I really appreciate getting a response from a fellow Canuk, as you understand the state of our health care system here. Sometimes I think it would be so nice to be able to just pay for our own health care and get it NOW, rather than these horrible waits.... Would you please read my post to Helen (warning-it's very long!) as it explains where I'm at.
Thanks for the laugh! My Chow does the nuttiest things too, and always makes me smile when I've had a bad day. I think God gave me my dog to remind me daily not to be too self-absorbed! She gets really goofy sometimes and it's like she's trying to cheer me up.
I think it's very kind of you (and the other gals) to be helping me when you are already suffering yourselves. Best wishes.
At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Nancy E. Hale wrote:
>
>Dear Clare:
>
>Feel free to whine, it clears your mind and lets you get on with dealing
>with the pain.
>
>As for your doctor's comments on pain clinics, he's probably right. I was
>referred to the pain clinic in Saint John back in May, and I'm still
>waiting. When I spoke to them in August, they said it would probably be
>the first part of 2002.
>
>If at all possible, you want to avoid a laparotomy. The more damage caused
>to the tissues through surgery, the higher the risk of adhesions
>returning. But before you agree to surgery, ask your surgeon how much
>experience he has dealing laparoscopically with adhesions. The pain you
>are having with orgasm may not be adhesions, there may be some other cause
>for your pain, but your doctor may also be talking through his hat.
>
>Now for your laugh - this morning, I had papers and earth spread on the
>floor to re-pot my plants. I also had a pitcher of water sitting there. I
>stopped for coffee with the "construction crew", and my cat (12-year-old
>tabby) decided she was thirsty and the 2 or 3" of water in the bottom of
>the pitcher was fresher than what was in her dish. I got a beautiful
>picture of her shoulders deep into a Tupperware pitcher tilted at about a
>45 degree angle, quenching her thirst. Believe it or not, when she pulled
>her head out of the pitcher, she didn't spill a drop, but set the pitcher
>right back the way it had been - minus a bit of water.
>
>Hope that made you chuckle.
>
>Nancy in NB
-- csheedy