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I've had more MRI's than I want to count. I'm sure that if they did one
on my lower back they would probably discover that the degraded disk in my lumbar region has worsened, but I frankly don't want to know about it. I am controlling my pain with diet, large amounts of very careful appropriate exercise, and a very small amount of one last medication that sometimes helps when nothing else does. I'm not interested in finding out that I need surgery. I've heard too many stories of surgeries that didn't really fix the problem. Besides, every time I let a doctor fiddle with my back (or face, or neck) things get worse. I have a 13 year litany of problems that spiralled out of control as a result of a whole string of bad medical/chiropractic/dental interventions. They really don't know what they're doing, and I'm not letting them experiment on me any more. By the way, I realize this is a YMMV thing. I hope your mother finds relief. Sometimes surgery really is called for, and you're also right about drug abuse. Sometimes chronic pain can lead to terrible dependency on pain-killers. I've avoided that myself, but the warning is a valid one. Rebecca Xray586 wrote: Rebecca wrote: I have chronic pain, but I don't use the F-word, because I know that's how it's perceived by many people in the medical profession. Besides, it doesn't explain anything. It's just a garbage term for pain that the doctors can't figure out how to deal with. I've also stopped trying to get the doctors to do anything about my pain. It's beyond their abilities. Even with the Dx of fibromyalgia and a sympathetic doctor, I was miserable on the drugs they recommended. So, I've dropped the Dx and I go it alone. BRBR I have two items about that: For the past few years, my mother has been thinking that she has fibromyalgia, suffering with the pain, sleeplessness, depression and fatigue, etc. She recently went to a neurologist who found that she may have a disc problem in her lower back, which may account for the pains that she gets in her legs. She is waiting to hear about the MRI she had yesterday, but is hopeful that there may be a tangible diagnosis. Secondly, I know of a woman with fibromyalgia who has been institutionalized after it was found that she had become dependent on many different painkillers. She had amassed 26 different prescriptions from all the different doctors she had been to. She was not getting out of bed and was terribly depressed. That is all I know of that situation, but it is a cautionary tale about drugs and the lack of answers about this condition. |
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Sunshyne wrote: Drawing class is my fave, along with Typography. Studied
the history of writing, the alphabet today. Was really interesting. Soon as I picked up a drawing pencil, the teacher showing us how to hold it. I knew I made the right decision. Felt like I am home again. Its what I am meant to do. BRBR Hi Sunshyne, I'm glad you are doing this. I am a graphic designer, so I am always making stuff. When a project is going well, it is very fulfilling. I recently started going to figure drawing sessions, you pay for each session and it is without an instructor. I invited my 86 year old artist neighbor to go with. She has been sick with cancer and it all looked very grim for her, but she is doing well (they even took away her hospice nurse). I thought the figure drawing would be a nice thing for her. She just loves it and makes sure she goes even when I'm not able to. I think that creating is theraputic, but even more important, it is stimulating, it is exercise, it is good for your head. I hope you enjoy your classes. |
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Sunshyne wrote: Drawing class is my fave, along with Typography. Studied
the history of writing, the alphabet today. Was really interesting. Soon as I picked up a drawing pencil, the teacher showing us how to hold it. I knew I made the right decision. Felt like I am home again. Its what I am meant to do. BRBR Hi Sunshyne, I'm glad you are doing this. I am a graphic designer, so I am always making stuff. When a project is going well, it is very fulfilling. I recently started going to figure drawing sessions, you pay for each session and it is without an instructor. I invited my 86 year old artist neighbor to go with. She has been sick with cancer and it all looked very grim for her, but she is doing well (they even took away her hospice nurse). I thought the figure drawing would be a nice thing for her. She just loves it and makes sure she goes even when I'm not able to. I think that creating is theraputic, but even more important, it is stimulating, it is exercise, it is good for your head. I hope you enjoy your classes. |
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Rebecca wrote: By the way, I realize this is a YMMV thing. I hope your
mother finds relief. Sometimes surgery really is called for, and you're also right about drug abuse. Sometimes chronic pain can lead to terrible dependency on pain-killers. I've avoided that myself, but the warning is a valid one. BRBR I'm sorry you and Sunshyne, and all the other posters here are having such a difficult time. I can certainly understand the frustration with the fiddlings of doctors. Until they know what the heck this syndrome is, they are indeed experimenting. I doubt that my mother will opt for surgery. She says the doctor she went to is partial to non surgical treatments. I think she really just wants some kind of answer to the mystery, as do all of you. Also, she is very cautious about pain medication and sleeping pills, rarely takes them. I've been encouraging her to go to a local pool that has a pain management program (warm pool with aquatic exercises). She procrastinates, but may finally pull it together and try it out. I think it was Lurker who mentioned that she gets relief from her aquacise program. I meant to ask her about it, but lost her post. BTW, my mother has had terrible problems with Crohn's disease, though it is in remission, with occasional flareups. It is interesting that so many people with fibromyalgia also have autoimmune problems. |
