So what ails you?

[leannebug]

Owie... ouch... (grunt)...


I'm sure we've done this thread a thousand times before... but when you're sick/diseased/broken/hurty.. sad,
in pain.. or just blue.. it doesn't matter if it's been said before.. it needs said again. Only someone walking in those same shoes, has the patience to hold your hand.


So..............

I've been having pains lately.. (you know.. scary chest pains).. Yes, I've seen the doctor.. Yes, they have started running tests.. but it's really getting to me, and starting to affect the other aspects of my life.
Personal relationships.. and whatnots.
Toss on top of that.. my back muscles have been really out of whack too.. and today they hurt extra bad.

(I don't want any sympathy.. or any concerns.. just came here to whine)

"waaaaaaaaaaaa.... somebody call the Waaaaaambulance!!"



and needed some company.

So what ails YOU? Spill the beans.. whine with me.. get it off your chest, so you'll feel better!

 

[zbasspro]

ok no sympathy is hard for me... u know that!!!
I have scoliosis, and my back hurts very bad at times, and not so much other times.
I have been getting panic/anxiety attacks here as of late from dealing w/ life's lil dramas.
when there is a weather front, hot, cold, rain, my back is worse. But I dont have it as bad as most, including my hubby.
I hope u feel better soon my lil leelee. U know i love ya ((((squeeze you))))

 

[kaderick]

I was haveing chest pains and ended up in the hospital twice with the top part of my heart in tacicardia, after all the test my doctors came to the conclusion I was over stressed, who would have thought? I quit my job and now drive a taxi, I am yet to wake up and say I don't want to go to work today! Best thing I have ever done, not saying its right for every one but a job change can do wounders. As for back pain I love my chiropractor and my massage theripist!

 

[Enid]

I'll whine with ya. I have herniated discs in my neck. I've had all the meds, the trigger point injections and all the various drs. In all the years, I'm still getting the most relief from ice packs.
It just gets in the way. I can only lay on one side. Driving is a pain, it hurts to turn my head to change lanes. I still ride my bicycle because I love riding but it hurts from doing too much of that.

Hugs... Leannebug, I hope that you feel better soon.

 

[Enid]

Kaderick,

I know what you mean about the job. I had a "good job" but it was horrible. I loved my actual job but the people that I worked with were conniving, back-stabbing and not anyone that you'd want to be surrounded by for 40hrs a week. I'd rather do anything job wise than be surrounded by people like that. Good for you, that you found something that you don't hate or stresses you out so much that you get sick.

I was haveing chest pains and ended up in the hospital twice with the top part of my heart in tacicardia, after all the test my doctors came to the conclusion I was over stressed, who would have thought? I quit my job and now drive a taxi, I am yet to wake up and say I don't want to go to work today! Best thing I have ever done, not saying its right for every one but a job change can do wounders. As for back pain I love my chiropractor and my massage theripist!

 

[gramakittycat]

Aww Lil'Bugg ((((hugz 4 U)))) Its scary when something hurts and you don't know what is causing it.About ten years ago I was having pains in my chest also.I was scheduled for an angiogram and as the procedure was starting the Md said depending on what we find you'll either go to recovery or straight to the operating room for an open heart bypass surgery!Thank the good Lord they found no blockages in fact the arterys were 100% clear!I still have those pains from time to time but even though they never found a cause it has beeen determined that it is non-cardiac chestpain even though nitro tablets seem to alleviate the pains when they occur thankfully only rarely now.Please keep us posted on what happens;you are fondly thought of by many folks here!I'd like to interject here that I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning for some issues I'm having since my last Meneires episode;I could use some prayers.(((Hugz again))) Lil'Bug,you'll be in my prayers.

 

[leannebug]

ah Gramcat... you better believe you'll be in my prayers ((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) Hope all the tests come out sparkling new and pretty! Another 100% clear!! You keep us in the loop too.. k?



I said no sympathies!..(MISSY! gonna spank ya!)... this is a house of "whining" and "moaning"



It's a real pain (scuz my pun) juggling multiple problems. Herniated discs, and colds.. or chronic illnesses and weather changes.. always seem to get way more than we bargained for, eh?

stress is most definitely a factor for me.. it will always aggravate my conditions.. and same with weather, etc. Glad you found a job you love Kad. What a great solution!! I've been trying to de-stress my life, simplify things, smooth out the edges. Sometimes it works.. sometimes it doesn't. It's certainly worth the effort.. and a wonderful thing to keep in mind when dealing with life's little issues.





