Thank you, Dave, for your candid remarks. He did tell me hydrophis is from a very venemous sea snake. And I do recognize my tendency to obsessively research, as best I can, any remedy I am given! I totally see your point about how this could interfere with the whole process, and how I have an opportunity,now, to stop that behavior and just trust him. I readily admit being able to just trust the healing process-or any process-is a challenge for me.

Dr. Taylor did describe the appearance of the snake, and several days later I had an image of it, which I am going to paint. This is already encouraging, as I am an artist who has not been able to pull myself out of depression and get to the easel in a very long time. Perhaps the best thing I can do is to just get busy painting and wait for the remedy to arrive; perhaps do a series of paintings as an expession of its effects as the weeks go by. Thank you!

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