h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The "Flash Freeze" occurred, the birds aren't visiting my birdfeeder outside my window, the thin layer of ice on the lake is back and I've given up on snow shoveling! Last night we had an additional 20cm of snow and there is more to come. Inside the home tension previls over rational calm. My daughter is continuously flip floppingbetween the Bride of Frankenstein and Snow White. Peter is in a state of perpetual pain and Morphine and I'm tdrying to go about daily routines with a semi-smile on my face. If one more person downtown in my VERY small community saays "Haaave a Good Dayor asks How are You" I'll lose it! and give them a touch of reality. Today was a "Snow Day" which means there wasn'td any school because the busses wer'nt running. I came home from an appointment at a Breast Clinic in a community down the road from me, feeling tired and drained because of a re-check for possible Breast Cancer. I walked in the door to find a hous full of kids, some of whome wer'nt mine, invading my fridge and listening to music in my livingroom. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! OK now I've let that out. I'm calm now and will attempt to eat and possibly watch TV. Tommorrow is another day.

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Kasese I fought multi-medications.I did not *like* the idea. They have gotten better at combos for pain. Has P rejected any other possibilities for pain relief? I did for quite some time. I did not want to loose my emotional self or my mind power. I found after a week of taking something new the sleepiness or sedation usually gets much better. I never wanted to wait it out, I was not believing I'd get past that point. (at some point I did) It has been worth it. Quality of life/pain can improve with a multi-medication balance (start additions with 1/4 to 1/2 normal dose). The pain will not be gone but an hour or two a day of less pain could be precious. Or even an occaissional day picked for more relief. Pain is one thing~ relentless pain quite another I was very stubborn (still am), wondering if P is too about this topic. Please Forgive me, if I am out of line with this suggestion of a possibility.