everyday frustrations
July 10, 2009 8:31pm
I was asked to do some PR work in our church for our upcoming Vacation Bible School in August. We are doing a camping trip with our church, but we …
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amymichelle 
6:22pm, November 2, 2009
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About Me
amymichelle
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About Me
My name is Amy I am 21 years old and have a 5 year old son. I was working as an Infant/Toddler teachers aide and loved my job! I am active in our church. My husband and I are the high school youth group leaders and love it!
My name is Amy I am 21 years old and have a 5 year old son. I was working as an Infant/Toddler teachers aide and loved my job! I am active in our church. My husband and I are the high school youth group leaders and love it!
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Interests
I like to read, sing in our church Praise Team, hang out with my family on the weekends, write, color (yes, in coloring books with crayons), bonfires, spending time with my husband, planning events for our youth group, facebooking, I love music! And there are a million other things that I use to occupy my mind.
I like to read, sing in our church Praise Team, hang out with my family on the weekends, write, color
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Being my own doctor
July 8, 2009 9:46pm
I have been struggling with pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness for 7 months now. After many a mis-diagnosis and about 6 doctors everyone seems in …
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Close Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
In January of 2009 I suddenly had terrible pain my shoulder and neck. The doctor originally thought it was a herniated disk. 3 MRI's, x rays, EMG's, and 6 kinds of doctors later it was agreed upon that I have TOS. I am now on medication for nerve pain and just generally pain meds, but this is not how I want to live the rest of my life. I cannot work in my current job but they will not approve me for disability. In need of some support and treatment options.
Treatments
- Neurontin Somewhat Helpful
- I have been on Gabapentin for almost a month now. I am at about 300 mg a day and they want me up to 900. Which is 3 pills 3 times a day. The Gabapentin is obviously not "curing" me it is just masking the pain. I don't want to be stuck on 3 pills 3 times a day for the rest of my life. It makes me so tired I can hardly function and all I want to do is eat!
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- The physical therapy has not done much but provide some support and reassurance. I am usually in too much pain for them to actually work on TOS type exercises. I go about once a week, but was twice a week for awhile.
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