HT, I love your signature....sometimes I am me, sometimes I am still me. Great saying. I can see you have neck issues also. Since surgery I have morphed into a totally different person. I take my...
Hi ACDF21, Please go into this surgery with a positive attitude hoping for the best possible results. Listen to your dr and you will do quite well. I can see from reading your message you have done...
I am amazed at how much we are all alike. I see myself in so many of the posts on this forum. I drive myself crazy thinking about the "What if's'" of a situation. If I had only done this or that. I...
Miss Jennifer, The world is filled with shallow self absorbed people. Unfortunately in life we must go through the bad apples to find that perfect one. I would imagine most of us have been in your...
Zach, Itching is an indication of an opiate allergy. Either one or both are causing this reaction. You need to contact your dr and try something else. I myself, have a problem with most opiates as it...
Miss Susie, Thank you again for taking the time to respond. I have often thought about all my younger care free years and wish now I had taken more vacations and traveled to the places I wanted to...
Hi Randy, I have not posted on the PCa side of healingwell in quite a while. I had an unfriendly experience from a member here which just completely turned me off from posting. I recognize the many...
I want to thank both Susie and Chotti for their insights into pain control. I have been on Voltaren for about a year. I liberally use it on my shoulder blades yet get no relief from it. I put it on...
For those of you who live in chronic pain my heart goes out to you. I know what its like to wake up at 2am hurting so bad you have to get up and either take meds or use a heating or ice pack. I have...
Miss Mom, I am sure you will do just fine with your surgery. I think in both your case and mine we have to chose between the lesser of two evils. While no one wants surgery and no one can predict the...
I know Susie is right about an EMG being less accurate. I do feel however this test can point you in the right direction in diagnosing possible nerve impingement. Most patients are not inclined to do...
Yes I recognize a lot of what you wrote as I did suffer the same. I had neural foraminal stenosis at multiple levels. Your age is not so bad as I was 58 when I had my fusion. Being a smoker will...
Miss Mom, I am so sorry to be a downer about all this. I can see you also have nerve entrapment. Did you do an EMG study? This will show nerve impingement better. I know all about being up nights. As...
What I saw on CNN makes me so upset. What a world we live in. Just shows what mankind is capable of. As always the moderators show us the best in us. I love that. I have long held to the notion that...
Tim, I would only ride on back streets or parks. Nothing remotely close to traffic. I see people riding all the time in heavy traffic. This scares me to death. I know its not right to have to worry...
Miss Mom, I had a two level fusion C5-C7 about four years ago. This will be a life changing surgery. At least it was for me. I want to tell you to run away and don't have the surgery. This message is...
I plan on working with my primary care dr (when she gets over covid). She has been sick earlier this year with some sort of infection which lowered her immune system. Now she has covid and honestly I...
Hi Miss Diane, I am a perfect example of a person who stresses over my health. I also stress over the world and US news. My anxiety causes me bad IBS symptoms some days. I never used to believe I was...
I live in a small town which has limited primary care drs. A few months ago another dr contracted covid and he shut down the practice for two weeks. Everyone, staff, nurses all on two weeks at home...
Miss Susie, Forgive me if I have caused you any trouble. I do not mean be controversial. I used to be so able to just go with the flow in life. Now I see such injustice. With covid running rampant I...
Topo, I thank you for you concern and also saying you are grateful for all of us on this forum. I do turn away from the news and it does help. Yet at the same time I feel as if I am running away from...
Reading the news is just breaking my heart. I stay away from it for a few days, maybe a week or so. Then I decided maybe things have changed but no.... This morning I was watching a CNN video about...
Hi WearyRA, Your post is just heartbreaking. I have read your messages and I know how horrible your last few years have been. All of life has a way of just beating us down. I think us older folks...
Once you have surgery then they just pass you along to pain management. That was the best thing that ever happened to me. Now my only options are more surgery or pain meds. By the Rheumatologist...
Thank you for the well wishes. I am sure everyone would agree this year was just awful. Life is incredibly hard as we age. I was not prepared for the latter part of my life. I hope everyone has a...
