I don't talk about my problems online either that much, but this is a pity party thread and I guess we can all have our own little pity party for ourselves and get over it and get on with living. It is kind of freeing.
So what ails you?
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I know the feeling,been having issues myself,medical problems causing me to have to cut back my working hours,and bills piling up.Its unreal what they charge to do medical tests right?3 kids who expect santa to come,But its all cool.I have faith.Im sure in my heart that everything will work out.I dont know how,but theres a reason for everything.Maybe Gods way of letting us know that we dont need as much stuff as we think we do,and teaching us to slow down and think about it.Enjoy the time you have.Slow down,You can get a book at the library and find a great spot to snuggle up and read.Its free,right?
Never been comfortable talking about my own disabilities, but I just wanted to share my no-fail cure-all for any time I'm down in the dumps due to all my aches and pains: spending time with my 6 month old great-grandson, and my 2 year old and 5 year old great-nephews. It's absolutely impossible to feel bad when I'm around my little hooligans... they just make me laugh so much!
Now we should start a counter thread on what fixes you or something along those lines
I thought I might add to this and for my hubby as well. Sorry I haven't been as active, the reason kinda has to do with this topic. I have been unemployed since April because of my husbands disability (that he doesn't receive money for >_>) He was ran over by a car at 15 and had to get his Tib replaced in his right leg along with his knee so I had to leave work to stay home to care for him and the kids. And while I've been unemployed I would do live cast streams for this site of art collectors to make money to try and keep our heads above the ground. I just recently stopped doing the streams because of a previous injury to my back I had when I was 16 from gym class. They told me at 16 that my lower discs had popped out past the bones and that's what was causing me pain. Well now recently, from sitting at the computer every day for 10+ hours to draw and make money my back has suffered for it. I'm waiting to make an ap to get an mri cause last Tuesday I felt a pop and I'm afraid I herniated the disc. I've been in some serious amounts of pain and it's deterred me from a lot of things such as sitting on the computer for long amounts of time ect.
Good news to this is we finally got our food stamps back so I don't have to work so long and hard to try and make money and I have a job coming in January to us so I'm super excited about that. I do apologize again about absences from the board. Everyone is so sweet, I just feel a bit out of place being so young here and my lurker nature XD. I'll definitely try and stop by more though if my back allows me. I love everyone here and I do miss you all. Hope the holidays go well for everyone.
Cyia
Good news to this is we finally got our food stamps back so I don't have to work so long and hard to try and make money and I have a job coming in January to us so I'm super excited about that. I do apologize again about absences from the board. Everyone is so sweet, I just feel a bit out of place being so young here and my lurker nature XD. I'll definitely try and stop by more though if my back allows me. I love everyone here and I do miss you all. Hope the holidays go well for everyone.
Cyia
I will pray for you all. I am just sore and tired from sleeping in a hospital recliner for two nights with daughter and new granddaughter. My brown recluse bite is 9 weeks old and still not closed. It is only about a 1/2 inch deep now and only a half inch wide but I am tired of not being able to stand or walk for long. I know it takes up to 6 months but I just want it to go away.
Oh and I scared my 6 year old granddaughter to death this evening. We got home from the hospital and we were having dinner and I choked on a nibblet of corn and passed out in the chair. Nobody knew I was choking and I came to as they were about to call 911. They thought I was having a seizure or something. I came to and my poor granddaughter is huddled in a corner crying.
Oh and I scared my 6 year old granddaughter to death this evening. We got home from the hospital and we were having dinner and I choked on a nibblet of corn and passed out in the chair. Nobody knew I was choking and I came to as they were about to call 911. They thought I was having a seizure or something. I came to and my poor granddaughter is huddled in a corner crying.
I know my problems are minor compared to some of yours. I have torn ankle ligaments and bad knees from basketball, torn rotator cuffs because I'm old, bad back from being bent over my drafting tables, nerve damage in the right shoulder I can't get treated because they say I need an MRI and we can't cover the 20% of our share right now. My big problem is my son, he has Aspergers Syndrome, and watching him suffer with his social anxieties and his dissassociation from his surroundings is so very painful for so many years now it seems (and yet I remain mellow), my wife sleeps like 4 hours a night because she worries so much..........its worse now because he's almost a teen and he is staring to realize just how different he is. Today he ran out of the school, he thought he was playing a jike -- they put the whole place on lockdown until they found him, I was there to pick him up and I was so frightened..........he's so smart but god plays tricks on us. Sorry, it was a bad day for a father.......
