Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 In a message dated 12/4/00 12:50:55 AM US Eastern Standard Time, dhollis062@... writes: << I've been gone for about a week or so...anybody miss me??>> Hi Diane and welcome back. We did miss you, thanks for letting us know what was going on. I have been gone for a week or so and it seems like months until I can get back on line. << The biggest thing this time was how much I slept. Just this past Friday night I slept from 1am until 3:30 pm the next afternoon. I have learned that that is called " pain exhaustion. " When you go for a period of time without good pain relief, and then it begins to improve, your body just sleeps. It tries to make up for all the disrupted sleep that occurred due to the pain. >> That is a weird phenonamen. It has happened to me. I am grateful I am not working, because when it hits, it comes on quickly and there is no fighting it. << I also got my TENS unit...although no one taught me how to use...and I have to wait for an apt just to get a nurse to teach me about it. They wanted me to just see if I could figure it out from the directions...I don't think so!!!! . It is so difficult to get help from Vanderbilt..somebody need to know how difficult this has been for me. Someone who cares that is. Love y'all, Diane >> That's ludicrous. I am a nurse and half the time I can't even understand the directions. I am sure it is one of those cost saving ideas for administration. But it definitely hurts patient care. Hugs, Karyn KarynWms@... Indianapolis Local Support Group 1st and 3rd Tuesday Evening 7PM to 8PM North United Methodist Church Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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