<!--quoteo(post=301985:date=Jul 28 2008, 03&#58;56 PM:name=cruisetarp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cruisetarp &#064; Jul 28 2008, 03&#58;56 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=301985">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Back from the doctor and feeling pretty sorry for myself.   This is the first time since this whole shingle thing began 1 month ago that I actually saw my own Dr.   She spent a lot of time with me but basically told my it could take up to 6 months for the nerves to quiet back down and go back to normal so I could have this pain for another 6 months.   There is also the possibility the nerves will never go back to normal.   She did give me some pain meds and couldn&#39;t understand why I hadn&#39;t been on them before (hello - the last Dr. I saw was my regular Drs. Husband.)  So it&#39;s pity party time in my house. <br /><br />  To add some icing on the cake I got home to get a message from my brother Doug that they can&#39;t wait anymore for SIL Carol&#39;s visa to move to Italy and will be leaving tomorrow for Bologna.   Carol will have to go on a visitors visa but will have to return to the US in 3 months.    Doug just can&#39;t wait any longer to get over there - he has to get his whole college program set up and ready to go by mid-August.   I will miss them so much.<br /><br />Finally, brother Bill called that the sale of our home in Florida fell through.  We thought we were finally rid of that place.   It was costing us too much money to keep.   <br /><br />Think I&#39;ll take the phone off the hook, crawl into bed and try out one of the new pain pills.    <br /><br />Vent over - I feel better already.   Be back later<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Oh MaryLou.... I feel with you girl.  Here&#39;s some BIG (((HUGS))) coming your way&#33;<br /><br />I know what it feels like having your loved ones across the sea - but you will eventually accept it and then can look forward to a wonderful trip to Bologna sometime in your future maybe.<br /><br />So sorry about the lingering pain from the shingles..... you would think that all the Dr&#39;s are on the same page with regard to meds.... that really makes me mad when i find out I could have had relief but the Dr didn&#39;t prescribe anything for me.... aargh&#33;<br />