~Ok. This IS PAIN~
I have a pain. I honestly CANT understand HOW this is possible. My right invisible shin..the front part..has the most HORRIBLE pain in it ALL day.. So bad it makes me cringe.. THAT is how bad this is hurting ..I put my hand over the end of my stump and tell myself..REALLY concentrating that THIS is NOT possible.. It does NOT work.. I have been up since 3 am..because of this CRAP.. My head cannot be working.. If I cant accept that this part of my leg is GONE...well then I must be NUTZ.. I have not EVER had phantom pain this bad as I have had today... I have shifted and moved around so much even Raelynn noticed that I was very fidgety..and asked what was wrong.. I told her I have ants in my pants.. no.. I told her its the Phantoms are SUPER bad...I was told..all sorts of different things about them, from Doctors to other amputees.. But the one alike symptom was they will NEVER stop. I asked If we were supposed to have storms today or something.. but only just a little rain..but then again..that could mean anything..we had a tornado touch down about 30 miles from here..to a tornado 30 miles is VERY close. I have had my Air Conditioner on for the past 3 days..it has been so hot here.. Its been awful..then a storm pops up and it hails..one place had golf ball size hail, I saw that on tv just the other day.. I dread the thought that this air is going to have to be on most of the time..if I dont keep it on it gets so hot in here...then all I do is worry about the electric bill..cant win for losing here it seems...Summer storms worry me though..no basement and the tornados seem more frequent and closer than in other years... I lived before with my ex just a little south west of here..about maybe 60 or so miles.. takes about little over an hour to get there..where my sis lives.. and I moved there in 83.. so the weather there is pretty much the same area..and these storms are getting more severe.. There would be no way we could even get down to a basement..if we had one..unless they put in an elevator..or a ramp..couldnt you see a bunch of panicked wheel chair people flying down a ramp into a basement? THAT would be cute..all piled up at the bottom.. and all of us dragging our animal carriers with us.. I dont think anyone here doesnt have a cat or a dog..well except Penny, she doesnt..The residents I do know here .they do...Raelynn has 3. Dutch just loves her and she plays with him all the time..She is amazed at the difference between my boys.. there is NO other cat like Dutch.. I feel sorry for Raelynn...she lives with a sister she obviously loves that has a son that is NOT of the best character..and not one that gets along with people..She said how she has no privacy..they invade her room...and thats so not right.. She is so nice, she is going to start looking for a place.. She has to be able to get something that allows pets.. which.. are pretty hard to find.. I hope she does.. I did advise her NOT to say how many cats she has..Very seldom does the apt managers go into your apt..The one here does only if you have a complaint, then its not for months later. She planted a garden she said as well.. Her sister owns a Mobile home..here in town...so they can have a garden... I think if the son moved out it wouldnt be so bad there for her but the odds of that happening are very slim... I wish I could win the lottery and buy that big place out here by the lake..Now THAT would be a good thing. It has alot of potential of what can be done with it.. and I sure would buy that 15 acres or buy that bus if I won the lottery..But.. I guess to WIN the lottery ..you gotta play it! and I dont..hmmm.. Guess I better change that hey? specially if I want that bus or lake property..well If I won a super BIG lottery I could have BOTH lol... This invisible HORRIBLY achy painful leg has NOT stopped and I am just going to have to get out of this chair for a while and hope it stops.. I have NEVER had phantoms this bad as today...Just amazes me.. Im all squeaky clean here for the week end..I got some food..now I get this to stop hurting I might have a good week end.. Maybe my phone will ring... I love when it does and its NOT a telemarketer LOL.Time to hit PUBLISH. Nitey Nite... Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? LUV ya!!! and Thanks :-) Always, Lois**** May God Bless you today, I'm so honored to call you friend, I pray the Lord will keep you safe, Until I write again... | |||
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14 Comments:
At 8:26 PM, Anonymous said…
Lois--I am an AKA, and have experienced the extremely painful
phantom pains you are talking about today....have you MD prescribe ELAVIL (generic is amytryptalyn ?spelling?). I take 2 10mg before bed ( it is an anti depressant that can make you sleepy)...and that does the trick for me...nobody know why this seems to work, but it does !! Hope this helps you...those pains can take over your life, I know.
At 4:47 AM, Lois said…
Hi John, thank you for the advice, I had heard that before. I've been a aka since nov. of 2001 and I honestly have to say this is really the worst it has been.. I am ready to try anything to stop it...Today doesnt seem quite as bad..
Thank you again John, So nice to hear from you :-)
Always,Lois****
At 5:58 AM, Anonymous said…
As the weather changes and the barometric pressure goes down - that is when all hell breaks loose as far as pain. If you follow the weather reports you can plan and know you will be in for a bout of PAIN. I grew up in Missouri and our rain and electric storms were really bad. I was never in a tornado until I moved to Long, Island, New York, but it was a small one which blew out all the windows of our car except the wind-screen (shield) The temperature used to go up over 38 degrees C a lot. 100F
At 6:31 AM, Anonymous said…
Dear Lois,
Hope that pain has eased now, a bit. Wish there was something I could do to help - my arms just aren't long enough!! Did that thunderstorm come to anything? I bet that was the problem, like Momar says.
Take care, hon, have a pain-free day for a change. Lots of love and hugs from
Raife XOX XOX XOX
At 6:31 AM, Lois said…
Good Morning Momar,
Nice to hear from you :-) Yes, Ive been watching that fact, and its very true.. I think the weather has alot to do with it..Today is not quite so bad..and I did manage a few hours sleep thank goodness..Bad bad pain yesterday..Worst I have ever had..and it DONT need to come back neither!!!! :-) hope you have a good day today Momar...
Always,Lois****
At 6:34 AM, Lois said…
Morning Raife
lol..talk about timing!! Both here at the same time lol..Pain is better today and that storm was a fast moving one..Hot though.. Hope you are having a good day :-)
Always, Lois****
At 7:14 AM, Anonymous said…
Dearest it is usually very fun to read your posts....But today it made me sad all over, i hope the pain in the stump get better. You are worth a nice life after all you have gone and are going through.... Hmm swedish spelling, dunno if its right?...
KAO
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Your own
ROB
At 7:52 AM, Lois said…
Hi Rob,
Pain is not a fun thing, and I sure wish every day was pain free, but its just not possible.. There is always some good in every day tho..sometimes you just have to look harder to find it... Glad Manni let you get to the computer! :-) arent puppies fun? Cats are so much easier, dogs just LOVE you so good though and let you know it :-) good to hear from you Rob...
Always, Lois****
At 11:02 AM, Gray said…
I am so very sorry to hear about your pain. Perhaps is it related to not sleeping- but there's no easy way to disentangle cause and effect.
I hope that today is better!
-Gray
At 2:29 PM, Lois said…
Hi Gray,
Today its not near as bad thank God.. It was awful.. we did have a bad storm but.. Its not near as bad today..only just off and on..Im glad I was so miserable yesterday and NO idea what to do about it..Not alot helped..
Thanks Gray..:-) Hope your having a nice saturday...
Always, Lois****
At 3:29 PM, Gray said…
Not really. I'm working both today and tomorrow. But thanks for the thought!
At 3:46 PM, Anonymous said…
Hope that things are better for you today
Bonjour,
Robert
At 3:57 PM, Lois said…
Work is never ending I think Gray...
Bon Jour Robert!!!! :-) How very nice to hear from you.. I hope you are having a good saturday... :-)
Hearing from all Of you has made me feel LOTS better..Thank you so much...
Always,Lois****
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