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  • About Me

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    daninflorida

    Male, 52, Married
    Tampabay, FL, USA
    Member since July 18, 2007

    • About Me

      ask me when i feel better. right now i'm not thinking positive thoughts. oh, ok....i'm self employed because i'm unemployable. Mostly in the past I did computer stuff. I used to teach college and high school, but can't take crap from a 16 year old and respond in a constructive measured way when I have a headache. I guess that means I'm immature in my own ways. I recently finished massage school, passed the state licensing exam and became a Licensed Massage Therapist. I'm at the beginning of my new career and I hope someone tells me how to convince people to pay me to massage them. I got into massage because one day after an unusually bad headache I felt that I would have no more motivation to get out of bed anymore unless other people in pain were waiting for me to help them. My life is dominated by almost daily migraine headaches. I also have epilepsy, high blood pressure and just one pain in the *** after another. Every few years it's bend over so we can insert a new problem into your body. I refused heart surgery last year because I figured why go thru that to live longer and have headaches most of the time?

      ask me when i feel better. right now i'm not thinking positive thoughts. oh, ok....i'm self employed because i'm unemployable. Mostly in the past I did computer stuff. I used to teach college and high school, but can't take crap from a 16 year old and respond in a constructive measured way when I have a headache. I guess that means I'm immature in my own ways. I recently finished massage school, passed the state licensing exam and became a Licensed Massage Therapist. I'm at the beginning of my new

    • Interests

      Surprisingly few. I'm not interested in computers outside of work, although I spend most of my time surfing the internet. I'm interested in the opposite gender. My wife and I have never had any activities other than raise our kids and work on our house. We've always had a loving relationship. My interests should be fitness and losing weight! I enjoy free giving massages and if you live near me (Tampa area) or visit Florida look me up. It'll brighten my day and I'll be glad to make a new friend!

      Surprisingly few. I'm not interested in computers outside of work, although I spend most of my time surfing

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 3 hugs given, 2 hugs received, 1 journal post

    Today

    • daninflorida gave realityisanillusion a hug 2:07am

      I'll admit it, I enjoyed reading your profile. You're about as messed up as I am. If messed up people…  
    • daninflorida commented on their journal entry Anniversary 1:36am

      Thanks Jody! I was thinking today about what I wrote and how I mentioned someone I don't get arong with…  

    Yesterday

    • daninflorida wrote a journal entry: Anniversary 9:47am

      Today is our 40th anniversary so we had a family party yesterday because two of the kids are working…  
    • daninflorida gave J0KEYJ a chocolate 9:36am

      Forget the chicken soup, chocolate can make anything better!…  

    Wednesday

  • Journal

    • Anniversary

      Mood November 22, 2009 9:47am

      Today is our 40th anniversary so we had a family party yesterday because two of the kids are working today.  Mother-in-law was there also.  …
    • Did a couple of weeks pass that quickly?

      Mood November 18, 2009 1:50am

      I guess so.  Since the last time I wrote 2 weeks ago what progress have I made?

       

      I had a headache today pretty much from when I woke up till …

    • Another day, another dollar

      Mood November 4, 2009 3:56pm

      Another dollar spent I mean.  My friends keep mentioning this place on the internet whey went to get business cards, saying it was free or $4.95 …

    • I'm clueless.....

      Mood November 3, 2009 1:17pm

      ....about what to do to build my LMT practice.  Maybe not so much clueless as paralyzed.

       

      I haven't even printed business cards yet …

    • Wow, finally!

      Mood October 23, 2009 11:07pm

      I know that Tallahassee never moves fast, so I didn't expect to get my license much faster than 3 weeks after I passed the boards.  But I …

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  • Hugbook

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    • Chocolate

      From veeachjay Wednesday

      Sounds like a chocolate trade off :)

    • Thanks

      From veeachjay Wednesday

      Thank you, Dan.....I know how hard that must have been for you ;-)

    • Good Luck

      From Massageonthego November 3

      You might think about getting into sports massage!
      Males are more accepted there, just a thought.
      Congrats on your licensing!
      Its alot of work!
      Huggs Colleen

    • Congrats

      From CatKrzy October 28

      Congrats! Well Done! High Five! Applause! Clap! Clap! Clap!

      Getting your license is a HUGE accomplishment! Way to go!

    • Hug

      From CatKrzy October 28

      Hi Dan. I'm so sorry I missed. I didn't log out of my account (watching horror movies), which makes the "Online" status a problem.

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Migraine Headaches

      the headaches rule my life now. i think i've seen the best that neurologists have to offer.

      Treatments

      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Not Working
      avoid peanuts and almonds.
      Botulin Toxin Not Working
      waste of time and money
      Excedrin Not Working
      supposedly give me rebound headaches
      Sleep Working / Worked
      insurance company fights giving me more than 9 a month. i could easily take 2 or 3 times that much.
    • Close Epilepsy & Seizures

      I used to spend a lot of time on the phone for my business and started having episodes where I had a funny sensation in my head and couldn't speak for a few moments other than to say maybe something like "wait". My doctors decided it was probably epilepsy but said it was too minor for medication. Then one day I woke up in the ER and I've been medicated with tegretol since. Occasionally the minor seizures have returned and my dose has been increased.

      Treatments

      Tegretol Working / Worked
      time release tegretol works for me.
      Topamax Not Working
      didn't work at all for me. nice side effect was weight loss, which i needed. i tapered off of tegretol and onto topamax and the day i completely switched was pretty weird with partial seizures all day.
    • Open High Blood Pressure

      I've got high BP.

      Treatments

      Atenolol Somewhat Helpful
      taking it
      Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Somewhat Helpful
      salt=bad stuff
      Benicar Somewhat Helpful
      taking it
      Fish Oil Too Soon to Tell
      taking it
      Lisinopril Somewhat Helpful
      takin git
      Lisinopril/HCTZ Somewhat Helpful
      i hate it.
    • Open Families & Friends Affected By Suicide

      duh....support. my brother ended his life 15 years ago and hardly a day goes by that I don't think about it.

      Treatments

      Talking Somewhat Helpful
      with the right person my mouth opens and the words come out. isn't it said that a burden shared is a burden halved?
    • Open Stress Management

      I'm a new massage therapist.

      Treatments

      Hypnotherapy Too Soon to Tell
      Music Working / Worked
      helps me
      Patience Too Soon to Tell
      Physical Exercise Considering
      one of these days.....
    • Open Scoliosis

      I am a soon-to-be-licensed (by mid October 2009) and I'm interested in scoliosis and alternative treatments.

    • Open Fibromyalgia

      I will be a licensed massage therapist by mid-October 2009 and I am interested in working with people with fibromyalgia.

      Treatments

      Acupressure Working / Worked
      Heat Working / Worked
      Massage Working / Worked
      Physical Exercise Working / Worked
      Hypnotherapy Working / Worked
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