HELP!
May 17, 2009 5:48pm
Good God Almighty someone help me figure this latest out.
How on earth can a licensed neuropsychiatrist in the absence of ANY of 20 + years …
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MandyB
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About Me
MandyB
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About Me
Traumatic brain injury survivor of nearly 24 years; was able to continue working until health declined in 2006. My fingerprint of brain injury is what it is...never a dull moment and I am blessed if I can make through 2-3 consecutive years without a slip and fall resulting in serious enough injury to warrant surgery. I have more medical issues now than I can remember, let alone keep track of. The most recent: total thyroidectomy resulting from Hashimoto's auto-immune thyroiditis. Migraines, ADHD, Barrette's Esophagus, lymphadenopathy, fibromyalgia, osteopenia, arthritis, seizure disorder, chronic pain, allergies off the map, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and more - just a lovable mess.
Traumatic brain injury survivor of nearly 24 years; was able to continue working until health declined in 2006. My fingerprint of brain injury is what it is...never a dull moment and I am blessed if I can make through 2-3 consecutive years without a slip and fall resulting in serious enough injury to warrant surgery. I have more medical issues now than I can remember, let alone keep track of. The most recent: total thyroidectomy resulting from Hashimoto's auto-immune thyroiditis. Migraines, ADHD,
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Interests
Photography, music. people, volunteer work, travel, camping, writing, animals, reading, movies, research, learning, adventure, oh heck - so much easier to list what I don't enjoy as I pretty much enjoy everything that is legal, moral and doesn't involve pain.
Photography, music. people, volunteer work, travel, camping, writing, animals, reading, movies, research,
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Osteoporosis
February 17, 2009 6:48pm
My latest diagnosis.
I have decided that when I am finished renting my body, the thing to do is to donate it to a medical school. …
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Neck Pain/Lymphadenopathy/etc
February 8, 2009 8:02pm
This is my pity party and I will cry if I want to.
Since the thyroidectomy, the left side of my neck which already had issues has been …
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you're cool. was just reading your profile. love your orange cat avatar. lol.
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hope ur doing ok we miss u at animal lovers group come visit sometime xx
Good Luck
Erin go bragh and a clover too for a good day of luck and happyness.
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Present
Gods love and protection and an out pouring of blessings prayed for and coming your way. amen.
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Sending you a hug - and want to be sure you hear about a new speech therapy book for higher functioning adults (us?!) at http://www.rebuildingyou.com/marke... Warmly, Julie
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Close Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury survivor of 23 years. Slid under the radar - no rehab until a year ago.
Treatments
- Neurontin Not Working
- prescribed for off-market prevention of migraines. Developed osteopenia; too many years on it and it is my belief and perception it was detrimental to my employment demise.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Neuropsychological - working very well.
- Vitamin E Working / Worked
- Neuro prescribed 1000 IU for memory. It actually helps as long as I remember to take it.
Close Migraine Headaches
Have had migraines since a child, with a respite from car wreck in 1985 until 1995. When they returned, it was with a vengeance - about 18 times a month.
Treatments
- Fiorinol Somewhat Helpful
- Worked sometimes in my 20's. Was never tried when migraines returned
- Imitrex Not Working
- only took the edge off the migraine to make me somewhat functional
- Neurontin Working / Worked
- Works great as a preventative. I still get break through migraines but they are mild in comparison
Open ADHD / ADD
I was diagnosed with adult ADHD in the early 90's, when consulting with neuro on the ramifications of the brain injury I sustained in 1985.
Treatments
- Adderall Working / Worked
- Update - back on Adderral and thus far, no migraines as in the past. Improved ability to filter distractions, expecially visual distractions. Better emotional control.
- Strattera Not Working
- I didn't like it. Since sustaining braain injury, I have found that several medications that impact as an anti-depressant actually make me very depressed.
Open Arthritis
Multiple injuries from car wreck 1985 - now have advanced arthritis in both knees, lower back, right hip and neck.
Treatments
- Ibuprofen Working / Worked
- Can't take enough to make a difference or it aggravates the condition in my stomach.
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- just started that to strengthen the knees, specifically quads and deal with the fixed muscle spasm in my neck that created the conditions for the arthritis.
Open Sleep Apnea
Diagnosed with sleep apnea about 4 years ago, although significant other(s) over the years reported since my car wreck that I stopped breathing several times during the night (22 years post-trauma) Currently on CPAP - sometimes works sometimes doesn't.
Treatments
- CPAP Somewhat Helpful
- CPAP was good in the beginning although status has changed. New sleep study has been scheduled by doctor
Open Sexual Abuse
Victim of childhood incest. Recently violated by a womanizer.
Treatments
- Writing Working / Worked
- so far it's been liberating.
Open Physical & Emotional Abuse
Survivor of child and domestic abuse
Treatments
- Abuse Counseling Working / Worked
- wouldn't have made it through without it
- Talking Working / Worked
- Liberating
Open Anxiety
I think my anxiety is more from post traumatic stress - here for ideas on how to manage
Treatments
- Lexapro Not Working
- made me depressed
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- It helps most of the time
- St. John\'s Wort Working / Worked
- Xanax Working / Worked
- wonderful on as need basis but dr will not presrcibe - he prefers antidepressents that make me depressed
- Zoloft Somewhat Helpful
- I gained a lot of weight on this
Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Short story version - survivor of childhood abuse compounded by pervasive pattern of abusive relationships until about 9 years ago. complicated by TBI from 1st ex.
Treatments
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- Still working since started 8 years ago.
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a ParentLost my dad suddenly in 2000 - still having difficulty with that.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- Tears are the words of emotions - works great.
- Helping Others Working / Worked
- Helps me keep my eyes off of me.
- Music Working / Worked
- Music is my heart. Works wonderfully and there is a genre or song for every emotion under heaven.
Open Hyperthyroidism
Just diagnosed with multinodule goiter and hyperthyroid - pending thyroid uptake scan as far as treatments - yikes!
Treatments
- Thyroidectomy Too Soon to Tell
- Still waiting on pathology from total thyroidectomy but thus far, I am feeling pretty good. Ummm...dunno if cancer or not so too soon to tell if thyroidectomy has resolved everything.
Open Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroid post-thyroidectomy due to Hashimoto's Auto-immune thyroiditis
Treatments
- Synthroid Too Soon to Tell
- 4 days on 100 mcg and I feel awful - 6 days post-op though
Open High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure which began with a thyroid issue and persists post-thyroidectomy
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