tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post1084369363527415184..comments2024-03-08T10:53:49.072-05:00Comments on Carver's Sight or is that Site: Moving forward, sort ofCarverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-90573648061181504612008-01-13T08:27:00.000-05:002008-01-13T08:27:00.000-05:00Hi YTSL, Thank you so much for your thoughtful com...Hi YTSL, Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. It does help me to blog and I enjoy visiting other bloggers. The photographic memes have been great and I'm glad to have gotten to know bloggers like you through this activity. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-8719340891609318332008-01-12T23:14:00.000-05:002008-01-12T23:14:00.000-05:00Hi Carver --I'm so sorry to hear about what you ha...Hi Carver --<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry to hear about what you have to go through. Wish that things could be better for you physically. What strikes me -- who, granted, knows you mainly through our both being Photo Hunters -- as amazing though is that you appear so well mentally and psychologically. I hope you stay well in that regard, and keep on blogging -- and visiting the blogs of others -- if it is an activity that you get as much out of as I do.YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-84412652410451968522008-01-12T13:55:00.000-05:002008-01-12T13:55:00.000-05:00Hi Life Cruiser,I am sorry that you have had to de...Hi Life Cruiser,<BR/><BR/>I am sorry that you have had to deal with chronic pain too. I think you have a great attitude. That zest for life and taking each day and making it the best day it can be shows throughout your blog. I appreciate your thoughts a great deal. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-83078490329814833772008-01-12T12:06:00.000-05:002008-01-12T12:06:00.000-05:00Well, sometimes I'm not really sure that the docto...Well, sometimes I'm not really sure that the doctors and all the experts really know the best.... The persons that actually lives with the condition knows more about their own body's reaction - if we listen enough.<BR/><BR/>I know this since me too have chronic pains, both back problems & fibro and maybe some struma on the way, too high values. Before the fibro they ordered me to move more with my bad back, but it only made things worse. Much worse.<BR/><BR/>It's also a matter of finding the right balance between the body and the mind.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your troubles. I do hope that you get it all sorted. I think that you're doing quite fine, considering the matter.<BR/><BR/>For me, it works if I take one day at the time. I've decided to make THIS DAY to the best possible I can and not to think too far in the future. It's our duty to ourselves to take care of the days we have. It's only we ourselves that can do it. Sure I find it hard sometimes, but I'm so darn stubborn :-D<BR/><BR/>((hugs))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-76732048321558035982008-01-12T08:54:00.000-05:002008-01-12T08:54:00.000-05:00Thanks so much Heart of Rachael, I appreciate your...Thanks so much Heart of Rachael, I appreciate your kind words so much. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-19398382443846904192008-01-12T08:33:00.000-05:002008-01-12T08:33:00.000-05:00Hi Carver,I'm sorry about what you're going throug...Hi Carver,<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about what you're going through. I could imagine how difficult it is to face the reality of an illness. Your post has touched my heart. I really hope that you can recover and have many more quality years ahead of you. Sending you my prayers. God bless.Heart of Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542152478039483575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-13069129136970676292008-01-11T22:39:00.000-05:002008-01-11T22:39:00.000-05:00Thank you for your kind words eastcoastlife. I app...Thank you for your kind words eastcoastlife. I appreciate it very much. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-27616338654945491722008-01-11T22:18:00.000-05:002008-01-11T22:18:00.000-05:00Carver,So sorry to hear that you are hurting and f...Carver,<BR/>So sorry to hear that you are hurting and feeling down. I pray the pain would go away. <BR/><BR/>You are so strong. I don't know what to say in order not to hurt you. <BR/><BR/>HUGSeastcoastlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578276762751929226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-71149767337578463452008-01-11T20:27:00.000-05:002008-01-11T20:27:00.000-05:00Thank you so much JMB. I do find it helpful to wri...Thank you so much JMB. I do find it helpful to write about it and I appreciate your support. I don't want to dwell on the negative but sometimes it does help me to spell it out on my blog and then move onward. I am starting to feel somewhat more positive and I'm sure I've just been in a temporary slump. Bill and I are going to go on a walk Saturday and he's great about letting me set the pace. I realize I can't totally stop moving and it helps that he encourages me to take a walk with him without any pressure. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-34364143154667769932008-01-11T18:51:00.000-05:002008-01-11T18:51:00.000-05:00Oh Carver, I am so sad to see you down. You are al...Oh Carver, I am so sad to see you down. You are always so matter of fact in what I consider a terrible situation.