fetal position in pain.</p>
<p>I hope the specialist can prescribe more powerful medication that can keep me comfortable most of the day. It’s pretty dispiriting to stay up most of the night in pain, and then wake up in time for a nurse visit for wound care around 9 AM, do exercise and whatever I need to facilitate my recovery during a short window of no pain, and then spend the rest of the day wondering when the pain cycle is going to start that day.</p>
<p>It’s quite telling what my ambition these days is: to have a three day period without pain! I am almost forgetting to imagine what it must be like to live one’s life without pain since I haven’t had a day without pain or serious discomfort for 3.5 months by now.</p>
<p>At the same time, I know this too shall pass. I know that this pain is a superficial thing (as per the test results, and other indicators), and not a medical set back. I also know that my body is getting stronger everyday. when I am not in pain, I am almost semi independent. I am also hopeful that the new chemo regime that is built with the additional set of information from the tumor sample tissue analysis may put me in a stable condition…</p>
<p>A lot to hope for, including a consult with a pain management specialist.</p>
<p>Prayers for you every day, sunriseeast. Hope your pain management specialist can help you very soon. Hugs to you {{ }}</p>
<p>Sunrise, I am amazed that you can keep writing amidst the pain…and writing beautifully at that. Prayers for you, for pain relief.</p>