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2 weeks
It's been two weeks since my last pill. I am trying so hard to be positive but I can't. I am getting sick of this stupid house. I want to go outside but I can't even walk to my bedroom without being out of breath. I hate pneumonia and I hate my immune system. I just want to be better.
It will get better hunii. It seems since Im clean. I've had flu. Wisdom tooth problems. And to top it off Im divorcing my husband. Lol
huni we are day 14 together. I believe in u
u can do it.
Zoe x
huni we are day 14 together. I believe in u
u can do it.
Zoe x
Hi, scaredmommy!
It's me, your friend Gasten! I'm so sorry you're feeling like this, but just try and remember a BIG part of why you're feeling like this is that you are run down from having pneuomonia. When your body is sick, your spirits will automatically droop as well. Also, you have what is known as "cabin fever"! Being cooped up in the house does not help and makes it even worse. It WILL get better. Once you feel well, you'll be up and about, and be able to get out of the house and this will be just a bad memory. Remember "This, too, will pass". I care! Keep me posted!!
It's me, your friend Gasten! I'm so sorry you're feeling like this, but just try and remember a BIG part of why you're feeling like this is that you are run down from having pneuomonia. When your body is sick, your spirits will automatically droop as well. Also, you have what is known as "cabin fever"! Being cooped up in the house does not help and makes it even worse. It WILL get better. Once you feel well, you'll be up and about, and be able to get out of the house and this will be just a bad memory. Remember "This, too, will pass". I care! Keep me posted!!
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Keep your chin up girl. I know this is a rough patch you are going thru right now but your immune system will get stronger and the pain will lessen. You will get thru this. Take care of yourself and gather strength from all of us. We are all here for you~~~sara
Hope you are resting easier darlin' and taking good, loving care of yourself. It's okay to be angry! You have a right to be! Sometimes we have to just weep with futility and let it all out. Treat yourself very gently, it will make you stronger. I know how bad pneumonia and prednisone are...I feel for you and am sending you big cyber hugs and prayers..
xo
Lu
xo
Lu
Ok you're allowed a bad day :-) now enjoy those strawberries!!! You know deep down that you're going to beat this so keep going!!!
We all have our moments lol. I am trying to be strong and I know I will get through this. Its just nice to vent and have people here to tell me what they have been through and help my mind ease with simply saying this is going to end. After I finish my 90 days I will look into more options to manage my pain. Thank you for the tip on the medication. I promise I will be more positive tomorrow. This was supposed to be my happy 2 week day but I just got into a bad funk. Bright side my grandparents did just send me and the little one some chocolate covered strawberries as a get well present to us both. YAY!!
Hey what happened to that positive person who's been helping me out??? I know it ***** to hurt, I get the worse period cramps every month and yes in the past there went the percs, Oxy's..whatever but now I take an ani inflammatory called Ketorelec (sp) and it's wonderful I still use the heating pad for the first 2 days but this med is awesome and it's not addictive you can only take it for 5 days and after 3 days I don't need anymore. Hang in there I need my positive buddy back sending hugs your way...
Thanks Mary yes it is tough. I noticed at the end right before I stopped taking everything that my pain was all over the place not just where it was originally at. Then with moving away from my doctors and running out of meds I did something that I would of never dreamed about doing to get more medication. I knew then that I needed to stop. I became a drug seeker and I was doing illegal things at that. I really wish all the pain would just go away I dont ever want back on pills again. When I first got sick at 15 and was started on pain management an older woman at my church told me that people only get sick because they are sinners. That was so horrible to say and it stuck with me for a long time. I cant believe anybody could ever think like that let alone tell a child that. I also dont want to be a spaced out mom who is always digging in her purse for her pain pills. I am too young for this lol.
Thanks Bkitty I have never taken prednisone before and I hope I never have to take it again. You all have been so helpful through all of this.
Stay strong and try to be kind to yourself. I'm a pain patient and have been tapering down for a long while. I had several pain issues but the last one was a failed joint replacement and the development of RSD. I got to the point that despite being on Fentanyl and oxycodone and a bunch of other stuff, my pain wasn't being eased. I'm still at a low dose and my pain has been better. But I am afraid of how bad it can get and how will I manage it? Chronic pain is tough but when you have kids, it's so much harder. I feel the narcotics changed me and I didn't really like who I'd become. I'm hoping I'll get back to my usual self when this is all through, though I'm on a pretty slow taper. Hope you're feeling better soon.
I am so sorry you feel terrible,,I too got sick about 2 weeks coming off pills and it really really sucked. I ended up with mono. Mono makes you tired and weak and wanna sleep (thats what they recommend to) and I couldnt sleep! Ha! Go figure. Baby yourself all you can right now and be gentle on your body. Pnuemonia *****,,stay hydrated and make sure you take some big deep breaths throughout the day to expand your lungs. Prednisone helps a lot with the inflammation,,I saw you were worried to take it because you heard its addicting,,Ive never seen anyone addicted ( Im an RN) unless they are a patient with end-stage COPD or other pulmonary issues.
