Does your psorasis get worse in the winter/cold weather? One of my friends has psorasis that flares up in the winter, she has it terrible in her hands and other places. She actually tans in a tanning...
Hi, Dani, thanks for the hugs, every bit help. I know all about student loans, I have been a RN for 12 years and started paying them back, they wouldn't defer the loan for another year, people can be...
Hi You all probably thought I fell off the face of the earth. I am still here fighting, getting up everyday, and pulling along. I am sorry I havent posted in awhile. I dont remember when I updated...
fatherjohn, I am sorry for the pain you are going thru. You are in my prayers and hugs to you. Don't give up. cshelp...
Thank You Dani, That helped with what you said. I am trying not to give up, but it is hard at times. I am starting to realize life is too short and I have to enjoy what I have and move on. cshelp...
I have to go back to work today and maybe my mind can rest. I just dont understand how a doctor can even imagine not being able to sit anywhere or lay down without having pain. Maybe I am being a...
I apologize for not posting in awhile. It's been a long 2 weeks. I saw the pain MD after I got the MRI results of T11-T12 herniation. I have arthritis on the right facet joint my back is having...
Whitebeard, I am glad you are back. I am trying to hang in there but some days are hard. cshelp...
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I just got home from a hard pm shift. I am sitting here thinking. Actually, I have cut my dose of Neurontin like the PM doctor said I could and I am not as tired and...
Hi Patti, I got the MRI results from the hospital, called the PM and he didn't call back. My back hurts, had to work a double shift last noc. The report says that the disc at T11 had moderate bulging...
modelmaker, I have a MRI in the morning for the exact same pain. When I went to the PM doctor yesterday, he ranged my whole body during the exam. When I got home by 10PM, the pain in my right leg was...
Fatherjohn, I hope you are doing ok. Did you call the md about the pain? You are in my prayers. cshelp...
Hi everyone, I went to the doctor, he was very nice. I wanted to tell him everything and I tried, but he was talking and examining me. I did tell him about running out of meds 3 days early and the...
Fatherjohn You take care and I wish you the best tomorrow. Someone at work told me that she had a SCS placed and it worked wonders. She had to have it removed because she had a rare allergy to the...
Fatherjohn, thank you, I am sorry I havent been giving support to the other members, i am sitting here crying letting the tears flow to prepare to get ready to go to work. The bad dreams are...
Uniquelyme, I dont think they are looking into my history. I didnt abuse drugs, I didnt know what I was taking. My MD put me on Xanax for sleep and I was working a lot 3 years ago. I went to bed one...
Thank you, everyone I am so scared and dont know what to say to him on monday there has to be a glimmer of hope and light at the end of the tunnel...
Morgoth, You hit every point on the button. I used to be a lot stronger, pull myself out a bad spot when down, but now I can't. I dont know what to say to this new PM doctor. Yes, there are days...
PaLady, What I meant as being set-up for disappointment with the therapist was, I lak trust in the health care system, he understood that right away and I dont want to be labeled. When I worked at a...
anice, I hope you feel better everyday. I did water therapy and it was hard work yet very relaxing in a way. I enjoyed being in the warm water and it didnt hurt my back as much as the exercise...
Thanks for all your replies, I went to see the therapist today. I see a small glimmer of hope. I was there for an 1 1/2 hour and my body hurts all over. He listened to me, screened me for the...
I am seeing a counselor for my depression on Wed. I have mixed feelings because I am at a loss in my life right now, have had bad experiences with pysh doctors. I never believed in antidepressants,...
Fatherjohn,anice,PAlady, Honesty is wearing me out. I made a mistake by running out of meds, but I was scared and I told her that. Not one doctor has dug into my past and I thought I had buried it...
First of all, I would like to thank all of you for listening to my complaints and worries. This forum has helped me thru the last couple of weeks. I don't know how I would had done it. I had another...
Thank you for all the advice, my head is spinning. I have to go to the appt tomorrow morning and then I have a hour dentist appt. I feel miserable and I hope he has some solutions. I need to get...