Sorry, it was a bad day for a father.......
guess it's my turn. i usually don't say anything about that which ails me...perhaps part of my delusion that everything's just fine. i'll start with the physical stuff. my left shoulder, knee and hip are all fragged. the shoulder is the result of an iraqi rocket attack, and the hip and knee are a combination of a lot of running combined with driving several thousand miles in a tracked vehicle...which has also caused me to shrink an inch and a half in the last 7 years. now on to the ever-enjoyable psychological side of things. severe bi-polar, ever-present anxiety, nervousness...all the typical symptoms of severe PTSD. and lately i've been dealing with a new round me goodness that my doctor thinks might be attributed to a brain tumor. no one should be able to drop 60mg of medical grade amphetamines and still be physically exhausted after 8 hours of sleep...
Sending all warm hugs...but Ripples hit a sensitive nerve with me. My Nephew also has AS. Everyday is a struggle for my sister and her family. She has 3 other children that dont understand my nephews disease. He looks normal--so to them his behavior is just bad behavior. God does play tricks!
I know my problems are minor compared to some of yours. I have torn ankle ligaments and bad knees from basketball, torn rotator cuffs because I'm old, bad back from being bent over my drafting tables, nerve damage in the right shoulder I can't get treated because they say I need an MRI and we can't cover the 20% of our share right now. My big problem is my son, he has Aspergers Syndrome, and watching him suffer with his social anxieties and his dissassociation from his surroundings is so very painful for so many years now it seems (and yet I remain mellow), my wife sleeps like 4 hours a night because she worries so much..........its worse now because he's almost a teen and he is staring to realize just how different he is. Today he ran out of the school, he thought he was playing a jike -- they put the whole place on lockdown until they found him, I was there to pick him up and I was so frightened..........he's so smart but god plays tricks on us.
((((hugs, love, and prayers for you all))))
Thanks Enid.. I do believe it's a good topic. As I said, dealing with this stuff, on a daily basis.. is difficult at best. We can tell people our problems.. but to really understand, you must deal with something similar. Part of what makes these things so difficult.. is that they are HUGE.. or that they do change our lives.. or they are a constant struggle.
Having someone listen, nod their heads, and say... "I understand".. sometimes is all it takes to make us muster through another day. Or to view our lives.. mixed in with the others, and realize... "Hey, my troubles aren't so bad"... or "Wow.. I'm not alone".
Thanks for sharing.. for being brave enough to open up. We share so much on here.. nothing wrong with leaning on each other too.
Blessings, love, peace~
Thanks Enid.. I do believe it's a good topic. As I said, dealing with this stuff, on a daily basis.. is difficult at best. We can tell people our problems.. but to really understand, you must deal with something similar. Part of what makes these things so difficult.. is that they are HUGE.. or that they do change our lives.. or they are a constant struggle.
Having someone listen, nod their heads, and say... "I understand".. sometimes is all it takes to make us muster through another day. Or to view our lives.. mixed in with the others, and realize... "Hey, my troubles aren't so bad"... or "Wow.. I'm not alone".
Thanks for sharing.. for being brave enough to open up. We share so much on here.. nothing wrong with leaning on each other too.
Blessings, love, peace~
I was also diagnosed with PTSD, from a couple of traumas that happened prior to 2000. I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Chronic undifferientiated myalgia, herniated disc of C5, osteoarthritis, Sleep apnea (exhausted after sleeping for 8-10 hours), extreme snoring, plantar fasciaitis, peripheral neuropathy, bulging discs from C4-C7, bulging discs in T8 - L3, of course my broken leg from 6/12/10, sciatica (on the right side), asthma and chronic bronchitis.
I hurt most days, but get through it. Can't wait to get back to NM, to a job that has medical insurance, to a place that is warm 350 days out of the year (instead of 5 months of snow). If I can get off the pain med I am on, then I can get Life Insurance easier that I don't have any right now.
I don't have medical insurance and neither does my partner, So it can be tricky when we both get sick and need to go to the doctor.
I just live one day, sometimes one hour at time until I feel better, even just one 10th of point on the scale can help wonderfully.
I hurt most days, but get through it. Can't wait to get back to NM, to a job that has medical insurance, to a place that is warm 350 days out of the year (instead of 5 months of snow). If I can get off the pain med I am on, then I can get Life Insurance easier that I don't have any right now.
