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RAJ29 
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About Me
RAJ29
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About Me
professional investigator, enjoyed quilting prior to onset of pain - now unable to use sewing machine. Searching for something to get me through the day. Essentially bed bound and stoned all day. Finally applying for long term disability - have reached the stage where I feel like a failure. Have now received long term disability and still feel like a failure.
professional investigator, enjoyed quilting prior to onset of pain - now unable to use sewing machine. Searching for something to get me through the day. Essentially bed bound and stoned all day. Finally applying for long term disability - have reached the stage where I feel like a failure. Have now received long term disability and still feel like a failure.
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Interests
quilting, reading, cross stitch
quilting, reading, cross stitch
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Recent Activity
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1 hug received, 1 hug given
Friday
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RAJ29 gave Dorothyofoz a hug 11:35pm
Still around although I'm not really very happy. I did get lucky for Thanksgiving - just my son and me.…
November 11
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RAJ29 gave Dorothyofoz a hug 8:22pm
That's what happened to me. After they did surgery on my mid back to remove a mass and make sure it wasn't…
November 10
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RAJ29 gave Dorothyofoz a hug 12:19am
Thanks for thinking of me. The pain has been unbearable. and the depression is worse than the pain. I…
May 29
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RAJ29 turned 53 12:00am
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Hugbook
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Rainbow
Hope you're still around my friend. Trying to tell my husband I'm not going to the in-laws for Thanksgiving. How are you doing. I'm thinking of you.
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Hug
That sucks that you had surgery that didn't help your pain. Mine's not really any bette. rven though it's supposed to be. I'm supposed to be going to physical therapy, but the Va is shorthanded so I don't know when it'll start. I do little stretches on my own though. It used to help, but now it doesn't do much. I have an "I need" masssager from Brookstone and it helps relax the muscle spasms I get in my upper and low back. I don't know if you've tried anything like that. Hope you enjoyed your lunch yesterday. I'm just very anti-social and now with Thanksgiving coming up I have to go to the mother-in-law's and see the other in-laws andmy nephew. This may sound terrible, but I don't like children. If they're well behaved I can tolerate them, but if not they really get on my nerves. That's why I never had children. I knew I'd make a lousy mother, so why bring a child into the world? Anyway, sorry to ramble on. Take care and I'm glad you're here for me.
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Sympathy
I know what you mean. My husband and I are having lunch with his mother and what am I going to talk about? The latest episode of Law and Order.If I didn't have my husband I would give up, but I know how much it would hurt him. So I keep gong on being totally useless. I can't get myself interested in any hobbies, so I just watch tv or movies. The pain is not much better and my low back has been worse lately. I hope we both feel better soon. Dorothy
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Chicken Soup
I hope that you start feeling better. Try some heat. That helps me. I'm still feeling more pain in my low back and my neck is still painful, but what can you do. I knew I wouldn't have complete pain relief. Sorry I've not been online lately. I'll try to be more consistent. Thinking of you and hope you're warm and your pain has lessened.
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Chicken Soup
Got my brace of on Thursday. It feels cooler and more comfortable to be rid of it. The doctor said that it could take some time to feel pain relief as the impingement on my spinal cord went on for about 2 years, my body will take some time to adjust to the fact that it's no longer there. We'll see. The low back pain is now worse and I have tendinosis in my right shoulder. I haven't been able to sleep on my right side for over 3 years. Take care and hope your pain level decreases.
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Support Groups
Close Chronic Pain
degenerative disc disease - mostly bed ridden. Pain pills make me feel stupid so don't take meds if plan to drive
Treatments
- Flexeril Somewhat Helpful
- Heat Working / Worked
- Hydrocodone Somewhat Helpful
- Morphine Not Working
- panic attacks caused by meds
- Neurontin Somewhat Helpful
- Oxycodone Working / Worked
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
Close Degenerative Disc Disease
Chronic pain for 5 years - finally filing for long term disability. Have no idea what I will do with life mostly spent in bed
