Recovering from Hip Surgery
May 17, 2008 7:02pm
Just got home from Rehab and am recovering from another revision from a hip replacement...just had a revision in june and the cup loosened. I …
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Angelgirl61
is feeling OK
Went to see new Pain Mgmt Doc today they want me to see a Neurosurgeon...here we go.
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About Me
Currently separated for about five years. Finally filed my divorce papers. I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was diagnosed with RSD/CRPS along with foot drop. It drives me crazy. I've had 19 surgeries. There is pain everday and I pray for healing. I am a Christian woman and am struggling and overwhelmed right now in my life.
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Bible study, reading, collect angels, love movies, love the beach and being on the water. Sailing, did it once would love to do everyday if I could.
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Hey Sweetie...I read you are not feeling well. I hope you are on your way to feeling better. Just checking…
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Journal Entry for August 25, 2007
August 25, 2007 2:09pm
just in a lot of physical pain today. my shoulders are and upper back hurt...i've been walking more and it could be becausse of the weight …
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Journal Entry for August 15, 2007
August 15, 2007 7:51pm
Anyone out there dealing with Neuropathy - Nerve Damage - Nerve Pain??? I have Peroneal Neuropathy and have developed Footdrop from it last …
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Journal Entry for August 11, 2007
August 11, 2007 8:48pm
i know it's been a while. recovering from a left hip revision. i have had so many surgeries because of the RA i lost count....over 12 …
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Journal Entry for February 26, 2007
February 26, 2007 6:28pm
there are so many things as a friend told me today "you have a lot of plates up in the air" and i truly do. i am trying not to complain or want …
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Thank you! I'm suffering through my 8th day of flu today and I'm bout ready to cut my own nose off! I've just finished my 2 weeks of steroids as a trial for RA, I'm back to see the specialist next week. I've been better but not running around or anything so i'm not quite sure if i'm significantly better on the drugs or not....when it comes down to having RA or RSD, it's kinda hard to know what to hope for! How are you going? xx
I’m With You
I understand how hard this is. I hope you are recovering from your hip surgery! I struggle alot with my RSD and all that it has changed in my life. Just wanted to give you a HUG and let you know I understand and I'm here if you want to talk.
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Hi Angelgirl. i am brand new here andIhave had RSD in my left foot now since 2003. I can thouroughly relate to the cold foot and calf and can only share what has helped me, but it has been a long and difficult road..but well worth it. My PMgmt. doctor told me to walk. Walk intentionally and purposefully as fast and as far as you can..every day. It doesn't matter how far you start with, the point is to get the blood flowing into your foot and calf. I started with a short distance, just to the corner and back (a total of 3 houses down). As time went by I could go a little further and further, but I had to push myself through the pain. I can't say I did this without pain medication in the beginning and it took me years, but today I am not on pain mediaction and I can walk almost 2 miles. I do it when my foot begins to get cold because I know it only will get worse if I don't make myself walk. Alot of days, most days I have to discipline myself to do it because the RSD makes me not want to do it, but it does help alot.
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Support Groups
Close Breakups & Divorce
Treatments
- Al-Anon Working / Worked
- Couples Counseling Somewhat Helpful
- Family Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Prayer Working / Worked
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Close Depression
Treatments
- Prayer Working / Worked
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- curretntly on now and also using for pain from neuropathy.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Rheumatoid Arthritis
Had JRA from 18 mos. old.
Treatments
- Celebrex Somewhat Helpful
- Enbrel Working / Worked
- on it for a short time...my sed rate finally went down but i'm not sure if it was primarily due to the enbrel.
- Mobic Working / Worked
- Plaquenil Working / Worked
- Prayer Working / Worked
- Prednisone Somewhat Helpful
- Tylenol Working / Worked
- Voltaren Working / Worked
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- not on for very long
- Enbrel Somewhat Helpful
- was on for a short time period
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- defnetely helps with the pain..but would like to come off. been on for a long period
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- helps with the pain of the RA
Open Chronic Pain
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- Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
- definetly helped - no longer seeing one at this point.
- Cymbalta Working / Worked
- taking currently - on 60 mg. helps but not really sure how much it helps my pain becuz i am on other pain meds.
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- was on for a long time. was on it for breakthrough pain along with oxycodone. but no longer take.
- Lyrica Not Working
- Mobic Working / Worked
- on 15 mg. a day for my RA
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- was on 80mg a day now i am weaning off - down to 20 mg in am only. pain is better. not a great drug to stay on...don't want to be on it anymore....pain is better now.
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- on 800 mg a day due to nerve damamge...is a great help for me.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- helps the pain--on 20 mg a day.
Open Codependency
Treatments
- 12 Step Program Somewhat Helpful
- went a very very long time ago
- Talking Working / Worked
- need to be accountable to God and to myself and need to share with someone what is going on for me and own my stuff
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
Open Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
I just had a sympathetic lumbar nerve block...they think i have rsd. am in so much pain. have had foot drop since jan 07. can't take the pain.
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