cassiek1984

Open Back Pain

I have had back pain all my life, it became worse in 2006, and I had to quit work and have surgery to relieve it. It is back now and I haven't worked since.

Treatments

Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked

Its been wonderful for me, it really helps.

Faith Working / Worked

Heat Not Working

heat does nothing for it.

Hydrocodone Working / Worked

works but can get addictive.

Ibuprofen Not Working

This is the doctors 1st suggestion always, give me a break.

Massage Working / Worked

works for the day its done on.

Morphine Working / Worked

worked until I got immune to it.

Naproxen Working / Worked

works, for a short while.

Physical Therapy Working / Worked

positioning works at night in bed etc.

Stretching Working / Worked

it works, if you do it regularly.

Surgery Working / Worked

I had a lumbar laminectomy 2 years ago this worked wonders for my back pain because they discovered I had a tethered spinal cord.

Open Urinary Incontinence

Treatments

Detrol Working / Worked

Diapers Working / Worked

Ditropan Not Working

was on this for years as a child, it never worked, and made me almost catatonic.

Kegel Exercise Too Soon to Tell

Macrobid Not Working

This was prescribed to help prevent bladder infection. It gives me a stomach ache and I feel spaced out when taking it so I don't take it anymore.

Open Arrhythmias
Type: Tachycardia

Diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia at 15 after a car accident where I was checked out in the ER and the doc said I had a "interesting heartbeat".

Treatments

Inderal Working / Worked

works wonders. I had blackout episodes before and heaviness in the chest but when I was placed on this med it all went away.

Nitroglycerin Working / Worked

Open Hydrocephalus

diagnosed with hydrocephalus at 5 days old. Didn't have it prior to them closing the opening in my back at birth.

Treatments

Shunts Working / Worked

I had the same shunt for 23 years, just got a new one because I had an appendicitis and the tube was touching it, and it had become gangrenous.

Open Arthritis

have had arthritis since high school, getting persistently worse.

Treatments

Ibuprofen Working / Worked

works for a short time.

Naproxen Working / Worked

Aleve seems to work really well for me.

Tylenol Not Working

I worked up a tolerance to tylenol while still in grammar school.

Open Precocious Puberty

Began puberty at 8 years old. I'm told this often happens in children with Spina Bifida.

Open Family Issues

I couldn't begin to tell all the details of my story, my dad has major OCD and severe personality disorders, but doesn't believe in mental health treatments, and my mom bows to him and is an enabler.

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

music helps alot.

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Writing Working / Worked

Faith Working / Worked

Pets Working / Worked

Open Scoliosis

Open Physical & Emotional Abuse

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

Psychotherapy Working / Worked

Talking Working / Worked

Faith Working / Worked

Pets Working / Worked

Open Career Changes

I went to school to become a medical assistant, worked in the field for about a year and a half, and found out I hated it, now what do I do?

Open Internet Addiction

I spend almost my entire waking day in front of my computer, and stay up most of the night online.

Treatments

Music Working / Worked

well I dunno if it helps, but I listen to music while on the internet lol.

Open Caregivers

I am a caregiver to my fiance who has CP.

Open Panic Attacks

have had panic attacks my whole life.

Treatments

Inderal Working / Worked

Inderal worked wonders for this problem.

Meditation Working / Worked

Open Seasonal Affective Disorder

Treatments

Pets Working / Worked

Open Short Stature

i'm 4'9

Open Shyness

Treatments

DailyStrength Working / Worked

Singing Working / Worked

Socializing Working / Worked

Open Food Allergies
Type of allergy: Other Foods

I believe I may have an allergy to MSG and other food additives, my sister has the same problem

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Protonix Working / Worked

Open GERD & Heartburn

Treatments

Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked

Pepcid Working / Worked

Protonix Too Soon to Tell

has been working fairly well but I've only been on it regularly a couple weeks.

Nitroglycerin Working / Worked

This did help relieve the feeling of having a heart attack while I was in hospital but I was not prescribed it after.

Open Autism / Autism Spectrum

my fiance and nephew have autism and I have been told I also have it but I'm not sure, I have not been diagnosed.

Treatments

Independent Living Skills Working / Worked

Patience Working / Worked

Pets Working / Worked

Sign Language Working / Worked

Open Cerebral Palsy

Open Medicaid

Open Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Treatments

Midol Working / Worked

worked when I was a kid, been getting my period since 8.

Naproxen Working / Worked

it helps sometimes if its not too bad.

Open Acne

Treatments

Benzoyl Peroxide Working / Worked

Differin Not Working

Proactiv Not Working

didn't working like I wanted it to.

Washing Not Working

not helping

Open Arnold-Chiari Malformation

I have arnold chiari, hydrocephalus and SB.