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Date Posted: 17:57:57 03/02/07 Fri
Author: Richard
Author Host/IP: adsl-75-45-205-182.dsl.sfldmi.sbcglobal.net / 75.45.205.182
Subject: Is it ever too early too quit? Please read, thanks...

<p>It has been a grueling two months +. My right arm was so infected that the entire length was double it normal size, so very red and hot. The top dog antibiotic, Vancomycin did not seem to be touching the infection, although I did not test positive for the top dog bacteria, MSRA (very antibiotic resistant). My doc said that being I was already on Vancomycin before they drew blood that I probably did have active MSRA because of the very fast onslaught and severity of the infection. I have been in and out of the hospital way too much. Medical people are being more optimistic thatn me about getting a new med port that will keep me hydrated and alive. When I did get home on oral antibiotics (two kinds) the infection started healing quickly almost gone by yesterday when my run of antibiotics ran out. </p>
<p>My son has been a major stressor once again. He has grown much. However, he was brutally trained to be a taker. It was a free-for-all when he was a kid. Boundaries just did not exist for him to ever even recognize to be broken. However, I am totally burnt out physically, mentally, and emotionally due to my dire medical condition and as well as my son misusing me while I am helpless with illness. I had a good talk with my therapist today and what my self-survival mechanism is already telling me without words has been validated. I have already tighten my boundaries with my son, without telling I am doing so. A couple a times I have said no with excuse and he has managed to fend for himself both times. Tomorrow, I will as gently, cleverly, diplomatically as I can be telling my son that I need a vacation from life for about a month, which includes him. I will be wanting to hear from him though, because there is very likeable side to my son and he is my son. I will ask him if he be willing to call me once a week, but only once a week and that he can only call without a request of any kind. We can chitchat, he can talk about his job, his woman-friend, and so on, but no requests. </p><p>
Please talk with your God or whatever you think brought about this world or just plain a wish that this goes over well. My son was so brought up with a hurt for a hurt, he does not even know always when he is carrying out a revenge. Also, when he gets angry enough there is no thought to consequence. But, my son has grown a lot and has surprised me on more than one occasion, often even. Today when I had to break a lunch date because of an unexpected doc appointment for the a re-infecting of my small incision wound, and I sharing how I bad I felt about it, he told me to take care of my medical stuff because that is most important. </p><p>
It has been a long day. I went to hydration infusion at 6:00 a.m., to the doc’s office at 11:30 a.m.: 1:45 minutes visit, lunch, my therapist at 2:00, and to the pharmacist at 3:30 p.m. and errands for 45 minutes while waiting and another 15 mins at the pharmacist’s. I am now kicking back here with you, a raspberry oatmeal turnover, a scrumptious big chocolate chip cookie, and my favorite flavored coffee: ‘Strawberry Short Cake’… I know, I know… kinda fruity sounding but it does taste good. </p><p>
I gotta wait a bit for all this to pass to start taking my refill of antibiotics else this sugary, caffeine will pull the pills out too quickly with the junk food and coffee. Hot bath first… </p><p>
Thanks a bunch for reading this. </p><p>
Miss all of you. </p><p>
RICHARD</p>

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