Wow Tina, that is awesome news! So happy for you. You will make a great moderator...but please don't spread yourself to thin. I know how much you have on your plate. I haven't been on for...
Donna, I am so sorry for your losses. Losing someone we love is so hard to begin with, then to lose two people within a day must be devastating. I just wanted to send my condolences and to let you...
Oh Lucy, I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. I just can't believe that your Dr. will not prescribe you pain relief anymore. How can they get by with this? Then the smart alec remark...
Hey Tina, wow I am so sorry that you are dealing with such severe issues right now. I had no idea how bad things had gotten. I hope that they can do the procedure on Friday and that you can start to...
Congrats Mindy! I am so glad that you had a wonderful day. It stinks that now you are paying for it, but I guess such is our life. :( Would love to see the pictures too, hopefully you can post a link...
Hey Michele, so glad you are home! I sure hope you are healing good. I bet you are sore, not an easy thing to go through! I hear what you are saying about surgery being hard on the body...I feel like...
Hey Jim, I was wondering what happened to you. So sorry to hear that you are now having to deal with tooth pain, it just doesn't seem fair. Us CPer's should be exempt from extra pain! I wanted to...
Hi Badheartdude, I go through the same thing and I am on an extended release (oxycontin). It just doesn't last more than 7 to 8 hours for me. So what I do is set my alarm an hour before I actually...
Also known as vicoden...best wishes to you and your son. I hope he has a speedy recovery!...
Woo hoo! Big congrats to you Jag! That is so wonderful to hear. I just started my SSDI journey again (got denied last time and was so depressed I didn't appeal) So I know I am in it for the long...
Glad to hear that you are able to get up and moving without hurting too much. That always makes me feel a little better when I can actually get some walking in. I don't have a treadmill but now I am...
Hi Hopeless Girl...so sorry to hear that you are losing your insurance. My sister went through the same thing not too long ago. You have been given some great advise above. I wish I had more answers...
Hey Tina, so sorry to hear that you are having a rough time right now. Depression sneaks up on me and kicks my butt every now and then. I live with it all the time, it just gets worse sometimes. That...
Hi ice and welcome to healing well! I am sorry to hear that you are having pain issues. I don't have any experience with the things that you are going through, but I did want to welcome you. I hope...
Hi there Crazy4golf and welcome to Healing well. I am sorry I can't offer up any info for your situation as back pain is not one of the things I suffer from, nor do I play golf. Unless you count...
Hey Chart, I just wanted to wish you well with your procedures and let you know you will be missed while you are gone. Take good care of yourself and get lots of rest...we want you back feeling...
Hey Michele, I know how anxious and stressed you must be. I was a basketcase before my procedure and it wasn't near as serious as yours is. I truly hope you can get some rest this weekend (I know...
Hi Michele, one week huh? That's exciting and yet scary too. I did the same thing, went crazy trying to get everything done before surgery. It's really hard when you are hurting. I hope this will be...
Thank you guys for your well wishes. I am feeling alot better and I get the stitches and staples out today...yay! Although I am a bit nervous that it is going to hurt some at least they will be out....
So, I had surgery on the 7th and my arm and hand are still wrapped up. I go to get the stitches and staples out on Tuesday...but I just couldn't stand it anymore. I had to unwrap it and check it out....
Hi RetiredMom, So sorry to hear that you got hit in the head. Wow, that is scary! I hope that you didn't have any serious damage done. As far as the SCS, I don't know anything about it. Sorry. I know...
Bravo! Very cool. Thank you so much for sharing! Take care....
Hi Kerry, I don't have alot of back pain (seems like the only thing that doesn't hurt 24/7) but I did want to welcome you to Healing Well! You have found a great place with wonderful caring members....
Hey Cathy, just wanted to jump on and see how things are going for you. Like Suzane said we haven't heard from you in awhile. Hopefully you can update us soon and that things are going good for...
Hi Michele, how are things going for you? I hope that things are smoothing out some and that your pain is lessening. Don't stess yourself out too much, I am sure that what needs to get done before...
