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Im sorry you are in pain Happy Turtle. If I may ask, why wont your doctor offer any pain relief??

thx guys. he has a sign on his door and wall saying he does not prescribe. i think he has been taken advantage of too many times in the past. i mean he is a great doctor, gives me time,. a cuppa when it is quiet and we chew the fat. but he is solid on the no benzo and pain killers. he would not even give me anything for the excruciating pain of my sternum re knitting. time for bed and the alien. thanks for your support my friends. many healing thoughts to you all.

sooner or later i will. he is close to retiring. cheers.

Aww....makes me sad, HT. Like the others, I believe you are due a life with at least manageable pain. I wish the world could be painfree, which I know is a tall order.

I hope for options to avail themselves to you, so you can come to know a less painfilled life.
And I hope for you and Debra to be together--soon!

thank you my friends. i will ask for a referal to the pain mgt clinic. been to town today. seen the alien doc. she is happy actually, and says i am doing good and to keep at it. she offered a sleeper-but i did not want to piss in my shrinks pocket. so i declined. she asked about my sleep i told her a few hours. no need to see her at this time. however i am welcome to see her if the need arises. so i had a bit of a walk, picked up some meds too. just had a feed. will rest. she agreed no more surgeries. too at risk. i told her they reintubated me last operation. got the lose weight thing. you know how it goes. thanks for all of your support. it means so much to me. many healing thoughts.

I read your Monday check in comments. Congrats on sleeping last night for 4 hours with the alien mask on. That's considered 100% compliance where I am. Sorry about the bad dream-hope that ends. I've noticed recently that I'm dreaming more, not bad ones thankfully.

I'm just curious about how getting the mask and equipment is handled where you are. I'm on Medicare here in Tx-USA. My rental for the equipment is paid by Medicare and my supplement insurance for 13 months, then it's mine. It's an awful amount $$! The mask supplies that have to be replaced are ordered through a Durable Medical Equipment company that must be acceptable to Medicare. I have to call them and request supplies, but they can't start the process of providing them until the actual date they are needed, then they have to confirm with my dr I'm still compliant, then confirm I'm still on Medicare. When that's all done they mail me enough supplies-filters, nose pieces, hose-to last 3 months. Then we do it all again. I have to take my little machine to see my dr every 6 months for him to check the chip in it to see how compliant I am. I've been complaining since starting this that getting supplies is harder than it needs to be, so supplier finally explained the process to me, saying they have to abide by a bunch of rules. Ugghhh... and all I have to do is wear the alien.

Best wishes on the 26th. Cheers to you.

Hey Turtle......

Yea! Was so very glad to hear to have an appointment set up with a PM doc. That made me really sad for you my friend to have to suffer so needlessly. I hope that they will get you on the road to some pain relief, that in itself will allow you to get some better rest.

Hopefully in a couple of weeks our Turtle was be flipping sand off him and moving on.

Big Hugs from Texas,

Pam

I hate to hear of anyone suffering, but it's especially sad when a Dr can help, but won't.

I hope the time leading up to your pain management appointment goes quickly and you will be given the pain relief you deserve.

Howdy Turtle,

How is my warm shelled Happy Turtle been doing lately? Hope all is well in the land down under. Getting closer to that doc visit and here's hoping less painful days are ahead my friend.

Grabbing me a cappuccino because I embark on some crafts!

Be well and sending warm hugs from Texas,

Pam

feeling very tired, displaced and chaotic. i have some ideation thoughts. no need to worry or alerts. just not well at the moment. many healing thoughts.

Oh my soft shelled Turtle............................. Take a step back and relax, try not to let everything get you down. Sending many healing thoughts and many positive waves your way! Hoping tomorrow will be a better day for you and that you are able to be one with the alien tonight and get some good shut eye.

Warm hugs from Texas,

Pam

"H" Turtle,

Sorry to hear of your bad day yesterday, eh? Taking that sword and flailing all those bad feelings from you, take comfort my friend and lose yourself in the music. May I suggest a piece that just takes me away from all my heart ache and pain, "Vide Cor Meum", it is a beautiful piece of music that just soothes!

Sending warm and healing thoughts your way!

Hugs from Texas,

Pam