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  • About Me

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    Sandrakg

    Female, 55, Married
    san antonio, TX, USA
    Member since February 20, 2007

    • About Me

      im a house wife make crafts married 34 years but Fibromyalgia has stopped me from pouring molds. lost both my parents after year 2000 . Miss them for advice My hubby injured his back in 1998 and had surgery in 2002 its still bad . his disc are blown and he has degenerative bone. I never got a liscence to drive so i dont drive and never had to work in the world besides my craft shows so my problem helping out with debts is another cross to bear.

      im a house wife make crafts married 34 years but Fibromyalgia has stopped me from pouring molds. lost both my parents after year 2000 . Miss them for advice My hubby injured his back in 1998 and had surgery in 2002 its still bad . his disc are blown and he has degenerative bone. I never got a liscence to drive so i dont drive and never had to work in the world besides my craft shows so my problem helping out with debts is another cross to bear.

    • Interests

      making crafts gardening doing outside things camping fishing etc and loving my pets I do wood cutouts hand drawn and painted , ceramics and porcelain dolls from scratch I have 2 kilns I did craft shows for over 20 years.

      making crafts gardening doing outside things camping fishing etc and loving my pets I do wood cutouts

  • Journal

    • any else married over 30 years?

      Mood June 22, 2009 12:45pm

      Id like to hear other couples like me with illness in there home who have to take care of spouce and how they cope and support groups for this. …
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    • update on veins I forgot to mention below

      Mood May 28, 2009 2:18pm

      I had doppler scan there was nothing serious in left leg What happened was I bruised or injured a vein in top of skin and it had a knot was blue and …
    • Trying to cope

      Mood May 28, 2009 1:57pm

      Since I dont drive its very hard for rides to drs but I tried and  it didnt get me any better any way. dr tried several expencive perscriptions …
    • new meds

      Mood April 6, 2009 4:04am

      Im looseing track how many meds ive tried but im frustrated getting rides to dr every month to change meds since nov 2008 and still have pain and …

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    • Hug

      From DebiP July 21

      I feel like a real human being again with income! Have my own place now and feeling good about it. Still have the darn fibro...had a flare-up last night even. I've recently hooked up with an old boyfriend and we're seeing where this is going to go for us! I'm really happy about it!!! Falling in love again!! Hang in there my friend!

    • Hug

      From Ali5tair July 6

      Hugs
      Al

    • Little Love

      From PaganChild June 23

      Oh Sandy, thank you so much for the support you give - itis felt and helps! Love you much! Will you ever learn how to turn off your caps lock?? Blessings to you, Star )O(

    • Ray of Sunshine

      From rosemae May 29

      Good morning my friend. Stopped by to wish you a wonderful day. I hope all is well for you and your family. Life is getting better by the day. Take care. Jan

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      From Leolady56 May 29

      So sorry Sandra! I am just so (psychotically?) - hope not - lol - busy with emptying out all my wardrobes, tossing what I no longer can keep and this gent who was supposed to come and fit in my new aluminium window frames - at first promised me he would do them the first week of May and here we are, almost at the end of May and he still has not shown. Until the frames and mess are done and I can move in more cupboards and a new cupboard, I can hardly move my 88 year old mom in so I am just waiting, paitiently (often NOT to patiently) as winter is upon us and I had hoped to move my mother in here before the worst part of the cold weather strikes. My apt. is a whole lot warmer than hers.....rn So sorry you have not heard from me, I often just feel totally overwhelmed by all the things I have to do, so little time, so many bodily aches, etc, etc that I wish I had a fairy God Mother who could wave a magic wand for me...... rnJust know that you ARE still always in my thoughts, okay?rnLeoLady (1956)

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Fibromyalgia

      I had this shocking feeling down my legs tonight almost like restless legs any way i couldnt get comfortable to sleep because i ache all over so im awake now looking for info and support about fibro

      Treatments

      Cyclobenzaprine Working / Worked
      it was working till i lost my insurance and needed a physical so i tried staying off med but got bad again i was back on them for several months but it didnt help as well second time now i need a physical again and insurance wont cover it and chargeing me extra for diagnosis of fibro but dr wont give me med again till i get checked out
      Lexapro Not Working
      was on it 2 months and caused insomnia and didnt help pains at all and I seemed to get worse blader control for some reason now im off them im better on everything but still have pain
    • Close Depression
      Type: Post Partum Depression

