Category: Pain, Every day life

  • Follow up to foreign objects in my body

    Last month, I had another surgery for the spinal cord stimulator. They had to reposition the battery pack in my backside. It was so painful I was under the impression it was infected. At night time, I laid on my left side it felt like someone was pulling the tissue surrounding the pouch it was…

  • Wow

    What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? My morning rituals depend on the night before. The start of the next morning can proceed in two directions. The first, if I was able to sleep with minor pain, then it would take 45 minutes to an hour to…

  • Another…..

    Last night was horrible. I spent the night in my head. It was a brutal and rough fight. Eventually, I was able to humble myself after my daily reading. We came to a mutual agreement. We both went into our respective corners and faded into the night. I thank God for speaking to us. He…

  • My latest work

    Handmade mix media Copyright Painbug 2023

  • Copping with foreign objects in my body

    How do you trick your body into accepting foreign objects? This is a question I am still trying to answer. I received a spinal cord stimulator implant back in 2021. Two different incisions with different components inserted in my upper back and lower bottom. I was aware of  the possible risks evolving the implants. The…

  • My fight song….

    It is astonishing how time flies, My WordPress site turned five years old a few days ago. It has been five years since my surgery turned my life upside down. I went from having no hope to loving life, God, and occasionally people. This site was my outlet to express myself and not care who…

  • Handmade cards.

  • Thinking of you

    Thinking of you

    We are need a pick me up card every now and then

  • Covid -19 days

    I have managed to be covid free for the last two years. I limited my interactions we people. Always had a face mask on, and carried hand sanitizer. Well, it finally caught up with me I’ve been tagged. There is nothing that can prepare you for this virus. Being high risk things can go from…

  • Five months in

    Five months in

    Last year around October,  I agreed to try a Spinal Cord Stimulator trial for seven days. It was a success so we started the process for the approval of the permanent implant. It was explained it would take about two to three months for the insurance to approve everything. To my surprise within the following…