Straydog, yes they are controlling my pain very well. Started with a morphine drip and now they started a fentynal patch. I don't feel much unless I have to pull myself up to prevent bed sores. I...
I can't tell you how much it does help. It's sort of a vent and me being the person I am; I do not vent on others very often. I try very hard to make everyone comfortable around me no matter how I...
Let me give you an up date. The surgery worked in a way. I'm told I'll have to have a two more. They are saying I'll be in the hospital two more weeks. This doesn't include rehab. I have feeling and...
I can't express how much I appreciate all of your replies; they really mean a lot to me in more ways than I can express. I have been informed that I could have nerve damage and will not be able to...
I will continue the broken record and say you need to speak with your physician. I will say that if you are still taking Ultram, that is the main reason you aren't experiencing any withdrawals. Since...
That's a good question and a hard one. Luckily, I've been asked this by undergrads before. All types of humor draw on Sarcasm. Farce - I had a cat growing up that liked to claw anything that walked....
Retired Mom, your right laughter is relaxing and leaves you happy for a time after. I'm not sure I enjoy laughing as mush as I enjoy making others laugh, I get a noticeable swell of happiness from...
Really? That's pretty cool, there have been other graduate students in the program I'm with who have written on it as well. None however have broken them down quite like I'm doing (At least from what...
Thank you for answering Amy! I know I need to be here for a multitude of reasons. The biggest for me being didn't have the pain care I'm being given right now I don't doubt that I'd go into shock...
Some of you may have read my post about the publication I plan to write for my doctorate of liberal arts. As I did not receive any response to my question I realized the post was entirely too long...
I mainly post in the Chronic Pain section but also a little here. I've already made this post there but would like to here also since this added to my already deepening depression Saturday night I...
Saturday night I left my house buy groceries with my girlfriend (was only my best friend and roommate when I joined the site). As we were leaving my leg went out and I fell to the ground. The...
Maggie, My reply to your first comment was put in the most courteous way I could muster, and I was content leaving it at that. Then I read that Amy thought you gave very good advice with that post. I...
To pass time, I am going to be starting my publication for my doctorate. I'm in a way expanding on my thesis which was very long, but to sum it up. I gathered research to support my theory that In...
I have been checked for diabetes. Sorry I didn't mention that. I know it's most commonly a circulation problem but I am trying to seek information on other causes for exploratory reasons. Not to self...
Something I've been noticing since this summer but never when I'm around a doctor to ask. My right hand frequently turns ice cold. There's no discoloration or numbness. Just a dull tingling sensation...
Neruodreamz, Thank you for your reply. Your first paragraph reminded me of something I told my sister years ago. She was only 16 at the time and came to me crying and saying she was depressed. I told...
As of last week I have a masters in theatrical direction and I also have a bachelors in music with a minor in history. My goal is to become a professor. I recently received a job offer to teach...
Your right we are not doctors but we all have different doctors than you. Since most of use have/have had similar symptoms, you are not only getting our opinions but that of our doctors as well. I...
Once again thank you all for replying. This is the first forum I've had any luck with. Stillme. I've had tinnitus since I was three. I got some bacteria in my ears from the city water. It ate away a...
Thank you all for the replies. I failed to mention in my original post that I'm currently on a number medications to control the pain. They worked for a while but now all they do is take the edge off...
Hello Everyone, I recently discovered that I am depressed. I've always been a happy go lucky person so I have been in Denial. This is my story. My second year of college I was walking to my dorm from...
Hello Ouchalot, I was reading your post and got to thinking about the location of your pain. If it's upper right abdomen just under the rib cage that is where the liver is located. I'm assuming that...
bayoub 2, I never stated that I was not addicted. If you have withdrawals you are physically addicted. I merely stated that I am not a "drug seeker" (DEA term for doctor shopping) meaning I have one...
Note: I am no doctor nor do I claim to know the pharmacology a doctor pharmacists has studied. I can only tell from personal experience as my doctor went on vacation at the time I was supposed to...
Thank you guys for replying and welcoming me. As far as treatments are concerned, I have been putting myself through grad school so money to pay for them is in short supply. I have insurance but can...
Hello everyone, I have had a hard time with my condition lately. I really have no one to talk to as all of my friends and family are not going through what I am. I am hoping by sharing my story with...