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Rebecca wrote: By the way, I realize this is a YMMV thing. I hope your
mother finds relief. Sometimes surgery really is called for, and you're also right about drug abuse. Sometimes chronic pain can lead to terrible dependency on pain-killers. I've avoided that myself, but the warning is a valid one. BRBR I'm sorry you and Sunshyne, and all the other posters here are having such a difficult time. I can certainly understand the frustration with the fiddlings of doctors. Until they know what the heck this syndrome is, they are indeed experimenting. I doubt that my mother will opt for surgery. She says the doctor she went to is partial to non surgical treatments. I think she really just wants some kind of answer to the mystery, as do all of you. Also, she is very cautious about pain medication and sleeping pills, rarely takes them. I've been encouraging her to go to a local pool that has a pain management program (warm pool with aquatic exercises). She procrastinates, but may finally pull it together and try it out. I think it was Lurker who mentioned that she gets relief from her aquacise program. I meant to ask her about it, but lost her post. BTW, my mother has had terrible problems with Crohn's disease, though it is in remission, with occasional flareups. It is interesting that so many people with fibromyalgia also have autoimmune problems. |
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Sunshyne wrote:
||| Sunshyne wrote: ||||| I am starting school tomorrow. Can't wait. It will be of a big ||||| help ||||| to get out of the house, and meet new people. I am taking graphic ||||| design. ||| || Roger Zoul wrote: ||| Good luck with school, Sunshyne. Let us know how it goes. ||| || Yesterday was a long day. First days are like that I think? I got || this beautiful graphic art design set, case and all. Art tools I || never even heard of. Lots of books. I am finding it hard on my back || to carry the books around, so looking into one of them bookbags on || wheels. || I can imagine. makes you wonder if they will ever develop the softbook - a book on CD, DVD, or flash memory. Then just put them on a laptop or even a handheld of sometypel They should. Really they should. I got alot of books, I think around 7. Then sketch pads, the art set. I figured it out better today though. Dis some strap adjustments on the art set. Took only half the books for the first part of the day, then back to the car, got a snack, unloaded, reloaded books. || It was such a busy day, I did not eat as well as I should've. Today || I did better. Classes are from 12-5. 10 minute breaks in between || each class. There are vending machines, but its all junk food. Gotta get that worked out, huh? Got a three day weekend coming up. Going to do some menu plans, make it easier. When I get home, I don't feel like cooking. So hunting down some crockpot recipes to. Or just stirfrys. Today I took some straweberries, olives, pecans. A little of each. Its working itself out. Making chicken parmasean (sp) right now. With some cut up and fryed up squashes. || || I had a sausage patty and two boiled eggs for breakfast. (I cut them || up into small pieces, mix them together with a dash of hot sauce) || Small salad for lunch before school. I was getting really hungry || towards the end of the day though. Drank lots of water. || || Being active and busy, its helping me sleep better. (Bleeding also || has stopped). My doctor is trying to get the referral out to have || another scope done. || || Drawing class is my fave, along with Typography. Studied the history || of writing, the alphabet today. Was really interesting. || || Soon as I picked up a drawing pencil, the teacher showing us how to || hold it. I knew I made the right decision. Felt like I am home || again. Its what I am meant to do. That must be a wonderful feeling....good for you! Thanks Rog. Its a great feeling. || || Are you back to teaching now too? Hows it going for you? Yep. Same old stuff. New faces, though. Hate to ask. If you read this JC, how is school and teaching this year? Same with all the teachers. Hows it going! || The teachers I have, they are great! Good. || || Nimue: I have a Business Comm. Class. The book, workbook for the || class, its a English workbook. Remember I told you once about the || horrible teacher I had when a kid? The nouns, pronouns, proper || nouns, verbs, adverbs. Its driving me a little bonkers already. I || may need some help, if you are up to it? Not yet, but if needed, can || I ask you for help? I wish I could say I like English as a course. I || just don't. Or perhaps its just the belittling teacher I had when a || kid. I was falling asleep in class just about. It may get better as || the week goes on. Good luck with that. Well, didn't fall asleep in class. Took better notes, highlighted more stuff. Going to study tonight. The graphic teacher said to practice some doodling too.Whenever we feel like it. So doing that too. Working on abstract drawings. It opens up the creative side of the brain more so. Like ink blots sorta. |
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Sunshyne wrote:
