Hello. I am 30 and have suffered with chronic pain for 8 year, severe pain (w/ strong narcotics) for over 4 years. I am a RN who is unable to work anymore due to pain and mobility issues. I injured...
X-rays alone are a very poor way to diagnose disc problems, etc. Yes, of course you have the classic symptoms. But pain just across your back may mean discs higher up the lumbar (your lower back)...
Quahog, yes I did receive your email and responded back twice with all the info i found out. This company is called Palisades, and it is a bottom feeder credit collection. However, these ARE true...
Well, I have officially lost the last thing I had to my name: my house. The sheriff's sale was today. Today was also my graduation day from my third degree program. I was trying to advance my nursing...
If the SOL if 7 years, what about the agencies that buy the original debt?? I know this is not the first collection agency to deal with this debt. This is at least the second one, because they...
Can you tell me where your pain is exactly?? Is it strictly in your groin? Does it radiate anywhere?? Exactly WHERE is it? (You don't have to be shy...lol) Does it include your genitals? Your...
I'm sorry I was not clear. The sticker is MINE, not my mother's. However, I am driven usually by her, so it stays in her car. I hope that makes sense. Of course I would not use a handicap sticker...
I am being sued for a credit card account from over 8 years ago. It was an account I opened and that my ex charged up, and I refused to pay, because my credit was already trashed and I didn't care. I...
hi everyone. i am still waiting on the papers i am supposed to be served (if anyof you remember that)so I can't update on that. i left a message on the guys answering machine, but still not service...
Hi there. I am (not practicing anymore) an RN and if these people gave you a prescription for Klonopin to start and knew you used to take Xanax, I would just start the Klonopin. I was myself just...
I posted this in Chronic pain as well, but since this has caused me so much anxiety and panic, I wanted to post it with my new friends on this board who know what it feels like to have no control and...
thank you guys who think i am a nice lady. wow, it's been a long, loooooong, time since i've heard some comments like that. so long in fact, i don't remember the last time someone gave me a...
sissy rn, if you would like to talk to me offline, please email me. i would like to talk to another nurse. thanks....
My problem is: In my state, working while on a narcotic means you are IMPAIRED and grounds for losing your license. I worked too darn hard and for too many years to lose my license. My Board Of...
Hi there... I'm doing a lot of investigating tonight, lol. I have back pain and have had for the last 7 years. But it has gotten to the point that I can no longer work and I am seriously considering...
Hello I am having trouble finding information in my state about driving and working, etc while taking narcotics for chronic pain. short of seeing a lawyer, everyone has a different opinion. I was...
Ang Please email me. I tried to click on your email but it won't work. Maybe you'll have better results. I am afraid to post my email addy here. I wanted to tell you something, else but in private,...
First of all, let me apologize that I am included in the group of people who treated you so badly. I know nurses myself that are not supposed to be in this profession, as they are rude and...
Well if you've been on this same dose for two years, the time is RIPE for a dose increase, unless you think this particular combo is not working for you. if you think that, i would ask the doc for a...
It sounds perhaps like you most likely have developed a tolerance to those meds. After we've been on meds for a while, we develop a tolerance, needing more and more of the drug to get the same...
Hi, I chose not to do a poll here, as I want to hear your actual reply in a post. I am wondering if there are any people out there who must take "stronger" pain meds (and by that, I mean C-II meds:...
Okay, I'm really mad cause I just typed up a LONG question and the whole thing disappeared. Darn it!!! I hate when that happens!!! I am so tired and my back is KILLING me cause I am sitting down for...
Michelle, You are right that doctors are terrible about not telling you anything. I wouldn't worry too much about the somatoform disorder being listed, it was most likely listed because they didn't...
I hurt my back by helping a post-op hip patient from falling. She had climbed out of bed, and was trying to walk (but couldn't), and I got to her just as she fell on top of me. That was the start of...
I am so upset and have been crying for a while now. I recently moved in with my mom and dad due to my house being foreclosed on. I am battling cancer and a back disability and still out of work....
Thanks guys for the quick responses. You made me calm down. I am terrible when it comes to my emotions. See, I have PTSD and anxiety/panic along with depression, and have been terribly...
OMG I am so angry!!! My soon-to-be-ex called and told me he was moving up north about 3 hours away. His g/f has a house that's paid for, and he said he doesn't want to take the kids this year, but he...
Okay guys (and gals) I have come to a point in my life where I am utterly confused. I have been out of work since December due to my hysterectomy. Now my chemo is almost done, and that will be over....
For those of you with hormonal problems around your period, is it pain? Or just an increase in anxiety/panic? I ask because some people with mood problems around their menses have Premenstrual...
Hi there. I am sorry you had an accident. i had a similar accident in 2000 and i still have damage from it. The problem with Xrays is, they don't show soft tissue damage. They do them at first to...
Awww, thanks you guys for helping me through this. It really means so very much to me. I never did have many friends. I am like a social handicap and an outcast. Never did find where I "fit in" in...
I have a 6.5 year old daughter who suffers from anxiety. I have recently started her in therapy just to learn some coping skills. I have severe anxiety myself, so I feel somewhat helpless in helping...
Hi there!! I am usually on the chronic pain board, and we've chatted there before, I think!!! I think you're a RN too, right?? Anyway, I saw this post of yours and had to reply. I have the same hyper...
Hi everyone... I've been in a rough place emotionally the past few months due to overwhelming medical, financial, emotional, and physical overload. I have always suffered from depression and also...
*****WARNING POSSIBLE TRIGGERS IN HERE....PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO POSSIBLE TRIGGERS!!!********** Thanks everyone, for your unwavering support. You must understand, I don't make...
at wit's end.....I don't mind your "talking" about your story!! Far from it. And don't think that your problems are not as "important" as mine, etc. Your problems are just as important as mine. It...
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I have been fighting with my parents (mom) for some things she was saying about me to my family. its a very complicated existence to say the least and it does...
But I do also suffer from depression, anxiety/panic, and after some horrible things happening in my life lately these are on the forefront. I am currently out of work due to cancer (and have been...
Okay, the first thing I am going to tell you is only for your safety: PLEASE DON'T CUT THOSE IN HALF!!! Despite it ruining the time release (and they won't work for the 12 hours, it will rush into...
i am not a doctor, but I am a RN with almost 15 years of experience. So take my suggestions as just that, my suggestions. The FIRST thing I would do is ask why your doctor is making YOU go through...
duh. i forgot something. a diminshed reflex is not always a big deal, unless you have documented nerve damage in one or both legs, or perhaps a severe herniation in your back. sometimes they don't do...
alan. forgive me for not reading anything other than this post, but being cold etc can mean hypothyroidism. have you had labs or anything done with blood work lately?? A TSH should be checked for...
hi everyone, i've lurked here a while. i'm usually on the chronic pain board. i have had my share of trauma in my life, and i've suffered from depression for years. nothing has helped, and it's...
in that case, i would def call the derm and tell her. tetracycline is not such a great drug for that condition, but it's a first line only because it's very cheap. please call and tell her derm and...
doxycycline can be used for more than just antibiotics. it's also used for SIADH, high ammonia levels, etc. what is your 21 year old on this for??? my listed side effects in my PDR are: anoxrexia,...
hey kelley, i am also a single mom. have a dd who will be 6 in december, and a 4.5 year old boy with autism. it's hard. i myself have chronic Lower back pain, anular tears, herniations, OA,...
i usually am on the pain forum, but i have depression/anxiety too so i popped in here. i've really been battling some serious health issues. i've had chronic lower back pain for over 5 years for...