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shelby74 - Are you there?
Hi shelby,
I always read posts of yours and you just seem as sweet as tzt. If you are here, I just wanted to get your opinion on something. I'm going to be speaking to my doctor today, so I wanted to talk to you before that since tzt isn't here. NOT THAT YOU ARE SECOND CHOICE.............LOL!!! It's just that I know that you don't really know me yet and I'm already asking your advice! LOL I hope you don't think that is weird. I feel like I know you cuz I read most of your posts. You seem like someone I can ask.
xo
Swany
I always read posts of yours and you just seem as sweet as tzt. If you are here, I just wanted to get your opinion on something. I'm going to be speaking to my doctor today, so I wanted to talk to you before that since tzt isn't here. NOT THAT YOU ARE SECOND CHOICE.............LOL!!! It's just that I know that you don't really know me yet and I'm already asking your advice! LOL I hope you don't think that is weird. I feel like I know you cuz I read most of your posts. You seem like someone I can ask.
xo
Swany
I could imagine but he is so amazing to do what he does. So brave. What a wonderful man you have raised Cath.
Oh my goodness hun you have had a lot going on! I am a firm believer that stress causes pain or at the very least makes it worse. I am so sorry that everything seems to be happening at once. My mom and sister have had breast cancer - I completely know where you are coming from there. Early detection was key for them. It is a long story, so I won't bore you - the fact that my mom got a random form of breast cancer (it is not in here gene's) - actually saved my sisters life - she is actually my half sister and hers is hereditary (sp?). Both my sister and I have been vigilant with self exams now because of what happened to my mom. Anyway my sister caught her very agressive cancer early! She still had to have a double mas and hysterectomy. Sorry i cannot spell half that junk. Anyway, they are survivors. I am so proud of both of them. FYI my mom does not have the breast cancer gene - so I lucked out - I am still careful though. Whew - sorry went off there for a bit! lol
Yes honey try the Soma! If my pain was really intense I would take 2 at once. Sometimes and I am not reccommending this in the least - I would take around 5 at bedtime. I felt totally gone though. I am sure I was playing with fire there but as addict I would rationalize everything.
You know another thing that helps me is swimming. I used to love to float in the pool when I lived in CA. My three dogs would attack me in the pool but it was sort of relaxing! LOL
Oh and I have a stepson who is 15 almost 16. Aren't teenagers fun?? Actually he is a good boy - just thinks he knows EVERYTHING!!
Another thing I use a lot is ice packs and I force my husband to rub my neck. It makes me so mad though because I have to beg. Maybe go for a massage every once in awhile?
Thank you for taking my mind of me - it means so much to me. It was a rough day but I am feeling better.
luv,
shel
Yes honey try the Soma! If my pain was really intense I would take 2 at once. Sometimes and I am not reccommending this in the least - I would take around 5 at bedtime. I felt totally gone though. I am sure I was playing with fire there but as addict I would rationalize everything.
You know another thing that helps me is swimming. I used to love to float in the pool when I lived in CA. My three dogs would attack me in the pool but it was sort of relaxing! LOL
Oh and I have a stepson who is 15 almost 16. Aren't teenagers fun?? Actually he is a good boy - just thinks he knows EVERYTHING!!
Another thing I use a lot is ice packs and I force my husband to rub my neck. It makes me so mad though because I have to beg. Maybe go for a massage every once in awhile?
Thank you for taking my mind of me - it means so much to me. It was a rough day but I am feeling better.
luv,
shel
I won my workmans comp case on the day I got maried Valentines Day. 20k. It was a glorious day after already being doen and then being coutinusuoisly to the curb. Those son of a ---- mther**ing,
a$$holes.bit--.............dic @headspric&$$ JERKS!!! HATEM HATEM HATEM. Excuse me but I just had to add my $00.2 cents worth. We can talk about my son anytime. Shelby there was a time I coulden't talk about him without crying. Hope, shelby and the rest od the gals helped me thru, Cali,Emily, Where are my girls?????????????
a$$holes.bit--.............dic @headspric&$$ JERKS!!! HATEM HATEM HATEM. Excuse me but I just had to add my $00.2 cents worth. We can talk about my son anytime. Shelby there was a time I coulden't talk about him without crying. Hope, shelby and the rest od the gals helped me thru, Cali,Emily, Where are my girls?????????????
