AuntPatti

Open Dyslexia

My oldest brother is Dyslexic and witnessing his painful school years broke my heart.

Open Chronic Pain

I had a tumor on my spine and some of my spinal nerves and lung involvement it was debiltaing and horrible pain.. I had surgry and part of it was removed ( begin thank God) but it left me with scar tissue and 2 disc gone and alot of pain. I was told i would always been in pain, nothing can be done but take medication. . Pain medication makes me feel bad, it causes me to be depressed but it is an necessity. I'm here to share what's worked for me.

Treatments

Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful

i do believe it helps sometimes. I have a really good chiro

Heat Working / Worked

It helps sometimes and other times it doesn't

Meditation Working / Worked

meditation doesn't relieve the pain but it helps my mind and my mood. along with my faith in God

Nerve Blocks Not Working

I had nerves clipped after trying nerve blocks

Neurontin Not Working

It was tried , didn't work.

Oxycodone Working / Worked

a pain center tried me on oxycodone I couldn't tell it did anything. I went back to Darvocet n100 taking 2 at a time and ibuprohen 800 mg. I do have a Rx for tylox ( makes me barf and sleepless)and I have 5 that i have had for several years....they are the last thing i try before i go to the er. Haven't been to er for pain in 6 or 7 years. Its took a while but i have gotten a handle on the pain thing

Physical Therapy Not Working

couldn't tolerate physical therapy at all. increased my pain

TENS Somewhat Helpful

Tens, helps some at times. Only problem, i get a rash from the adhesive and then have to deal with that. CONSTANT rash is a pain in it's self

Open Anxiety

I developed a tumor(beign) on my spine and was in horrific pain for many months and was in and out of the hospital for over a year. I started having sever anixity and sever depression. was not dealing well with my pain and one of my doctors said i was having PTSD. That was in 1997 and i have come a long way. I still deal with my pain most everyday ... still have some anixity and some depression and keep ativan with me just in case i have a panic attack.

Treatments

Ativan Working / Worked

It works .knocks me out so i don't know anything. I take .25 mg

Breathing Exercises Working / Worked

It really helps me slow down my heart rate

Breathwork Working / Worked

It certainly helps

Hypnotherapy Working / Worked

I have been regressed by a hypnotherapist and ......it did help but a very slow process.

Meditation Working / Worked

I think if i hadn't gotten into meditation , i would have died. I found a prayer group that practiced meditation and it's been my saving grace.

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

a wise friend (shaman) told me to fake it fake it, til i mmade it. I practiced smiling at myself as i held "happy thoughts"...it works in my case

St. John\'s Wort Working / Worked

Prozac Not Working

It made me so uncaring about myself i attempted suicide to escape my pain

Open Time Management

i dream of organized closets and filing cabinets, perfectly clean house and time to spend doing things i like to do instead of crunching time for things i have to do.I try so very hard but get over whelmed. I have ADHD and a physical disability, chronic pain, depression and anxity. If i had the money I would hire a personal assistant, an organizer and a house keeper!

Open Bereavement

I'm a medically retired nurse, good wife, fun aunt and trying to get back into the world of the living. I say the world of the living because i was disabled 15 years ago and it feels like someone died. Grieving for my lost of self has been a tremendous drain on my normally good nature.It has burden my soul and stressed my relationships and my mental health. I also lost a baby girl after 4 failed pregnancy's as well as numerous loved ones during my 50 years of walk in this world.

Treatments

Crying Working / Worked

I don't grieve in public well. I reserve my tears for private. A good cry does make me feel better

Grief Counseling Working / Worked

I joined a support group for people who had lost children. I didn't feel it helped me.....It was too sad.......I have alot of empathy for others and their grief affected me negatively. I hope that doesn't happen here.

Keeping Busy Working / Worked

Keeping one's mind busy is always helpful.

Pets Working / Worked

I think if it had not been for a little stray kitten after my baby died, i would have lost my mind. That kitten was a blessing. She was sick and injured and i needed something little to hold in my arms. The cat on my profile is a decended of that kitten.

Prayer Working / Worked

I know that prayer works. I'm not a religious person but I love God and I havce spent many an hour in conversation with God and I know my prayers and the prayers of those that love me are why i am a survivor

Reading Working / Worked

After my baby died i read alot of self help books on grief. One of the best was by a Jewish fellow......called......... why does bad things happen to good people.

Scrapbooking Working / Worked

I only have 3 pictures of my baby when she was alive. She lived 12 days. I don't see her as an infant anymore. I see her as a young woman.

Support Groups Not Working

It didn't help me at that time. I had lost an infant and everyone else in my group had lost children. Their sadness and grief over the loss of children they had loved for years, made my grief seem insigificant. It kinda made me feel guilty for being so sad.

Time Working / Worked

For one year i went to the cemetary everyday. the last day of that year i was sitting there crying and i saw a woman pull up to her childs grave. I saw her often in the cemetary. Her child had died several years earlier. I thought to myself....when is she going toi get over this? And I heard a quiet voice say.... There's no one in these graves. And at that moment i realized that was a fact. My child had moved on and it was my time to do the same.

Open Veterans

i support VETERANS, I might as well join Thanks to the brave for keeping m"US" free

Open Achondroplasia (Dwarfism)

medically retired nurse, pyscholgist in training, God loving adult.

Open Self-Injury

I love and care about a person that self injures. I also self injured as a child.

Treatments

Talking Working / Worked

works sometimes

Open Panic Attacks

i have had panic attacks

Treatments

Ativan Working / Worked

works

Seroquel Working / Worked

Did not work...droped my bp too low

Open Depression

I have dealt with situational depression off and on for 30 years

Treatments

Prozac Not Working

this worked so well for my depression after my brain injury, that i attempted suicided...It didn't work! it made me not care about anything.

Seroquel Not Working

didn't work, made me a zomi and droped my bp so low i couldn't walk around without assistance

Writing Working / Worked

Journaling has helped

Open Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

I have a loved one with ocd

Open Diabetes Type 2

Type 2 insulin dependent

Treatments

Dietary Modification Somewhat Helpful

i have been on a strict exchange diet for 15 years and it is helpful.

Glipizide Somewhat Helpful

side effects of hunger is difficult

Humalog Working / Worked

works great. But i do think it has contributed to my weight gain

Insulin (Regular and NPH) Working / Worked

works in combination with my fast acting humalog

Januvia Working / Worked

was tried on this and it worked very well but i couldn't afford it