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Open COPD & Emphysema

It's my Dad's story. He has COPD/emphysema. He's currently in the hospital for pnuemonia. Looking for info on this condition and what I can do to help my Dad. He's 85.

Treatments

Albuterol Working / Worked

Open Bipolar Disorder

Been seen for 12 years for depression and PTSD but nowmy doc says it may also be Bipolar. I'm scared of this diagnosis. Not sure why. Doc is staring me on moodstabilizers. Am afraid of them too- side effects. But if theywill help it would be good.

Treatments

Haldol Working / Worked

works but doc is concernsabout tardive dyskanisia. So trying to change to other meds.

Trileptal Considering

Going to try this one. Am a bit afraid of the side effects but want to see if it works.

Open Sexual Abuse

Was sexually abused for about 15 years as kid by 2 brothers. 1 is 5 years older, 1 ten years older.Mother knew of abuse but did not stop it. She kept telling me I was to blame. Have Chronic PTSD, depressionand now Bipolar.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

Helps but painful

Open Lung Cancer

My Dad has a tumor in the upper left lung that is the size of a small organge. He has COPD/emphazema very bad. They can't biopsy the tumor because his lungs are too bad. So they haven't diagnosed it as cancer, but that's what they think it is. It grew in four months. They say that IF it is cancer and it is slow growing- he has 2 years, IF it is fast growing, he has a few months. What I need to know is what is the course of lung cancer? How does it progress? What happens in the end?

Open Caregivers

My father has congestive heart failure, severe COPD, and lung cancer. In other words, he is dying and is under hospice. I am the one watching after him. I am having to quit one of my jobs so I can be with him every day. Right now, he is ambulatory- he walks but not far. His hospice nrse has said today that he should stop driving. He spends the night at his house but the nurse would prefer he spend them at mine.

Open Loneliness

Have been divorced since 1996. Since then I have had no relationships, just my kids. Now the kids are out of home- college etc. So now, I am looking at my own lonliness. I isolate because of Bipolar Disorder and PTSD. Now need to reconnect with people. Thought I'd try this support group.

Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

I have complex PTSD due to years of childhood incest from brothers. I also have major depression and bipolar disorder. I have not confronted my abusers and still have to deal with them because my (our) Dad is dying and I am the caregiver.

Treatments

Effexor Working / Worked

Paxil Not Working

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Zoloft Not Working

allergic

Open Food Addiction

Have always been up and down with weight even as a child. I know I eat to make myself feel better. I cannot stand to have any hunger pains or even anxiety pains as I must do something about them- eat. I don't like nor do I know what to do about anxiety (the feeling)- I just wantit to go away. Usually if I eat it does. I gained 100 pounds to feel safe. But now I am trying to work at feeling the feelings with my pdoc. So I need to lose the weight. I am very afraid as I think I won't be safe.

Open Multiple Personalities

Open Incest Survivors

Treatments

Climara Working / Worked

Open Celiac Disease

Just told I have celiac and have started gluten free diet last week.

Treatments

Gluten Free Diet Working / Worked

working need info on doing this.

Open Sleep Apnea

just dx with severe osa, need info and others' experiences.

Treatments

CPAP Working / Worked

just tested with bipap. seemed to work. Will have one soon.