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    My daughter suffered a grade 4 hydrocephalus just after birth as a result of Sepsis brought on by Beta Strep passed to her from me during birth.

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    • I hurt

      Mood May 17, 2008 12:58am

      It is 11:51pm.  I hurt.

      My neck, both sides but all the way up to my jaw and to the base of my skull

      my shoulders,

      above my elbow

      my low back …

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      From hurtsobad June 2

      Thank you sweetie. Yes i do take alot of meds, methadone and oxycodone for the pain, soma for the muscles, klonopin and trazodone,cymbalta, for depression and anxiety and lamictal for major mood swings. i am having more and more mood swings lately. they cause me to be manic and have bad thoughts. gonna have to switch med or up the dosage of the lamictal..also i take ambien for sleep, what little i get. thanks for listening. kevin

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    do right by Ellie

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    Goal End Date is Aug 1, 08 27 more days.

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    • Close Fibromyalgia

      I have Fibromyalgia. This is the first time that I have ever admitted it. I have lived in almost constant pain for over ten years. I am ready to deal.

      Treatments

      Aqua Therapy Working / Worked
      it helps when the water is warm
      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      it worked for a while then caused very odd side effects so I got off of it
      Heat Working / Worked
      Makes me feel better some times.
      TENS Working / Worked
      The only thing that helps when the pain is unspeakable -- i turn it up all the way and revel in the counter balance of the pain stimuli
      Ultram Working / Worked
      it helps but is too minor, no side effects just not enough pain relief
      Vitamin B12 Working / Worked
      Has helped with my hands and arms
      Prolotherapy Working / Worked
      excruciatingly painful to get the injections first 12 hours are aweful then the pain begins to subside and i have relief for weeks in some areas months in some areas and only days in some areas. It HAS improved my lifestyle overall. But you have to be willing to suffer some aweful pain to get to the relief.

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