Re: SURVEY: Time free of pain after procedures

From: mm.hammond@att.net
Tue Jul 17 14:20:10 2001


Helen,

You speak of things that I think of so often. Would our pain be any easier to deal with if we were together in our pain? Somehow I think so. The thought of my friends lying by the pool, sucking on fudgesicles and talking is a very calming thought. Surely sharing our pain amongst many lessens it on one.

Anyone got a pool?

Love you!

Karla

> Dearest Helen,
>
> I love you, you sweet and wonderfully compassionate friend. I am sorry to
> hear of your grief.
>
> Please, please, please look into getting the book, Full Catastrophe Living.
> There are so many valuable lessons, and it teaches us that we are not our
> pain(physical or emotional), and how to separate ourselves from it to a
> certain degree.
>
> The book is written for people in chronic pain and is based on Eastern
> philosophies.
>
> Wish we could all have a huge hugfest too.
>
> My breakup with Joel was the most treacherous experience ever...I nevr knew
> he would be so cruel at hateful towards me. I am sad, but have my dignity
> and self-respect back now that I've moved out(Sunday night). I will no
> longer have to endure his hurtful words and behavior, and I know that my
> tummy depends on me to take care of these things so that it doesn't have
> piles of other stuff ontop of what it's already daling with...ouch, my
> heart is sore though.
>
> Lots of love and hugs,
>
> Janet
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <Hchalm@aol.com>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
> > Date: 7/16/01 11:02:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: SURVEY: Time free of pain after procedures
> >
> > In a message dated 7/16/01 10:57:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> lostcst@mcn.org
> > writes:
> > Dear Sally:
> >
> > > Has anyone had a successful adhesion laproscopic/operation where the
> pain
> > > never
> > > > returned? Time free - none
> > No, not me, or I would not have been lying in bed all week with this
> ear
> > infection
> > > which brought about depression, which brought about more depression
> about
> > > having this awful disease, which brought about bouts of crying and Oh
> poor
> > > me's, and what ever am I going to do with myself, and will the pain
> ever
> > > stop, will there ever be a cure, will I ever be able to work again,
> will I
> > > ever feel the freedom from pain that I once had lived. Would I not cry
> as
> > > much for my dearly beloved friends here in pain as I cried for myself
> > > wanting help when I know there is little. Will the tears please stop
> > > flowing and flowing this week so that I will feel whole and happy and
> feel
> > > like my life has some purpose on this earth. No, no, not this week.
> The
> > > shoulder that I try to give was not here this week, I could have used a
> > > dozen or so of my IAS buddies here to hold me up, I wanted all of you
> that
> > > have been my friends to be here with me - lay in the sun, lounge in the
> > > pool, hold hands, have a good cry, not feel sorry for myself.
> > >
> > > Love ya,
> > >
> > > Helen C.
> >
>
> --- Janet Karam
> --- janetk7@earthlink.net
>


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