How do you fill the void?
April 26, 2008 1:27am
Today was such a busy day with all the preparation involved before a funeral of a loved one. We needed to find a dress shirt for my husband - he …
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Amithista
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About Me
Happily Married Homemaker. Step-mom to one 13 yr old girl. Live in a very rural area and would enjoy having folks to talk to.
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Books, movies, cooking, crafts, gardening
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Taking it day by day...
April 24, 2008 5:13pm
Two days prior to my Mother-in-Law's Funeral...this has been a very stressful month- heck it's been a very stressful past six months. My MIL …
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Close Family & Friends of Cancer Patients
Lost my Mother-In-Law on April 5th, 2008 to lung/lymphatic/brain cancer. She underwent a 6 month battle that has been devastating for my entire family.
Close Chronic Pain
My husband of 4 years has Diabetic Neuropathy and is in constant pain. Doctors have tried a myriad of medications/treatments but none seem to work and those that seem to help at first wear off in a few days.
Treatments
- Cymbalta Not Working
- did not seem to offer any help
- Lidoderm Not Working
- caused an allergic reaction
- Lyrica Somewhat Helpful
- He can tell when he misses it - the pain worsens; but it does not eliminate his pain.
- Neurontin Not Working
- This drug worked well for a while, however in order for it to do so they had to put him on massive doses of the drug and the side effects were horrible. He was a zombie and very sensitive to light - if I turned on a light in a room without warning him, he would completely black out for a few seconds.
- Oxycodone Somewhat Helpful
- was helpful but the doctors were concerned about potential liver problems so ended up taking him off of it.
- Keppra Working / Worked
- It is similar to the Lyrica in that he has even more severe pain if he doesnt have it but it does not completely relieve his pain
Open Angina
Treatments
- Imdur Too Soon to Tell
- this was just prescribed to my husband on 4/23/08 and he begins taking it tomorrow
- Metoprolol Somewhat Helpful
- Husband has been on this since Sept. 2006 and it seems to have helped somewhat. As of late he seems to be becoming weaker though much of this, I think, is a result of the recent loss of his Mother to cancer and the stress related to it.
- Nitroglycerin Too Soon to Tell
- husband has prescription for it but refuses to use it - says it didn't work in the hospital when he had his heart attacks so why bother
Open Step Families
My husband of 4 years has a 13 year old daughter from his previous marriage. We have shared custody of her and it is sometimes a challenge for me not having any children of my own.
