somewhat relaxed in that she feels more closely connected to some people here
About Me: Female, 55, Naugatuck - CT, member since Nov 2007
Long term drug abuser(1968 onset) with IV heroin as drug of choice. HIV neg., Hep C. pos. Currently in recovery since 1998. but have had several relapses since then when(using !V cocaine, and benzos like Xanax and Klonopin).
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[More] Am an Army vet, having worked as a German translator for M.I., when the "Wall" was still up betw. East & West Germany. Primary occupation has been RN (psychiatric & geriatric), since 1975. I have taken breaks from that, e.g. when I joined the Army and also when I went back to school to get a BS in German.
At present I am and will be permanently disabled, secondary to a near fatal MVA in 1997. Of all the broken bones that I received then, the 1 in my (L) arm(humerus) never healed and is broken clean through.I have had 2 surgeries in which a plate and then a rod were inserted. Both times the screws fell out! Right now ,1 of the screws is floating around my arm and just recently moved down into a position where it is almost on a nerve. This SEVERELY limits how much movement I have, because if I turn my hand just the tiniest bit in the wrong direction, I get this bolt of electricity shooting through my arm and hand that is EXCRUCIATING! It is the same feeling as a dentist drilling into a tooth and the nerve without novocaine but keep on drilling! I fell in Sept. and rebroke the same bone when the rod pushed through it and came out the opposite end, this time...near my elbow. I now have to endure a 3rd surgery!
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