Ohhhh the Pain!!!!!

It seems like the symptoms I've had with my back, legs, hips, etc. are just getting worse!!!!    Every move I make or whenever I get up from sitting or laying down, the pain takes my breath away.  Now, sitting is extremely uncomfortable and painful for me.  Laying down is no longer a form of relief for me either!  This last week I had a migraine for 2 1/2 days, on top of the pain I'm already having.  I had a break down of sorts on Friday night.  I'm SO SICK OF BEING IN PAIN!!!!  I feel mostly bad for my kids!  No one wants a Mom who just lays around or sits around because if they move they'll cry or whimper!  But, that's where I'm at.  I feel bad that I can't be more involved with my kids and be more peppy and happy!  I try to be positive and happy but, I can only handle the pain for so long!  I'm sure Mike is sick of hearing me whine and complain about it too!  Luckily, I have a dear, sweet friend who is always willing to listen to me whine and complain and never seems put out, or annoyed, or bothered by it.  On Thursday night, her, myself, and another friend of ours was going out for a fun night on the town.  We were going to dinner and then play "Hand and Foot" (a favorite card game of ours to play).  I felt terrible that day with a horrid headache and back pain.  Mike talked me into going anyway.  I mean, a girl's gotta' eat, right?  So, I went.  Well, we'd been there a little bit and I had to call the night off.  I felt like I was going to puke all over, my headache was bad and was turning into a migraine.  So, my friend was taking me home and asked if I wanted to come to her house and lay down for a while.  It's just her and her Mom at her house so, it would be quiet, dark, and her room stayed really cool.  I instantly said yes.  So, we got to her house and she took such good care of me, laid me down in her bed, got me ice water, and made sure I was nice and cool.  Then, her Mom came in and gave me a VERY INTENSE foot massage to try and push out the headache and pains I was having.  When I say intense...I mean, I thought I was gonna' fly off the bed a couple times!!!!  However, most of the time it felt good.  After she was done, I was able to zonk out for a little over an hour.  After I woke up, I couldn't go back to sleep and it was time for another percocet.  So, my friend drove me home for the night.  I don't know what I would've done without my friend and her constant help!!!!  She's VERY compassionate, VERY selfless, and VERY non-judgmental!!!!  She helps me to see past things that I see as weird, bad, or odd and makes me see the good in everyone and everything!  She's an excellent example to me and I'm SO DANG LUCKY that I have her as my friend!!!  My kids love her and adore her too!  They often say, "Cheryl is our bestest friend, huh Mom?"  Hopefully someday or sometime soon I will have opportunities to give back to her!