Ultram made me SICK, SICK AND SICK!!! I have Soma that I never took at my parents house ( I gave it to them ccuz my mom hurt her back gardening). I'm gonna go get it back!!! THANKS
OHHHHH!!!!!! I JUST LOVE YOU GUYS (GIRLS! LOL)! OK.....I'm gonna say "Thank you" one more time because I just can't believe the support and help that everyone offers. I've never seen anything like it. Thanks you guys!
OK....I will try to make this as short as possible. Shel........your mom had 8 back surgeries?!! 8???? WOW!! That is EXACTLY what I'm the most afraid of. I am an RN and I am a "workman's comp" case. EWWWWW!!! I just HATE, HATE, HATE saying that. The hospital I work for actually contacted ME because they saw documentation from my doctor's visit in which I told my doc that I know my job has caused my back injuries (at that time I hadn't had an MRI so I didn't know exactly what my injuries were). So I said, "Workman's Comp????? Oh no, no, no. I never said this was workman's comp.!" They said, "Oh no, we have to contact everyone who thinks their injury might be job related because that's the law". They sent me paperwork and I threw it in the garbage can. (lol......oops) Then after talking to the Human Resources lady who asked me, "why did you do that? if you think it is job related you'd better file because if you don't you will loose your benefits!" Well, needless to say I walked my little butt over to file. The neurosurgeon who I had been referred to had already taken me off of work. That's how it all started. I had first complained to a doctor in 2001 about my back pain that radiated into my right butt cheek. In the mean time I was a nurse and worked in Radiology and the Cardiac Cath Lab (wearing a lead apron for approx. 10 years). I did only work part-time at this point. 7 out of 10 working days, then down to 6 then down to 5. Anyway, the Radiologist I work with tried to talk me out of having an MRI. He said Lisa...you're young and in good shape, why are we doing this? I told him about my symptoms. By this point they had gotten relentless...pain all the time, ( but still running 3 miles/day and walking also.......oops! lol). We did the MRI the next day because I said I know something is wrong. We sat down in the back room cuz he read them right with me, and said, "oh man......I'm so glad I didn't talk you out of having this MRI. Sent me straight to see a neurosurgeon and that was that.
It's been approx. 2.5 years now. I slowly worked my way to the pain management doc. Don't want surgery, so stopped seeing the neuro guy. Tried physical therapy, accupuncture, nerve-root block, blah, blah, blah! Now I'm here!!
How was that for a nutshell? I really have a hard time condensing things. I get cut off of every single one of my friends answering machines ALL THE TIME!! LOL Talk too much I guess!
OK..........Ya, I was really having a hard month with my pain. You know.......I think stress increases your pain and my mom had breast cancer 2 years ago. My dad has been VERY, VERY ill for approx. 1 year now. Is just now coming out of the woods (he's 70). We lost our 9 year old nephew 2 years ago. I have teenage boys 16 and 13. It's just been alot of stuff man!! lol So, I just couldn't get my pain under control! And, yes I was just taking 2 here, 2 there. I knew I was taking too much and decided to count my pills after I had had my prescription for about 5 days. OMG!!!!!! I ABOUT THREW UP!! I averaged 27 a day!!! You know what. Even though I was taking too much, I still have a hard time believing that I took that much. I told this to my psychologist who I see. I told her I was thinking that they had to have filled my prescription wrong. She said that I should count from now on because she has some clients who were actually having their rx's wrong (I guess someone was taking them at the pharmacy). SO.........I DON'T KNOW!!! I can't imagine how I could have possibly taken that much. That is the only time anything like that has happened. I have finished my Rx early, but nothing like that.
SHOOT!!! My friend's mom who just died...........her husband has a doctor's appointment today and I go with him to help him. DANG IT!!! That means I have to go now.
