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Posted 10/4/2015 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
I hope everyone is doing OK. Today is not a good day for me. I'll probably go to sleep very soon.
Posted 10/4/2015 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Andrina. Hope you are feeling better soon.

I did a post about my daughter's surgery date, Nov 3rd. If all is successful, she will be 'cured' of Cushing's Disease. All prayers and healing thoughts are appreciated.
Posted 10/6/2015 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
hi everyone. lot's going down.
Posted 10/7/2015 9:27 PM (GMT 0)
-jump starts the check-in-

Hey folks--long time no type.

Hope all the people in the path of the hurricane were good. We got nothing from the hurricane--but heavy flooding from the nor'easter a few days earlier. Go figure. It is Indian Summer here right now-gorgeous and warm.

I have been all week at my usual high school. It is a boring day--basically sitting in a computer lab and watching kids work. Today is a gym rest-day. I am so tired at the moment, drinking a cappuccino to kick start myself. I have a stove top cappuccino maker. Dinner is going to be Italian sausage and roasted fennel.

Feeling kind of antsy--hard to tell if it is just the tedium of the day or anxiety. Sent off several applications today. Feeling desperate, useless, even slow.

Be well.
Posted 10/7/2015 10:29 PM (GMT 0)
hang in there myself.

it's very happening here!!!
Posted 10/8/2015 9:56 AM (GMT 0)
Hey guys,

Thanks for the jump start on this thread. It keeps drifting near the bottom of the page. Glad you both posted.

I hope you have a good day Myself. Jamie, I hope you have a good night.

Take care all...

Karen...
Posted 10/8/2015 11:45 AM (GMT 0)
Gd Morning Karen, Jamie, Myself, Everyone,

Hope you feel better today Myself.

Well out budget day was Monday. Doesn't seem good. They raise fuel prices and assured us this wouldn't cause food prices and taxi fares to raise. But, both have now increased. It's just the beginning...

Hope everyone has a good day.

UA
Posted 10/8/2015 12:23 PM (GMT 0)
Happy happening, Jamie!

Hope the days are good to you as well, Karen. Autumn!!

UA--that's so frustrating. It happened here several years ago. At one point I was paying twice as much for gas as I do now, and our food prices took a hike because of it. I am a bargain shopper, so it affected us less as I stockpile when I can. Now we have periodic runs on specific foods--beef, eggs, chicken pieces, spinach, etc., even with lower gas prices.

Back at work. These are nice kids. Gym after work. Football and leftovers tonight.

I had a bad eating day yesterday. Boredom caused me to eat an entire bag of puffed corn. I counted it in my daily total and moved on. I went to bed early but am still very tired.

Be well,all.

Post Edited (Myself 09) : 10/8/2015 11:29:13 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 10/8/2015 4:42 PM (GMT 0)
Good afternoon all. Cold and raining here. Not a nice autumn day but an autumn day none the less. I am staying inside and finding much to do.

Take care all!!!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/8/2015 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
I miss you guys.
Posted 10/9/2015 10:45 AM (GMT 0)
We miss you too Jamie, sounds like you are very busy now. Things will slow down soon I am sure.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/9/2015 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
Keep the faith, Mr.Turtle.

Sorry to hear of the cold Karen--It's coming in here tonight.
Posted 10/9/2015 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
It ended up getting kind of warm and sunny (though windy), but of course I was dressed for cold weather. Ha!!!
Posted 10/9/2015 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
LOL. We have the warm and sunny, highs near 80 today, the front blowing through tonight with temps 20 degrees lower for tomorrow. A good biking day.

I put my summer sandals on for the last time today. I had put them away, but knew today might be our last Indian summer day.

20 minutes until school ends. Then it's off to the gym.
Posted 10/9/2015 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
went into town yesterday, to the government people to claim back some coin, and to p/u the lamictal from the hospital pharmacy. brother turned down respite on Friday, very hard to get, hopefully a spot is still available Monday. I will have to go down to force the issue. he is a mess. so paranoid; calling the police because he thinks my sis and I are in in danger and missing. we have had the police at our doors and his own, they are real jacked off. calling the emergency line. this is the least of his probs. I am tired, back to bed.
Posted 10/9/2015 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
I'm tired
Posted 10/11/2015 7:12 AM (GMT 0)
me too. as a healthy distraction I cleaned 98% of my house! very cathartic. healing thoughts andrina, and to you all.
Posted 10/11/2015 3:05 PM (GMT 0)
I am tired too and I slept in. Moving slow today, but hey, it is Sunday after all...

