Oh my Sherrine, You just never know what's around the corner, do you?? I really hope your daughter is on the mend, feeling better every day. It's so hard to watch our children struggle! Debbie...
Happy Thanksgiving. A difficult year, indeed. But we're still here! I am thankful for that, along with many other things too. I hope everyone has a low-pain day. Debbie...
Sounds like a good plan, Luvs. Let us know how that goes!...
Wow, I pass by the weighted blankets in the store and cringe...I can't imagine using them! I have to have everything over my body as lightweight as possible, otherwise it makes my pain worse. It just...
Thanks, I definitely will....
Hey, Sherrine! I appreciate the hint because I do live in the frozen north, and feel like a popsicle from about October through May every year. I had no idea certain lotions could hold in heat!...
Hi Cathy, I just happened to be back on the forum (it's been quite a while, life being so crazy and all) and saw your post. I feel your pain because I'm afraid I've got another ruptured disc, or the...
Hi Cathy, Oh yes indeedy! Ruptured discs is something I can relate to well. I've had 2 in my lumbar spine and the repercussions have dominated my life for the ensuing 8 years. No fun. And we are such...
Darla, I'm glad to hear you're managing to maintain your equilibrium, in spite of all the roadblocks standing in your way! Good for you! I'm not good at that these days, I'm afraid...I tend to go...
Darla, Well, it sounds like a mixed bag - not great pain control but could be worse - ? Maybe that's all we can hope for these days...and it shouldn't be that way!! But since it is, you're right - we...
Thinking of you, Darla - wondering how you're recovering... Hopefully, well! Debbie...
I hear you! The same thing happened to me the last time! I think I raised the question of additional meds briefly, but the surgeon's attitude was that the pain would be taken care of by what I was...
Darla, Yes, it sounds like your surgery will be quite similar to mine. "Only" one more week to go! Of course, a week feels like forever when you're in serious pain. Is there anything that helps at...
Hi Darla, I'm so sorry to hear you're going to have to go through this surgery. Reading this thread made me go back and look at the report of my 2012 discectomy - still haven't gotten back the report...
Darla, I wouldn't say I'm not any better at all...at least now I can function again, walk around (a little) and drive. If I couldn't do that, I think I'd lose what little I have left of my mind ;)...
Nice to meet you too, Darla :) Yeah, I'm pretty excited. They don't have a date set yet, but tomorrow we look at dresses. This daughter has fantasized about her wedding since she was 3. She used to...
Hi, long time since I've been here but... A problem with finding comfortable shoes is one thing I can relate to...and how!! The only ones I wear these days (until my daughter's wedding, where it'll...
No, the ones I like (they're called Three Lakes) zip all the way up from the bottom. I like that because of the flexibility...sometimes I get hot and unzip it for a few minutes and then get cold...
I hate the cold too, with a purple passion. I live in undershirts, turtlenecks, and Columbia fleece jackets...literally every day, about 9 months out of the year. These jackets don't create static,...
Hi, Luvz. Oh yes indeedy! I definitely smell smoke when no one around me does. I'm always smelling things in general that other people don't, and whatever I smell, it's intense...I can't use scented...
I hear you. With me it's usually when I've done a little - and I mean a little - extra with my body, such as carrying an object that weighs a pound or two for a few extra yards. No, I'm not kidding....
Yay! I'm so happy for you! I totally agree, there's nothing like a new puppy. Constant smiles :D (I truly couldn't handle one anymore, but if I could, boy, I sure would. I can't even walk or wash or...
Loretta, My carcinomas were all Basal Cell...so I'm really glad for that, at least. Debbie...
Hi Loretta, I've had 3 Moh's surgeries - the 1st on my nose, the 2nd on my temple, and the 3rd on the back of my neck. The numbing shots for the surgery REALLY hurt my nose, so I was pleasantly...
I have been on it for about 6 years now (300 mg, 3 times a day). Whether it's mostly helping my Fibro pain or nerve pain more these days, I'm not even sure anymore. It all kind of runs together at...
