[b]Good Morning Everyone. I'm usually on chronic pain forum but i am having migraines again, i have had them almost every day for 2 weeks and i have had one for 3 days that i cant shake with imitrex....
I had a CT Mylogram last Friday, the poking around in my spine caused a flare-up and i have been hobbling around the office, i just wish no one could see me, i use a cane anyways and i am even more...
::::::::::::::UPDATE:::::::::::::::: I haven't taken a nap after work for the past 2 weeks, i have actually been able to enjoy a new book and a cuppa tea before bed. i have taken to a new routine and...
Is there a sleep apnea forum you can recommend? i am a newby and its odd for me to get use to....
I have a bipap machine, i forgot what the reason is but i just know it has been a haarrrrd road and i am thankful for the help (my hubby is too) He was not sleeping well bc he would have to wake me...
[b]Afternoon Y'all, Its been a long journey to get to finding out i have sleep apnea. I also have been flaring hardcore and the pain is below my fusion (l4-l5) like at my sacrum area and goes down...
TIDAL MOUSE---***I AGREE!!*** I have been trying to "play their game" because it seems tht i have to but as of late i have been just saying "The heck with it" I have been just telling my doctors "I...
RHONDA: I think you and i would be friends, i feel the same way minus the kids my house is a mess and my hubby does a lot around the house. I just be me, i walk with a cane sometimes i do physio at...
StopthePain123:: I agree it makes me sick, the "war on drugs" is bad too, it makes me feel dirty when i go to the doctor. Its like our society making us feel shame and dirty for enjoying sex. sorry...
They are trying through: 1-stretching program 2-swimming program that i will be in less pain i have deg disk, siatica,fibro,myofacial pain syndrome, ect that they are treating i also have hip and...
LAST FALL: they did want me to wean, i did the stretch program and the hydrotherapy they suggested but i am still having a lot of pain and flares, also a lot of other health issues. I have not weaned...
STRAYDOG--Pain mgt didnt CUT OFF meds they transferred the script writing to my PCP doc bc i was just in stasis if you will. :( PITMOM-I have written a few well thought out emails to pain mgt and to...
Yes my pain doc and my pcp are connected, they talk to each other and the pcp was and still is writing meds buuuuut my pain mgt ppl want me off of my meds but i am still in pain....
[b]My pain center apparently has been telling my primary pcp doc she shouldn't write anymore pain meds for me, i am in pain, i am also doing all the stuff the pain center wanted me to try-stretching...
ALCIE- I am almost 30 years old, i am having A LOOOOOT of female issues too. I had an IUD before for 6 years but over the past 2 years i have ended up in hospital with single digit iron levels and...
Thanx for your reply, i have had infusions for my anemia and put on birth control to stop my menses so i can get better but the unrelenting fatigue is killing me....
[green] Good Morning Y'all, I have been battling female issues and Anemia and am now getting on the mend for that but have been suffering from such horrible fatigue on top of the other issues i have...
:::::::::UPDATE TO POST::::::::: Doctors had to take out the IUD and i was indifferent to it, i was pleased because it was out and i was in less pain but i was sad that i had failed, i felt like i...
[b]Morning Y'all, I had a procedure last week ((got IUD removed and replaced with a new one and they were kinda rough when they did all this and it hurt alot.)) i also have a mass on one ovary and in...
There are ALOT OF TIMES where as ppl with chronic illness we ignore anything that is not deemed "important" I waited too long and didnt notice my levels were off and i was over 3 months on a steady...
Thank you for responding, i dont know why i posted this, i just felt like if there are other women who if its not super serious ignore their symptoms like me, i dont want anyone to get to a low...
Trust me i understand, i work 40 hrs a week and do 1 hr stretching routine every day and swim a few days a week-4 hrs a week. My doc keeps adding things they want me to do every day and it is serious...
[b]Good Morning Y'all, Got hit outta left field the other day, 2 weeks ago i went to the doctor because i was feeling more tired than the usual with Fibro and my other issues for about 2 months. She...
Hello there, I am a fellow bat-ccrap crazy person lol, J/K i have had to check myself into a psychiatric hospital due to illnesses being overwhelming and i needed help coping. I have had doctors tell...
[green] Good Mornin Y'all! I am new here but not new to thyroid issues, i have Hashimoto's and have been treated with pills since 2011. My question is this: Do y'all still have symptoms like you did...
