Spread the Word!
Get a DS flyer to post
DS Store is Open
DS t-shirts and more
  • Image of Skiergirl24

  • Recent Activity

    • Sorry, there is no activity in the My Activity feed.
  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for September 7, 2007

      Mood September 7, 2007 7:59pm

      Hey all..thanks so much for the messages and the hugs!  They DO help.  I am feeling a bit better.  I ahve been MIA...busy at work and …

    • Journal Entry for August 6, 2007

      Mood August 6, 2007 10:04am

      Sorry I have been MIA lateley.  I was dealing with my ill mother.  My mother passed away from breast cancer on July 29th.  It has been …
    • Journal Entry for June 29, 2007

      Mood June 29, 2007 2:09pm

      Mom's friend Maureen came over today to watch over mom.  dad went into work for a few hours.  I went over on my lunch to see my …

    • Journal Entry for June 28, 2007

      Mood June 28, 2007 11:20am

       went to visit mom last night and she was pretty lucid. Here is the deal: the calcium keeps going up because the bone mets are pretty much out …

    • Journal Entry for June 27, 2007

      Mood June 27, 2007 5:05pm

       I just got off the phone with my father. This is the first time I have seen him cry/heard him cry about mom's cancer. Her calcium is up …

    Read Journal

  • Hugbook

    Give Skiergirl24 a hug

    Read Hugbook

  • Support Groups

    • Close Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      I suffer from PTSD with OCD, Depression and Anxiety. PArt of this is a result of being sexually/emotionally and physically abused as a child.

      Treatments

      Desipramine Somewhat Helpful
      I was on this for OCD/Depression as a youngster...from age 11-18. IT seemed to help.
      Effexor Working / Worked
      I went on Effexor at age 22 and it has definitely helped!
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      Therapy is very helpful to me.
      Zoloft Somewhat Helpful
      I took this from age 11-22 and it worked well. But for some reason it stopped working and I switched to Effexor.
      Anafranil Working / Worked
      This was for my OCD...I no longer take this as my OCD is under control. This helped me a lot.
      Wellbutrin Working / Worked
      Love it!
      Ativan Working / Worked
      Did not work...supposed to help me sleep...did nothing
      Xanax Working / Worked
      Helps with panic attacks.
    • Close Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      I suffered emotional/physical and sexual abuse as a child. At age 4 I was diagnosed with PTSD. I was date raed in college and that sort of brought a lot of the horrible feelings back to the surface again.

    • Open Anxiety

      Skiergirl24 hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

      Skiergirl24 hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Breast Cancer

      My mother has Stage IV breast cancer. She was diagnosed in 1995 and it came back in 2004 to the bones and liver.

      Treatments

      Adriamycin Somewhat Helpful
      Mom took this wa back when. Now she takes DOXIL Which is a variation.
      Arimidex Not Working
      Gemcitabine Working / Worked
      This worked for about 1.5 years and then the cancer mutated from HER2 pos to HER2 neg and it stopped working.
      Mastectomy Working / Worked
      Radiotherapy Working / Worked
      Surgery Working / Worked
      Taxol Not Working
      Navelbine Working / Worked
  • Friends

  • Snapshot

    Skiergirl24 hasn’t been active on the site in a while. Why not give Skiergirl24 a hug?

Content on DailyStrength.org is for informational purposes only. We do not provide any medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. More info
Copyright 2008 DailyStrength, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Report Abuse