Heidi girl

[Guest guest]

Oh you poor thing. I belive that tooth or mouth pain is the absolute

worse. I remember when I was first describing the panc pain to the

doocs I said it was like having a bad toothache. Now here you are

with a whole mouth of pain. It is so weird that the pain meds you

are taking for your panc do nothing for the mouth pain. I had a bad

crick in my neck the other day and then was taking the ocy for my

post op pain and think, well this hsould take care of the pain in my

neck, but noooo. They dont do much for cramps either...lol..oddly

enough. I hope you feel better soon.

Its funny I remember when I was at your home looking at your lovely

smile and talking about your teeth I was thinking how could such a

nice smile of bright white teeth cause you so much trouble. At least

they look good! I have to have some dental work too, I need a bone

graft, another surgery. Well I aint doing it, no way no how.

I have had a really busy week with 2 of my childrens b-days. It has

been exhausting and I think I may have overdone it because I have

been feeling horrible. Way to much pain. I look awful too. My eyes

are sunk in, dark circles, hallow cheeks. read me the riot act

(inhis usualy mild mannered voice) about not eating. I am loosing

more weight but I have been eating. Like a pig cooking all this food

for the children, even baked my signature cake and ate some of that

too. Plus it was my puffy week. So I dont understnd why I am

loosing. You know I could stand to drop a little more, but he

doesn't want me to, ever. Go figure. I am really not feeling well

at all. Hope this ends soon there are so manythings I want to do but

just cant. I cant even drive without pain and my car practically

drives itself. This has been by far themost difficult reecovery I

have ever endured.

I have not boken into that bottle of wine you gave me just yet but we

certainly have enjoyed the goodies in the basket. That pumkin pecan

butter is great on a bagel. I have had to hide the cookies from the

kids so that I can have an occasional treat when my blood sugaar

allows. Billy picked up this beautiful grape vine hanging basket and

he planted the spider plant for me; it looks wonderful and is growing

beautifully. I truly appreciate your generosity and feel that I owe

you a lot. More then I could ever repay. You have been such a good

friend and I feel blessed to have met you. Lilly sends a big hello

and hug.

If there was some way that I could take your pain away I would do it

in a heart beat. Just know that I love you and hope you feel better

soon. Is this the worse part now or do you have to have more work

before the new implants come in? Did he say if having the implants

would be equally as painful? I have prepped a lot of pts for oral

sugery, total odenectomies (pulling all the teeth) and they stayed

for over night observation. I hope it will get easier for you. CP

is not just a disease of the pancreas it effects the entire body,

heart and soul making it extremely difficult to be positive and

continue to love life. You certainly have succeded in combating that

aspect of this dreaded disease.

Love,

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

What I am going to do with you? You've got to slow down, girl, and

not fuss so much about these birthdays! It's not any fun for the kids

if you are too sick to enjoy the special time with them, you know

that! I'm sure that whatever you did for them was way more than enough.

How's Tommy doing, BTW, is he still showing his better side?

I'm glad that the spider plant is happy. I have another " litter " of

baby spiders that I don't know what to do with. One of the larger

plants just keeps going and going and going.

Yeah, this thing hurts, so much so that I didn't even want to do

anything today, not even go down and lounge on the dock! Bob has

taken Austin golfing with him this afternoon, giving me a break, but

I've been putting together all Austin's clothes and accessories into

his duffle for camp. Every single item has to have his name on it,

even each sock! And I had to go out and buy some last minute

clothing, too, since he's grown so much since Christmas. He's up to

107 pounds and 5'-1 " ......where did that darling little baby boy go???

Oh, but he's still so sweet of character and pleasant to be with.

He's been bored this week and is really ready to get to camp. None of

his friends have been around this week, but he wanted Bob to teach him

how to golf, so they're having fun practicing in the front yard, and

now off to Bob's club for the real stuff. Just driving the cart will

be entertaining for him!

As it turned out, I have to take the boys up to Chatuga on Sunday,

instead of me picking them up in two weeks, so the suggestion of a

road trip is cancelled....I knew you wouldn't be up to it so soon.

It's lonely doing it by myself, but the two boys are good company.

Because of this, I'm not able to get up to see Angie at the hospital

as I'd hoped to. Does anyone know how long she'll be in? I'm sooooo

disappointed, because I really wanted to meet her...(and maybe take

her a little baby spider plant, too..(s)). Now I'll have to call,

instead.

You have lost enough weight, Chrissy. is right. It's not good

now to get on that road of weight loss, because it can go to far too

fast and it is not good for your health. You look really good right

where you are, and don't want to lose any more, really! So keep on

pigging it out whenever you want to. Wish you could have sent me some

of that cake, I'm craving something soft, mushy and sweet right now,

and that would have done the trick.....except, I'm sure you didn't

make it with Splenda, did ya? I love it that I can still bake and use

Splenda for sugar.

Well, the ibuprofen didn't help much, so maybe a nap will. I know it

will get better in time, just like everything else. I have to go back

in 2 weeks for the stitches to be removed, and then get the real

implants 2 weeks later. I think all the real hurt is just going to be

this time, and it shouldn't take long. I try to keep reminding myself

that this isn't half as bad as having all the uppers done like I did 6

months ago, gee whiz, what a whimp I'm becoming......(s)

Get some rest, take it easy, and HEAL, Chrissy. You have to slow down

so you can heal.

With love, hope and prayers....every day!

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

SC State & SE Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should

not be substituted for professional medical consultation.