Kris: there are so many things society and families, friends can leave deep hurtful wounds, when its thing they don't understand or fear. know your not alone in this many of us where the scars of this stigma as well.

Please come here to CP or else where and reach out to people who understand it really does help to talk to people who get the isolation that goes with this

hang in there and keep us posted on how your doing
tori

Thanks Tori, I stop in here from time to time, usually im a little more upbeat. however the last week or so seems to have taken its toll on me. I have been trying to be more active, trying to lose some weight and get out of the house instead of sitting here moping. Unfortunately its come with a price, in the last week ive broken a pinkie, 2 ribs, racked my head pretty good and yesterday i ended up with 11 stitches and 2 nicked tendons...

Yikes ..I'm sorry to hear that
oh man I wish there was something I could do to help
there's always a trade off but still
my hats off to you for trying to do thing for yourself
I just wish it had ended with a happy adventure of some sort

well I hope you can keep your mind entertained while recovering
I'm a netflix junkie over here helps ..more so for tv shows movies I feel like I can plot it out and I hate that now. side effect from growing up on bad HBO movies in my youth I guess

no need to be up beat for us we're here no matter what
glad to see you and please feel better
tori

sorry sounds kind of like a bad fall happened to you while out....I guess the people your talking of are not too interested in anything but themselves.....that is way it is all the time in some families and some work places too...sorry bout that,...hugs bill feel better soon!

Wow im so sorry that this is happening to you. They are alot of people that do not want to see people in pain which is sad but there is alot more people who care and im sorry you have not seen this. We care at this group and sorry for what has happened to you. Lisa

hi sounds like life hasnt been treating you well...im so sorry you are in such pain with so much going on...things will get better, just hang on ok (((hugs)))

Kris,

You took the words right out of my mouth! I feel exactly like this right now. I have been hoping my surgery would help me, but since I had it this past July I have still been housebound due to severe intestinal pain. It sucks sometimes, and I believe it is healthy to admit when life sucks. Just yesterday I was pondering my life thus far. Here I am, 31, single, unemployed, the only marketable skill I have I can no longer due, and if it weren't for my parents I would be on the street.

My pain added with lack of sleep, and no social life, makes me feel like I am dead amongst the living. Thankfully I am a natural optimist. I still hope that someday soon I can find some job I can do and eventually move out of my parent's house. I would love to be able to make enough to pay off all this medical debt, and eventually give money to my parents who have sacrifices everything for their children. Always keep hope alive! :) {HUG}

Hi Chris, I'm so glad you popped in, it's been awhile. Boy when it rains it pours so sorry for all your new injures compounded by the pain of the old. It does suck not to be noticed or even if you are it's not like you would like. I wish I had some wonderful words of wisdom but all I can say is I understand, I/we see you. I hope you'll pop in more often were always here to support you.

Hugs & God Bless
Lisa

I've felt like you. I don't right now. I wish you well and a better day to come.

Kris, Can I ever relate. At least myself and I haven't turned their backs on me! lol All I have now are many great friends on DS. Society has been "trained" well, since most are "me me" people.At least you, I and many here haven't fogotton about "we". It's really nice to see you!! :) Blaine

I understand wish I could help. I can't speak for everybody here in DS but you've come to the right place. We care we've got your back dude.

Healing hugs,
Marci

Wow, glad I found this forum on DS! I can relate, I have midgut intestinal malrotation presenting in adult life and congenital duodenal adhesions. I had surgery 6 years ago at the Cleveland clinic. They performed a Ladd's procedure. I have never fully recovered. When I wake up every morning I am at a pain level 8 until I am able to go to the bathroom sometimes once, other days maybe 3 times before the pain starts subsiding. 3 hours of hell and then a consistent level 4 pain. By evening before bed I am at a level 1. I have 2 loser family members who are drug addicts. I don' t know if they don't believe me, or they are jealous. I will tell you I received privates long term disability from the company I worked for, I also receive an adjusted amount of SSDI. What I find ironic is everyone thinks we live on easy street. I wish I could give this shit to them for 2 weeks and watch them cry like little babies while I call them liars! I know that probably sounds terrible, but only 2 weeks! Lol Normal people don't get it! Ted

Just an FYI this post is over 2 years old....might be better to reply to some newer ones where people are actually still around.