Captain Deb:
I'm so sorry to learn of 'Dr. Love's' back injury and subsequent necessity for surgery. I pray he'll be able to have it done soon and be out of pain. My wife had a similar operation some time ago. A car accident (she was rear-ended) caused it. Fortunately, she saw much improvement afterward, meaning less pain. Unfortunately, my wife has quite a few health issues, including Fibromyalgia and Chrohn's Disease, to deal with on a daily basis. She's a real trouper. Although she went on disability leave from her management job quite a few years ago, she refuses to give in to her health problems and leads a fairly active life. I greatly admire her for that.
I've always been the healthy one in our family. So, when I went through my AN experience in '06, my wife switched roles with me Although she did a fantastic job, she didn't much like the role reversal. Mainly because she felt she had no 'backup' if
she had a disabling medical problem and needed my help. Naturally, I got better as fast as I could and now we're back to normal.
Fortunately, she has remained well and we both pray that this will remain the case for the foreseeable future.
I was also dismayed to learn that your migraine headache returned - apparently with a vengeance. Fortunately, you had access to a pharmacy and were able to get a shot of
Imitrex and return home, shaken but intact. I hope and pray that this will be a temporary situation for you.
Of course, having both you and your husband incapacitated is daunting and a bit scary but he'll be fine once he has his surgery and I trust that, with medication, anyway, you'll be quite functional, too. After all, you have a ship to run!
Jim
