ANCIENT PAINS RETURN

North Of Italy, 10:30 AM

This morning my mother told me that the coming of spring 🌷 gives her a strange feeling too, something halfway between anxiety and sadness.

It’s nice to know that I’m not alone in this — it makes me feel a little less like an alien. 👽

Today I didn’t go to work because I had my first surgical consultation at the hospital to schedule the removal of the basal cell carcinoma.

Luckily it didn’t take long, and they gave me an appointment for March 24th at 9:40 AM, a date that doesn’t overlap with my other medical appointments.

A small victory that deserves to be highlighted and celebrated. 🥳

Unfortunately, I spent a terrible afternoon, with very strong intermittent spasms in my stomach and chest.

I have suffered almost all my life from bacterial overgrowth syndrome due to my short intestine, chronic pain and fibromyalgia, but it had been a long time since I felt this bad. 😰
I was shouting for my mother to help me and clinging to her as if she were a lifebuoy in the middle of a stormy sea 🌊.

She tried to calm me down, gently massaged my back and told me that I’ve been like this other times and that it has always passed.

Had a light dinner and by the time I went to bed all this noise from my body had calmed down.

I hope I’ll be able to sleep soundly tonight 😴…