thoughts on pain

every morning at breakfast this week e-e has been saying his leg hurts. he's been going through a growing spurt. so this morning after he kinda cried about his pain, we cheered and celebrated the fact that he's growing.

i had my acupuncture appointment today and, let's just say i wasn't expecting anything more than a bunch of little pin pricks, and was not-so-pleasantly surprised by the actual initial experience of it. as i was laying there thinking about how i just wanted to call it all off and jump up & run out of there, i thought that it would be better to experience a little more pain now if it would help my back, than to avoid the extra pain yet still have my back pain.

we went to the hospital to see lisa today and, though she looks much better and has an appetite & some energy, she had been through the ringer today...a CAT scan, MRI, spinal tap, and a few other things that i don't remember. ...plus several attempts at iv's because she has tiny veins. so she's had to go through extra pain in order to figure out what's going on with the pain she already has.

lessons learned? ...pain can be a tool for growth and health. avoiding temporary pain can in turn cause prolonged pain, or worse. and awareness of growth in pain is worth rejoicing over.