NEW CRUTCHES!
July 21, 2009 2:18am
Today my new forearm crutches arrived at my doorstep! I wrote a review of them for another message board I'm participating in. …
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TGG
2:12am, July 21, 2009
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About Me
TGG
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About Me
I'm a mutt - a mixture of Type A personality with ADHD. I like people, but I also appreciate solitude. I love animals and I enjoy solving problems creatively.
I'm a mutt - a mixture of Type A personality with ADHD. I like people, but I also appreciate solitude. I love animals and I enjoy solving problems creatively.
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Interests
Serving at Church, Camping, Reading/Writing, Performing and Listening to Music, Website Building, Learning (almost anything), Assistive Technology, Occupational Therapy, Juggling (in more ways than one), American Sign Language/Interpreting, Getting to Know People.
Serving at Church, Camping, Reading/Writing, Performing and Listening to Music, Website Building, Learning
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I Made A BLOG!
August 13, 2008 2:11pm
Hey everyone! I created a blog last week - my first successful blog, and I'm quite proud of it! You'll find lots of POETRY …
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People With Disabilities/Sickness - What Is Our Purpose?
August 13, 2008 2:07pm
People With Disabilities/Sickness - What Is Our Purpose? August 13, 2008
Below are excerpts from a letter I wrote to a friend who experiences …
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Coming Out
August 13, 2008 2:05pm
Coming Out - Asking for Prayer August 9, 2008
Friends,
I had not originally intended to share this recent struggle publicly, but …
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How Low Can You Go?
August 11, 2008 10:36pm
No, really....I'm serious...How Low Can You Go? ... This week has been really hard. Honestly, it's been a rough month and …
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Hello my name is Taino and im the founder of "TRUTH BE TOLD". I'm sending you an invitation to come join our group. "TRUTH BE TOLD" is the place where you will be able to discuss what is on your mind. So, whether you have funny jokes,good news, bad news, breaking news or whatever news, this is the place to be, let the "TRUTH BE TOLD".. Remember that we are here to support and not here to judge or to be judged by anyone. So lets have some fun! Hope to see you at "TBT". Go into my profile and click on "TRUTH BE TOLD".
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Support Groups
Close Asthma
Type: Adult AsthmaDiagnosed with asthma about 3 years ago, but learning now that I've had it all my life (and wondering why nobody ever noticed!).
Treatments
- Advair Somewhat Helpful
- Not as helpful as Asmanex.
- Albuterol Working / Worked
- I use both nebulizer and inhaler, depending on symptoms and what's available. Side effects = shaking, headache, dry eyes, rough voice, frequent urination.
- Allegra Working / Worked
- Great stuff!
- Asmanex Working / Worked
- Better for me than Advair.
- Breathing Exercises Somewhat Helpful
- Helps during an attack or when I'm SOB.
- Inhaler Working / Worked
- What would I do without my inhalers??!
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- Got me out of the red, but gee, the side effects aren't gentle.
- Singulair Working / Worked
- I think singulair is keeping me in the green right now as long as I keep up with my allergy meds. Good stuff.
Close Fibromyalgia
Diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago. I often have a hard time accepting it. At 18 & 19, I had surgical reconstructions to correct orthopedic birth defects and now I can walk pretty well though my endurance is still limited. Triggers = lack of sleep, changes in weather (Cold), diet, and stress.
Treatments
- Celebrex Somewhat Helpful
- Helped a little, but bothered my stomach. But still better than any of the others I have tried.
- Ibuprofen Not Working
- Didn't help at all. Bothered my stomach.
- Naproxen Not Working
- As usual, didn't work and bothered my stomach.
- Ultram Not Working
- I have a SERIOUS allergic reaction to this drug...it was a really bad situation.
- Vioxx Not Working
- Didn't work and bothered my stomach.
Open ADHD / ADD
Trying to find out what others with ADD experience so that I can live with it more successfully and happily, accepting who I am.
Treatments
- Ritalin Working / Worked
- Took it for 3 wks. Works great, but I had serious loss of appetite and poor sleep, so trying another now.
- Ritalin Working / Worked
- Generic form of Ritalin IR for ADHD, 5MG 2 tabs/day. Less side effects with IR, but not as focused as LA. Higher dose might help, but have headache when I try 3-4/day.
- Strattera Not Working
- Started 5.25.07, 40MG 1 cap/day. Some nausea and tiredness, but not too bad. Thinking about taking at night to reduce daytime tiredness. Not helping ADHD.
Open Accidents
Car accident 11.04.07.
Treatments
- Celebrex Somewhat Helpful
- Takes just a little of the edge off the pain so I can think (almost) straight.
- Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful
- I LOVE my chiropractor!! I've literally gone to him in tears and he's been able to put things back in place.
Open Lactose Intolerance
Severely Lactose Intolerant, figured it out in highschool after many years of GI problems.
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Have to watch out for any amount of dairy or take lactase supplements for it.
- Lactaid Somewhat Helpful
- CVS brand (best buy) 9,000 lactase units per caplet, ultra fast acting. Works well if eating dairy within first 25-30 minutes of taking supplement. After that, I need another pill. Still can't digest straight milk, certain cheeses, or ice cream with the supplements.
- Lactose-Free Diet Working / Worked
- My GI tract is much happier when I cut out dairy altogether.
Open Back Pain
Back pain resulting from birth defects (extra thoracic vertebra & set of ribs, T13), and from a car accident in November 2007.
Treatments
- Bedrest Somewhat Helpful
- When you can't do anything else....
- Chiropractic Adjustment Working / Worked
- I wish I had a shirt that said, "Kiss the Chiropractor"! Very helpful.
- Naproxen Not Working
- Doesn't do a thing for me, very frustrating. I take it just to cut down on some of the inflammation, but it doesn't help kill the pain.
- Stretching Working / Worked
- Good stuff, helps keep the spasms on the down-low.
- Celebrex Somewhat Helpful
- Definitely helps when the pain is very bad and inflammation is high.
- Biofreeze Somewhat Helpful
- I hate aching pain and tolerate stabbing and other kinds of pain better than aching pain. The Biofreeze and menthol patchescremes help because the tingling takes my attention off of my aches and puts it on the feeling of the tingling in my skin. Its a good distraction.
Open Parkinson's Disease
My Gran may be diagnosed with PD this week. She's my best friend and like a mother to me. I'm heartbroken. TGG
