deannaDaisy

I think a lot about abuse, buried memories, and the like. I am not sure if looking for abusers is the way to go, as I would find them and yet I am the only one hurting or freaked out by seeing his...

I went to a pain management doctor yesterday. It was useless. No pain meds given. She won't prescribe opiates. The only thing she she gave me a script for was a different muscle relaxer.This was the...

I got a call from the doctor that my creatine kinase is up 100 points since they last did labs. They referred me to a new rheumatologist as I told the doc last week that I didn't like the one I went...

It has been a week since I quit Lyrica. I did not do it "right" but I went cold turkey because I'm tired of taking that medication. I'm tired of the swelling, the taking pills that don't work. Since...

I'm feeling frustrated today.About a month ago I called the doc and said I need help because the Lyrica wasn't doing anything except making me swell and now I've gained back the weight I had lost and...

I had hoped I'd get a great result from Lyrica. I'm not getting a great result. The only result I get is constipation, edema, and feelings of insane sugar cravings.  That does not help me lose...

I've had some good weeks and now I'm on day 4 of taking Lyrica -- just one 75mg capsule at night.  Every day my pain and hand numbness has gotten worse.  I was doing really well for me before...

I am so grateful that last night was better than the night before and that I've been doing a little at a time.  It should not be so hard, but I am making a little step at a time in the forward...

I have been having better nights slowly, slowly.  I've been trying to give myself time to be quiet. Normally I would have the tv on as I wrote right now, but it's better to have it quiet in here. ...

I think I am plagued by anxiety.  When I think it through logically, I remind myself that nothing has changed.  I am still ME.  However, I am not the me that can set aside time to walk or talk or...

I pray a lot for peace.  For myself, for others, I know the value of peace of mind. I've lived with pain in many forms throughout my life and it has taken me a long time to get peace.  When the...

I wish I could write BROOKLYN!!  You know, like the song.But sleep has evaded me the past few days.  The pain and severe pressure in my head, neck, face, and shoulders is compounded 1000 fold if I...

On 12/31 I went to the rheumatologist and had a visit where I was told that I should eat better, exercise, lose weight.  I was given a physical exam of pressure points, which I knew would happen...

It was a pleasant, though relatively uneventful Christmas holiday.  One of the things I received was a Betsey Johnson purse.  I've been eyeing one at Ross for a LONG time and I'm sure my husband...

The past week I have been pushing past my limits, not giving in to the exhaustion or the pain, in order to get some holiday baking done.  It's one of the few traditions we have in our family... To...