Thanks EE03. I am feeling so alone tonight.

It just sometimes gets away from me. I'm usuaully pretty good at dealing with pain, but tonight it's making me nuts.

Since cutting back to almost nothing, my pain symptoms have been all over the map. Yesterday, in fact, I was second guessing the surgery altogether. I thought, "this isn't so bad, what are you complaining about?".

Then today hits, and BOOM it's off the scale.

I've been trying to use today as an example of why we need to do the MVD. I've been concerned since seeing the surgeon because he was so surprised at my combination of symptoms. "one of the most atypical combinations I've ever seen" or so he says, anyways. Frankly, reading these forums, mine seem no more or less atypical than a lot of you.

I guess I'm going through the usual pre-op anxiety. Having had a similar surgery 15 years ago, I have a pretty good idea of what my life will be like for the next little while. That is both a good and bad thing! Sometimes it's easier going in "blind".

I've had a cookie. And am going to bed with the furkids for a cuddle.

Thank you for listening. I really needed that!

Cat