Re: Kathi in IL

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Hi Kathi,

Hope that you have dried out a bit from your wicked weather this past week.

My sister who lives in LaGrange Highlands lost her phone service for two days

because of the storms. Her daughter was just diagnosed with mono. Usually

she comes down for the summer to spend it here in Florida, but with this turn

of events, I don't know if it is the best thing right now.

Any additional news on your quest with your previous employer? I often think

that maybe I signed my papers too soon, but I feel that I didn't have much of

a choice with Ron being out of work and no unemployment benefits at the time.

It is such a hard decision. I still have bitterness regarding the whole

situation. I was a really good employee, the only thing that I could not

give them was dependability. Sounds stupid, I know, but that is the way that

I feel.

I am really getting pretty nauseated from the pain meds, so I think I will

have to suck it up as much as possible with the pain today to give my poor GI

track a little rest. It is a real fine line with the medications and the GI

system that sometimes isn't managed real well. I am going for my Remicade

infusion on Tuesday along with the first IV iron treatment. I hope this will

give me some much needed energy as it is so bad that I can hardly lift my

head off the pillow. I have a little bit of energy right now, so I am trying

to make the most of it by answering some of my e-mails. I just wish I would

feel like this for longer. Monday I see the knee ortho and I hope that we

can come to some resolution about this latest development with my knee. Sure

can't go on like this too much longer. I think I waited too long

anyway....gosh I hate to admit it when I am wrong! LOL

Hope you have a dry pain free weekend.

Gentle, tender, angel hugs,

Debs in FL

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yes the weather is beautiful and of coarse i was told to stay out of the

sun!!! i have not heard anything new from my company. but i do know that my

rheumatologist and my foot dr told them i was off on disability for pain and

fatigue. my podiatrist told them i was not a malingerer. i got my latest

blood work back, my sed rate is at 40 and my c-reactive is postive. but the

muscular one was fine. my whole issue with my company is i should have never

been taken off disability. if it'll work or not i do not know. but i've got

to try. i am going to guess when they wrote me and told me they were waiting

for my dr's response, that gave them another 45 days to decide. i didn't get

much sleep last night along with the rest of the neighborhood. someone got a

new puppy and left him out in the screenroom to cry all night long. these

people just came home. we have had the puppy here all morning. my son brings

the sweet thing back and he says thanks. puts the puppy back in the screen

room. someone called the cops last night. they came and knocked on their

door, then left. nothing they could do. no water, no food, no blanket. why do

people like this get a dog? another thing. do you all find that people tend

to blow you off more then others? just seems like i have people tell me they

will stop by and then they don't show. i think they figure well you weren't

going to go anywhere anyway. it just seems to be happening to me alot lately.

kathy in il

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Dear Cindi-

Wow - 1200 mg 3 times per day - I thought I was taking alot because I take

1200 mg daily - the Neurontin does work, but with all the stress I am still

having level 6 pain. I am really happy you finally got your social security

disability - I did too!

Please take care.

Gentle Hugs,

Carol M. in CA

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i was on neurontin before 300 mgs back sept 2002. it is never mentioned

again, notes or any drug lists. i did have some strange happenings during that

time, but neurontin was not mentioned as the cause. i have to work part time to

survive my monthly bills and i drive 10 miles to get to my work. i live alone

and am afraid to start this medicine. kathy in il.