Does it get better, really?
Does the pain ever go away?
Pain is a virus. You fight it with everything you have untill it subsides. It gets better, yes. But I'd be lying if I said it goes away completely. It may rest dormant for days, weeks, even years, but then something triggers it.
A smell, a sound, ther smallest recollection. And there you are again, infected.....
Miss you so much....