Take good care of yourself, Muji.

Whatever your 'distracting' go-to's have been -- music, reading, writing .... I hope you can lean on them, and I hope they work for you.

Sometimes, quality distractions are as effective as analgesics.

I'm sorry.

I've been hurting pretty badly lately, too, and -- like you -- don't have any "big bat" ways to manage it.

Many supportive vibes, and healing thoughts for you. GEntlest purrs.

ah muji, that is really awful. i'm sorry my friend. i wish i could take away your pain. i am putting out supportive vibes to you and sending you healing thoughts.

:(

Prayers in progress, Muji. Take super good care of yourself. Know that you are missed.

hugs

Gentle hugs.

One question- would a heating pad or cold press help? Have a friend with one bad kidney- congenital- and he has used a heating pad at times for some relief. He is also very careful about his diet (which I am sure you are too).

Positive, healing vibes coming your way.

RR

Good morning Muji , I hope your rest has helped some. I started to comment yesterday but then life got in the way here. My prayers along with the others here. Massive healing vibes your way.
Jewells

Lying down for a day and pushing clear fluids helped with the pain a lot. Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Still weakened, but if the pain continues to subside I'll surely regain my strength. Hope to be bouncy for July 4th. The 1st is my birthday, so I just make the 1st to 4th into one big holiday. :-)

This sounds miserable muji....I'm so sorry you're going through a rough time ....I'm glad the pain is subsiding .... Gentle hug for you and a blessing....

We must be in good shape for the 1st!!!!... Party time...smile....xo

Well I will do a virtual merengue on the deck of the Calypso, to celebrate!
I found this I hope it give you a chuckle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9xq-TVyHI

I wrote this to thank David in a message, so I'll share it here, too. To get over this little rough patch I've had to spend days in bed. Days. It makes me feel like I'm some kind of infant or something, but that's what it's taken to get the rest so the weakness and pain would abate.

I don't mean to whine, it's just not the way it used to be in the old days of health and vigor and vim, and I knew you could listen without thinking it was just whining.

It's chilling, really, to realize the limits of the physical body and have to observe them, finding a positive attitude alone doesn't do the job.

Anyway, my fear of flashbacks materialized today. I had the kind that make me gag and the kind that literally scare me to the bathroom because they scare the p*** out of me. But their symptoms were treatable--I was able to stop the gagging with cough syrup and to make it to the bathroom when those chills went down my spine. All in all, it passed.

That's what happens when I'm weakened over all, though. The PTSD flashbacks poke through. Glad I can talk about it here!

Ah...I'm sorry that your brain acts up along with your innards...

Gentle hugs, mister...Safe vibes...

Muji, tell ya what, let's party together from July 1 - 4 and just have ourselves a bed rest, extra fluids, pain recovery and flashback recovery virtual cuddle.... PUrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

I know and share that unhappy raelization of "My body really rules me soemtimes. ALas.

I've been bedridden for 3 days, but I'm feeling like I'm going to be able to get up for the July 4th holiday. I bought a plane ticket to visit that friend of mine in the Midwest and I really want to be able to use it and have some fun. I'm thinking it's going to happen. I haven't even stepped outside for these 3 days to save up energy to do that plane thing and that fun thing to follow. Thanks for all the support these 3 days, amigos!