<BR/>I do hope that posting this was cathartic and you are feeling better.<BR/>Take care my friend.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-83606709514177095572008-01-11T17:23:00.000-05:002008-01-11T17:23:00.000-05:00Hi Inland Empire Girl,Thank so much for your kind ...Hi Inland Empire Girl,<BR/><BR/>Thank so much for your kind words. I appreciate it a great deal. Take care, Carver<BR/><BR/>Hi David, <BR/> <BR/>Thanks you so much for your thoughtful comment. It has helped me to be able to write it out on my blog which surprises me in a way. I appreciate your well wishes very much. Take Care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-68728604543460349022008-01-11T16:49:00.000-05:002008-01-11T16:49:00.000-05:00Dear Carver,I had no idea about this part of your ...Dear Carver,<BR/><BR/>I had no idea about this part of your life. This is one of the most powerful posts I've read in a long time.<BR/><BR/>I know you'll say it's just a simple teling of a difficult period in your life, but you have told it with simple power.<BR/><BR/>God bless you in your recovery<BR/><BR/>Daviddavid mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-10825329408179683102008-01-10T23:13:00.000-05:002008-01-10T23:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for your honesty. Good thoughts and incredi...Thanks for your honesty. Good thoughts and incredible pictures.Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-19821222744879492192008-01-10T18:09:00.000-05:002008-01-10T18:09:00.000-05:00Thanks Gledwood, I appreciate that. Take care, Car...Thanks Gledwood, I appreciate that. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-11472585135164286512008-01-10T15:49:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:49:00.000-05:00... what a beautiful post ...... what a beautiful post ...Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-65337407111150662672008-01-10T13:11:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:11:00.000-05:00Hi Yolanda,Thanks so much for your support. I am s...Hi Yolanda,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your support. I am sorry you have to deal with chronic pain. It is helpful to blog about the rough times as well as the good and I really appreciate your insights. As ever, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-75533319169843391912008-01-10T12:29:00.000-05:002008-01-10T12:29:00.000-05:00I really appreciated your honesty with this post a...I really appreciated your honesty with this post and I want you to know that your friends are always right there beside.<BR/>I deal with a lot of the same issues you do except mine relate to chronic pain. <BR/>I find that blogging is at its best when we are really honest with others about our fears and are able to find comfort and supoort for our journey thru this mediumYolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135944573305009556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-1974861498686741692008-01-10T08:48:00.000-05:002008-01-10T08:48:00.000-05:00Hi Jeanne,I think getting an earlier scan may help...Hi Jeanne,<BR/><BR/>I think getting an earlier scan may help. I put the call in to schedule it and did ask if it could be in February instead of March. I'm supposed to call Friday if they don't call me so if it's not already scheduled I'll ask if there is any reason to wait rather than go ahead and do it. Take care, Carver<BR/><BR/>Hi Deli,<BR/>Thanks for visiting and commenting. It does help me to write about it and I always appreciate kind responses like yours. Take care, Carver<BR/><BR/>Hi Theresa,<BR/>Going outside is a good idea. I need to remind myself to do that even when I'm not walking much. This is a good time to watch the birds if I sit quietly in my garden. Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-39683741483638916052008-01-10T00:19:00.000-05:002008-01-10T00:19:00.000-05:00Hi Carver,Although I really can't relate on the ca...Hi Carver,<BR/>Although I really can't relate on the cancer side of things- I do know that sometimes our body really tells us what it wants- <BR/>right now your body is saying rest, so it is ok to rest. But you might want to rest outside in that beautiful back yard of yours so you get that nature feeling to keep your spirits lifted.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624198553775937553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-11186437742563373022008-01-09T22:06:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:06:00.000-05:00Hi Carver,Im sad to hear about your post. And i fe...Hi Carver,<BR/><BR/>Im sad to hear about your post. And i feel for you as i have important people in my life who are suffering and fighting aganist C. I thinking writing and sharing about it is good to breathe out and make others understand. It is a reminder for peopel liek me how health shoudl not be taken fr granted and how fragiule life can be.<BR/><BR/>and your pictures, may I say.. are so beautiful!