My problems LOL Intro

Hi Sammy and welcome,

Sorry for the reasons you are here, but glad you found us! There are a lot of very supportive people here and a lot of good information.

Feel free to jump in and tell us more about yourself (ok, I'm nosy). People here don't judge, and are really nice, genuine people. So you stumbled upon the right place :)

Hi there...

I'm sorry to hear of all the things going on in your life right now....I see that you are working on some things over on the depression forum so I hope you will take the suggestions to heart to get some counseling which I think can be very beneficial to sort through all those emotions in a more healthy way.

Please be careful about mixing any medication you are taking with alcohol as that could wind up in a terrible situation by accident:(

Are you seeing an Orthopedic surgeon to treat the knee and spine issues? What treatments are they offering you right now.?

And I am so sorry to hear about your ex....I'm not sure what CFS is?

I'm sure that was very difficult for you as I think we always hold a special place for those we have loved...

Glad you have found HW and hope that you will continue to share on the different forums to help you through this rough patch....

She suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome and the best doctors in boston could not help her and that was about 8 years ago. She was a GF, and i didn't mean to imply she died of CFS.
She suffered from the disease and starting using drugs to cope, and one night did such drugs and passed out, hitting her head on the corner of table in the process. That's what killed her, the injury to the head.
Just seeing first hand the disease, and watching some of the best doctors in the world not knowing what to do about it was informing enough for me. And then her passing..
I'll never forget it.

He there Snowbunny21,
I have a great PCP, my injuries and such have been confirmed via MRI's. I have no short term disability and would lose my job to have em fixed. We have decided to treat my injuries via meds..and it works for now.
My bigger problem is my license loss, and isolating myself after work. This is something i need to address, and address quickly. That is my issue right now, and just venting here is helping, as i think i know what i need to do.

So you don't get x amount of sick/personal days per year to use if you had a surgery? That just seems like such a shame that if they are so helpful with having a driver for you with your loss of license but won't help you out if you needed to recover....I assume you have talked to them about this and they refused and said you would lose your job...that is just awful.....

As long as you aren't causing permanent damage to your spine by holding off on surgery than handling it non surgically is the way to go.

May I ask when you last had a MRI to see the issues?

As I wrote earlier...I hope that you can quickly find a counselor to start seeing and trying to work with your Dr. to get on some sort of Physical therapy/aqua therapy so that you can find healthy ways to deal with the emotionally issues.

And there is nothing to be ashamed of if for some reason you can't stop drinking on your own...many people need help with this. As you said...this is the most important thing right now (especially mixing the medications with alcohol) with getting you back on track with seeing friends, finding other things that make you happy and not isolating yourself...

We are here to help you through it all but you need to have professionals/Drs. addressing the depression as well. Thankfully you mentioned you have good healthcare!

Keep sharing and posting (here and the Depression board).....