Met up with a new pain specialist today, he suggested Ketamine Infusion. Has anyone tried it? I read a post somewhere else saying that the person who got it done swear by it, but they have to do it...
TQ, Trina... Yes, channelling those energy is good, but the extra financial stress, although not much, it's making my budgetting a bit of a nightmare at the moment... I think I'm about to go into...
Muscle twitching is a common sign of stress. What is your stress level. I was at a stage stressed till I was twitching all over, my eyelids were twitchings, my fingers, arms. It's not a FMS symptom,...
Let's see where to start... I just did my tax... my out of pocket medical expenses for last year was $6500+ Unless you've got another doctor verify that it's FMS, the other doctors will run all the...
I've a friend with MS, she uses IUD, since installed, her menstrual cycle has gone down to almost never for 3 years. Hope this helps. But in certain state, you need to at least have a child to be...
I've contacted all the law enforcement agencies I can think of, Australian Scam watch which is part of the immigration department, UK Police, FBI, Interpol. Am prepared to contact underground...
True true, Thanks for the cheering up. Just need to get it out of the chest. They seem to come back to me again asking to get them out, which I don't know how to because I don't even know where they...
I loan someone $4200.00 for 1 week, only to realised that the person was actually part of a scammer syndicate. Now I'm really stressed out and depressed. I like to help people in need, but I hate it...
That's right there are short supply of emphathetic doctors, there are plenty of doctors who are there for the lifestyle or money, but good ones are hard to find. Just a note about changing your...
Anything is possible, but you need to find a way to manage your condition. Transfering to Med school right now might mean you might need to do an exams to fight for a place and start from first year,...
anxious0813, In summary, your family really don't care. Most people still think mental illness is a taboo and think it will never happen to them. You're doing the right thing by going to a...
NZGirl, One of the many signs of depression is the lack of appetite. It is normal that you don't feel hunger. However, you need to remember, your body need sustenance to work, otherwise you will be...
Is it facet joint injection with steroid? They are hit or miss. I had done it twice, first time worked better than the second time. But then it really depends on which pain are you trying to address,...
These articles are extension to the article posted sometime ago http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=2769192 PDF version...
Pls bear in mind it's been about 6-8 years since I was in Mosman. Dr Janet Kitcherner-Smith is a Good GP, she's in Mosman. Just google for her. Dr Philip Lim is a musculoskeletal specialist, he's in...
Badminton.... ahhh... liked it alot until FMS pain made it simply impossible nowadays. Fatigue is also another factor with high energy/ fast pace sports... Haven't tried golf... but then golf's not...
Any different in your diet? May be you had lack of something that week, or over eat certain things... That usually cause my IBS attacks. Or it could just like everyone said, a bug. But the "clog"...
Sorry... I'm totally opposite, I don't like couch sports. I prefer to go out and do something. With my condition, I find low strength sports/exercise seems to help. I do sometimes watch some motor...
Do you have a councellor, psychologist or psychiatrist to go to? Sounds like you do need some mental help. You are stressing yourself out, and when you're overstressed, things happens like lost of...
Hi Anxious0813, It's hard to be suffering from depression and anxiety. I've been suffering from Dysthymia (chronic depression) for probably about 15 - 20 years. There are things I do miss out,...
Go to urgent care instead of hospital, they are usually less crowded... I'm not sure if you have that in GA. I use urgent care when I was in OH. I've got Gallbladder issue. I think I used to think...
It's not just really hubby... wife can be just as judge mental. I'm a principle care of my child, she has him for 3 nights but about 36 hours in total. And she dares accuse me of being financially...
Jasmine, You're a uni student, if you want to find a cure, go to the library computer and look into current researches that is going on. Unlike many people in this forum, we do have access to many of...
Welcome, I'm from Adelaide. There're not many FMS believer health profession in Australia. Just a handful. Best is ask and you shall receive. There are also some research papers you can give it to...
Pamela, Ambien can cause side effect like sleep walk. There have been instances of those reports going on. Some even go as far as made breakfast and not remember doing it. But these are extreme rare...
Well, I've got another problem. I'm hyper mobile. I can't do any pressure point massages on myself, or I'll break my joints. I'm already borderline osteoarithtis. The thumb copped it the most......
Thanks...
I have that book... if I can get access to lignocaine, I'd done it myself daily. It's by far the most effective treatment for my legs, but the effect doesn't last very long....
I do prefer Massages, but at $70 per session and the benefit doesn't last very long (we are talking hours) it seems quite expensive. I like deep tissue massage especially on my calves muscles, as...
Yes, I have talked about it with her once. It was a hypothetical (well was a possibility about a month ago) that I want to move overseas. Her reaction wasn't that great. I presented her with 2...
One thing that shouldn't be discounted. Give the children some credit. They will pick things up and make their own decision. It may not be now, but in 2 - 10 years time, things will change, they will...
Firstly your first ex is a douch bag. Secondly your current husband, knows nothing about child custody arrangement, and it just feels to me, he feels the children are not his so he shouldn't pay a...
Jeoch, Repeating another year is actually a pretty good proposition considering the other option is get excluded from school. There are many options available to you. 1. Summer school, you can always...
Recently I've been feeling rather trapped. I have been made to move to a city that I am not particularly fond of because of my son. The thing is I do most of (on paper it's 56%, but in reality it's...
From what you just said, it sounds like he doesn't have the caring gene. It's really hard to find guys who would care for their lady, but at the same time women sometimes prefer guys who are macho,...
AV, Mine just went through smoothly on Monday, I still keep my attorney on contract because we still have some issues that hasn't been sorted... anyway, do ask around, there bound to be people you...
My insurance allowance for massages has recently run out so I had to search for a cheaper alternative for pain relief in the form of acupuncture. I had pretty good acupuncture before, however this...
Have you obtained ethics approval for your research?...
Hi Jasmine, From someone who have lived with FMS during my uni years and has successfully done it and now embarking another uni course after 10 years of commercial world, I will tell you that it can...
What about calcium? Calcium affect bone density too.....
Thanks for the kind words, my liver problem is partly contributed by my gallstone. It's scheduled to be removed. Once that's done, we'll be able to rule more things out. There are just too many...
I talked to my psychiatrist, it doesn't mean it goes away :) I still have to work through it. Right now, I'm just feeling a bit stuck. I'm in a city so I can take care of my child, but because I'm...
Which book did you order? I'm currently reading Mind over mood recommended by my Psychiatrist. It's a good book....
Can't do any adjustment to medication ATM, Liver Function Test (LFT) Abnormal, doctor doesn't want to change medication dosage until LFT return to acceptable value....
My depression seems to be coming back with a vengeance... things are not going too great. Combine with the stress of handling the depression, I felt that my pain is getting worse too... Can anyone...
Unfortunately in Australia, you can't get 100% custody unless the other parent is unfit to be a parent. which mean, my ex would either have to be a drug addict, abusive/ violent, incarcerated or a...
She needs time to grief...
I've him Monday after school, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday till after 6pm. And Sunday morning 9 - 12 (this one is a new arrangement). I felt there's no good role model in her house. Her...
I take him out doing fun things... but you know, I've met enough parents from schools, taking him to the parks are going to meet the group of parents.... I don't want to live in this city, I want to...
You sounds like you've got a lot going on. Everyone has their story to tell... some times you get lemons... I got lemons too... and some times having issues dealing with them... I know how you feel....