Try and rest all you can! I know,,easier said then done!! Lots of (((hugs))~Bkitty
Try and rest all you can! I know,,easier said then done!! Lots of (((hugs))~Bkitty
Thank you so much. I am just so frustrated. Its one thing after another and it is driving me nuts. People say if you really need the pain medication then take it but I cant, it turned me into somebody I never wanted to be. I know this will pass and I am counting the hours until it does. I am thankful that my mother was able to take time off and drive out here to help me but now I remember why I dont like living with her. lol. aybe this is my revenge for not having withdrawals I dont know but I need to go to an NA meeting I think that would help me right now since I have not been to one all week but I also need to rest so I can breath better. Its days like today where I forget to pray about what I am thankful for and I only pray about what I need and want. Blah!!
I'm so sorry ur not feeling good!!! It's so hard to be a mom as it is, being/staying clean and being sick on top of that is 100 times harder. Just know you are a very strong person for staying clean for 2 weeks! You can do this being sick is just a little hiccup in the road, it will soon pass and you will feel soooo much better.
Try using a heating pad, it works just as good as a hot bath, well it does for me. I was dying last night and I was looking in my closet for some kind of tylenol or motrin to take and I seen my heating pad just sitting there. OMG what a difference it made. I slept ok last night an I used it all day today. Its been my savior these past 24 hours.
I truly hope you feel better. Stay strong, this too will soon pass!!!!!!
Try using a heating pad, it works just as good as a hot bath, well it does for me. I was dying last night and I was looking in my closet for some kind of tylenol or motrin to take and I seen my heating pad just sitting there. OMG what a difference it made. I slept ok last night an I used it all day today. Its been my savior these past 24 hours.
I truly hope you feel better. Stay strong, this too will soon pass!!!!!!
That's how I was too. I could have morphine and phentanyl suckers in the bathroom cabinet and never even think about them but somehow I became addicted to vicodin. Go figure. My plan is to wait 90 days and see at what level my pain is at and try to go from there. I don't want pain medication anymore and the person I became on them scared me. Right now I am just so upset, emotional and hurting. I want a break just a nice vacation from pain, addiction, and everything else. I know I brought all this on myself but sometimes I think no I didn't, I didn't want this, I didn't ask for narcotics at the age of 15. Heck I've never done any street drugs and didn't even drink until I was 21. I just want to be normal. No pain, no addiction, no nothing just happy but I know that is not possible. I just wish it was.
Girl I so know where you are coming from, i have endo as well and I'm thinking maybe a cyst because my right ovary was pinging me last night and I was like ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW? Like I need one more thing to hurt on me right now.
One of the things that kept me continuing with pain meds was the fear of living in pain. I've taken pain pills on and off since I was 19 years old for one thing or another never for an extended time and I would have a bottle of vics or lortab for years sometimes and not use them, but they were there. I never thought twice about taking them.
At 30 I was diagnosed with fibro, had some additional gyno issues, sciatica, I've had two surgeries on my arm, had a surgery on my back blah blah blah fast forward 12 years and even though I was only taking my meds as prescribed I was starting to ritualize the taking of the pill, they were no longer kicking the pain but yet I still took them. Thats when I knew it was time to stop, I would watch the clock waiting for my next dose and they were not even helping. It just felt so crazy.
The whole psychology of pain in my opinion is my bigger tribulation than not taking the pills. Learning how to manage and cope with the pain isn't easy, it will be a learning process for me but I am up for the challenge.
Go boil two big pots of water and dump them into a cool bath and you should get by for now until your water heats up. Hang in there and know I'm pulling for you!
One of the things that kept me continuing with pain meds was the fear of living in pain. I've taken pain pills on and off since I was 19 years old for one thing or another never for an extended time and I would have a bottle of vics or lortab for years sometimes and not use them, but they were there. I never thought twice about taking them.
At 30 I was diagnosed with fibro, had some additional gyno issues, sciatica, I've had two surgeries on my arm, had a surgery on my back blah blah blah fast forward 12 years and even though I was only taking my meds as prescribed I was starting to ritualize the taking of the pill, they were no longer kicking the pain but yet I still took them. Thats when I knew it was time to stop, I would watch the clock waiting for my next dose and they were not even helping. It just felt so crazy.
The whole psychology of pain in my opinion is my bigger tribulation than not taking the pills. Learning how to manage and cope with the pain isn't easy, it will be a learning process for me but I am up for the challenge.
Go boil two big pots of water and dump them into a cool bath and you should get by for now until your water heats up. Hang in there and know I'm pulling for you!
Thank you so much for your kind words. I am just having all of my fears of being off everything hit me at once. This prednisone is causing me so much pain. I have been sitting in the hot bath as much as I can but I used all the hot water in our apartment complex so now I have to wait until we get some more. I have also been on pain medication practically every period for the last 10 years because that is where my chronic pain started due to endometriosis, PCOS, congestive pelvic disorder and Chronic PID and now this stupid steroid caused me to have my cycle early and I am in pain from that now too. I was hoping to get a little more clean time before having to deal with this pain but no luck there. I just keep telling myself to stay strong and I am trying so hard. I cant give up I need to do this. Man I need some hot water!!
I'm so sorry you are dealing with all of this on top of trying to stay clean. Believe me I know how hard it is to stay optimistic when you feel like crap, today is the first day I haven't wanted to die all week pretty much - the pain was a little better. I just keep repeating that this is a temporary situation and it WILL get better. It took time for us to do this to our body and it's going to take time for our bodies, souls, immune systems to heal. Try to just remember this is a temporary period and you will feel better. The dark cloud lifted a little for me today - maybe for you too really soon. Hang in there - you are doing great!
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