I did have the surfers last year requiring a wound vac that we ended up discontinuing use of because of the location. I have chronic pain due to bilateral carpal tunnel and I had a second surgery on...
5 years. Things are just tough... Cathy ...
Missed me much? I've got a few things to update y'all on and will later this evening, I just wanted to pop in and let y'all know that I really am still living....
TMJ: I have three children ages 21 (daughter), 20 and 17 both sons (youngest will be 18 next month) I also have a son-in-law that will be 21 in March and three grandchildren 3 (girl), 2 and 7 mos...
He will have a double associates in business management and something to do with computers. In May our daughter will have a double associates in business management and accounting. I am so proud of...
Thanks, Chartreux. It's been one ride after another. Some days I just want to quit, you know? But, there is an end in sight and help on the horizon. My husband has been in school for 3 years. Tuesday...
I have been going through hell, that's the only way you can describe my life over the past few months. The good: I have reached an agreement with the local Arts Council and will be opening a...
October 13-18 I made it to Jacksonville to see my brother and his family. On Saturday during the trip, my pain level was a bit on the high side, so I took a Percocet before we headed to St. Augustine...
First of all, I start by saying that as a general rule, I am not a drinker. On the one or two times a year, maybe, that I do drink, one drink and I'm feeling fine and there's typically not a 2nd...
I am not starting the Clonazepam until I get home from my mini-vacation. I left the doctor's office in Chattanooga and headed southeast to just outside of Jacksonville to see my brother and his...
As of today I have some new changes to get use to. 1. We are keeping the Percocet. 2. We are going to 2 Robaxin a day instead of 3 3. We are adding Prozac every morning 4. We are adding Clonazepam...
I decided that I had had enough of the pain meds and just stopped. For the record, YES, I am currently regretting that move and am about to end the strike. I know, I know,...
Thanks for the feedback. I am familiar enough with Osteomyelitis to know that it was very serious stuff. Fortunately, this is not what I am dealing with! My wound care doc seems to think that my...
All of my MRSA outbreaks have been on the left side of my body. That's important information. I have suddenly developed a problem with my perfect right knee. I've not fallen, twisted, banged, injured...
Congrats, Jag! It is a HUGE battle, but when it is won, what a sweet victory it is!...
MUCH better morning compared to yesterday! I might just get something done! Still having pain, but it is far more managable than yesterday. Thank you, Lord!...
Tina, that is so funny about your stylish pj's, because I just got my Old Navy order in a week ago with two cute pair of pj bottoms, my hot pink ON t-shirt and my grey ON hoodie. I am so very okay...
I will inform y'all on my doctor's appointment in a few hours. I am still in bed in a tremendous amount of pain this morning. I really over did things yesterday with my appointment out of town and...
I am desperate for relief. Last night was no different at all except I went ahead and took 2 pain pills from the start, so sleep came faster. That may be one answer. I haven't thought about the...
Thanks, White Beard. Like I said, I have been doing some reading and all indicators point to RLS. Fortunately, not as severe as what your ex had, but enough to cause me sleep disturbances. And, what...
I go to the doctor tomorrow on my knee. This is a follow-up and could even end up being my final appointment with this doctor. This appointment was to have happened on 8-31, but my emergency surgery...
Thanks everyone. With the regimine I am on, I really do believe that the outbreaks are behind me. I am NOT a worrier. But by golly I was a mess all weekend waiting on the results from the cultures....
Mindy, I have 3 beautiful children. They are now 21, 19 (20 in Nov.) and 17 (18 in Jan.). ALL of their lives they have been told: "YOU can not control other people nor can you control many...
One round of the antibiotics got rid of the infection! No more antibiotics (ladies, you know what I mean when I say no more Diflucan!) and the pain pump went "home" today too. =) (It's taken them...
I got up this morning, ran my arms and hands under really warm water, dried them and wrapped them in towels just out of the dryer and went back to bed until my husband called. Tonight I am sleeping...
