3 Too Many

“Never take life seriously.  Nobody gets out alive anyway.” – Unknown

Well if you could call it sleep then I’ll claim it.   Spent most of the night in agony every-time I moved.  It hurt everywhere and every time I turned over (which was often as you can’t get comfortable).  It even hurts to grab a sheet to pull it up around you.  Even take the good pain killers did very little to ease things up.  So feeling very tired today and it is only starting.  Get up as it is more comfortable to stand and think about doing some time in the gym or on the spin bike but nearly an hour after taking more meds, the pain is still there so decide not to risk it.  Get ready for the day, and a hot shower helps heaps.  No brekkie though as not in an eating mood.  Dad turns up to drop Jacob at school, and Sue and Lachie head to Lachies Orthodontist appointment.  Me, well I seize the fact that it is a mild morning and walk to the Dentist at Barrington.

Seems a little silly that I should help fund his holiday home anymore when really should I care if my teeth are not clean and in good working order.  Explain what has happened in the past six months since I saw him last and he is even surprised that I have kept the appointment.  Poor bugger was also in a bit of a state of shock when I said about my cancer.  He lost his sense of humour too when taking x-rays and I said if they are part of the public health system as he is zapping my head with some more raditation.  He said that I didn’t have to worry about the radiation as it was lower than what you get exposed to on a flight from ChCh to Akl.   I said really, if I had of been in here 4 months ago then they wouldn’t of needed to use the X-ray machine as I was praticaly a walking x-ray machine.  Anyhow, teeth all good donated to the holiday home and left happy.  Dad picks me up and drops me in to work.

Good day at work.  Nice to see everyone.  Manage to keep pain under control, and even are eating as have very little nausea.  I leave about 2:15pm as I have to meet Lachlan at his school and are walking.  Have a good brisk walk, though not overly comfortable as the pain is starting to fluctuate.  Get to Lachie, and we walk home together.  It is great Father, Son time as we are free to just chat about anything.  The last kilometre is a struggle as I am fighting against pain to just be able to move.  Tell Lachlan how I am and that we can’t stop moving until we get home.  He is great and makes sure I get home  – goes ahead and opens doors for me, etc.  Get home and sit down, but stand up again as I can’t sit down comfortably.  Lachie gets me some water so I can take more pain killers and sits with me to make sure I am not alone and are fine. Sue gets home soon after and helps out too.  I lay down as that is semi bearable and dose off. Sue and Lachlan head off out to collect Jacob from Brad’s house in Prebbleton.  I wake up not long before they get home and feel exhausted, and can only really shuffle around because I am so sore.

Have dinner and more meds – story of my life, is topping up the meds constantly!  Watch some TV and do the blog.  Going to have a hot bath tonight, definitely, as I need to try to ease this pain.  It is a bloody pain – haha, get it pain – this pain.  The worst of it today has been in the head and the stomach/lower back area.  Will discuss this more with the doc when I see her on 5 November.  They finally got my appointment sorted this morning.  It is back to the same day – different time from the original one.  Feeling a lot happier for knowing that is sorted out now.

Hoping you have had a lovely Wednesday and have had not aches or pains spoil it for you.  M&D time soon and I must away now as I can hear a hot bath calling out for me.  Take care – thinking of you all. 

Kia Kaha.