Injured Back, Drugs, Drugs give me drugs.

Good Evening Friends, Family & Guest,

Well as I may have mentioned in my last post, I have injured my back. I was attempting to stand up, so of mid stand, knees bent and I coughed and bam Instant pain. The first couple of days were not too bad, but by Saturday, I could not stand without support.  I called Hospice and a nurse came out.  I was advised to take morphine 20 to 40 Mg every hour and 600 ML of Motrin every 3 hours.  She also ordered Methadone.  The Methadone came today, so I also take that 2 times per day.  I can hardly function, but it does take the edge off.  If I am not better by Monday, I am calling my primary to find out just what is going on.

With all this medicine I am not asleep nor am I really awake.  It is just strange.

It is getting warmer here finally, was able to be outside for a while today.  The sunshine just lifts the spirit ya know.

We made these as a family project Sunday to place at the relay for life.   It was big fun.

That's All Folks
Be Well
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Good News, Bad News

Good Morning Family, Friends & Guest,

First the good news.  I have had two weeks of  a feeling of generally good health.  I still can't breathe any better, that's not going to happen, but yet I have felt pretty good.  I have an Oximeter on loan for a month from my oxygen supplier.  It seems the numbers stay the same at 6 lpm and 8 lpm so I will be using 6 this week and see what happens.  I really only wanted it for the survior walk next Saturday the 14th.  http://apps.facebook.com/bf-tacs/?ref=bookmarks&count=0.   Check out the link for more information.

Now for the bad news.  On Wednesday last, I was attempting to stand up (in mid stand) and I coughed.  Something pulled or snapped in my back and I very nearly went to my knees.   For the next hour or so it wasn't too bad, then it started getting worse.  Well, yesterday I could not get out of bed without holding on to something.  It was so painful I thought I would just fall down.  I called Hospice and the consensus is that I have Sciatica Nerve Pain.  I am taking 600 Mg of Motrin every 3 hours in an attempt to get the swelling down.   Prayers Please,  I am determined to do this WALK and not in a wheel chair Dang it.

We really need to get busy and get my funeral complete so we are all on the same page when the time comes. I beat the prediction again and I plan to keep on Keeping on but...............  My house needs to be in order.

We have been fixing up the patio this week in anticipation of using it a lot.  We have lots of birds and even saw a Scarlet Tanager the other day.  We have never seen one before.  We also have not seen it since.

The kids are all coming over this mothers day and we are all going to decorate bags for the luminiaries for the Relay.  I expect it will be great fun. Also Jason is bringing Pie.

Have a wonderful day this beautiful Mothers Day in whatever you choose to do.
That's all folks, Be Well