thaliajen
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- I posted this in the kidney stone dept but not enough ppl there. As a CP patient and member of this forum, I figured I'd try here since besides my RSD, my next pain problem is chronic stones. It's different in that I updated this to include my appt...
- Hi- I'm from the CP department, I have RSD but right now I'm being tortured by a kidney stone. I'm 44, have had stones (small, not very painful ones) for 20 years. 3 months ago I was taken by ambulance to ER b/c I thought I was dying! Turned out to...
- After 10 years with no ER visits, 3 months ago I was taken by ambulance b/c I thought I was dying. Turned out to be a kidney stone and I was treated very well, passed the stone there, and went home. I remembered to disallow meds till they got hold...
- Just got back from my CP doc and he was definitely earning his fee today. Not only is there a shortage of MS Contin generic brands, but most insurance companies are not covering the non-generic brand. I've been on MSC for many years and never had a...
- Hi-I've been on this board for years but never thought to ask about Disability. I know some of you are getting that, and I wonder if anyone can give me straight answers instead of reading the government page that has a lot of gibberish. I've had RSD...
- It's been months since I posted, at least to my memory. Summers are not as difficult for me with my RSD, and I've done well this summer. But I've developed a tolerance to the Ambien prescribed for my insomnia, and I've tried everything. It seems, as...
- It's been awhile since I posted but I had an interesting if not terrifying experience. I've had a weekend to recuperate but I had the scariest day since losing my baby at birth in 2003. Last Wednesday night I had a lower backache on my right side....
- I've had RSD of the left foot & leg for 16 years. I've been on the same meds for all that time. As the weather stays warm, my RSD pain is lower, which is great. In one week I leave for 2 weeks in Europe- part business and some added days to meet up...
- Or perhaps the fantastic? Have you ever had an odd experience, such as a cold spot in a room that gave you the shivers, or unexplained happenings? I'm not sure I did, until a few hours ago.With Easter weekend over, I went to bed, exhausted,...
- Out of the blue I got hit with a vicious stomach bug last night. I woke in the middle of the night, freezing (1st sign I'm sick as I'm always TOO warm) & vomited repeatedly and violently. I was literally crawling back & forth from bed to...
- I've had RSD for 16 years and JUST now made my 1st medication mistake. I've been taking long-acting pain meds for 16 years. I've been able to handle the pain on the same dose of short & long acting morphine w/o needing to increase it. In fact I've...
- I don't know what I did wrong tonight. I took my meds at the right time, and took an ambien, too. I knew i'd have a rough time falling asleep so I took it, but it (for once) didn't work! I then took a phenergan, which is my go-to drug for the really...
- My Grandma died a few days ago, and in making the travel plans to get to the funeral, I realized I'll miss my regular doctor appt. I cannot miss this funeral & spent a fortune to get there. My doctor's answering machine says, "If you're having an...
- If you're anything like me, you're away from home, not sleeping well, and expected to shine at several family events. Today was my 1st, MY family. It went well but my son got a tummy ache (too many bananas) and now I'm at the hotel with my hubby &...
- I've had insomnia since age 8. Back then we didn't take anything b/c we were kids. Now, many years later with a 16 year battle with RSD still raging, I take the appropriate pain meds for the excruciating pain and it works well. I also was put on...