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| And I even got a certificate |
Yesterday was my last hyperbaric dive, 40 dives completed! I am feeling pretty darn good. I would guess that my pain is 80% resolved over where it was. They tell me that I will continue to improve over time now that some circulation has been re-established. My energy is significantly improved. I used to wake up about four times a night to apply anesthetic to my mouth. Now I am waking up just once. It used to be that I would just lie on the couch waiting for the medicine to work. The pain was terrible and I felt like a zombie. Now I exercise while the medicine is kicking in. It's kind of weird but, why not. Last night I was up at 4:00 am to medicate and I ran up and down my stairs 30 times, did 30 push ups, 50 sit-ups, 25 dips and some pull ups and then jumped back in bed. I think my kids downstairs think their father is crazy, they may be right. The funny thing is how easy it is to fall asleep again when I get back in bed with JoLynne, maybe it's easy because I am exhausted from exercise.
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| "The mouth" |
With better energy I was able to decorate for Halloween this year. That hasn't happened in three years. We have a silly tradition where I construct a huge mouth on our front porch
. To get to the door you have to walk into the mouth and across a big red foam tongue. When I open the door the mouth snaps shut behind the trick or treaters. The kids love it. It's amazing what you can do with rope and pulleys. It was fun that I felt well enough to put it up this year.
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| Dumb comic I ran across |
Anyway, I am grateful to feel so well. My next scan is going to be December 10th. We are praying that I continue cancer free. Thank you for all of your faith and prayers in my behalf. I truly believe it has made a difference.
