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  • About Me

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    nursedeborah

    Female, 54, Single
    Long Beach, CA, USA
    Member since November 30, 2008

    • About Me

      I am a failed back surger, bowel and bladder neuropathy, polyneruopathy, RSD CRPS, Panic Disorder, Depression, PTSD, and Agorphobic, due to the surgery, Berroca's Aphasia. I am caring, loving, supportive, and strong, when I have to be. I just havn't been able to get back to my old self as yet. It has only been three years since my entire life has been taken away from me. I am seeing a big change in the past month as I have not been a hostage in my apartment. I am reaching out more, and helpin others, and it feels great. I will never cut people out of my lie even after wha happened to me, I fiure if I do, I would not have met all the new people that I am meeting recently. It has been really hard for me getting out, but I did it, and it has made a world of difference. I am so happy today. God is running my life, not me, Whew!!

      I am a failed back surger, bowel and bladder neuropathy, polyneruopathy, RSD CRPS, Panic Disorder, Depression, PTSD, and Agorphobic, due to the surgery, Berroca's Aphasia. I am caring, loving, supportive, and strong, when I have to be. I just havn't been able to get back to my old self as yet. It has only been three years since my entire life has been taken away from me. I am seeing a big change in the past month as I have not been a hostage in my apartment. I am reaching out more, and helpin others,

    • Website

      http://www.nursedeborah.com

    • Interests

      I feel sad for all of Michael Jackson's family, and friends that he has died. I feel safer for alll children, and for his cildren as well.

      I feel sad for all of Michael Jackson's family, and friends that he has died. I feel safer for alll children,

  • Recent Activity

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      From clint6 Thursday

      Good to know you did it and are still around, give me hope! Thank you, hope it's ok to add you as a friend?

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      From HighAnxiety Thursday

      Thank you for the friendship request..Maybe we can chat soon...That is,,,is they ever fix my chat service on the site..:).I do hope that your doing better today...

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      From clint6 Wednesday

      Just wanted to let you know your not alone, i am sure you know that. I am getting off valium which I used to get off 4 mg. of Klonopin and now have the fun of getting off the Valium without any help from other meds. I am doing it slowly 2.5 mg every 2 weeks, so I know tha pain, right now! I hope yours gets better soon! xxx's

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      From HighAnxiety Wednesday

      I just want to say that I'm so sorry that your going thru such a hard time right now. Hang it there,,it Will get better....(((((((Hugs to you))))))))

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  • Goals

    Progress

    40 %

    Goal End Date is Jun 16, 09 159 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    150
  • Support Groups

    • Close Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      HAD A BACK SURGERY, AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PAIN MEDICATIONS AFTER THE SURGERY, AND ALSO WAS TAKEN OFF THE NARCOTICS I HAD BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS WHICH MADE ME GO INTO WITHDRAWLS, AND NOT GIVEN ANY TREATMENT FOR THIS, DUE TO THE TRAUMA, AND SCUH AFTER A 8 HOUR SURGERY, I ENDED UP WITH PTSD, IN THE MOST SEVER FORM, AND WAAS NOT AWARE OF WHERE I WAS FOR OVER 1 YEAR NURSE DEBORAH

      Treatments

      Art Considering
      I USED IT BEFORE, AND KNOW THAT IS IS VERY VERY USEFUL , I AM JUST STUCK RIGH TNOW, AND AFRAID
      EMDR Working / Worked
      DID NT GET ANYTHING OUT OF IT, BUT I WAS ALSO TO BIG OF A MESS AT THE TIME TO CONCENTRATE TOO. ALSO DID NOT TRUST THE THERAPIST
      Inderal Working / Worked
      ALL I NOTICED, WAS THAT IT MADE ME GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT, BUT I DIDN'T GET ANYOTHER BENIFIT FROM IT, THE DOCTOR SAID MY CASE WAS THE WORST HE AHD SEEN, HE JUST TRIED ANOTHER MEDICATIO, AND IT DIDNT WORK EITHER, AND THEN NOW HE'S TRYING LAITRICTIAL(SP) BUT IAT LEAT FEEL LIKE DOING SOMETHING AGAIN
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      I CAN'T FIND THE KIND OF THERAPIST THAT I NEED
      Talking Working / Worked
      Topamax Working / Worked
      I USE THIS FOR MY MIAGRAINES, AND WHAT EVER ELSE HE HAS ME ON IT FOR, I DON'T GE THE 7 DAYS HEADACHES
    • Close Anxiety

