Why no journal lately?
January 12, 2009 9:48am
"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."
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StarbuckDifranco
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About Me
StarbuckDifranco
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About Me
self-employed tech & marketing writer, stay-home Mom of 2 boys. Happily married. Small house in the burbs. Politically progressive. I am originally from the beautiful town of Huntsville, AL, and graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. I effin' HATE Oklahoma and would love to move somewhere else, but we are stuck here for now. Sometimes published poet (not lately).
self-employed tech & marketing writer, stay-home Mom of 2 boys. Happily married. Small house in the burbs. Politically progressive. I am originally from the beautiful town of Huntsville, AL, and graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. I effin' HATE Oklahoma and would love to move somewhere else, but we are stuck here for now. Sometimes published poet (not lately).
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Interests
like to read, dance, ride horses, create with beadwork, travel. Yoga. Most of those relegated to vacation time now, kids take up most time. JUST got a hybrid bicycle and am taking up cycling for exercise! (Bad back.)
like to read, dance, ride horses, create with beadwork, travel. Yoga. Most of those relegated to vacation
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Journal
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my so-called political life
October 22, 2008 11:34am
If you read this, you know, I don't know what your politics are and I don't mean to offend you. But I want to vent that I get extremely …
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a good back week
October 20, 2008 6:48pm
Just jotting down stuff as I think of it....
My back got sore but generally held up through 2 days of doing house work, a walk around a park, …
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Hangin' with Victoria
October 20, 2008 6:34pm
Had a great visit with Victoria! Lots of fun....even the, uh *ahem!*...uh...parts involving my van stuck in the mud. She was a tremendous …
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Medical Adventures, part 6
October 20, 2008 6:33pm
OK. Finally saw Dr. B (gp) today, and she says I have asthma. Put me on Singulair and Advair. Cutest little inhaler I ever saw, …
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Hugbook
Flower
Good to hear from you too! --Joy
I’m With You
Yes, she's a great friend --- has known me since I was a little kid. She's also a therapist, which can be a mixed blessing!
Chuckled at your status. Praying for you and Matt.
Prayer
Prayer for YOU and Matt...lol It stinks all the way around. Take it easy.
High Five
Your status is amazing. I think we should pray for your Matt and my Matt. ;) LOL
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High Five
Your status is amazing. I think we should pray for your Matt and my Matt. ;) LOL
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Support Groups
Close Back Pain
It began with hip pain but my hips are fine. Started 8 years ago with my 1st pregnancy, and despite attempts to get a diagnosis & proper treatment, this got worse and worse. Sometimes I can't even walk! FINALLY last summer, I got a decent ortho Dr who sent me for MRIs. Spondylolisthesis. I have 2 degenerating vertebrae constantly inflaming my nerve roots, which inflames EVERYthing.
Treatments
- Bedrest Somewhat Helpful
- This is NOT a fix, of course, it is more that I have to rest if it gets real bad.
- Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful
- After about a month of treatments I'm in good shape, but you have to keep going. This is not a cure, just a real expensive aspirin.
- Cortisone (Injection) Somewhat Helpful
- Feels great...for a coupla days.
- Epidural Injection Too Soon to Tell
- I had 1 epi, and it was WONDERFUL. I had 4 pain-free weeks and could do anything. But I went for a 2nd and it did NOTHING at all. I would try a 3rd, but it is a new year and we are on deductible option insurance, epidural will cost me $600 I don't have right now. Keep putting it off. Do I want to spend $600 on something that might not work??
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- This does take the pain away, but because of the addiction factor I am rarely prescribed this.
- Ibuprofen Not Working
- Ha. My problem is inflammation, but this stuff just isn't strong enough (and I'll take over the max ammount).
- Physical Therapy Not Working
- I learned some techniques, but this was before I got a decent diagnosis. So the PT I learned was really for a different condition than what it turns out I have.
- Relaxation Working / Worked
- SURE the inflammation goes down, but I can't sit on my ass all my life!!
- Stretching Working / Worked
- Stretching helps with the hip pain, because the inflammation gives me chronic bursitis down my left leg. Stretching is better than nothing, but VERY time-consuming. Physical therapist once told me I should do a certain set of stretches 3x a day! Who does that?!?
- TENS Somewhat Helpful
- This feels good at the time, and for about a day, but that's all.
- Ultram Working / Worked
- This stuff is amazing...I can wake up unable to walk, take one, and in an hour I'm running around. No bad side effects, either.
Close Parents of Children with ADHD
My 1st son was diagnosed at age 3 by 2 professionals as "bipolar". We took him to a 3rd who diagnosed ADHD, and that seemed more correct to us. He was going to fail 1st grade so we went ahead and put him on Ritalin. He just finished 2nd grade as Top Boy in his class, and won a trophy for most AR points in 2nd grade! Even better, he is sweet, cooperative, smart, funny...BUT, that is on the Ritalin. Can't be on it 24/7. And it costs him his appetite so he is underweight. We still struggle.
Open Asthma
StarbuckDifranco hasn’t entered any details for this support group.Open Chronic Pain
I have had spondylolisthesis for 9 years and it just gets progressively worse. I'm at a point where I need to have spinal fusion surgery, but we lost our health insurance. A side effect of the spondy is CONSTANT bursitis in my left hip and down my left thigh... Now, for the first time ever, the bursitis has radiated into my left knee.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- Naproxen Working / Worked
- Nerve Blocks Working / Worked
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- TENS Working / Worked
