My house is so messy, it is all I can do to go to work everyday then come home and take care of my cats and dogs. I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one going thru this....
Hello William, I am also new to taking Lamictal and take 25mg once a day also. I Wish I could give you some advice but I am curious about this too....
Hi Chloe, Sorry for your loss of your grandmother and the accident you had. Sounds like you have some good resolutions and a good plan. I usually do not do resolutions but this year I am. This past...
I am glad you are feeling better /community/emoticons/wink.gif Sassie...
Thank you mogli /community/emoticons/wink.gif I have been going to a counselor for my anxiety once a week for several months now. I have learned various techniques that help with my anxieties but not...
Hello, I am currently taking Wellbutrin 75mg once in the morning, been on that for several months now. Dr started me on gabapentin 300mg less than two weeks ago. today I start lamictal 25 mg once a...
This has been quite a week. I have been riding an emotional roller coaster all week. Seems one minute I am doing ok then the next I am mad then crying. Urg! I had started a new medication less than...
thank you for your replies and words of encouragement. I think I have been battling this for years but had not made the commitment to seek answers as to why I think and act the way I have been. I...
Thank you for the welcome. I forgot to mention that I am 41 years old. I have been really depressed, anxious and worried alot lately. seems I have no energy. I am also having trouble with the pinched...
Hello, I was just diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. We are going to try some medicine. Still Processing everything she said tonight. I am married and have three grown sons. Sassie...
Thank you for your replies. I am filling out forms to have my records sent to other specialist outside of the one clinic. I am going to try and get into a different spine center. I have tried...
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Thank you for your replies. He suggested the injections for pain and does not want to do surgery because I am so young. He is a board certified orthopedic spine doctor. I have asked my primary care...
Hi everyone, Today I went back to the spine specialist with my husband. He is home from Alaska for about 4 weeks. I was glad he went with me to hear how bad my lower back is. Any way, I asked the...
Hi everyone, I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was good. I have not posted for awhile but Since my posts that started with me having an mri and then 2 injections to my lumbar spine....
Hi everyone, Last Thursday I had my second epidural injection. Hopefully this will be the one that does the trick. The surgeon seemed reluctant to do the second shot. Which afew weeks before he said...
So today i was feeling pretty good considering then i stretched to reach something like i usually do and my lower back popped several times. Oh no! It did hurt a little. Next thursday i am scheduled...
thank you DW. I am confused as to what is happening with me. Today I had a dexa scan of my lumbar and hip. The gal that did the scan mentioned you are so young. Thanks. I am am 41. yes I think I am...
Hello everyone I wanted to let everyone know that the epidural shot that I had almost two weeks ago seemed to help. However they want to do another shot and that should help even more. I have been...
Hi everyone, I had the epidural yesterday. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. They said it may take time to see improvement and that they will call me next week to see how i am doing....
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Made appointment today for the shot. It will be this Thursday at 12:30....
Hi again, Now anew thing, when i woke up this morning (which is a good thing), my entire right side was numb and tingling. After awhile it went away. Is this a normal thing? I will call the dr office...
Thank you all for your replies. I am little apprehensive of the shot. I have been praying that this helps with pain. If it does not then i will seek out another opinion before going to surgery. It...
Update...I got an approval for the shot today. Now just waiting for the dr office to call and schedule appointment. I hope the shot works and the pain and numbness goes away. I saw my primary care...
I agree with getting an mri. I went for months before having an mri but now the dr and i know what is causing the numbness, tingling and pain that i had been having for months. I too have trouble...
Thanks Debbie. I quit going to the chiropractor cause after an adjustment i would feel good for only the one day. The next day i felt just as bad as before. Now i am waiting for insurance approval...
Thanks Debbie. Did the epidurals help you?...
Thank you both. I have spent alot myself at the chiroprator. I am done going to them. Joy- what is physiotherapy? I have a couple bulging discs too. Not sure what discs numbers they are. Hugs...
Today i went and talked to the dr again. We went over the mri (so many discs that are damaged i guess you would say) and talked about what we should do next. Since medicine and physical therapy did...
so I just got off the phone with the nurse, who could not answer any of my questions because she does not have my file notes. I asked about a referal to a neurosurgeon (which the dr yesterday...
Thank you Rose for your reply. I am glad that those shots helped you. Eventually i may get them and they may help me too. I was really in schock when he showed me the mri and explained stuff and...
Thanks. Since my last posting, I am thinking of going to see a neurosurgeon. money is a little tight however it is my spine. after seeing the MRI of my lumbar spine I am thinking that is who I should...
Hello, I had my MRI today. It was the longest 25 minutes of my life. laying on my back, they had pillows for my legs, a blanket and ear plugs. Well, it shows some discs that are not so good. the...
hi all, I did not sleep well at all last night cause of pain. This is going to be a long 2 days until Ihave the mri and talk with the dr. I usually have a high pain tollerance but this is old. Right...
I don't either....
I sorry that you are hurting and bored. I am too. I am holding off on excercise until after my MRI on tuesday. I am interseted in getting ideas too. I am going to look at Pinterest for awhile...
I was just asking my son ( he is 22 now ) about his MRI that he had years ago on his knee. He had it done by the same dr office and dr. He told me that they gave him head phones and that he listened...
thank you snowbunny for all your advice and insight. Thank you for sharing with me too. Have had neck issues in the past and shoulder problems from being so heavy chested. My left shoulder froze up...
Hi Snowbunny, thank you for your reply. I made sure that the Orthopedic dr is board certified the other day after seeing him. If he was not board ceritified I was going to find one that was. He...
Thank you all for the kind words and advice. I will try and remember to ask for a pillow for my legs. Laying flat on my back i am dreading. I will also try and remember to take ear plugs too incase...
Thank you Karen. April...
Hello, I have been having lower back and hip problems since last April when I fell and landed on mostly my right hip. I knew then it was going to hurt but I did not know the pain would last this...
I have been sensitive to fluorescent lighting for over 20 years. When they flicker it makes me sick to my stomach and I cannot stand the sounds. I am also sensitive to bright lights from...
I have spine problems too. Not sure if it is related to the fibro or not. I have been having alot of back problems since I fell and landed mostly on my left hip in April. I was diagnosed in june with...
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I have alao been having terrible back spasms and hip pain since I fell down and landed mostly on my right hip back in april. Since then i have found that I have some degenerative discs in my lower...
I am so sorry the dr. treated you that way. I hope you feel better soon. Sassie...
That is a great question. I wonder about that too....