How did/do you deal with the stress?

[treefrog]

I'm glad your anti-anxiety meds are starting to work. That was really sweet that your husband wanted a date night, I hope you enjoyed it.

Hope is a wonderful thing. It keeps me going.

I wasn't able to take the amitriptyline last night, or the ativan. I found out the amitriptyline should be taken everyday, so I will wait and ask my doctor if that is how I should be taking it, I thought it was something to take just when I felt I needed it. And I didn't take the ativan, because I ended up having some swelling in my legs and feet. And I didn't want to take something new, with the possibility of some unknown side effects, I didn't want to chance it.

Monday will test my calm again. I will be sending part of the payment for surgery. But I want to make sure I get the best deal, so I will be checking with my bank before setting up the transaction with xe.com. Either way, I need to stop at the bank on my way into work. Uggh, I have a difficult enough time getting going in the morning. I'm not looking forward to dealing with this. But it needs to get done. Hopefully it will take some weight off my shoulders to have it finished.

I hope you are having a nice weekend.

[Katie]

Not to make you worry ahead of time, but the amytriptyline caused nightmares for me, and also for another friend of mine in the same boat. My PM doctor recommended it for pain control so I could sleep through the night. The nightmares prevented that from being a success

It does not have that effect with most people though, so try not to assume it will with you. I just wanted to let you know that it is a slim possibility in case it happens and you think you are going nuts