Tommie

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In a message dated 11/18/2006 9:19:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

ottfab4@... writes:

yet I feel

trapped by my limitations. I want to be more upbeat, I've always been

that kind of guy. You know, pull yourself up by your bootstraps, what

would Wayne do?, That kind of thing. I've had to eat a lot of

humble pie, and I'm not that good at it. So thank you, thank-you all

of you, May we all have a less painful day.

is it possible to take some med's that take the edge off your pain

yet don't make U feel drugged? just bringing that pain level down can add so

much to quality of life .. my husband is one of those pull your boot straps

up guys so I understand what you mean but at some point U need to give in so

U don't lose what life you have... I cant take a lot of med's because it

depresses my breathing and I have ventilator induced COPD but I can usually

keep

levels down enough to give me some quality of life and i'm not willing to

give that up...

Rose

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Hey, I'm making those choc peanut butter balls too. lol I was going to make them

Saturday but sis said those are too fattening. lol Guess what? She's getting

some for Christmas!! They are going in my gift baskets. lol

We still have snow on the ground. I love it! Yesterday we saw kids building a

snowman, yes we still have that much snow in some yards.

My pain has eased up. It's nothing like it was last week. I did run out of short

acting pain meds and doc has mailed me another script. I will get that today.

Hopefully. I hope the mail isn't slowed already due to Christmas packing. I bet

it is, but keeping my fingers cross the script comes today.

Hugs

~Tommie

Rain coming and i can feel it

> > >

> > > Hi Guys!

> > > It started to rain about an hour ago and they say it may rain all

> > through

> > > the weekend. They also mentioned other parts of west and US are

> getting

> > > snow. Dont know which id rather have but hey at least snow is pretty

> > LOL.

> > > Doesnt it stink that we can usually feel the weather changing instead

> of

> > > just hearing about it on news? I woke up today feeling a bit more

> better

> > > then in past 2 days..got some emails taken care of and had dennis help

> > me

> > > finish decorating. Wanted to get things accomplished instead of just

> > > laying

> > > on couch but now i think ill be back on couch lol.

> > > I have to try to keep whatever little strength I have for my ''baking

> > > date''

> > > with friends of mine. I know they understand im not 100% but i still

> > like

> > > to

> > > try ya know.

> > > Ohhh today was warm too and at one point today i had to open all

> windows

> > > and

> > > put fans on. This is nutty weather!!! Im used to running my heat after

> > > october but sometimes have to run my ac..goodness!!!!!

> > > Ok I took a percocet and hopefully will be kicking in soon. I hope you

> > are

> > > all doing ok and those that may get snow- i hope you dont get too much

> > > dumped on you!!!

> > > Try to stay warm and enjoy if you can:) Just wanted to pop on and post

> > > quick!

> > >

> > > --

> > > ~*~~*~

> > > XMAS IS COMING...CAN YOU FEEL IT

> > >

> > >

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HI Tommie,

Yes I had a GREAT CHRISTMAS with my family. It really was fun to get out of

the house, ya know what I mean?? Anyway, since I have " found everyone again " ,

LOL, I have had two horrible flare ups with my neck and back. OMG, just last

weekend I was flat on my back in such pain I couldnt move. I have good pain mgmt

meds and a great pain doc, but ya know after being on them for so long,

sometimes they just dont work. Oh they take the edge off, but sometimes during a

bad flare up thats all they do, take the edge off. Normally, if I am not having

a bad day, they work just fine. I am lucky that I do have a great pain mgmt doc

and he does not have me undermedicated, and that is good. I am over my horrible

flare up, almost. My right arm is still hurting and that is due to my neck

problem. I have had neck surgery , the plates screws and skin graft etc, years

ago, and I do have some flareups occasionally with the neck. I do anything I can

so that I DONT have to have another neck

surgery. That surgery was so bad and very painful and annoying with having to

wear that hard neck brace for so long in the heat and humidity of florida, as I

had it in june and july and august, I mean I had to wear that collar those

hottest months. Oh well... I am now using heat on my arm for the pain for my

neck and if my back acts up on me I need heat there also.

But I am getting better thank goodness. I do thank you for asking how I am

doing and how my holiday's went, thanks Tommie.

I hope , Tommie that you are doing ok. Are you having any major flare ups with

your pain right now?? I sure do hope not. Oh and also someone tell me about that

ice storm in OKLAHOMA,, if you are ok, and if you didnt lose power and if you

are able to get online!!

I hope whoever is in the line of the Ice STORM in OKLAHOMA, is safe and doesnt

have too many problems . I hate what mother nature does to us, in all the

different areas of the country. But... thats the way it is and we all must deal

with all of it.

Right??

well, I better go, as I am just rambling right now. LOL Take care everyone

and have a good weekend and I hope and Pray that all of us have low pain levels

this weekend.

Take care,

Love,

in orlando , florida

Tommie wrote:

Yep It's nice to have you back . I'm so glad your computer is

fixed and you are doing ok. It sure sounds like you haven't had it too awfully

bad since we last heard from you. That's great! I know you have the usual pain

and stuff, yes, hugs! But no major flares? I sure hope not anyway.

