bad day
May 8, 2008 2:24pm
Today marks the first anniversary of my mother's death
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StormRider
is feeling Horrible
About Me
53 year old, happily married man, Vietnam veteran and Eastern Band Cherokee
Interests
cross stitching; arts and crafts in the native style and spending time with the love of my life, Wynona
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Journal Entry for March 24, 2008
March 24, 2008 4:52pm
Am I the only one, when not feeling good, that doesn't know how to exactly express how I feel?
I know where I hurt and how I hurt, but for some …
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
February 28, 2008 2:28pm
Today, on the whole, isn't a bad day for me......snow outside and that means minimal activity, which won't tax my back and increase …
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Journal Entry for February 11, 2008
February 11, 2008 9:07am
sluggish today.....temp is 8 deg. and I do NOT wanna go out, but I have an appt with the diabetes doc and thats a must. Lower back pain …
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A tiny clown car pulls up. OMG, its the DS Clown Tour on its second day out to bring chuckles and giggles to all. Out of the car steps Happy Hippy! Osiyo...she offers you a bunch of helium balloons to lift you above the pain and troubles. She also brings with her a goofy smile and lots of gentle hugs.
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Just stopped in to see how you are doing.Hugs,Lisa
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Sending a hug and hope all is well in ur neck of the woods...I hope the weather isn't too hot. Take care and be well. DT
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Here's a hug for you. Hope you are feeling better soon. hope tomorrow will bless you!
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Support Groups
Close Gastric Bypass Surgery
am currently primary support person for my wife who is a candidate for gastric bypass surgery
Close Degenerative Disc Disease
am a fifty three year old veteran with DDD and several lower back problems.
Open Back Pain
life long lower back problems, culminating in surgery on 2-6-07; seems that disc repaired then has since slipped and surgery may be indicated again
Treatments
- Bedrest Working / Worked
- cannot lie on my left side for long
- Darvon Not Working
- dulls and did not get rid of pain
- Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
- stems muscle spasms to a degree
- Heat Working / Worked
- heat always feels good :)
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- heat and exercises with a TENS unit but twice a week and a four day gap between last session of one week and first of the next week.
- TENS Working / Worked
- best treatment to date but having trouble getting one funded for at home use
Open Chronic Pain
have had chronic lower back pain w/ radiculopathy for approximately thrity years
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful
- physical therapy more than chiro........helped somewhat
- Cymbalta Not Working
- didnt help
- Heat Working / Worked
- always helps
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depressionhave suffered from Depression since I got out of the service and likely even before......thirtysix years now
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