to Cyndi

April 17, 2004

Hey Cyndi! It's an absolutely beautiful day in Wilmington -- about 78

degrees, low humidity and plenty of sunshine.

I should find out Monday when I go back to Duke. The scheduler is

trying to get up with Dr. Baillie to see what he wants me to do. I

needed a little break from all the doctors and tests anyway so I'm

fine with the wait. The pain is still not too bad, but the nausea

will not let up.

Glad you're enjoying the day, Cyndi. Tammy

January 14, 2005

Cyndi,

Thank you so much for the hints. It's been 10 years since I had a puppy

and I wasn't sick then, so this is hitting me hard.

I had the puppy with me the first night and got little sleep because she

was up almost every hour wanting to play or nibble on me. About 2:00 am

was when I felt this attack coming on. I finally got some food in me

this afternoon and feel about 60% better, but still tired as all get

out, sore and achy and this darned headache is still here despite taking

a migraine pill. Thought I'd take every precaution just in case. The

pancreas pain is normal pain which is encouraging. I jumped on the

scale this morning and have lost 3 pounds in 2 days with not eating and

being dehydrated.

Yes, we want the puppy to sleep with us but she has to learn to sleep

through the night first as I just don't think I will fair well with the

no sleep thing. I also suffer from hypothyroidism, like many other

people on this board do, so sleep is crucial to well health and being.

I do believe the stress from having her and not sleeping helped this

attack materialize, but we all know that an attack will happen come hell

or high water, no matter what we do...if one is going to happen.

Thanks for the hints and tips. Hopefully it won't be too long before

she settles in and we are all sleeping and healthy individuals.

Sandy in ca

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