Not sure yet what my chest pains are.. they are sharp stabbing (like an ice pik in the heart) and it's getting more frequent, more severe, and really interferring in my life. The doctor's NP thinks it's related to my arthritis.. I hope so.. but it HURTS. BAD. and my pain medicine doesn't work on it.
Need to find the solution before it disrupts my life anymore.

waaaaaaaaaaaa.

 

[leannebug]

ooo... ice packs are my friends

 

[sandyk]

Oh man, I have had the worst week. First of all, no BBB from Leanne showed in my mailbox...lol. Seriously, my son called last night and he just is not getting better. Now they are questioning the diagnosis...he is seeing the Orthopedic Doctor that handles the Miami Dolphin football team. The diagnosis before was the Pundendal Nerve. Now they are thinking it is something Orthopedic affecting the nerve. My son is in perfect health. He is a former West Point graduate and Lieutenant in the Army. He has a gym in his basement. It is really hard for me see him like this.
Next is my daughter last week went to the ENT and he told her that the might have a tumor in the Parotid Gland (Salivary Gland) below her ear. My stomach just dropped when she told me. They are scheduling a biopsy the 23rd of Nov. Poor kid is only 35 and has had a radical hysterectomy because of Cervical Cancer 2 years ago. Like she said, "what do I do wrong?" I had no answer for her.
Now on to me. Last Tuesday, I saw the Orthopedic Surgeon for my lower back pain. I cannot walk without pain. Low and behold, he discovered I have Degenerative Disc Disease in the L3 of my back. He ordered a MRI (I am claustraphobic and was in the donut for 20 minutes...panic attack time) that I did last Friday and I will deliver the MRI's to him tomorrow. He will not do the surgery as he said was too complicated so he will be referring me. He told me my softball playing days probably contributed to it (I was semi-professional softball player until I was 40. My kids grew up on a ball field watching me).
Also tomorrow, I am seeing my Vascular Doctor for the results of an Ultrasound two weeks ago. We do this once every year just to check up and make sure everything is cool. I have PAD and had an Aortic Bypass 10 years ago.
So tomorrow I will be seeing both Doctors (thank God they are in the same building), but a break of 2 hours between appts. so I guess I will bag my lunch, bring a book, whatever.....so that was my week last week. Thank God that my 5 Grandsons are healthy.
We all have our problems I guess and pretty much have to give each other a hug ((((((((((((((((((((((group hug)))))))))) and be there for our PIF family.

 

[leannebug]

Aw sandy............ you KNOW I'm slow!! It's bottled! Ready to go!!

Sooooo sorry about your DD. Hon. I don't have the words for that one.. except "she'll be in my prayers too". I came close to losing my son last year. The feeling, as a parent.. indescribable. Come bend my ear anytime.. k? ((((((((HUGS)))))))))
I do hope they find out about your son.. have to admit.. being at a Sports Hospital is a great place for him. We have a new one here and they are phenomenal!!
and I can sympathize on the DDD. (I've got that one too.. ug) Take it real easy on your back!! It's very easy to pop out another. No matter how hard it is... (and I think you are as stubborn as I) you need to let people help you. Let someone else carry the groceries.. someone else pick up the laundry.. etc etc. Trust me.. will save you some pain down the road.
♥

 

[danlisi]

I have a hearniated disk in my lower back and degenerative disk desease along with sciatica and un resolved problems with both my si joints I'm also bipolar and suffer from social anxiety disorder so my life is a rollicoaster of pain and anxiety never ending I'm afraid to say

 

[leannebug]

wow dan. Just having herniated discs and DDD can make me FEEL bi-polar. (the ups n downs of feeling really bad, compared with having a good day) ... I cannot imagine having to deal with the real ups n downs on top of that. You must lead a rollercoaster life!

 

[Lisa B]

Dan I am with you in a lot of ways, I am bi-polar with social anxiety disorder and still fight with agoraphobia. I also have neuropathy (nerve pain) in my legs and use a cane or mobility scooter to get around. This was caused from undiagnosed diabetes. We moved from Arizona to Colorado and getting around is even harder for me now. We moved to this apartment complex that has a free shuttle to a recreation center that has an indoor pool so I could still get my exercise but my fear of leaving the house has kept me from doing it. I still haven't gone once. I think if it wasn't for the forum and getting into DIY I would be in a nut ward again. It gives me something to concentrate on instead of the problems.