<BR/><BR/>-LiDeLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795530327579458125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-67987002521833810142008-01-09T22:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:04:00.000-05:00Oh, forgot to say: great photos. Really beautiful....Oh, forgot to say: great photos. Really beautiful. <BR/><BR/>JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187882620099224246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-26137980394512657792008-01-09T22:03:00.000-05:002008-01-09T22:03:00.000-05:00Carver--lazy sounds good. You sound so much like m...Carver--lazy sounds good. You sound so much like me in this post: I want to be stronger physically, get back to where I was at some point in the past, and it is very hard to accept that it ain't gonna happen. <BR/><BR/>I still have pain from my pelvic fracture, and I can't decide if exercise makes it better or worse--some days it seems one way, other days the other. <BR/><BR/>One question: Would it help to have your scan early? I know I got a huge burst of mental and emotional energy from my good news in Tucson, even though physically I'm still dragging. Just a thought. <BR/><BR/>JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187882620099224246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-76808233154308323942008-01-09T16:40:00.000-05:002008-01-09T16:40:00.000-05:00Hi Kim, I know what you mean about worry being a k...Hi Kim, I know what you mean about worry being a kind of crutch. As always the best quotes. That made me laugh out loud and laughing is always a good thing. You have had a lot to deal with and are such a good friend. I wish neither of us had melanoma but since we do, I'm glad we got to know each other. We'll both get past these spring anniversaries and onward we go. Love, Carver<BR/><BR/>Hi Small Town R.N, <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry your daughter had to deal with cancer. As a mother I can think of few things worse than having that happen to my child. I'm so glad she's 7 years out and I'll be sending out good thoughts for her May check up.<BR/><BR/>I'm also sorry you've had to deal with so many health issues lately (you and your husband). It must be so hard not to be able to get back to work yet. Also, not having your regular doctor available to bounce everything off of. I didn't think you went on about your health problems at all. I'm interested and I know so well how hard it is when you don't want to appear like a hypochondriac but you want to get to the bottom of it. I hope you'll get the right kind of help soon.<BR/><BR/>Take care, Carver<BR/><BR/>Hi Melissa,<BR/><BR/>I've been labeled with fibromyalgia for want of a better dx. My doctors put it on my chart but acknowledge I fit in some ways don't in others. My ONC says a percentage of people have chronic pain after the LND. I'm glad to hear there is some validity in not exercising because I thought I was supposed to do as much as possible but it doesn't help and frankly I'm ready to be lazy for a while.<BR/><BR/>Take care, CarverCarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-850809613074948992008-01-09T16:17:00.000-05:002008-01-09T16:17:00.000-05:00I feel the same way you do as far as the exercisin...I feel the same way you do as far as the exercising goes. From what I've read about fibromyalgia over the years, exercise makes symptoms worse. I'm not sure if this is part of your problem or not, but I'm finding myself with chronic pain and stiffness and resting seems to be the best medicine. <BR/><BR/>Good excuse to be lazy, I say!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801067290114511593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32749386.post-43047993304110416742008-01-09T12:27:00.000-05:002008-01-09T12:27:00.000-05:00It's interesting for me today to read your post. ...It's interesting for me today to read your post. It is 7 years ago yesterday that my youngest daughter was treated for cancer...after her surgery there were the month follow ups then the 3 month 6 and then yearly.....the May I believe is her last follow up appointment. But I know everytime it comes close to May I start to freak out...I know they are going to do xrays...I know they are going to do blood work....and until we get the ok...I feel sick in my stomach....<BR/><BR/>And as for me...well I hate this aging thing.....in August I was diagnosised with ulcerative colitis...this has been giving me grief....but I tolerate it...then in November I hurt my shoulder at work...I am not healing as we all thought...what is happening instead is my symptoms are getting worse and are just not making sense..to complicate matters my GP is off sick for another 4 weeks...and I don't feel confident in the doctor I am seein as his replacement....I am curious if I have MS I have been to many sights and seeking out information on my own...preparing to ask the right questions when I go to the doctor...but because of all that is going on with my shoulder and colitis, I don't want to appear as a hypochondriac....so I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place.....I wish I could go back to the mainland and see my old doctor and I know he would have every test done quickly to rule things out.....<BR/><BR/>Oh I shouldn't be going on about me...the point for mentioning what I am...is that like you...we keep things in the back of our minds..the what if's...and feel bad that we do that....you are faced with a devasting desease and I believe you are entitled to feel what you feel..and work within your comfort zone....anyhow...those are my thoughts....try and have yourself a good day....Smalltown RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806734351278128551noreply@blogger.com