Azgram, One more experience here - just a few weeks ago I went off Oxycodone (7.5-325, x a day.) I'd been on either it or the equivalent dose of Hydrocodone for 6 & 1/2 years. I was still taking some...
Hi, theHTreturns, I couldn't agree more...We continue to stress alcohol treatment, counseling, and peer support as important steps. But he just can't see it. He has been more talkative the past few...
Thanks, Susie. Just your just answering is of great value to me... Debbie...
Hi, I've written here before but it's been a while, forgive me if you've read this before. Our son is 35. He's always been extremely intelligent, artistically talented, ambitious and self-motivated....
Thanks, Karen. I appreciate your compassion, especially when you are obviously going through so much yourself. I hope you're feeling ok too. Debbie...
Nope, Sherrine, not surprised at all! :( You may remember how I'd sing the praises of my wonderful internist years ago...the dr who diagnosed me with Fibro back in 1993. He'd listen thoroughly, look...
Thanks so much, Susie, for getting back to me. Yeah, I guess that information would have helped ;) My tapering down was only 9 days total! Maybe because I'm also on the Valium and Gabapentin, the...
Hi! I've been on Oxycodone for 4 months, and before that, Hydrocodone for 6 years for left leg radiculopathy (and failed disc surgery.) Coincidentally, almost the day I switched over, I began...
Ok good! I'm glad to know you are both well. We've had between 95 and 103 all week, finally today it's nice, in the 70s. Two weeks ago we had the biggest hail we've ever seen around here - our maple...
Hi! I just noticed that no one's posted anything on the forum for 5 days. I don't come on here nearly as often as I used to, but I can't remember a time when things were ever this slow! Everybody ok?...
Thanks, Luvz. I'm definitely improving since my surgery....on the right leg, anyway. I hope you're doing well too. Debbie...
Hi Luvz, I know, this vitamin stuff can drive you nuts - and there are so many different amounts in different combinations, sometimes hard to get what you want without another completely irrelevant...
I'm feeling a bit better again. There is still some of the leg pain, but it's minimal. Luvz, your description of how your legs feel sounds so familiar! Mine never shut up!! Even before this latest...
Well, it appears I may have spoken too soon. Tonight I was sitting here on my throne, on the couch. My leg felt a little tight so I automatically flexed my foot (toes toward me) - very gently - and...
Thanks for asking, Lj! I'm back! :yeah: and not feeling too bad. I didn't actually get much out of the surgeon beforehand, except that he couldn't do anything about the chronic pain and weakness on...
Ah, thanks, Sherrine! I so appreciate your kindness...the best medicine of all. I hope you have a great Memorial Day too. That goes for all of you - Laura, Luvz, Lj and Susie :) Thanks for the good...
Thanks, you guys! It's so great to have people in your corner. Of course, now I'm trying to keep myself from doing too much to the house so I'll have everything where I need it when I get home - and...
Yes, James, I also hope you've seen a doctor about this? You just never know. I'm so sorry your wife got that tough diagnosis...that's got to be taking quite a toll on you both. I sure hope you feel...
Hi. I feel so thankful to the surgeon who is squeezing me in before his vacation, to the pain doctor who actually listened and pushed my MRI through, to the support staff who have been so nice thus...
Luvz, You may already have had your appointment by now, but I've been taking Diazepam (Valium) for about 3 weeks now, and it's made an amazing difference as far as my horrible cramps from my...
Ah, Robin...yes, she was something, all right. A true ray of sunshine. I miss her so much. Debbie...
Nancy, I'm kind of in the same boat. I've already had one surgery because of a herniated lumbar disc and I'm pretty sure the same thing's going on again 6 years later, but in the other leg now. The...
Cranky, I'm usually on the Fibro forum but lately I've been struggling with what I believe is depression, too. I'm so sorry for your situation. When I read your post it hit home enormously. At the...
Sherrine, Actually, I did have plenty of debilitating pain for many years before my surgery, but it was the disc rupture (that necessitated the surgery) that really sent it through the roof; before...
Hello James, I'm sorry you're going through this loss. Which home are you thinking of giving up? That's got to be a really hard decision. And boy, do I relate. I feel, and have for over 30+ years,...