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Sunday November 29, 2009

Painful Stories

  • Calamity

    Tuesday, April 22, 2008 | A Painful story

    Today I’m going to say goodbye to a friend, close companion, and keeper of secrets for 14 years. Calamity, my oldest cat and name sake, has kidney cancer. I can’t bear to see her in pain and watch her side increase in size. She has an appointment to check her kidney infection today and I will ask them to help her out of her misery.Forgive me if I don’t get back to you promptly o...

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  • Journal Entry for June 15, 2008

    Sunday, June 15, 2008 | A Painful story

     HELLO,JOURNAL I AM SORRY THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE  LATELY. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME TUFF TIMES. I AM RECOVERING FROM A CAR ACCIEDENT THEN I THERE WAS THE MS FLARE UP WHICH I AM STILL GOING THROUGH. I AM FEELING BETTER THE PAIN IS STILL HERE. THE MS HUG IS STILL THERE TOO. ON A SCLAE FROM 1-10 MY PAIN LEVEL IS ABOUT A 9. IT HURTS TO BREATH AND MY WHOLE BODY HURTS. I MUST THANKS E...

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    8 Comments

  • Journal Entry for December 30, 2008

    Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | A Painful story

     HELLO, YA ALL
    THIS IS AN UPDATE AS TO MY HEALTH. MY CHRISTMAS WAS OK I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY IN RECLINER WITH MY FEET UP BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN IN SO MUCH PAIN. I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT. BETWEEN THE COLDNESS AND THE HAS MY FIMBROMYALGIA AND MS CAUSING ME TROUBLE. BOTH MY PRIMARY DOCTOR AND MY NUERO  ARE TRING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS BEST OF ME. LIKE HAS SAID BEFORE THE OXYCODONE IS EASING THE P...

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  • Journal Entry for January 17, 2009

    Saturday, January 17, 2009 | A Painful story

     HELLO, I JUST WANTED TO LET U KNOW THAT I HAVE NOT FALLEN OFF THE PLANET.. THESE PAST COUPLE WEEKS HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD TO  ME. I AM SO SORE THAT I CAN HARDLY MOVE. BUT,I PROMISED MYSELF THAT I WOULD NOT JUST LAY AROUND AND DO NOTHING TO HELP THE PAIN. I STILL TAKE 1 OXYCODONE 4 TIMES A DAY AND IT  IS HELPING. LATELY, I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I SIT IN MY RECLINER AND TURN ON  ...

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    8 Comments

  • Black and blue marks

    Saturday, May 16, 2009 | A Painful story

    Okay can someone help me out i dont know if this happens to anyone eles okay here it gos before we moved up here i was getting black and blue marks and went to the doctor to see what was going on he took some test and it all came back good will i had a lil red mark and just in two weeks it turned balck and blue and everyday i check it and its looks really bad can someone please help me with this
    T...

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    6 Comments

  • Journal Entry for July 25, 2009

    Saturday, July 25, 2009 | A Painful story

    hi, my friends
    sorry, i have not bee on in a long time. but i have been goin through some rough patches. my ms is progressing and the pain is what is the main trouble but we have it under control now. i take 1 morphin tablet 5 times a day and 3 oxycodones a day just for the day. even through it hurts like the dickens i do walk about 300 ft and then i have to stop and rest. i am in california ...

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    9 Comments

  • In a bad funk...

    Thursday, September 3, 2009 | A Painful story

    I have not been able to write  much in my journal lately. My feelings are all over the place and I have been having pain to boot (pain triggers depression, ocd, anger, and anxiety for me). Lately my thoughts have been turning to death and I am trying hard to focus my mind on positive things because I know that usually works for me. But lately it has been harder to do.
    The OCD is stirring up s...

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    6 Comments

  • Journal Entry for September 26, 2009

    Saturday, September 26, 2009 | A Painful story

    hello everyone,
    i am sorry that i have not been on as much as i would love to. but i have been sick for the past few months with this ugly disease called ms. it is progressing and i am still having mini flare ups and the nuero is trying to find the right treatment. the morphin and oxycodone help it makes it to were i can move without crying. it still hurts to walk but i must keep goin. m...

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    6 Comments

  • Being Triggered Lately.... (possible trigger)

    Wednesday, September 30, 2009

     
    Yesterday I got triggered when I saw several folks being suicidal  online at ds when I came back for the first time in days.... it is not their fault I got triggered. Only I have the power to choose to let myself feel triggered. Two members here thinking of suicide I feel close to... and I am worried sick for both of them I was relieved today to get a pm from one of them that said he/s...

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    6 Comments

  • Journal Entry for October 17, 2009

    Saturday, October 17, 2009 | A Painful story

    hi, my beauitful friends
    just wanted to let u know that i am doing ok. the weather here is pouring and the temp outside is 60 and i hurt so bad. i am forcing myself to keep movin my morphin and oxycodone are working but that does not take away the pain if just makes it to were i can tolerate the pain.  sorry, for whinning i am a fighter not a 2quiter and u all have helped me so much. i k...

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    7 Comments


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