||| Sunshyne wrote: ||||| I am starting school tomorrow. Can't wait. It will be of a big ||||| help ||||| to get out of the house, and meet new people. I am taking graphic ||||| design. ||| || Roger Zoul wrote: ||| Good luck with school, Sunshyne. Let us know how it goes. ||| || Yesterday was a long day. First days are like that I think? I got || this beautiful graphic art design set, case and all. Art tools I || never even heard of. Lots of books. I am finding it hard on my back || to carry the books around, so looking into one of them bookbags on || wheels. || I can imagine. makes you wonder if they will ever develop the softbook - a book on CD, DVD, or flash memory. Then just put them on a laptop or even a handheld of sometypel They should. Really they should. I got alot of books, I think around 7. Then sketch pads, the art set. I figured it out better today though. Dis some strap adjustments on the art set. Took only half the books for the first part of the day, then back to the car, got a snack, unloaded, reloaded books. || It was such a busy day, I did not eat as well as I should've. Today || I did better. Classes are from 12-5. 10 minute breaks in between || each class. There are vending machines, but its all junk food. Gotta get that worked out, huh? Got a three day weekend coming up. Going to do some menu plans, make it easier. When I get home, I don't feel like cooking. So hunting down some crockpot recipes to. Or just stirfrys. Today I took some straweberries, olives, pecans. A little of each. Its working itself out. Making chicken parmasean (sp) right now. With some cut up and fryed up squashes. || || I had a sausage patty and two boiled eggs for breakfast. (I cut them || up into small pieces, mix them together with a dash of hot sauce) || Small salad for lunch before school. I was getting really hungry || towards the end of the day though. Drank lots of water. || || Being active and busy, its helping me sleep better. (Bleeding also || has stopped). My doctor is trying to get the referral out to have || another scope done. || || Drawing class is my fave, along with Typography. Studied the history || of writing, the alphabet today. Was really interesting. || || Soon as I picked up a drawing pencil, the teacher showing us how to || hold it. I knew I made the right decision. Felt like I am home || again. Its what I am meant to do. That must be a wonderful feeling....good for you! Thanks Rog. Its a great feeling. || || Are you back to teaching now too? Hows it going for you? Yep. Same old stuff. New faces, though. Hate to ask. If you read this JC, how is school and teaching this year? Same with all the teachers. Hows it going! || The teachers I have, they are great! Good. || || Nimue: I have a Business Comm. Class. The book, workbook for the || class, its a English workbook. Remember I told you once about the || horrible teacher I had when a kid? The nouns, pronouns, proper || nouns, verbs, adverbs. Its driving me a little bonkers already. I || may need some help, if you are up to it? Not yet, but if needed, can || I ask you for help? I wish I could say I like English as a course. I || just don't. Or perhaps its just the belittling teacher I had when a || kid. I was falling asleep in class just about. It may get better as || the week goes on. Good luck with that. Well, didn't fall asleep in class. Took better notes, highlighted more stuff. Going to study tonight. The graphic teacher said to practice some doodling too.Whenever we feel like it. So doing that too. Working on abstract drawings. It opens up the creative side of the brain more so. Like ink blots sorta. |
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Sunshyne wrote: Drawing class is my fave, along with Typography. Studied
the history of writing, the alphabet today. Was really interesting. Soon as I picked up a drawing pencil, the teacher showing us how to hold it. I knew I made the right decision. Felt like I am home again. Its what I am meant to do. From: Hi Sunshyne,I'm glad you are doing this. I am a graphic designer, so I am always makingstuff. When a project is going well, it is very fulfilling.I recently started going to figure drawing sessions, you pay for each sessionand it is without an instructor. I invited my 86 year old artist neighbor togo with. She has been sick with cancer and it all looked very grim for her,but she is doing well (they even took away her hospice nurse). I thought thefigure drawing would be a nice thing for her. She just loves it and makes sureshe goes even when I'm not able to. I think that creating is theraputic, buteven more important, it is stimulating, it is exercise, it is good for yourhead.I hope you enjoy your classes. xray, thank you. That is beautiful with your 86 yr. old neighbor too. It is very healing. I used to also be a preschool teacher. Loved the arts and crafts parts the most. I had to drop that career, due to my health. I worked jobs for many years, I did not like. Nothing like going to work, and doing what you love! Thanks for the kind words. That made my day. |
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Just wanted to add. I was thinking to myself earlier today. I don't think I
coulda hacked going back to school. If I had that extra freaking 70 pounds of weight on me. Its easier to walk, bend my knees. I am not out of breath as much. I can keep up. I started out on the diet in a size 26-28. I can easily wear a size 16 now. The classmates, are so much younger than me. Some out of HS. Heck, I got a son graduating this year. Anyways, I had them guessing my age, before I told them. They guessed 30-32 years old. I did look my age, if not older before Atkins. I am 38. That was a good feeling.. Them thinking I was younger than the 38. My hair is shinier, my skin has cleared up, no more rahses that are embarrassing, my nails look better too. |
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