Hi Garystan and welcome to Healing Well. I am so sorry you are dealing with so much pain right now...I know how frustrating it can be to hurt so bad and not get any answers as to why. In fact this...
Hey there! First of all I wanted to welcome you to Healing Well...I have been offline for a week due to surgery so I missed welcoming you. I also have really bad memory issues lately. Well, mine have...
So here I am one week post op and feeling somewhat better. I am still wrapped up so I have no idea what my incisions look like :( But I get unwrapped, unstitched and unstapled on Tuesday the 20th!...
Hey guys, I hope everyone is having a low pain day and a good weekend. Well, I had surgery Wed. and as far as I know it went as expected. I am having quite a bit of pain in my elbow area but the...
Thank you all so much! I have spent today trying to get laundry done and some basic clean up stuff cuz I have no idea when I will be able to do anything with my arm. Hey Jim... I'm just curious what...
Hey ya Sis! Glad you decided to come back. There is lots of new faces here now. I am sure some of the veterans will be by to welcome you too....
Hi Heather, I must of been MIA when you joined (I went missing for awhile) so I wanted to jump on and say Hi and congratulate you on your upcoming wedding! Like Loretta said, please post some pics...
So, I am having surgery tomorrow. trigger finger release, carpal tunnel release and cubital tunnel release (ulnar nerve transposition). I am so nervous, actually straight up scared! It's my right arm...
Hey Chartreux, so nice to hear from you. So sorry you aren't doing well! It always seems like we have bad reactions to the meds we really need. Such a bummer. I hope that bringing it down to every...
My positive is that I can look at people differently now. I try and see through the surface and now know that looks may be deceiving. That whole "But you don't look sick" statement really hits home...
Hi Tracy and welcome! Your hubby is very lucky to have you in his corner. Chronic pain is so hard to live with and I think it's great that you are here to help him. I don't have much to add as I...
Hey ya Pete! So glad to see you are getting some good fishin in...not so glad that your feets are giving you fits! I have some foot pain but not to the extent that you are having so I can't help ya...
Hi Kathy...I have also gained alot of weight in the couple of years. That is when most of my issues started getting worse and all kinds of new things popped up too. This was the time frame that I was...
So sorry you are having such high pain levels right now. Maybe the new muscle relaxers will help? I sure hope you can get some relief soon. I also hope that you are offered a fair amount from the...
Loretta, I can so relate to being overwhelmed! I am one of those people that the more overwhelmed I get the more I just start to shut down. I hate it. Sometimes I feel like I have no control over...
RetiredMom...I do not have any experience with any of the things you are dealing with. So I can't offer any suggestions, but I did want to say that it does sound like you have some serious things to...
Hiya Freezing...I wanted to jump in and welcome you, but I see you are a veteran member. A different forum perhaps? Or maybe I just haven't seen any of your posts. Regardless I want to say Hi! I...
Hiya Buttercup! I am not sure if remember me or not, I was gone for quite awhile. I did come on and lurk though and read what you have been going through. I am so sorry that you are dealing with all...
Hey Christina, so sorry you are flaring right now. I guess Murphy's Law will always prevail! I really hope you get to feeling better soon. Take care....
Hey everyone, thank you so much for your replies. Jim, Shell and RetiredMom I am really thankful to hear of your experiences with surgery. I had never even heard of cubital tunnel until they told me...
So glad you are back Chutz...I really hate those nasty puter bugs!...
Hi Vivers28 and welcome! So glad you found us, sorry it's because of pain. We have a wonderful "family" here that offer a ton of support! I hope you stick around...take care....
Hi all, I hope today finds everyone doing well. I would also like to send out prayers to all of those in Hurricane Irenes pathway...you are in our thoughts! I have been having alot of issues with my...
So nice to see you post Hydrangea! So sorry it's not great news. I am so proud of you for getting to where you are now. What a wonderful feeling! I think at this point if the pain is getting so bad...
Oh man Michael, I hope they can give you some answers. I too was having alot of night sweats (still do at times) and like WhiteBeard mentioned I was checked for lymphoma. I have a ton of other...