want to say "hi" to everyone here. I took some days off to calm down....I wrote last week that I will have my 3th shoulder surgery - I am sheduled for May 10th - and that makes me really upset. I feel as if my head is in "cotton". I think all the time about it and about the inconveniences after surgery and the long rehabilitation afterwards. (It will be a reconstruction of the subscapularis and if it is not possible to reconstruct him for a 2nd time, the doctor will make a tendon transfer from the pectoralis - and this does not sound so sweet to my ears!!!)
Hiking in the mountains always gives me power and we explored the mountains around us. Wonderful weather - too hot for the season, but exactly right for me. Now I am in a better and hopeful mood and I think the surgery will bring me relief, even if the 6 weeks post OP will be very difficult.

I am sorry to read that some of you suffer from food-problems. As if TOS is not enough?????
Wish you all the best and fast rehabilitation!!!

To all others I wish a painless day and a day with less troubles!
Very nice and sunny greetings
Barbara

Hi all,

have been away as living out of suitcase for so long and getting ready for the big move to Calgary....more worried about the cat than my own pain..lol

I will have a four and half hour plane trip to Calgary from Ottawa...with soon to be In Laws (I hope no ring yet guys!!!!!!) oh well that isn't what it's about!

So I go to pain doc today drove from ottawa to Burlington five hour drive in hotel with horrific pillow....at least I slept a bit.....then Doc apt then another three hour drive to old place where dh lived for mail and pick up meds then back for another 2 hour drive to Ottawa again...ahhhhhhh

then pack and get up at 430 to go to airport a few hours early with cat and man in tow....ok stress????? ehhhh yeah

Thank God for diazepam and percocet!!!! Crap!!!! I am so stressed at least we have the house and we were worried our stuff would not get to Calgary on Truck by the 10th...well the truck driver called and asked if we could get stuff on the 30th Ahhhhh so we get it on the 2nd stress is my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And not to mention the pain I really hope that the triggerpoint injections help me today and on the drive home I should sleep and relax!!!!!

anyhow just to check in and no internet till after the 4th so will keep in touch after that take care to all and hugs miss chatting and supporting ya'll !!

Love and hugs to all
Victoria

Good luck Victoria - hope you come thru all that with out too much extra pain. yikes!

Barb- just keep looking forward and positive that all will go well with the surgery. The hiking in the mountains sounds lovely.

best to you all!

Victoria- I hope you get eeverything taken care of without a huge flareup.
Barb - glad to have you back.....I wish I could go hiking!!

Today I.... (yesterday, really, but whatever.... I lost my great-uncle. He passed away very quickly- he left the nursing home at 5am, bound for the ICU because of a high (104) temp. He passed away at about 12:20pm that same day. Thankfully, we got up here to see him before he passed away- It was almost as if he was hanging on so that he could meet my daughter. I think that she brought him joy in his final few days on earth. Reading his obituary, I re-realized the importance of family. He is my grandfathers brother, and was never married nor had any children of his own. However, that never made a difference. He took the time each week to call all of his nieces/nephews AND all of their children that didn't live at home. He has 16 nieces/nephews (8 couples), and 23 great-nieces/nephews, and 1 great-great niece. So, my stay up in CT has been extended for a few days.... My cousins and I are collaborating on a eulogy for him. I've never written one, but it has cheered us all up- thinking of all of the funny moments, all of the great memories with Uncle Dom.

Dear Dabbo,

I am sorry for your loss. What a special man to make the time for all his nieces and nephews each week. God Bless him and your family. My thoughts are with you.

Vic hope your pain goes down and that ring comes soon.

Barb good luck on your upcoming surgery.

Sorry guys I have been away from posting here for a while. A little crazy lately.

Hope all is well and I miss you all.

Dabbo,
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your great uncle. I know it meant alot to you and to him too that you were able to make it up there to see him one more time.

..am sorry for dabbo - you uncle must have been a very good man! Always sad to loose a beloved person!

..say thank you shelley, dabbo and jo for the support for surgery. I will try to post - or if I can`t, someone will do it for me.

..I wish all the best and good luck to Victoria!

ALL the BEST for ALL readers TODAY,
Barbara

I was able to see my aunt before she passed last week, it really helps to be able to see them and at least say a few things before they go.
She was non responsive but talked to her anyway about memories and old times.

Jo,

I am sos orry to hear of your loss as well. I am suer your aunt so appreciated the visit and the chance to see you before she passed.

You and your family are in my prayers.

Barbara- the mountains...yes a wonderful place to sort out how you feel about something tough. I am so sorry you must endure more surgeries....

To Dabbo and Jo, so sad to lose loved ones. There must be a really great party somewhere for all these folks to go running off and leave us here.

shelley- nice to see you back on the TOS board

Victoria- moving, proposals, in laws, cats...all super stressful. Pain- unvbelievably inconvenient and makes things that are already stressful unbearable. I send you a long relaxing breath and an ooooooooooommmmmmm hoping that it might give you a half a moment's peace.


to all.


I myself have returned from a very fun filled trip to denver. My mind is as cloudy as ever....and i will be very interested to get the final results back from the tests i took. One thing I did learn which has been very overwhelming to me is that I have clearly been in a lot more pain that I have given myself credit for....One of many pokes and prods I had in the last two days was a left scalene block with Dr Sanders - and the brief glimpse into that pain free state was enough to leave me quite overwhelmed and taken aback. I am still reeling from it.

The battle we all face against pain is a cruel cruel one. We shoudl each give ourselves a huge pat on the back for whatever it is we manage to accomplish each day because it is such an uphill battle.

peace to everyone

Johanna