OH SH*T!!!!
March 21, 2009 6:39am
Just wanted to let you guys know that Kathy is in the hospital. The Doctor called her on Thursday after running some tests & told her to get to the …
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krazykatw
2:32pm, March 8, 2009
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About Me
krazykatw
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About Me
Hi.I am 40 years old & I have had chronic pain for the past three years that keeps getting worse. I suffer from severe diabetic neuropathy (which causes horrible pain all throughout my body - especially my legs & feet & hands), phantom pain from 3 amputated toes, a strange painful lower abdominal bulge (that I have had 3 major surgeries on & dr.'s still don't know what it is). I had 2 strokes on 5/08 that has left my whole left side numb but, thankfully not paralyzed. Still annoying cuz I can only type w/my right hand! I had heart surgery on 8/08 to repair a hole in my heart I had had since birth & was never discovered until I had my strokes. I still haven't recovered fully from that yet! I don't go out much except to my many dr appointments & the pharmacy so I was very happy to find this site! I feel like I am a burden to my 17 yo son, friends & family. I'm always asking for rides to the doc, the pharmacy, asking them to do my errands and it seems like I'm always complaining about my pain & everything else. Hell, I get tired of hearing MYSELF complain, so I KNOW they have to get tired of it too. This site helps cuz I know there are people going thru the same thing I am. Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read my profile!
Hi.I am 40 years old & I have had chronic pain for the past three years that keeps getting worse. I suffer from severe diabetic neuropathy (which causes horrible pain all throughout my body - especially my legs & feet & hands), phantom pain from 3 amputated toes, a strange painful lower abdominal bulge (that I have had 3 major surgeries on & dr.'s still don't know what it is). I had 2 strokes on 5/08 that has left my whole left side numb but, thankfully not paralyzed. Still annoying cuz I can only
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Interests
I LOVE, LOVE , LOVE THE BEACH! Any beach. As long as I can dig my toes in the sand & listen to & watch the waves. It's VERY therapuetic for me! We have a family reunion in Ocean City, MD every year w/relatives coming from as far away as Texas. For the past 3 years, I have not been able to attend due to this EFFIN pain. It is a 4 hr ride from VA & my body can't take it! I have a 17yo son who is my life & does everything he can to take care of me. I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE animals....any kind, big or small. I have 3 dogs ~ Hayley, a German Shepard ~ Tara, Sibierian Husky & Molson ~ a 100lb Blonde Lab. I love them just as much as I love my son, along w/my three cats ~ Crazy, Taz & Ollie! They give me the unconditional love I need! My boyfriend comes faithfully everyday to take the dogs on an at least hour walk. I appreciate that more than he knows! I get along w/animals more than I get along with many people I have met. If I could go back & do it all over again I would have become a Vet ~ or something in the animal field. Before I was struck w/ this DAMN chronic pain, I was a receptionist @ an oncology (cancer) office for 3 years. I absolutely LOVED this job & still talk to daily to the people I used to work with. I MISS working there sooooo much. My son & I are living back home w/my parents. It can get pretty hairy @ times, but I'm grateful for a roof over our heads. Hard to pay rent when you can't work a job & make $! I am waiting for a hearing date for SSDI & have been going thru this process for over 2 1/2 years. For anyone reading this, please pray it is resolved positively & quickly!
I LOVE, LOVE , LOVE THE BEACH! Any beach. As long as I can dig my toes in the sand & listen to & watch
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Be like this FOREVER???
February 17, 2009 11:41am
I had an appointment w/ my Internist this morning. She is also the one who prescribes my pain meds (thank God) because there aren't any pain …
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BLAH!!!!!
February 3, 2009 4:12pm
I just feel so effin blah today! I'm irritated, frustrated, sad & in a lot of pain. Pretty much how I feel everyday. My friend took me to The Outback …
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UGH!
January 19, 2009 6:55pm
Had to go to the pharmacy at Giant (grocery store) today cuz they were having a problem filling my script for Vicodin. Since I don't drive due to the …
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OWWWWWWW
January 18, 2009 8:51pm
OWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! I WOULD DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET RID OF MY NEVER-ENDING PAIN!!!!!!!
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Hi Kathy! I miss you! Wow, surgery after surgery. You are going to have a painful summer. I hope all these surgeries help you though and you start to feel better. I've been feeling very good lately. Everyday a little bit better. The hardest part right now is learning to eat again and being able to hold it down. Sorry I haven't been on in a while but i've been taking it easy to recover. I'm hoping to have a pain free summer....Let me know how you make out with your next surgery. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. Love ya! Jenny
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A hugback to you. I just realized that my profile said I was 14! Weird. that would make me a mom of three at 14!!! Just wanted to let you know I wasn't deliberately misrepresenting myself.
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Hi Kathy! Just got back from Florida. Was a good time but started feeling sick towards the end of my trip. I saw that you're feeling horrible. I hope you feel better soon. Best wishes! oxoxox
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Thank you for your advice. I just dont really know what to do, he wont lisen to me, and i figured if he was gonna do it anyway, id try to find the least harmfull way to do it. Im going to share with him the advice i got, and hope that he listens. thank you so much for your help!
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Hi, you don't know me, but I want to thank you. I am a member of the Rx drug abuse group too, and I saw the HUG you sent to the young lady about her friend shooting up. I was so emotional when I read that, I did send her a comment on her topic, but that was way too personal for me. I lost my brother to an overdose of Rx drugs, it was a combination of ingesting them, and injecting them. Your HUG to this young lady was what my comment was supposed to say, but I was so shook up I was not sure if I got my point across. Again, just wanted to say THANK YOU! You stated very clearly what I was trying to say very emotionally. :)
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You can read my story on my profile.
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- Fioricet Working / Worked
- I find if I take the fiorcet w/codeine I get a bad rebound headache. Plain fiorcet seems to work better for me
- Flexeril Working / Worked
- Works wonderfully for my back pain & spasms!
- Heat Working / Worked
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
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- Worked for the pain, but caused me to lose vision in my left eye for 6 months.
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