I will be so looking forward to coming home and reading what you all have written back to me. GOD!! Lonote.......I didn't know about your son. I really want to talk with you about that!!!! Like I said, I have two boys and the thought of them being so far away, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN!!!!! IN THE NAVY!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! (that was supposed to be a scream........lol). My prayers are so, so with your boy.
Please write back you guys and tell me what you think.......ok?
xoxo
Swany
OK....I will try to make this as short as possible. Shel........your mom had 8 back surgeries?!! 8???? WOW!! That is EXACTLY what I'm the most afraid of. I am an RN and I am a "workman's comp" case. EWWWWW!!! I just HATE, HATE, HATE saying that. The hospital I work for actually contacted ME because they saw documentation from my doctor's visit in which I told my doc that I know my job has caused my back injuries (at that time I hadn't had an MRI so I didn't know exactly what my injuries were). So I said, "Workman's Comp????? Oh no, no, no. I never said this was workman's comp.!" They said, "Oh no, we have to contact everyone who thinks their injury might be job related because that's the law". They sent me paperwork and I threw it in the garbage can. (lol......oops) Then after talking to the Human Resources lady who asked me, "why did you do that? if you think it is job related you'd better file because if you don't you will loose your benefits!" Well, needless to say I walked my little butt over to file. The neurosurgeon who I had been referred to had already taken me off of work. That's how it all started. I had first complained to a doctor in 2001 about my back pain that radiated into my right butt cheek. In the mean time I was a nurse and worked in Radiology and the Cardiac Cath Lab (wearing a lead apron for approx. 10 years). I did only work part-time at this point. 7 out of 10 working days, then down to 6 then down to 5. Anyway, the Radiologist I work with tried to talk me out of having an MRI. He said Lisa...you're young and in good shape, why are we doing this? I told him about my symptoms. By this point they had gotten relentless...pain all the time, ( but still running 3 miles/day and walking also.......oops! lol). We did the MRI the next day because I said I know something is wrong. We sat down in the back room cuz he read them right with me, and said, "oh man......I'm so glad I didn't talk you out of having this MRI. Sent me straight to see a neurosurgeon and that was that.
It's been approx. 2.5 years now. I slowly worked my way to the pain management doc. Don't want surgery, so stopped seeing the neuro guy. Tried physical therapy, accupuncture, nerve-root block, blah, blah, blah! Now I'm here!!
How was that for a nutshell? I really have a hard time condensing things. I get cut off of every single one of my friends answering machines ALL THE TIME!! LOL Talk too much I guess!
OK..........Ya, I was really having a hard month with my pain. You know.......I think stress increases your pain and my mom had breast cancer 2 years ago. My dad has been VERY, VERY ill for approx. 1 year now. Is just now coming out of the woods (he's 70). We lost our 9 year old nephew 2 years ago. I have teenage boys 16 and 13. It's just been alot of stuff man!! lol So, I just couldn't get my pain under control! And, yes I was just taking 2 here, 2 there. I knew I was taking too much and decided to count my pills after I had had my prescription for about 5 days. OMG!!!!!! I ABOUT THREW UP!! I averaged 27 a day!!! You know what. Even though I was taking too much, I still have a hard time believing that I took that much. I told this to my psychologist who I see. I told her I was thinking that they had to have filled my prescription wrong. She said that I should count from now on because she has some clients who were actually having their rx's wrong (I guess someone was taking them at the pharmacy). SO.........I DON'T KNOW!!! I can't imagine how I could have possibly taken that much. That is the only time anything like that has happened. I have finished my Rx early, but nothing like that.
SHOOT!!! My friend's mom who just died...........her husband has a doctor's appointment today and I go with him to help him. DANG IT!!! That means I have to go now.
I will be so looking forward to coming home and reading what you all have written back to me. GOD!! Lonote.......I didn't know about your son. I really want to talk with you about that!!!! Like I said, I have two boys and the thought of them being so far away, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN!!!!! IN THE NAVY!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! (that was supposed to be a scream........lol). My prayers are so, so with your boy.
Please write back you guys and tell me what you think.......ok?
xoxo
Swany
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