 

[lynleestar]

I have anxiety/panic disorder, I don't do well with the general public. I like to joke that I was wagging my tail when it got chopped off, but my tailbone curves dramatically to the right and causes a lot of pain. I sandblast at work right handed, since I'm left handed it has all but made my right arm useless. I wear braces on it 85% of the day. I have to go in a few weeks and have laser vein surgery on my left leg, also to a specialist to try and determine why my big toe and toe next to it on my left foot are numb. I need work done on almost every tooth in my mouth. The thought of the dentist is enough to make me need a chill pill~!

 

[sandyk]

Dan and Lisa, sometimes, life stinks and sometimes it's wonderful. Lisa they have some great anti-anxiety meds out there. Dan I see you are keeping busy with the mods......keep your mind and hands busy...great therapy.

Best therapy for me are the grandsons. Until I get the spinal fusion, I have a very unstable back which means no lifting. Hubby has been great. Whenever I see my one grandson (he is 6 now), he wants to do "our dance." It's the Tea for 2 song and I throw in personalized words and give him a bend or two. Gotta stop that I guess but I so love the laugh when we are doing it. Hubby has been great. He just need to adjust to his wife not being super woman. I got out my paints yesterday...starting to paint again. I always do my art in the winter so I don't have to deal with the cold and ice (I hermitize).

I can't believe how many people have back and neck problems. My gosh the Orthopedic guys are making some bucks.

I got an email last night from a high school friend (like 45 years ago..lol), and he has been diagnosed with Lung Cancer. The guy is a heart surgeon now in Utah, has never smoked in his life, one of those people who jog every day. Well here is what was on the last line of his email.

"Hope all of you doing well. Take care of yourselves though even being careful doesn't prevent badness from happening."

When I think of what he is going thru, my own problems don't seem so bad.

 

[Lisa B]

Thank you Sandy, I am on 17 different medications to deal with all my ailments, they help but don't cure anything. I am able to leave the house with my husband which at one point I wasn't even able to do that. However when I am on my own I can't even get out to take my dogs out, have to pay a neighbor to take them out when my husband is working. I get by the best I can and little things like using this forum are small successes for me and I will take what I can get.

 

[atsirk]

It hurts to know how much pain many are in. I certainly feel for you all. I have a herniated disc, diabetic neuropathy, tore the acl in my right knee last year, suffer from chronic depression and social anxiety, and for the last 2 days my teeth feel like they're going to fall out of my head - I have no idea why. I have no medical insurance and just got laid off again Friday. As a recovering alcoholic, I have to be *very* careful about anxiety and pain meds, so I just take it all 1 day (sometimes 1 minute) at a time.

Wow, I *never* talk about what ails me. I'm always one who says everything is Fine. It's hard to not delete this before posting, my face is actually hot as I hit the post button...

 

[brandeeashlynn]

i am at a loss with my job search i found a job in july but that fell through now i am wondering how i am going to get through the holidays without much in the way of gifts for my family. not only that my vaping budget is about 0 dollars lol. but God will provide i am sure, it is the constant rejection of employers that gets me sometimes. it is very mentally taxing and takes it's toll after a while. my hubby works but we are paying off major debt and if we did not have this burden our finacial state would be so much better we have enough to pay the bills and put food on the table but that is about it. for everyone who is going through health or job problems you are all in my prayers.

 

[Enid]

I think that it's easier to open up when you won't feel judged and when other people are opening up and being truthful.
I'm glad that you posted

Great topic... L'bug

It hurts to know how much pain many are in. I certainly feel for you all. I have a herniated disc, diabetic neuropathy, tore the acl in my right knee last year, suffer from chronic depression and social anxiety, and for the last 2 days my teeth feel like they're going to fall out of my head - I have no idea why. I have no medical insurance and just got laid off again Friday. As a recovering alcoholic, I have to be *very* careful about anxiety and pain meds, so I just take it all 1 day (sometimes 1 minute) at a time.

Wow, I *never* talk about what ails me. I'm always one who says everything is Fine. It's hard to not delete this before posting, my face is actually hot as I hit the post button...

 

[Superbals]

What ails me is easy....STRESS and sleep apnea....stress has me feeling pretty sick lately and having horrible panic attacks while im at work and sleep apnea is making it hard for me to stay awake AT WORK so it's been rough lately