Well , this pain is RSD related but maybe it will make me feel better writing about it like you said.....I Miss My Job !!! I spent 28 yrs as a firefighter and they were truly my 2nd family as we worked 24 hr shifts together....you say you will stay in contact and keep in touch , but some of my fellow firefighters I haven't seen in over a year . I miss the adrenaline rush of driving the firetruck with the sirens and air horn blowing....lol , I miss the horseplay and jokes we played on each other . I was scheduled to retire in July of 2011 so maybe at that time I will not think about it so much , but sometimes my mind wonders about what would I be doing today at the fire station (and what are they doing) . This is not so much a physical pain as a mental pain but it still hurts.....Hope all have a good night and take care !