What is Shingles
Herpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. It occurs very rar...
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Saturday November 28, 2009
Anxious Stories
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I am getting anxious about this appointment tomorrow. I read more on Addison's disease and didn't like what I read so now the best thing for me to do is find an endicronoligst. I am supposed to have a needle on me at all times in case of stress (any health problems that would affect the Adrenals) because I could go into a grave form of Addison's which could kill me.&...
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Well the blood and platelet levels are back to normal. That's great news and thank you God for that. Now another bridge has to be crossed. When they did the catscan on the last admission they found a nodule in my right breast. It's less than 1/8 of an inch in size. The doc I saw today did an exam and felt under my armpits for lumps. I have to go Wednesday for...1 Recommendation1 Comment
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I have been waiting for 7 months for the surgery and I'm scared. Things do go wrong, and I think about how much pain I was in after the last surgery, it is dismal thinking about it. Why can't anything be simple, why can't they just replace that part of the bowel with bowel that can't be attacked by my immune system? You woud think if they can put a man on the moo...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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I've begun the prep for tomorrow's surgery. They are allowing me to eat and cleanse at the same time, so it's not as bad as it usually is. I woke up feeling bad anyway, but considering how I usually feel, this is a piece of cake.
I've been reassured by a lot of the doctors here that my surgeon is the best in the world, not just the country but the world! I feel at...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
As I prepare for another shot at concluding this court room nightmare, I am anxious and depressed. I understand for all the logical reasons that this is one more step toward getting it all over with but I have been so disappointed so many times with the dragging of the court and the further continuances that I feel worn out.
Mind is running in circles with all sorts of thoughts and worries.&...1 Recommendation1 Comment -
I know I have a lot to be thankful for but after having a night of no sleep and nightmares, I am exhausted and sad. Part of me feels like I had 2 days of extreme happiness and maybe I took it to easy. I can remember Friday night and feeling on top of the world but now I feel like crawling under the covers and not coming out. I additionally really want a cup of coffee but I am tr...1 Recommendation1 Comment
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I understand that I have postherpatic neuralgia and the neurontin is helping quite a bit. I know that I should not have worked out in the garden when I suspect another outbreak of the shingles, but I don't think that is what is making me feel so bad. I doubt it is the plaquenil since I'm coming up on 3 weeks, but I'm feeling really strange. I'm so darn weak and m...1 Recommendation3 Comments
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Well I guess I am feeling as well as can be expected. I started the 'trials' this week and ended up in the group for hormones only. A big relief there!
However I am also up for renewal of the county services, food stamps and medicaid. So far noone says I am disabled and still waiting for the reply from SSI etc. I still have my knee to fix and left wrist to reset so am not working.
I have b...1 Recommendation1 Comment
