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I am not very talkative today, but I am sure you are wondering what happened at my clinic visit yesterday.

I had blood drawn first off. My counts were good. Everything they had hoped they would find, give or take. Mostly we talked about my pain level. The morphine, even doubled as it is, is not covering all my pain. I have been taking the maximum dose breakthrough morphine on top of the extended relief version and still the pain is pretty tough. And I have been having anxiety attacks, which I blame on the amount of Morphine I have been taking. (Again, it could be just a fibro-combo problem…) The PA prescribed a new pain patch - Fentanyl Transdermal System (50 mcg/h for 72hours). I wear each patch for three days and then change to a new one. I put the first one on at noon, today. It takes 8-12 hours to feel any results. I’ll keep you posted.

I also got a sleeping pill. If I sleep better, I will have less pain. I slept all night.

I have to be honest. I am not in my happy-go-lucky mood. It’s hard to be chipper when you are rattled with pain. I am counting on this new drug to solve this problem. I pray to the Lord that when I wake in the morning from a full night’s sleep, I will be in a better mood. Please, pray for me.

Pam has her return ticket! She will be back here on Tuesday. Just in time for Chemo on Wednesday. We are going forward with the treatment as previously planned. Dr. R is away on business . . . We will talk to him if he has returned by then; someone else if he hasn’t.

Leenie is on her way over for a hang-out. I will try to write again tomorrow.

Keep praying!