Have been and will be offline

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Hey y'all,

I'm sorry that I've been offline so much these last few days. I've been trying

to work, and it's been a struggle to try to do that, keep up with my doctor's

appointments, and supervise the constuction of a garage that we're having

built on our property.

My builder has twisted my arm into trying to finish up three different sets of

plans that I'd contracted for last summer when I was feeling so well. It's been

slow going through, because I can only stay at the drawing board about 1 1/2

hours before the pain doubles me over, but fortunately these are big projects

and he's patient. And now I've got him busy building our garage, so as long

as he's occupied he's happy!

I was due to go in this week for another CT-scan and canceled. This one was

for my lungs, the endo said that the right one sounded " raspy " when I saw

him. I've had three chest x-rays within the last six months, and all were

perfectly clear, and then I had my GI check me again three days after the

endo did, and he said they both sounded fine, so I canceled. I just can't see

the expense again. I've had 15 CT--scans in the last 2 1/2 years (among all

those other expensive tests), and another one would cost another $5,000. I

just don't think my insurance is going to hold out with all this extra testing.

I've been seeing a decrease in my pain levels as each day passes, so I think

these nasty gnomes in my pancreas are finally settling down and

resolving.....maybe.....for a while anyway. At least things have calmed down

enough to make me want to do some work whenever I can. There were

months that went by that I had to keep the office door closed, so I didn't feel

quilty every time I walked by and saw my empty chair.

You've all been so supportive and I can't thank you enough. I've been trying

to read through all the posts, but it's taken hours just to catch up.

Chrissy, take it easy on yourself as much as you can. I worry for you, and

wish that you didn't have to tough it out until next week before you see your

doctor. I'm going to be in your neck of the woods tomorrow, but not at

MUSC. We finally got some definite reservations and commitments for the

wedding and I'm going up to stay with through the weekend to check

everything out. The wedding is going to be at Grace Episcopal Church, which

is wonderful because my daughter and her fiance are both grads of College

of ton and it's right there on the campus. The reception is going to be

at the Cotton Dock at Boone Hall Plantation. Since we live on the water and

can't have the reception here, that was the next best thing for what she's

used to and she fell in love with the setting. I'm so relieved!! We're going

to

services at the church on Sunday, visiting Boone Hall on Saturday, and

tomorrow night we're going to a wedding catering exposition...so I won't even

have to buy dinner! It's going to be a fun mother-daughter weekend, since

is going to be out of town.

We couldn't get a Saturday in Sept. or Oct., so it looks like it's going to be

on

Sunday, September 6. Being that that's Labor Day weekend, I hope that the

out of town guests (all my family is from NY state, VA or Sweden) will look at

it

as a nice long weekend to enjoy ton, the beaches, etc., while the

weather is still pleasant. It should give them enough time to enjoy more of

what ton has to offer for tourists, other than just a quick trip to a

wedding.

So I will be offline until Monday evening, and I hope that you all take good

care of each other....haha! I know you will cuz this is such a great group of

people, and it gets better every day!

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and should not be

substituted for consultation with a medical professional.