I want to thank everyone for the prayers and support. The emergency surgery to remove my Morphine pump was a breeze, BUT it through me into full blown drug withdrawal and I would not want anyone to know this experience. It has been 4 of the most miserable days of my life so far and I have at least a week to go. You start out with a lot of pain, you get very weak and very sick, you are constantly nauseated, you throw up but they are dry heaves and hurt, you are very depressed, cry over nothing, you shake and tremble, you are so weak you can't walk, you can't concentrate on anything. You wish you could just die to stop the suffering. All this is going on simultaneously and constantly 24hours a day. There are more symtoms, but that gives you an idea of what withdrawal does to you. I could not eat at all for 5 days. Food makes me even sicker. I have lost 14 pounds in 4 days. Finally today I was able to eat a 2 ounce piece of plain chicken breast and keep it down. I can only sip water, so I constantly take sips of water. I drink about 20 ounces a day this way. I am dehydrated. When this is done, I still have a long road back and start adapting to a new level of disability. Getting back to my shop, hopefully by summer is what is keeping me going.
Again thank you all for your support and prayers.