In a previous message Robin Payton wrote to Wendy Apgar:
 RP> I'm *very* glad that part is over.  Do they have you taking
 RP> supplements? 
 I was taking extra iron in the hospital (along with
 fibrocon for the side-effect of iron) but the doctor
 told me I didn't need to continue taking it at home.
 (Which is a good thing because I don't have money
 right now for it since I had to refill my pain meds).
 My energy level is going up, thankfully, so hopefully
 I'll soon be back to the energy level that I had
 before. I still have pain, mostly at night and when I
 overdo it in the activity department, but that too is
 getting less as time goes on.
 I see my GYN who did the surgery for a follow up on
 Monday. I think everything is okay, but he will be
 able to tell me for sure.  I know I don't panic as much
 with abdominal pain now that I've been out of the
 hospital for a couple of weeks.  But stress in the
 emotional area has been difficult for other reasons.
 I got a cortosone shot in my wrist today that has
 helped the tendonitis that was resisting getting
 better while wearing the brace. Hopefully that will
 solve the problem. I know after he put the deadening
 stuff in the spot for the cortasone (to make sure
 that was the right spot) it stopped the pain. I'm
 glad he had more luck with that than with drawing
 my blood for the protime.,..which took him 3 tries
 today).  There was no way I could stop using my
 right hand at all. I couldn't sit and do nothing at
 all. All my crafts that keep me sane require me to
 use my hands. I may skip from one to another, but I
 still need my hands.  :-)  Thankfully I could sort
 buttons for a while which gave me a little rest!  I'm
 waiting to be able to buy some more buttons, bulk.
 Eventually I have some envelopes to make gift bags
 out of and some brown paper sacks my mom gave me to
 do the same. It's nice...she provides these supplies
 and I get to keep half for doing the work.  :-)  I
 have lots of sponges so I plan on experimenting with
 using those rather than my rubber stamps.
 Anyway, I appreciate all the support and encouragement
 that I get from people like you.  :-)
 Blessings,
 Wendy
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... OH NO!!!!  Not another learning experience!!!
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