Comments | tightropegirl: visit to a small country

tightropegirl

visit to a small country

Jul 09, 2014 19:05

I have returned from a visit to the country of pain, a place where all of us stop from time to time, and some of us live. It is a small country, to hold so many of us; small enough to crawl over, to learn each stone and shard of glass in the road with a sickening familiarity ( Read more... )

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borgmama1of5 July 10 2014, 04:05:04 UTC

Your eloquence in describing your sojourn in the land of pain broke my heart...and yet throughout you express concern for those less able to weather the struggle than yourself.

I am sending positive energy in the hopes that good thoughts from fandom can help shorten your time there.

oleander9999 July 10 2014, 04:37:28 UTC

My sister spent all of 2013 there and, from what I could understand, only communicating from across the border with her, you describe the landscape very precisely. I have not yet experienced that level of pain (I dread that it may happen) but have had months in bed, unable to leave a small apartment (broken ankle) and I do know that feeling of looking at the alien planet. When I was finally able to be outside again, I felt like someone who'd been let out of prison and was shocked at the vividness of the outside world, its noise and speed and heartbreaking beauty. PT is a miracle (wrapped in hard work!) and I hope you will soon be feeling MUCH better and more "normal." That you were able to write this so beautifully and powerfully speaks well for your return to your home planet. And here's to that place in the country (and more novels from you, hooray!!!) Hugs and love ( ... )

raincitygirl July 10 2014, 04:43:58 UTC

Oh man, oh man, oh man! That just sucks so much. I'm glad things are a little better now, but a little better than a ten on the pain scale still sucks more than I can describe. Sending good thoughts.

Also, you're an amazingly vivid writer. You really conveyed the agony, to the point where I was having sympathy winces in my own back.

kateelliott July 10 2014, 05:08:47 UTC

lillibet July 10 2014, 06:33:50 UTC

I think the territory of back pain is a particular sector of that country. I dwelt there for a year, a few years back, with hip and lower back pain similar to what you've been experiencing ( ... )

tightropegirl July 12 2014, 04:25:53 UTC

Ah, yes, the MRI. It wasn't as bad as it might have been for me; the guy doing it saw I was hurting and told me that if I barely breathed, he thought he could get it done in 15 minutes or less. And he did!

I have a friend who uses an inversion table, and she says it helps her as well. I'm thinking seriously about it. The idea spooked me out a little at first, but I guess 2-3 minutes might be something I could handle. Thank you!