I'm sorry for everything you're going through. When you've worked all of your life it's hard to let that go. It becomes a part of you. I am a paralegal and enjoyed my work but I can't get there to do...
My meds are due to be refilled about four days into my 14 day vacation. Has anyone gone through trying to get their meds refilled before they leave on vacation? I have an appointment at my Pain Doc...
Thank you all for your responses and support. I have this bad habit of obsessing over things that I cannot control or have little control over. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii and now I'm going...
My husband and I are going to Hawaii for two weeks in September. The first week is business related for my husband so the expenses are paid for by his company. The second week is vacation to...
Thanks everyone for your input. I have been on every oral pain med except for oxycontin and methadone. My doctor no longer prescribes oxy. I take percocet for breakthrough pain. I have used the...
I need your help. As I've almost reached the max dosage of the morphine extended, I'm going to need to make a decision in the Fall about where to go from here. I meet with my Pain doc and his...
Thank you, everyone, for your responses. I am taking 180 mgs of Avinza and there is little room to go before I max out on the top dosage. I am meeting again with my pain doc and his assistant in...
I went to my pain doc last week to talk about a possible med change. I am taking a time released morphine right now and am almost at the max dosage. She mentioned methadone but then listed several...
Hello! I usually am on the Chronic Pain forum but I wanted to ask if anyone here is on the new antidepressant Pristiq? It's supposed to be the new and improved Effexor XR. I asked to have my medicine...
What I hate is the question "how are you" and then seeing the glazed look in their eyes before I even get one sentence into what I have to say. I don't even say that much, usually just something like...
I understand where you're coming from. I had a small circle of friends and we did everything together - shop, vacation, etc. Once I went on disability and had to stop doing those things I hardly ever...
I'll change your "what if's" if you change my "if onlies"! I am so sorry for your loss. What pain you must deal with every day as well as your children!...
I take ambien every night and without it I would never sleep. Fortunately I have never had any of the problems others have had. I'm so grateful to get to sleep every night now!...
Thanks Gramps! I have "if only-d" myself to death since that night. I do believe, intellectually, that I couldn't have controlled the outcome even if I had not gone away but the mom in me still...
I wish I could go back to the weekend of Sept 8th & 9th 2001. My husband and I went away for two nights and my 20 year old daughter was involved in a drunk driving accident (she was the...
Thank you everyone. The avinza just isn't cutting it anymore and I'm up to 150 mg a day. I'll talk to my pm doc when I go in. Just this past Monday I went in for the first in a series of caudal...
Hi everybody! I haven't been on for a few weeks. My pain has been at the 8 to 9 level. On Monday and Thursday next week I'm receiving Caudal shots at my Pain Management Clinic. They worked for awhile...
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Nice to hear from all of you - thanks! It's such a pain in the you know what to have to give SS everything except my first born. I have never been through anything as frustrating as this - except for...
I received my denial letter for ss disability. The letter was dated November 1, 2007 but I didn't receive it until the 15th. The law firm handling this will respond within the 60 day limit and have...
Thanks for your response. How long in total did it take you to finally start receiving checks? Melanie...
I haven't been rejected yet. I've had my physical and mental evaluations. I'm 52 years old and I'm hoping that my age might help me get approved. I'm not holding my breath though. I've heard so much...
Thank you all for your responses. Fortunately a lawyer is doing all of the "leg work" for me. That's nice to know that I'll be accruing money as each month goes by. If and when that nice big check...
Hi everyone. I haven't been on here for awhile. My question is: For those of you who've been approved for ssd, how long did it take you? Did you get it the first time? If not, how long did the appeal...
We all have our burdens to bear - especially for our children as they are out hearts and soul from the day they are born. I cannot imagine dealing with such a heart wrenching ordeal as what you and...
I'm so sorry that you and your daughter have to go through this. Raising daughters is so much harder than raising boys. I have two of each. My daughter was in a drunk driving accident on her 20th...
I've decided to become "Switzerland" in the matter of mom moving to assisted living. The past two nights my youngest brother has heaped so much emotional abuse on me for something I believe is right...
Hello. This is only my 3rd post since we found out my mom has AD. My two brothers are convinced she belongs in assisted living. She's not ready to move and I've been supporting her on this all week -...
Thanks for the response and the support. We met with mom today and the first hour was horrible. Finally she sort of started to understand where we were coming from in that we love her and want her...
I'm new to this area. I've posted before on chronic pain. My mom was diagnosed a few month ago with AD but it has been coming on for awhile. She is 81 years old and is going down hill fast. My two...
I've suffered through this same turmoil and still am for that matter. Why do we think we're nothing because we aren't working right now? We've worked for years and should not feel bad because we have...
I just started on the 10 Byetta 2x a day and I haven't made it past the first shot. The nausea and stomach pains are horrendous. I'm losing weight and my numbers are good because I can't eat. I've...
I had to switch to giving the injections from my abdomen to my thigh too. The medicine was hitting my system to fast and making me really sick. Since I've switched to giving the shot in my thigh I...