Journal Entry for May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008 11:09am
I've had so many set backs. But I haven't given up. I know that I can beat this addiction! I've been doing good so far since my last slip …
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Doing good!
May 21, 2008 11:03am
Yesturday I walked a total of 8.21KM (10271 steps). I am proud of my self. At least I have been keeping up with this goal!
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still walking
May 19, 2008 7:27pm
Today I walked a total of 7.55KM. That was nearly 10,000 steps so I guess I'm doing good so far with my new goal.
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Doing well
May 19, 2008 7:20pm
Today I have done well. I figured I would just take it one day at a time. I can't give up because this is something I have to do. I just …
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Walking
May 15, 2008 9:53am
In stead of using steps I will use miles or Kilmeters to report how much I have walked. I am glad to say that I have walked …
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DeeDee where are you???
Good Luck
Hope you take your time and really make sure that you are a candidate for fusion. Surgery is not always the answer. I hope you feel better soon. Hang in there. You are not alone.
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I hope you are feeling ok today..
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pray all is well . Have a blessed week
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Posted on your journal. Wanted to make sure you got a hug too! Lora
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Close Degenerative Disc Disease
I was diagnosed in october 2006. I was taken to the hospital because I couldn't walk and had begin to lose control of my bowel and bladder functions. I had previously been told that my pain was due to fibromayalgia, so I assumed that is what it was. However, I was informed that I needed to have surgery in order for me to walk again and learned that all my pain and mobility problems had not been fibro but DDD.
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- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
Close Smoking Addiction & Recovery
I have been smoking since i was thirteen I am now 39. I have been diagnosed with COPD and have been trying to quit for about a month.
Treatments
- Cold Turkey Working / Worked
- I think this works better for me Its hard. But working on my willpower, I think I can do it.
- Nicotine Gum Working / Worked
- I think it worked okay. I just have feelings about using nicotine to quit smoking.
- Nicotine Patch Working / Worked
- It help to keep me from going through the mood swings.
- Support Groups Working / Worked
- This is my first support group
- Wellbutrin Working / Worked
- It seemed like I wanted to smoke more.However every time I smoked I got sick and would put them out.
- Willpower Working / Worked
- I give up on my self at times.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
Open Fibromyalgia
I was diagnosed in November of 2001 with Fibro. Since, then I have found that I have Degenerative disc disease and other neurological problems. But I still suffer from the effects of Fibro.
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- Aqua Therapy Working / Worked
- I love Agua Therapy. It helps me feel like I can move around normally. I don't have as much muscle soreness if any after therapy and my muscle strength has increased, which makes movements and doing activities easier.I try to do it at least three times a week.
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- This stuff had me sleep all the time. I didn't find out until my new doctor took me off of it exactly how bad it had me feeling. It didn't do anything to help my pain but it sure put me to sleep. While I was sleep every move I made awoke me and it seem as if I was suffering more.
- Heat Working / Worked
- Heating pads aggrivated my pain. The heat would make me hurt worse.
- Lyrica Working / Worked
- Helps a lot with nerve pain that I have and that pins and needles feeling. It also relieves the burning sensations that I have. I take it twice a day.
- Morphine Working / Worked
- Helps a great deal for the pain. The side effect are horriable. I spent so many days wondering what happen. I would not know how I had gotten from one room to the other or couldn't stay awake.
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- This also worked for the nerve pain and help me sleep but I had to take with other pain meds like Vicodine.
- TENS Working / Worked
- I use this about three times a week. If I use it too long it brings on muscle spasms that are horriable. But with the right time and strength it helps me to rest and eases the pain.
- Ultram Working / Worked
- I currently take Ultram three times a day, with vicodin, Lyrica, and robaxin or Alone the Ultram takes the edge off of the pain.
- Robaxin Working / Worked
- I think this is a good muscle relaxant. I take 750mg four times a day. It works well for my spasms. I take it with my other medication. It does cause me to have headaches if I am not careful to drink plenty of water.
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