Miss Biggienpain, Hope not to cause much discord here but I have to say your husband comparing is not the right thing to do. I have degenerative disc disease in the same areas you do. I went ahead...
I also have tinnitus. I find that background noise is the best solution. I run a fan at night which cuts the noise so I can sleep. During the day I just leave the tv on if I am home. I have gone to...
I want to thank you for the links Miss Trina. I read through both articles and agree one way to combat the horrors of covid each day is to balance bad new with uplifting good news. Also outrage...
Miss Karen, Thank you for the advice. Anxiety does not rule my life 24/7. I have good and bad days. Usually I get stressed by something that happens which then sends me into an anxiety mood. Please...
Hi Mungbean, This is a five year old thread, not sure if you noticed this. I also get jerky movements when falling asleep at times. Never thought they were a part of anxiety though. Shows you how...
I know I sound bad. I think I am getting better though, at least for now. For the past few years I just did not even admit my anxiety was ruining my life. I do ok for a few days or a week then things...
In a world where we already have so much stress and worry--along comes covid pushing those of us with anxiety issues over the top. I can remember past epidemics like SARS, Swine Flu and others yet...
Yes sadly most people do not realize the meaning of Christmas. While for most people it is a time to spend or make money I hope most people are at least aware of the Peace it brings to the hearts of...
I always thought our country was about looking out for those less fortunate. We should take care of the elderly who live in pain. It is the right thing to do. I never would have imagined so many...
Hello Jim, I am in the same boat as you and many others. I have degenerative disc disease and have already had fusion surgery which I would not recommend. I take opiates also which help me quite a...
We are now upon the holiday of Christmas. Peace on Earth. Love thy neighbor. Prayer. Please know I am trying not to cross any boundries political or religious. Please forgive me if I do. We live in...
Miss Trina if you felt it was necessary to edit my post then by all means its ok. I sometimes speak from the heart which is not always politically correct these days. I hate the covid pandemic and...
Hi all, I know this is a month old thread but I just got back online. I want to say how much I agree with what everyone here has said and honestly my thoughts on covid and our administration go much...
I love this topic and would like to offer my thoughts. Please don't think I am some incredible person for my wishes for the next year. I have just reached the point in my life where material things...
Thank you so much for your insight into anxiety and what works for you Tim. There are so many meds for depression and anxiety it just seems trial and error in finding one that works. I hated...
Thank you so much Tim G. So far my drs have given me Amitriptyline and duloxetine to help combat the anxiety. My anxiety causes stomach and intestinal pain. Amitriptyline was given for this. I have...
Hi everyone, I suffer from anxiety which is brought on by many things in my life. I have gone to many drs and given many meds. Between covid, chronic pain, fox and cnn news and just my day to day...
Logoslidat, is there any point of view you care for other than you own? Am I missing something here or do you just like being mean spirited? Do I need your understanding as you mentioned above? Of...
I never dreamed this post would solicit such differing views. Variety truly is the spice of life. The one point of view I disagree with at least for me is regret implies guilt. I do not for a minute...
Thank you for all the replies. They are all so insightful. I would like to say my regrets do not harm me nor do they paralyze me. I just wanted to share with others how I could have better utilized...
My regret of working soo much is not one of gigantic proportions. Having cancer and other health conditions has just opened my eyes to enjoying the train ride instead of always working on the train...
I appreciate the replies from everyone. I also noticed so many of us are quite different in our thinking. Most of my life I am well pleased with. I am not however pleased with working year after year...
After reading a few new posts I just wanted to throw this out there. The new posts I just read were "To those newly diagnosed" and "Cancer sucks". I had surgery a little over three months ago. I am...
Your leg weakness/pain sounds like RLS to me. I developed this about five years ago and it bothers me only at night when I am ready for bed. The biggest symptom being unable to sit or lie still. It...
I read an article the other day about top ten regrets people have. Right near the top of the list is people wishing they had not worked so many hours and taken time for friends and family. For me...