Absent for a few days

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Hi All,

I've not been posting very much the last four days or so because I've been

laid up with pain again. I knew it would happen sooner or later, but after

about two to three weeks of pain that was so minimal that I was able to be

active and busy like the old days, I was spoiled. For a while there it was like

the early days of my CP when I only needed meds every three weeks or so,

and then sparingly. But darn, the pains started up with regular tempo again

this week, so the honeymoon is over.

I've been trying to take it easy the best I can because I want to be in good

health this week to go visit my cousin's in North Myrtle Beach for a two day

reunion. When I was a child, my twelve cousins, and my two brothers and I,

spent our summers together at our camp on Lake Placid that our parents had

bought together. The four couples (our parents), bought the camp and each

family had their own week where they could stay there by themselves, and

then the remainder of the summer it was open-house for all the familes to

share together. Wow!! Those weeks at camp were some of the happiest

days of my childhood and early teens, and the bond formed between us

cousins was one that lasts a lifetime. All twelve of us were within the ages of

5 -10, so you can imagine the jokes, games and pranks that we would play on

each other....or our parents!! Although I only get to see these cousins once

every 5-8 years now (weddings or funerals), since we are all scattered

through the country, reunions with them are wonderful and wickedly fun. So

I'm trying hard to keep my pancreas happy enough so I can enjoy this

get-together on Tuesday.

Even though I had a four day heavy pain cycle, I do believe that this

upgraded dosage of the patch with the oxycodone for breakthrough is

working well. I'm hoping that this week's pain was just a temporary set-back,

not an indication that the patch has already lost it's effectiveness. It was

(is)

my hope that this medication arrangement would serve me well for many

months ahead.

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and better spring weather. I plan

to do the same. I'll be offline most of next week, and hope everyone will be

doing well.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

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

substituted for professional medical consultation.