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    About Me

    I BELIEVE IN RESPECT! ex-L.P.N.(NURSE)Crohn's colitis since 2004 mostly in remission with meds, herbal supplements, and vitamins and diet controlled. I live day by day and try to keep my stress level on an even keel. I like my computer and doing research on it to keep up to date on the medical part of my life that 2 back surgeries and a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME stopped me from working. HAD FM/ME FOR 30 YEARS BUT ONLY DIAGNOSE 20 YEARS AGO! I also like swimming, and listening to books on tape. I also have Post Traumatic Rape Stress Syndrome, Anxiety and Panic Attacks from PTRSS; Depression, Asthma, and Allergies and Hiatus Hernia

    Interests

    reading, computer, all supportive groups, swimming, Research, Writing, doing lectures on physical and mental health problems and how to change the gov't supports for us. Dabble in drawing and crafts, my two cats.

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    • YAY finallly !!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Mood July 25, 2008 4:15pm

      Yippee I finally got a phone # of the Red Cross person who can contact my missing friend as they won't give me the info. where she is, O.K. fine …
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      I'm glad you got info on your friend. I'll keep you and all the people effected by this fire in my prayers.

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    • Close Menopause

      I am an ex-L.P.N.(Nurse) I am peri-menopausal and age 51

      Treatments

      Black Cohosh Not Working
      Didn't work so stopped after several months
      Estrogen Cream Working / Worked
      Started using in Aug. 2007, the Premarin Vaginal cream and seems to be working for vaginal dryness.
      Evening Primrose Oil Not Working
      Stopped using as didn't work
      Provera Working / Worked
      Tried for short periods when had super heavy bleeding but removal of small polyp and large fibroid in uterus fixed the bleeding profusely and it was discontinued.
    • Close Fibromyalgia

      I have fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue since the 1980's . But since it wasn't known very much then I wasn't diagnosed until the 1990's. We have a support group of over 100 members that started over 10 years. I probably got it from a bad car accident the physiotherapist described it as "total body whiplash" because my whole body was very stiff and sore. It took over 2 months of physiotherapy to get me back to work. In 1995 I was diagnosed by a rheumatologist after a bad flareup.

      Treatments

      Aqua Therapy Working / Worked
      Very well as long as I pace myself and don't overdo it.
      Cyclobenzaprine Working / Worked
      Got rid of most of the stiffness and muscle cramps.
      Elavil Working / Worked
      Yes it works for pain sleep problems and depression. The side effects I can tolerate as it totally improved my mind and body feelings.
      Heat Working / Worked
      Methadone Not Working
      Stopped it for pain from Pain Clinic as too many side effects and not helpful.
      Morphine Not Working
      Recalled due to bad batch too much morphine in them!
      Oxycodone Working / Worked
    • Open Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      Check my profile I have FM /ME

      Treatments

      Cyclobenzaprine Working / Worked
      settled down muscle spasms
      Morphine Working / Worked
      WORKS
      Pain Management Clinic Somewhat Helpful
      Check me out I have FM/ME on my profile.
    • Open Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis

      Got dehydrated and not making sense when I had a month of diarrhea and clear liquids that the Doc thought was flu but some infection in bowel E-coli, instead. To ER I got an IV and nasty potassium drink and iron pills. Ten days Isolation then finally a colonoscopy and biopsy gave the diagnosis Crohn's colitis.

      Treatments

      Asacol Working / Worked
      good Pentasa saved me
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      good No greasy gassy Or too spicy No garlic onion red, green or yellow peppers Easy on paprika and no hard beans: brown, lentils, navy, kidney, Etc
      Flagyl Working / Worked
      good for bowel infection 4 years ago when diagnosed
      Probiotics Working / Worked
      Acidophilus/Bifidus capsules every meal and Astro plain yogurt every meal or to settle stomach when needed as directed by gasteroenterologistt
    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      Divorced after 8 years of not so wedded bliss,

      Treatments

      Couples Counseling Not Working
      Leave Working / Worked
      Left after he arranged for the Minister to come to our house for couples counseling and instead he hid at a mall and leaves me with the minister. Then he finally calls and says to tell the minister he is not coming & make up an excuse for him. Next day he is at work and I'm sick with a bad Flu bug and he harasses me on the phone all day. Then leaves me nasty & more and more threatening messages. So I call my brother at work and me puts me on the bus to my parents.
      Music Working / Worked
      Yes relaxes me
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Yes good
      Reading Working / Worked
      Helped me understand it
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      worked well
      Talking Working / Worked
      worked for me but not for him
    • Open Depression

      Situational Reactive depression since 1991 when Ex-hubby left and left me practically broke mentally and physically and financially. 1

      Treatments

      Elavil Working / Worked
      Meditation Working / Worked
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
    • Open Sexual Abuse

      Raped by a overly friendly cab driver he was never caught and since he was East Indian the cops said that his community of friends probably hid him and got him safely to another province

      Treatments

      Art Working / Worked
      Music Working / Worked
      calms me my fave songs
      Talking Working / Worked
      \"The Courage To Heal\" Working / Worked
      Elavil Working / Worked
    • Open Heart Attack

      My dad had a pacemaker put in when having tests done, prior to cancer diagnosis BUT CANCER KILLED HIM IN THE END!

    • Open Rape

      Raped in 1991 by a taxi driver who was never found, yet

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Rape Counseling Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
      Ativan Working / Worked
    • Open Depression Supporters

      DEPRESSION AFTER YEARS OF CHRONIC PAIN AND A RAPE

      Treatments

      Crying Working / Worked
      Music Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
    • Open Depression - Teen

      HELP OTHER TEENS

      Treatments

      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
    • Open Healthy Sex

      ABUSIVE MEN UGH, HELP IMPROVE MY RELATIONSHIPS!!!!

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
    • Open Lesbian Relationship Challenges

      have lesbian friends married in my city who are on D.S.

    • Open Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

      supporting friends with m.s.

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