Compendium of Complaints

The dog was so sad yesterday. Every time I got ready to leave, he would pop to his feet and jog playfully toward me. Jack loves to go with me--anywhere. He gets an outing at least once a day, and his anticipation remains high until it happens. And, believe me, he knows it's going to happen.

Yesterday was no exception. He waited all day. Finally, at the late hour of about eight o'clock, after dinner; I told my husband we needed to at least walk him around the block. Jack was elated. We leashed him up and headed down the street. He pranced with pleasure.

My knee nearly hit the pavement about two blocks down. The pain in my abdomen was so intense I could not stand. My husband grabbed my arm and held on. It was dramatic. Me, hunched over, breathing hard, sweating. Him, holding on to me with all his strength, saying, "let me go get the car." Me, saying, "no, this has happened before--it will pass." It did eventually pass. We turned around and came home.

For years I have endured these cramps. For years, I've had no answer. Just a big lesion there--benign says the lab. Why does it trouble me so? Maybe it should be escalated to a new category called angry-benign. That title would suit it better.

My night was interrupted. My blog post #5 foregone. Among my other complaints of the day, this one was remarkable. It made me start limping again. Maybe Mr. Angry-Benign is touching a nerve? I don't know, but two blocks is not enough to cut it. I've been sweating ever since.

It would be remiss not to log my symptoms from yesterday and today. So, it will be in abbreviated fashion. I have a headache. That's only one--here are the rest.

Backache
Limp
Abdominal pain
Sweating
Headache
Nausea
Acid Reflux
Foot ache
Knee pain
Exhaustion
Neck pain
Blisters on my head
Can't concentrate

That's all I can think of -- I'm tired. Did I list that?