Fibro-Fatigue sucks and there is No way around it, i am in a fatigue flare right now too and i am having hip issues from all the rain here and changes in weather. try to do something relaxing like a...
JAKE'S MOM:: WHERE CAN I GET THESE, I WANT THEM TO LEARN....
I have had a handicapped placard since 2013, i use to walk with a cane and a walked when i had horrible bursitis in both hips and sciatica so bad i had a lot of trouble walking . I get dirty looks at...
I think i will and take them information/pamphlet on invisible disabilities lol...
[b]i was at the Tag office getting my husbands tag and i saw the line was REALLLLLLLLLY long so i knew i could not stand for that long especially in my Toms lol. So i went to see if the handicapped...
My husband is planning for in about 3 years me going on disability, i tried to apply last year but you have to be not working AT ALL and financially we cannot afford me to not work even when it is...
[b]I do alot, i push myself to achieve a semi-normal life. i have a 40 hr work week and i swim 4 days a week. i sleep alot too. i feel like i cannot function when the fatigue hits, i just want to...
[green] Mornin Y'all, My doc recently upped my Cymbalta due to increased anxiety. i went from 60mg to 90mg and have been having SCARY nightmares almost every night. i had one last night where it was...
COUCHTATER: It is BOGUS! i agree, i am swimming 3 days a week whether i want to or not and slow and steady. I am stretching and such but i still feel ALL OVER pain and it is draining and making me...
I am not, my doctors are. They think that if i do a 3 month stretching program i will be in less pain to come off of ms contin...i think its bogus. I live in agony alooooooooot. I have alot more bad...
[green] Good Afternoon Y'all~! I am in hurting all over today, i want to cry and i am anxious as all get out b/c i have t-minus 3 months til they wean me off meds. I woke up feeling awful, i have...
STRAYDOG: i am overwhelmed, what will life be like without meds? i boohooed in the bathroom at work today, i lost it. I have been sleeping ALOOOOT lately and that takes a toll on my mental health...
JAMES BW:: I had a similar situation at the ER a few years ago, i had not gone in 8 days and needed to make sure there was not a blockage. I went to the ER and they tried to move things manually with...
The stem is working but the stem is for my waist down, i am now having ALOOOOOOT of pain in my shoulders neck and arms/chest. I have been getting home from work and just going to bed i am soooooooooo...
I had gotten a 2nd opinion from a dr IN THE SAME Practice, i didnt have a choice who i saw unfortunately, They are both preaching "because of your age" but they are also banking and stating that...
[green] Good Morning Y'all, I met with my new Pain Doc and she gave me a laundry list of stretches to do in the 12 weeks til i see her again and i need to meet with Mental health and do counseling...
I'm not sure ppl want to share their awkwardness lol. I am also not shy to show my body anymore at the office, so many procedures and surgeries and tests i am not shy lol....
Hey there i had the same issues burning pain in my feet legs hips buttock. I got the implant 5 years ago and it has SO MANY BENEFITS but it is not for everyone. You need to really take time to think...
So chronic illness takes alot from us, i was wondering what you are not embarrassed about anymore to do that you would be mortified to do before you got sick/hurt/ect. Mine is as follows: I get...
This helped a lot, i feel around ppl that i cannot explain it therefore it doesn't merit mentioning. I am the problem because my mother was diagnosed in the 90's but my father hammered into her head...
[green] Even though i have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia i still have trouble believing it is REAL. I struggle to explain it to people and i struggle when i need rest or need to sit down more or...
[green] Hey Y'all, I've had a WEEK FROM HECK!! Starting Sunday i was like sleeping beauty ((except i sleep with my mouth open and snore...like a lady of course!!)) I struggled through work Monday...
Mercy&Grace: Here's some southern love BLESS YOUR HEART!!!!!! that is such unprofessional awful; treatment that you suffered and i am so sorry you had to endure such treatment and in such a...
Vickie, im at a loss here because every interaction with PM at Kaiser has been crap. No matter the doctor i have gotten cold doctors stingy with pain meds that allow me to function and WONT Listen. I...
VICKIE: PREACH IT GIRL~! I agree, I made a complaint and asked if i can not see her again and stated how rude and arrogant she was as to her methods. I agree with you as to if i am paying her salary...