What a week!
May 19, 2008 9:09am
What a week it's been. My ex called me a week ago Friday and asked if I'd like to go have supper with him. I was skeptical, I was afraid he …
Kon’s Profile
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Kon
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About Me
I am an RN who can no longer work, I have 3 grown girls and 2 grandkids. I'm very recently divorced after a 26 year marriage. I know if I filled out one of those "how stressed are you" test right now I'd fail (big time). My health, living situation, and current outlook are very dim right now, but I am working very hard at keeping it together and knowing that "this too shall pass".
Interests
I love to read, and I'll read anything. I'm also a movie buff and never do dishes (or other monotonous task without putting in a movie), I'd read but my books kept getting wet (haha). I am outside as soon as the weather allows and I don't come back in until the cold makes me ache! (helping with my kids garden or yard work, since I no longer have a yard). I long to live near the Ocean some day, that would be my dream place to live. Of course spending time with my three grown daughters (they think their grown 25, 24, and 20), and my two amazing grandkids 8 & 5) is the thing that keeps me from crawling in a hole some days and staying there).
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Journal
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FIRE!!!
April 29, 2008 6:41pm
Last night I noticed the fog came in awful fast, until I opened my patio door and realized the fog smelled like smoke and there was snapping and …
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What now
April 16, 2008 11:06pm
Ok so now I'm in my own apartment, my girls are grown with lives of their own, my ex is well my ex, so I'm feeling lost. I went from my …
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Home Sweet Home
March 14, 2008 8:57am
Yes I am moved into my new apartment!!! I'm still getting used to the idea that this is really my place. My nine year old dog is my room-mate and …
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Pray for a smooth move!
March 11, 2008 7:55pm
Tomorrow is the big day...I meet the manager of the apartment complex at 11am and sign my lease and get the keys!!!!!I'm really excited my 3 …
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Hugbook
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Oh Konnie, thanks for that. It is very scary:( And I would LOVE to have you as a new friend:):):)
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Happy Mothers Day
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HUG for you on this rainy Saturday. Hope you are doing better too. HUGS
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Just read your last entry - hope you are okay! Take care of yourself - just sending a hug your way
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I sure will... the autopsy showed nothing so waiting for the toxicology report. Will let you know more as it becomes available.
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Support Groups
Close Scoliosis
My scoliosis was discovered rather late around age 15, my curve was S-shaped and 28/36 degrees when first noted. I wore a milwaukee brace 23 hours a day for a little over a year, and did have mild improvement in my curve. I had 3 8 pound babies and very little health issues until about 8 years ago, then things rapidly flew downhill. My spine has deteriorated so much, my curve is now 79/42, I have nerve pain in both legs, ehlers danlos syndrome, cataracts, arnold chiari malformation, DDD & more
Treatments
- Brace Considering
- milwaukee brace showed mild correction which was stabel for 30 years
Close Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
I have only recently been diagnosed with EDS, I have scoliosis that was stable for 30 years and then my curve has nearly doubled with all these sublaxations and nerve impingements, so along with DDD, and several other diagnosis the genetic specialist finally put it all together and in a way it was a relief to have a name for all the symptoms (plus I no longer feel like the Dr's just aren't listening to me).
Open Codependency
I've just ended my 26 year marriage to someone with an addictive personality, drugs, gambling, porn, and apparently lying. I'd like to say that I am co-dependent no more but I divorced for many reasons but certainly not because I stopped loving him. I just feel I no longer know this version of him and my health and finances could no longer maintain this facade of a marriage.
Treatments
- Divorce Too Soon to Tell
- Just happened in Oct. 2007.
- Talking Working / Worked
- Does help, some.
- \"Codependent No More\" Working / Worked
Open Breakups & Divorce
Divorced after 26 years of marriage, my co-dependent nature cost me all material possesions (home,car,Harley,everything). I know that he was no longer in love with me, and his addictions were out of control but I loved him and miss being with him.
Open Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)
My Dad was diagnosed last year and had his left kidney removed, still battling (see Journal entry Jan.18th, for details). Any info you'd like to share would be appreciated. Thanks
Open Degenerative Disc Disease
I have only 3 disc that aren't affected by ddd, you add the progressive scoliosis and ehlers-danlos syndrome to the mix and you get a very unstable spine.
Open Chronic Pain
I have been dealing with chronic pain since 1995, daily headaches, back pain, and pinched nerves, which I now know is due to progressive scoliosis. My spine is basically screwing down on itself. I'm very fearful of ending up in a wheelchair and am trying to do all in my power to stay upright!
Treatments
- Acupressure Not Working
- My trigger points tend to be oversensitive in some places and numb in others I think it was hard for the person to work on me.
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- Too dangerous to do with all the disc degeneration and ehler danlos nothing would ever line up or stay that way.
- Flexeril Working / Worked
- Has helped in the past when spasms would be bad.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Helps at times.
- Hydrocodone Somewhat Helpful
- Not as effective as other pain meds and very constipating
- Meditation Somewhat Helpful
- While I'm waiting for my meds to start working I do some meditation and I believe it does help.
- Methadone Working / Worked
- My current pain med (mostly due to finances)
- Morphine Working / Worked
- Have used in the past, but at the dose that helped with pain control I was to groggy.
- Naproxen Not Working
- Did nothing for me.
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- Have used in the past.
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Very nice while I'm there but of little long term benefit.
- TENS Not Working
- Was awful, it actually caused me great discomfort, they say it's because my nerve pathways are not like other peoples.
- Zoloft Working / Worked
- Have taken this for several years and was off it at one point due to finances and boy could I tell the differences was very glad to get back on it.
- Ultram Working / Worked
- Seems to enhance the effectiveness of other pain meds.
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