Quick! Grab hold of the rope! I'm on a mission to steal the slap happy stick from Susie, I'll be sure to come back and whack you with it!

I'm sorry you have reached this point. I'm hoping to hear that your doc has more info for you next time.

ME>>>just feeling sluggy. The fatigue has really set in with this weather system. Good news is that it is not as bad as it used to be for me as I at least have minimal functioning instead of none. Should pass with this system, just hope it is soon and I have a couple of days before the next one.

Don't you dare grab a cig, you've worked to hard! And I need to know it can be done.......

OK..I thought I posted this in another group..
Could a group leader please delete it?

( Not that there's anything wrong with this group..:-) :-) ...this is just a check up I do in another group..:-)
Thanks

Hugs
jc

I'm not going to delete it! We all can hug you so you don't have to answer your post.

This is a good place for everyone to touch base with each other on their pain levels/limitations and what is going on with each other.


I've been over doing, but I'm more capable than before. Losing more feeling in my hands though. I keep dropping more things. I will think I have something in my hand and it won't be there. Crazy! I'm very off balance too and slamming into everything. I see the neuro Wed and I'll be sure to bring these up to her and some other things.

Hugs Jan and hope all works out!

I just don't usually complain just any old where..:-) :-)
..and thought it seemed rude to come on here complaining, when I haven't been around.:-)

I do care how y'all are doing, though.
Hugs

It's good to hear how you're doing, when we care about you too. You come around when you feel up to it.

Why does everyone worry about complaining/venting? When ds is the place we all came looking for a place to share our feelings and wanting others to understand? We all need that support.

Am I the only one that this drives crazy? Insert crossed eyes here -----

OK...the mental picture of your avi with crossed eyes isn't a good one..:-) :-)

Nice to see you jancam - hugs n hello. I told my h last night I'm going pioneer woman...they just plain lived until time's up... Ok, that wasn't very uplifting, sorry. Sometimes chasing the pain is, well, a pain. I'm tired.
And yup, I'm wondering too what a cross-eyed ostrich looks like... lol.

Raggedy..
Thanks for your honesty. Uplifting has its place..
It helps to know we're not alone in the not so uplifting feelings.
I've felt that way at times..and I'm sure others have.

I hope it eases for you.
Hugs


Alright..you're right, Toni...I'm glad you left it.

JC...it is hard to take Toni seriously with that AVI.....lol! She just makes me smile! Wanna giggle. Wanna laugh harder? I'll pull out my one eyed tiger that I was wearing to thwart Toni with last week!

Sounds nasty.....one eyed tiger

On a serious note, I'm note sure about pain pumps in your area but I wonder if your close enough to go to a state that does? Or have you tried a medication rotation. When I was in the hospital the surgical nurse had said that when patients are responding to medications as well as they originally had some doctor will rotate or switch long term and breakthrough meds to different ones. Perhaps that's something you can do soon.
Also the nurse told me to add regular Tylenol to my breakthrough meds and it helps them to work more effectively. Just a couple of thoughts.

Love you JC!
Deb

I worry about what will happen when I become tolerant to pain meds too. I'm sure your doc will have some ideas what you can do at this point - that is her job, please try not to worry. There have to be more options. How many years have you been taking pain meds for chronic pain? It's only been 3 years for me so I hope I have lots of years left. However I do realize that starting this at only 42 years old leaves me with a long time (I hope) to live and deal with pain somehow.

I'm in Canad and my province doesn't have to doctors or facilities to do alot of medical things but we are always referred out-of-province for these procedures or treatments. Hopefully your doctor is able to do something like this. I am praying for you, take care, Love and hugs,
ssLisa

My PM changes my meds when my tolerance builds up like that. He doesn't do pain pumps either. So far opana er every 8 hours with dilaudid for bt is still working fairly well. When it stops he'll swith me to mscontin ER with oxycodon for bt. You might discuss that with your PM.

Healing hugs for all,
Marci

This is the place of safety and we all have some ' issues' or why would we all be here? Please keep in mind that we want to hear both good news, not so good news and outright really bad news so we can hug each other in a huge circle of friendship and support.

Never ever ever reach for something that has been given up :-)

Today has been a little lower key then I had planned as my body is telling me I have overdone somethings which does not seem possible......uh hem....because I pace. Apparently my pacing is not slow enough so must run outside to study the slugs for some lessons. Sigh. Lower back should not be this painful.

Dinner is in my electric pressure cooker. Homemade chili. Just felt the need to make cornmeal muffins therefore needed to make chili. Actually, I wanted butter and honey so then needed to provide something they could go onto which was warm and soothing to my emotions. Sometimes emotional eating can be extremely satisfying.

Off to the oven. Oven addiction and there is no 12 step program.

Hugs and Love,
Joanne

Joanne..
I LOVE that you're making homemade chilli because it goes with the cornmeal muffins
..which you made to have something to put butter and honey on.
Hugs
jc

Oh my gosh I did that 2 weeks ago Joanne, but I made black eyed peas to go with my corn bread and honey/butter. Great minds think alike.

Come on Jan join us in comfort food, it makes the world an easier place to be!

Hugs,

toni