      Im going though so much right now i cant begin to tell you all but im not on any meds and all i do is pray god will help me my hubbys unemployed the bills are behind we dont own our home im 53 and been married 33 years and we dont have affection or a relationship any more i feel im here to just be my families maid i think i have fibromyalsia and going through meanapause so im very down right now cant seem to find the light at end of the tunnel

      Treatments

      Prozac Somewhat Helpful
      it helped alot till i ran out of perscription and cant get refilled
      Prayer Somewhat Helpful
      Lexapro Not Working
      didnt help at all
    • Open Migraine Headaches

      IVE HAD MIGRAINES SINCE I WAS 19 WHEN I GOT ON BIRTH CONTROL DRS SAID IT WASNT THE PILL BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE ONCE I GOT OFF THEM AND GOT PRENGNANT THEY WERE GONE FOR YEARS UNTIL MY TWO KIDS WERE GROWING UP THEY STARTED AGAIN ONLY SEVERAL TIMES I HAD TO GO TO EMERCENCY FOR THEM NOW I BLAME THE FEW I GET ON TENTION AND STRESS AND SEROTONIN LEVELS PROZAC IS NOT FOR JUST DEPRESSION IF YOU SEARCH PROZAC STOPS OR PREVENTS MIGRAINES IT WORKED FOR ME

      Treatments

      Amerge Not Working
      TRIED AMERGE INHALERS INJECTIONS AND PILLS NONE HELPED I ENDED UP SLEEPING IT OFF WITH SLEEPING PILL
      Imitrex Somewhat Helpful
      DIED DOWN PAIN A LITTLE BUT NEVER COMPLETELY
      Heat Working / Worked
      I HAVE PACK THAT GOES IN MICROWAVE IT HELPS ON HEAD TEMPLES OR OVER EYES OR AROUND NECK IN A DARK ROOM AND CLOSING EYES AND MEDITATION THINKING OF PLEASANT THOUGHTS SOMETIMES WASHING HAIR UNDER SHOWER HOT THEN WRAPPING HAIR IN TOWEL AND USEING HEAT PACK AND LEAVING HEAD WET TILL YOU FEEL BETTER
    • Open Varicose Veins

      I have had super facial plebitis since in my 20s after babies were born has been in left leg below the knee , started out just a small bruise circle that felt burning hot like a match was held next to my leg when i had a tubaligation done when my baby was 2 years old I had 4 veins stripped . that worked for a few years but then one christmas i was climbing my attic ladder and i bruiced a spot and had terrible pain throbbing pain in leg dr said i needed a doppler scan to see where veins clogged up so I had a scan and was below kneei was put on no caffiene or alcolhol and warm cloths and off my feet a month it worked

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
      never needed blood thinners but thats what dr said if they got worse luckily mine are not deep but i have many more now and they itch and get warm and look ugly bluei have fibromyalsia and i think it makes them worse
      Heat Working / Worked
      dr said stay on feet only 15 minutes at a time then elavate it works as long as there not deep thrombosis
      Lexapro Not Working
      seemed to make my veins worse
    • Open Mortgages & Foreclosures

      I have filed bankruptsy in 2002 and trying to keep house we had 2 morgage loans so the bank wont refinance or no other bank will give a second chance loan we keep getting 4 pymts behind and forclosure notices

    • Open Prescription Drug Abuse

      my hubby has back injury and has to live on pain meds to work or we would lose our home and everything he injured at work and workers comp wont do second surgery or pay disability so he has to take more vicodins to work than he should be

    • Open Gout

      my hubby has gout just found out three weeks ago and hes still hurting bad

      Treatments

      Allopurinol Not Working
      his feet are swollen to point of cracking skin he works on feet all day minute hes off hes on couch with feet up
      Dietary Modification Working / Worked
      nothing working
      Indocin Working / Worked
      nothing working
      Hydrocodone Working / Worked
      helps because its what he takes for his back also but pain never leaves completely and swelling hasnt gone down taking indocin
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