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Monday November 30, 2009

Painful Stories

  • Post-surgery

    Friday, March 21, 2008 | A Painful story

    I have never known such pain as I am in on the day after surgery. I came home today, spent the night in the hospital the night of surgery. Not only did they put a pin about 4-5 inches long inside up toe next to the big one with a little but sticking out with a round ball screwed to it and the rest going inside midway  to my ankle,  on both feet,but also shaved off a bone on to...

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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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  • My son

    Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | A Painful story

    So, we saw Danny's consultant this morning.
    10 months on from Danny's brain haemorrhage, they have decided he is not going to improve any further (how dare they!).  And, no surprise to hear (budgetary constraints), they want us to decide where Danny is to go now.  Oh, and by the way, the catheter for his urine will probably kill him in about 5 years anyway but it is all abou...

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  • 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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  • Flare up

    Saturday, June 27, 2009 | A Painful story

    I am having some kind of painful flare up in my right knee.   Gout maybe?  When I first stand up can barely walk at all.  Hurts to bend the knee.  After first fews steps it is better but still quite painful and it really hurts to go up and down stairs.   Last night had to do laundry at work for my client and the washer/dryer is in the basement.  Ouch, did t...

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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