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Everything was OK until I got out of bed at 06:00, only a few snoozebars after the alarm went off.

I got the warning twinges before I got upright, but I was thinking that some nice warm water was the answer, and I needed a shower anyway.

I made it into the shower but I was unable to wash my legs and feet, and when I got out I couldn't dry them, either.

It took me about ten minutes to get my pants on... normally I wouldn't have bothered, but Rowena was staying with us and I doubt that she's ready to see me semi-nekkid.

I tried doing some stretching, but that didn't work at all, causing more pain than anything else.

So the first thing that I need to do is get rid of the inflammation, along with the pain.

I've got a call in to my doc, requesting medications... I do hope that they will get right on it, 'cause the longer it takes, the more I will hurt.

10:57...
Still no word from the doc, dammit.

A little bit ago I was walking to the bathroom when one of the spasms hit me, almost went to my knees.

This really sucks.

13:22...
Rowena came back a bit ago, and she is one happy lady! The chest x-ray showed a sizeable reduction in the size of the tumor, about 50%, in fact.

And Karen and I are so happy for her, of course.

Karen just got home from running errands and having lunch with Kim at BC/BS, and when I told her that I hadn't heard back from the doc, she called them... I should have some pills within the next half-hour.

18:23...
Eh, it wound up being two hours...

And I just now had a major spasm just as I was sitting down.

I did get something accomplished today, though... I got all three of the 500GB drives formatted.

I'm gonna have to sleep on the guest-room bed tonight, it's impossible to get into or out of a waterbed when the back is bad... I tried that last time, and it didn't work.

And the pain pills are kicking in big time now, I think that I'll go to bed shortly... but first I've gotta talk Karen into bringing the C-PAP upstairs.

One side effect of the pain pills is the dry mouth, I just hate that.

And another is Codeine... and the itchies.

Actually, the pain pills aren't really working, just making me sleepy... I just found out that the pain is still there, dammit.

But I just don't care so much, heh.