Hope you get through this difficult time.  The travel and being away from
home can't be helping.  Take the pills - the last thing you need at this
point is unmanageable pain.

Sorry things are tough at the moment Janet and are making you down., it's
never an easy road to travel but we are there by your side.

Warm Hugs

Alayne

kelliepoodle@yahoo.com said...

Whyfor you cry?  I mean, whyfor you need teeth?  Just think of all the
excuses you no longer have to make for living on ice cream, nourishing
soups (or better still naughty-but-nice ones) etc?

Damn!  Does that mean you can't live on a diet of delicious full-cream
soup and ice cream with real rum/kirsch/whatever in?  Oh well.

Do you get to keep the teeth to put under your pillow?

You'll be fine, honest.

Incidentally, I wrote to Pauline Weston Thomas not long back, thanking
her for her on line diary.  Here's part of her reply to me:

<quote>
I'm glad your mum found the mask ok. Actually there were different
methods
around when I had it done, but it all depends on what your hospital
uses.
Some places used a mesh which moulds to the face and I believe that was
easier. Had I read my diary before I had had it done no doubt I would
also
have found it an easier experience. The totally unknown is always more
alarming which is why I wrote about it. I know some on the rdoc forum
have
found it just as horrible as I did, so maybe it just depends on
individuals
etc. For example I'm not a bit frightened of large spiders, but can't
abide
wasps within a few feet of me. My mask also reached my breasts so it
covered
a larger area than just the jaw.  Everyone is different and it's just
good
when something is not as bad as people expect. I know chemo is rough for
many.

Yes I'm glad the pages are useful to others and frankly trying to get
something positive out of a negative experiences was helpful to me. I
expect
that's why some people like to raise charity money too. That has no
appeal
to me, but this was my why of contributing socially and giving back. It
took
real effort to make notes daily when not well.
</quote>

So you see Janet there are all sorts of different methods of making the
mask.  Hopefully you and your medical team can come to an arrangement
wihich suits all of you.

{{{{{Hugs}}}}}