Hi, everyone, I went to see my neurologist today, broke down and cried for a long time. When I first got to the office, I was escorted to the business office. When I got there she said I had a high...
I am sorry you are swelling so much, for women it is hard when we swell up. When my legs swell, I feel the whole world is looking at my ankles and half the time it is me. I dont wear my teds like I...
Whitebeard, I hope your pain gets better. I am thinking about you and am praying for you. I didnt want to bother you but you did say T12 ruined your nursing career. Can you tell me how the pain felt...
I am glad you stopped the Ambien, here in Wisconsin a man was on Ambien a couple months, he started acting weird per his wife. One day he disappeared and his car was gone. They found him in the...
Thank you Chartreux, My neurologist will not control the pain meds, she is very nice and understanding. She knows what I have been thru. I see her on the 27th and am scared to death. The last couple...
You are a true friend and I wished you lived down the street. I need someone to laugh with cry with and this site is a wonderful place. My nursing job is ok, I am a supv and walk alot and sit at...
The last PM did a urine test and that cost me 300+ dollars out of pocket. The next one she did she didnt charge me anything. I guess the urine samples and the pain contract scared me. I kept reading...
To all that posted in reponse to my daily struggle, I am so glad I found this site on the internet, I didn't know were to turn or what to do. One day, I was on a chronic pain chat line and the people...
You are not a loser. You need to find the right doctor who will help you. hang in there. cshelp...
PAlady, You are exactly right, after going to the doctor sitting in a chair waiting moving to another room and waiting. I am sick of telling my story again and again. I will write up a note and make...
Frenchdude, Guilt is a heavy word that each and everyone carries upon themselves. I always hide my guilt, it weighs me down and fills me up until one day I break, cry, get angry and gets so tired and...
Hi everyone, I had my appt with my new doctor. It was a disappointment, but I am trying to stay positive. She asked me general health questions and then quickly made the comment that with my present...
Anice, did your doctor ever put you on a Solu-Medrol Pak. this is a high dose of Prednisone for 5 days, it will help take the swelling down on the vetebrae to take pressure off the nerves? Take Care...
fatherjohn, thank you for responding to my thread. The wall I have is good and bad. I have anxiety attacks if I have to let down a wall, but I make myself strong get thru it and then the wall goes...
fatherjohn, Do you think that God is punishing me? CP is hard to deal with. I started to go to church this last year again because my daughter started cathdichism (sorry for the mispelling) I always...
drjimmy, Have you been on any other pain meds, maybe these aren't the right ones. Hang in there and dont give up. cshelp...
Shannon, I am glad your surgery went well. Kids do make the booboo go away. Keep us updated and you bring hope to all of us that surgery does good in everyone and there is hope. Take Care, cshelp...
I wont give up. Life has to get better. I have to go to work but I will post a longer thread when I get home at 10PM. I like talking and didnt take any offense to what you wrote...
Your puppies look just like my Otis and he is a 2 year old lab. He knows when something is wrong and he comforts me. he is a momma's boy. Thanks for the advice. yesterday I was so tired from working...
Laurie, thank you for the advice. I am so stressed my pulse is running in the 160s, I will calm down, we are tthe same age and it helps to read the advice. he is on vacation this week and our 15th...
I am pushing my husband away. I am so angry with the pain. Two days ago, My stomach hurt so bad from the neurotin and Amitripline, I was bloated SOB and sweating at work. I told him what was wrong...
Everyone is soooo wonderful here and the advice helps. I believe my husband is starting to realize how much pain and suffering with the side effects is doing to me. My stomach is so bloated, I have...
All my thoughts are spinning in my head. I wish I could type faster. I am soooo tired. I couldnt sleep last noc so by 2AM I took an Amitripyline and was knocked out til 1130 AM and I feel hung over....
Maybe I am on the wrong site. I have CP from four back surgeries Disk disease. I posted my story on the chronic pain site. I am very depressed and scared. I had a root canal today am hurting. I also...
I read your posts and they keep me strong knowing how you get thru the day. You have a lot of strength, dont lose it. I hope your relationship turns around. It may get rocky but there is love deep...