      Treatments

      Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
      DOESNT HELP UNLESS I CATCH IT BEFORE HAND
      BuSpar Working / Worked
      NEVER HELPED
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      DIDN'T HELP
      Meditation Working / Worked
      NOTHING HELPS IT UNLESS I CATCH IT IN TIME
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      NO
      Xanax Working / Worked
      SOMETIMES BUT IF I DONT GET TO IT IN TIME IT WILL NOT HELP IT EITHER NOTHING WILL
      Prozac Working / Worked
      Had anxiety, but am going through w ithdrawls from Cymbalta, and they are worse on it or off it.
    • Open Depression

      Treatments

      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      NOT THAT IMPRESSED
      Electroconvulsive therapy Working / Worked
      DIDNT HELP AT ALL
      Lexapro Working / Worked
      WORKED
      Meditation Working / Worked
      HELPS
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      BEST
      Psychotherapy Working / Worked
      BEST, CANT FIND ONE RIGHT NOW
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      BELONG TO AA
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      Writing Working / Worked
      VERY USEFUL
      Prozac Working / Worked
      Cymbalta created deep depression like symptoms, but was not depression, just the drug
    • Open Back Pain

      Treatments

      Bedrest Working / Worked
      GREAT
      Cortisone (Injection) Working / Worked
      GREAT
      Fentanyl Working / Worked
      NOTHING HELPS THE PAIN
      Morphine Working / Worked
      DOES NOT HELP THE PAIN, I DO TAKE IT ONCE A DAY
      TENS Working / Worked
      HELPS A TINY BIT
    • Open Seasonal Affective Disorder

      I HAVE SEASONAL DEPRESSION, AND IT ALWAYS MAKES IT EVEN HARDER ON MY DEPRESSION, WHICH IS BAD ENOUGH. I AM A FAILED BACK SURGERY, AND LIVE IN CONSTANT PAIN, WHICH HAS A PAIN CYCLE, ANXIETY DEPRESSION, AND PAIN, IT CAUSES THE DEPRESSION, AS DOES THE FACT THE I LOST MY FAMILY/FRIENDS DUE TO MY BEING THISS WAY, DISABLED. THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO BE A NURSE, MY LIFE WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME. SO THEM THIS TIME OF YEAR COME AROUND,AND IT MAKES IT WORSE, AND IT GETS DARKER SOONER, AND WELL IT IS JUST WO

    • Open Alcoholism

      BEEN IN RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOL/DRUG SINCE 1988, HAD A RELAPSE IN 1994, AND HAVE BEEN BACK IN THE PROGRAN SINCE THEN. HAVE HAD TO TAKE PAIN MEDS BUT HAVE NEVER EVER ABUSED THEM, IN FACT THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL ON THE PAIN THAT I HAVE. I AM GRATEFUL I DONT ABUSE THEM, IT'S GOD DOING IT, AND FEAR KEEPING ME FROM USING IT.

      Treatments

      12 Step Program Working / Worked
      AA , WORKS
      AA Meetings Working / Worked
      THE BEST METHOD FOR STAYING SOBER, LOVE MEETING
    • Open Insomnia

      I have had insomnia for many years, and need some support, and people wo have the same problem.

      Treatments

      Ambien Somewhat Helpful
      Halcion Somewhat Helpful
      Lunesta Somewhat Helpful
      Trazodone Working / Worked
      Have been on this for many years, and can't go without it. I am allowed to increase it my 50mg if I can't sleep. No side effects.
      Prozac Working / Worked
      withdrawling from Cymbalta cuses this
    • Open Chronic Pain

      My nane is Deborah, and I live with severe chronis pain, and have noe since October 2005. I had a Failed Back Surgery, and nothing I tkae helps the pain at all.

      Treatments

      Cymbalta Working / Worked
      Does not help
      Methadone Working / Worked
      did not work
      Morphine Working / Worked
      does not help
      TENS Working / Worked
      helps distract me
      Topamax Working / Worked
      Helps with my leg pain, headaches
      Prozac Working / Worked
      From failed back surgery symdrome, and this had made the pain uncontroable.
    • Open Heroin Addiction & Recovery

      For my friend, also was a heroin addict

      Treatments

      Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Working / Worked
      Great
    • Open Personality Disorders

      I am a multiple

      Treatments

      Emotions Anonymous (EA) Working / Worked
      great works best in conjunction with therapy@
      Talking Working / Worked
      great really helped
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