Re: Helpful hints/surgery / Frankfurt/Germany/Sally Grigg
From: Sally Grigg (LostCst@mcn.org)
Sat Dec 7 17:54:09 2002
At Sat, 7 Dec 2002, AprilDe402@aol.com wrote:
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>Dear Sally,
>I see they gave you shots, okay. I heard from Dr.K today and he said, like
>you said not morphine, but morphine derrivates. It probaly was strange not
>to have the drip tho. My goodness it sounds like you were one big knot. You
>have to tell me if your story is at bombo or the quilt. I have had multiple
>adhesions on the small bowel lysed, one caused a total obstruction, of course
>it was a laparotomy which just set me up for way more pain and trouble.
>I feel so priveledged to be able to go to Germany, I know it has to be the
>best help available.
>Again thanks so much for your help and input....it helps soooooooooo much.
>I'll have some work to do when I get home....hopefully getting off of some of
>these strong meds I am on now. I'm working on doing one day at a time.
>I hope this note finds you doing better each day.
>Wishing you well in your struggles against this monster ARD.
>April
Dear April, Hi again, it is so good to be able to sit here, if only for
a few minutes and not be in bed or major pain. Pain- that's why I'm
writing, I don't know about you, but as soon as I was not in agony, I
looked at my pills and I no longer wanted them. So don't jump the gun
so to speak and try to stop while you still need them. That is just
silly. They serve a purpose, and I was really happy to have found a
substance to allow me to live without major agony. So if you are still
in agony, and it sounds like you are, don't worry now about "getting
off" most people don't even want them when they feel well. Let your
body tell you. Sorry to preach. Love, Sally