I don't have medical insurance and neither does my partner, So it can be tricky when we both get sick and need to go to the doctor.
I just live one day, sometimes one hour at time until I feel better, even just one 10th of point on the scale can help wonderfully.
Though I hate to hear so many have troubles, I will admit I feel less alone after reading here. It's such a great thing to have found this forum - so much support in so many ways. I want to hug you all - I actually get a bit misty.
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I'll be going to the company doctor about my elbow, I think it's more advanced than tendonitis, possible torn ligament, I don't know. So far I'm hearing I will most likely need a shot that is like cortizone only a more advanced kind that is supposed to be less painful and last longer. I'm still an absolute blubbering fool when it comes to the dentist, and I NEED to go, I have tooth pain all the time. If I thought I could get approved for financing I would go to ClearChoice Dental and get implants in a heartbeat.
I tried to schedule my vascular surgery today but my work schedule conflicts with the Dr's so it looks like I won't be able to have it done until May when FMLA kicks in at work. In the meantime I have to go to a podiatrist to try and find out why my big toe and the one next to it are numb, and more than likely have a hammertoe on each foot corrected. I'm not sure I think it's a hammertoe. Warning, the next post will be a picture of my funky looking feet~!
I tried to schedule my vascular surgery today but my work schedule conflicts with the Dr's so it looks like I won't be able to have it done until May when FMLA kicks in at work. In the meantime I have to go to a podiatrist to try and find out why my big toe and the one next to it are numb, and more than likely have a hammertoe on each foot corrected. I'm not sure I think it's a hammertoe. Warning, the next post will be a picture of my funky looking feet~!
just fair warning........
picture of feet...........(some people have phobias and such)
here it comes.............
my hammertoes~could anyone confirm if that is indeed what the problem is with the toes next to my pinkys??
I got the tattoos the day I turned 18. Toes are not a good place for tattoos, they fade quickly
picture of feet...........(some people have phobias and such)
here it comes.............
my hammertoes~could anyone confirm if that is indeed what the problem is with the toes next to my pinkys??
I got the tattoos the day I turned 18. Toes are not a good place for tattoos, they fade quickly
ouch lyn. Good luck.
It just keeps getting worse for my family. Diagnosis for me: Laminectomy with a Spinal Fusion. Seeing the Neurologist in the next week or two.
My son's wife called today to tell me he is in the hospital. She is in Baltimore and he is in Tampa so she doesn't know much. She is flying out with the baby later today. They just couldn't find a diagnosis for him. Hopefully, now they will be able to find out what his problem is. First it was Pudendal nerve, then they thought no it isn't. Just makes me nervous...and then my daughter has an asperation of fluid in the Parotid gland Tuesday to see if it is a Tumor. Like my husband said, this family is falling apart....lol...he is right.
My stomach is rolling. Hopefully, I get some news tonight about my son. Hard to not smoke though. Been vaping like crazy.
Btw, Leanne, the Lycria drug helped my son a great deal. Better than anything else he has tried. You were right...lol..like always.
It just keeps getting worse for my family. Diagnosis for me: Laminectomy with a Spinal Fusion. Seeing the Neurologist in the next week or two.
My son's wife called today to tell me he is in the hospital. She is in Baltimore and he is in Tampa so she doesn't know much. She is flying out with the baby later today. They just couldn't find a diagnosis for him. Hopefully, now they will be able to find out what his problem is. First it was Pudendal nerve, then they thought no it isn't. Just makes me nervous...and then my daughter has an asperation of fluid in the Parotid gland Tuesday to see if it is a Tumor. Like my husband said, this family is falling apart....lol...he is right.
My stomach is rolling. Hopefully, I get some news tonight about my son. Hard to not smoke though. Been vaping like crazy.
Btw, Leanne, the Lycria drug helped my son a great deal. Better than anything else he has tried. You were right...lol..like always.
Does anyone else get the holiday blues? I used to get sad on holidays after I lost my mom. She loved the holidays soooo much. But after loosing my dad and also my best friend I just feel gutted every year and I just cant shake it. I guess I long for the days where we all celebrated together. I try to fake it and go about like nothing is wrong (for my kids sake) But this normally festive and happy time is really hard for me.
yes i get the blues every holiday... I think u and I are too much alike kimmi... miss our parents way too much. SAD (((((hugs))))) i love ya
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