July 16th
July 16, 2009 8:18am
I'm sitting and waiting for my daughter to get picked up for camp. Looking forward to a swim at 9am. Feeling a bit tired today and wondering why …
hbing
8:10am, July 16, 2009
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I'm a Mother, a freelance animator, and a lactation consultant.
I'm a Mother, a freelance animator, and a lactation consultant.
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Close Chronic Pain
Chronic joint and muscle pain. Still figuring out why. I am very tight and have sciatica and lots of aches and pains. I also have some kind of autoimmune condition (or maybe not....under debate...) Losing my sense of humor about all of it.
Treatments
- Acupressure Somewhat Helpful
- This has helped a little but hasn't solved anything.
- Chiropractic Adjustment Not Working
- Was told I'm too tight to be a candidate for Chiropractic. My muscles are too tense to be manipulated.
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- Works in some situations but not all
- Lidoderm Not Working
- Doesn't seem to do anything at all.
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- I'm hopeful....
- TENS Somewhat Helpful
- Works pretty well some of the time. Seems to be a temporary symptomatic fix.
- Topamax Working / Worked
- Seems to work pretty well. Using it for Sciatica. Doesn't make all the pain go away. Sometimes it makes my fingers tingle. That doesn't really bother me though.
Close Sciatica
I've had Sciatica off and on for almost a year. I've had disk issues since I was 13 and I have really tight lower back muscles....I need relief!
Treatments
- Ibuprofen Working / Worked
- I stopped taking it a few weeks ago because I'm having a mole removed and they said no NSAIDS for two weeks. Oddly I'm doing fine without it! I'm taking Tylenol instead. I now realize the Ibuprofen had been causing constipation and water retention for a long time which is now gone.
- Stretching Not Working
- It works but it doesn't seem to be enough... discouraged.
- Swimming Too Soon to Tell
- Topamax Somewhat Helpful
- Helpful but doesnt make it go away completely
- Skelaxin Too Soon to Tell
- Just started taking this muscle relaxant today...
Open Arthritis
I am 42 and have been told I have pretty serious arthritis in my hip and some in my ankle too
Treatments
- Glucosamine/Chondroitin Too Soon to Tell
- Swimming Working / Worked
- I've been swimming for about a month now and I feel great. When I first started, I could barely swim, now I keep a good pace and have increased mobility.
- Tylenol Working / Worked
- Seems to work as well as Ibuprofen for me. I stopped using Ibuprofen because it was not so good for my stomach and it was causing me to retain water.
- Voltaren Too Soon to Tell
- Using Voltaren gel. Seems to work a litlte, but am not using it often and just recently started trying it.
- Enbrel Not Working
- My rheumatologist put me on this though I dont have RA. I am positive for the rheumatoid factor and she thought it might be causing my Osteoarthritis. I havent noticed any difference and Ive been on it for a year.
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