Hope everybody is having a nice day today!!!

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/11/2015 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
I'm having a horrible day today, been constantly nauseated and in pain, trying to take my mind off things by playing games and reassuring myself it will get better. Had the nausea for 2.5 months now and its getting me down. Currently weening off my AD as I don't think it's helping my mood and want to try something more suited to the pain and nausea, but I'm not really sleeping well as a result of coming off it. Waking every 2 hours. Ah well just counting the hours now until I can curl up in bed and sleep, at least that's one time of the day when the nausea doesn't seem to bother me as much.

Hope everyone else has had a better day than me
Posted 10/11/2015 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry about the nausea. And the pain. I wonder if ginger ale or crackers would help. Are you able to eat enough? Sometimes eating takes nausea away. Not always though. Is it Cymbalta you are going to start? When are you going to start the new med? I hope you don't have to go too many days without medication.

Take care. Breathe. I hope you get to lay down so your nausea goes away.

Hope your day gets better.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/11/2015 6:13 PM (GMT 0)
I can't really eat no, the nausea isn't really from my stomach its from irritation in my esophagus, so the quantity of food I eat has the biggest impact. I eat every 1-2 hours, usually some boiled potatoes perhaps with fish, have tried eating other things but anything else just makes me feel worse . I think I've finally stopped losing weight and my body is in starvation mode, I'm naturally very slim anyway but now am very underweight but hopefully stopped losing.

I'm going to try imipramine or nortriptyline, as I had some success with amitriptyline last year. I'm on 30mg Mirtazapine at the moment and stopped 10mg amitriptyline on Monday. Going to step down to 15 of Mirtazapine tonight and am a little nervous. Im hoping they let me start a new one a week on Monday, even if I can't be completely off the Mirtazapine as I think you can take both as long as not in high doses, I'm suffering too much and need to try and address this nausea asap
Posted 10/11/2015 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
-waves at everyone-

Happy day! Sunny and pleasant. Nice bike ride yesterday. BF made jambalaya for dinner tonight. A loss of a pound this week. Tuesday looks to be busy-work, then a therapy appointment, and a debate-watching party. I like autumn!
Posted 10/11/2015 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
Autumn is nice. Was a beautiful day here weather wise today. Probably our last nice day. But we shall see... Hopefully there will be more.

Andy, I hope you can find food that don't irritate. Do you see a dietician? Maybe they would have ideas for you to get some variety in your diet. I really hope you feel better soon. I hope that the new meds help. Sorry I got them mixed up with another member.

Take care and have a good evening all.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 10/12/2015 7:16 AM (GMT 0)
I've seen dieticians but they have been useless for the most part. They just put me on an internet IBS diet. At times I can get some decent variety bu am usually quite limited, but after I took some antibiotics a couple of months ago basically everything causes me problems, potatoes give the most bearable symptoms so I just stick with them.

Last night I only had 15mg of the Mirtazapine and as I expected I barely slept at all. I had been waking up every 2 hours anyway since coming down from 45mg a week last Thurs but now I just couldn't get back to sleep after I'd woken up. I'm going back up to 30mg tonight to try and let the sleep issue settle a bit first and then I think I will try a lower dose reduction next time. I'm seeing my GP today and think I will ask to start on a low dose of nortriptyline right away too and use that to help taper down the mirtazapine. Really hoping it will help resolve this nausea and irritation even at a low dose.

Looks like I'm in for another tough day :(
Posted 10/12/2015 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
Rough night. Had sharp pains up and down my legs--not cramps but pains. It started around 6 pm or so. A hot bath with epsom salts helped some. But I still sleep restlessly, and am dragging seriously as a result today. Really out of it.

Plan to hit the gym for a little after work, and then home.
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