I have to get a ton of things done tomorrow and am a nervous wreck! It will be my first time attempting to drive since the 29th of August. Although it is my left leg, so that won't affect my driving,...
Vent away. I've been a member for a very short time, but am SO thankful for this to be a place of solace to just let go. My family is happier than ever because I don't complain a whole lot. My oldest...
OH MY GOSH HOW DID I MISS IT! They sent me Percocet TEN! No WONDER I'm useless! Now to have them fix it...because I can't go on like this....
My left hand entered into the pain cycle at 4:00 this morning. It's a COLD 50 degrees this morning, my right arm is painful to the touch and slightly swollen. It's rainy and miserable so I am going...
I am going to have them checked out, because they are STRONG! This morning, I woke up with my hand killing me and couldn't go back to sleep, so I got some breakfast, took a percocet and sat to watch...
This is a strange question, but either I am losing my mind, or what I am thinking is true...or I was sent the wrong medication. When I go to my PM doc, I get my meds there. I don't have to wait for...
Thinking about you this afternoon, Chartreaux. Hope things go well for you. ~Cathy...
Take your ice pack and wrap it in a pillowcase. It will provide an excellent buffer and allow you to tolerate just a little bit of the coolness that could provide just the relief you need. I know...
Wishing you the best. Take care of you. Will be anxious to hear how it goes for you....
Tennessee is beautiful right now. The rain we've been getting came at the perfect time for fall colors. I am hoping to feel well enough for a weekend in Gatlinburg not this weekend, but the next...
Today is perfect in Tennessee. The fall colors are really starting to show, the temperature is PERFECT...I wish it could stay this way forever. I go to see my PM doc on October 13th and I am going to...
Oh, we've had all of the cruddies too, but I'll take that over the pain. My right arm has been horrible, absolutely horrible. And, now we're starting into fall rain and storms so I get to add that to...
These cooler nights (and a few days too) are killing me! I go back to my PM doc on October 13th and we're going to have to go into winter mode already! Last year, I was able to wait until almost...
Sleep is still my friend...but I am on the mend. When I went back for a dressing change, the doctor was back from his trip to Germany (I had been seeing the NP). He took one look at my skin from...
Hi everyone. Thanks for checking on me, I've just been resting. I did have the vac put back in place on Monday and the pain is unreal. However, I am just taking the Oxycontin when the pain gets too...
Well, my pain has been on the increase, and this morning I found out why: The antibiotic I am on is not responding to the infection. I am now on TWO antibiotics, but they both respond, praise God!...
Let me add that the location of the wound is probably an issue. It isn't flat on my stomach, back, leg or arm. It is literally where your butt cheek and leg meet, in the crease. So, that makes this a...
Well, my wound vac never made it out of my car before it left for Cincinatti, OH, so I won't be having it put back on tomorrow. I look at that as it giving my skin time to continue to calm down from...
Well, looks like I am on my way back to the wound vac. My dressing is saturated and has fallen off due to drainage, so they want to look at putting it back in place for a week or so to get the...
School was a nightmare for me, personally. I went to different schools for K, 1st grade, 2-5 grades, 6 grade, 7-8 grade, 9 grade, 10-11 grade and 12 grade. Yep, EIGHT different schools. K/1 we lived...
Laura, Have you heard back from your doctor yet? I've been thinking about you. Cathy...
My mother in law had both hips done at one time and said she would do it all over again. The recovery was tough, but she only had to go through it one time. Her recovery time wasn't "double", it was...
LW, thank you so much for the detailed information. We already know that the spinal stimulator is a no-go. A pain pump has been mentioned, but hasn't been acted on. He just takes the oral meds and...
You have prayers and thoughts and all kinds of support! Congrats on getting the date, that's a huge hurdle....
Thanks everyone! I am in much better spirits. I have caved to taking a pain pill this afternoon, my "hindend" wound is killing me. I probably let it go too far but I absolutely HATE pain meds. I...