I can't remember if you told us earlier in the first post if you had a good

Christmas, it seems you did. Gosh if I only had a memory. Gonna have to go see

that Wizard! Anyway, I hope you had a Merry one and a Happy New Year too. 2007

has to be better in some ways for all of us!

Hugs and love,

Tommie

Re: tommie

Hello again to everyone, Tommie Hello again, and thanks to all who have welcomed

me back again. I did really miss everyone and I do enjoy reading all of the

posts. I hate it that we're all in so much pain, but when I hear that someone

else is worse off than I am , well then it makes me feel better that I am not as

bad as that person,but I feel bad for that person. Anyway, today was a day to go

to my primary care doc, to get refills on my daily meds, and also I needed blood

drawn again, I get it drawn every three months, my primary care doc wants it, to

keep track of my liver and everything else, because of all the meds I take, and

the pain mgmt doc wants it for keeping track of the liver, and since I have

horrible veins, always have had no veins to speak of, and its soooo hard to get

blood from me, well, I just get it taken at my primary care doc and then bring a

copy to the pain mgmt doc. I will not go thru it twice. NOPE NO WAY, and why

should I go thru it twice just so

the primary doc and pain mgmt doc can have the same results?? that makes no

sense. Well today my doc was very busy, and he usually gets my blood on the

first try, and sent his nurse in to do it, she has in the past gotten it, and

doesnt hurt, well she did stick me twice, it did not hurt when she was doing it,

but now my arm is a bit bruised up. and it does hurt. I hate having teeny tiny

no veins for when they need blood or an IV in me!! And the worst part is: before

I got on SSDI, and worked, my job was medical lab tech, and I did draw blood for

a living!!! LOL I always say now that I am getting paid back now for all of the

patients I stuck for over 30 years of working in this profession. And its also

bad cause I know what needle they should use, and where they should try to get

my blood, I used to never tell any nurses techs or whoever took my blood that I

used to do it, because they would get an attitude, but now, as it is getting

worse trying to get my blood, I do

tell them and they all say to me, thank you, u know your own body and veins and

where to get it, so they like me to tell them where to stick me so they can get

the blood. Well, now I wont have to have any more blood hopefully drawn, for at

least three more months.

Well, enough of that talk, LOL I hope you all have less pain today, and I feel

for all of you who are in really bad pain. The weather here in Florida has been

so nutty, we usually do get some cool months in the winter, but so far not so

many cool days, we did have a few days in the 30's early morning, and some

frost, but today it was nice and cool early in the morning, but it got into the

high 70's today. and I have heard and seen the plants that are blooming, and

they shouldnt be doing this right now. the plants etc are all so mixed up due to

this nutty weather, my tv is on and in the background I am hearing the news and

they are saying our weather here in florida will be in the 80s this weekend, I

do like a little bit of cool weather only because we are always so hot and humid

and cool is a nice break, but... the cool does bother all of my bone problems

and arthritis etc. I guess I am not ever gonna be happy!! I know one thing for

sure though, I am happy that I am not

living in an area where there is snow and ICE STORMs, and my friend who lives in

ENID OKLAHOMA, called me to tell me they are getting an Ice storm shortly. I

know there are a few here that live in oklahoma and I know you all will know

what I am talking about.

well... everyone please take care and be careful in the bad weather. I will be

praying for not too much pain for all of you in the really cold areas, and also

prayers are being said for the person who is having surgery. I cant remember who

it is. sorry.

well, sorry this is too long, guess I had alot to say. LOL

I am going to lie down for awhile, after my full day of doctor ,pharmacy and

grocery store and taking my little doggie out with me riding on my scoter, as I

cannot walk that far or for too long with my cane, so I use the scooter. And I

am totally exhausted and my neck and back are really hurting me now. So......

Bye all.

Love

denise in orlando florida

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Hey Keliz

Forgive me for taking so long in responding to this email. It's got buried as I

got behind again. I had even deleted everything in my in box at one time and

started over, now I'm struggling to stay below 100 posts from everyone again.

lol I'll get in a routine if some of this stress ever lifts.

It was so nice of you to think of me. I think of you often as well. Along with

everyone else on here, but you stand out in my mind sometimes for some reason

I guess cause I like ya so much! lol

I'm so glad you enjoyed your outting. Even if the movie was icky, still sounds

like fun and you got to go out with friends for dinner and visit too. That's

great. The dessert sounds sinful! LOL Did you gain 5 lbs from it? I sure hope

not. Weight is so hard for us to lose. I've gained more weight and don't know

why or how. A few wks ago I went to the doc, a return visit from 2 wks prior, I

weighed 17 lbs more two wks later. I have no idea. We even weighed me twice and

then I went to another doc of mine and the larger number was there too, plus I

had gone to another doc of mine close to the two wk prior appt and the wt was

the same or close on the lower end too, so the gain was real. The doc didn't

know what to think and I have no clue. I gained 17 lbs out of no where? How can

that happen?

Yumm on the brisket! Did it turn out good? I bet it did. Did you get all your

laundry done? Stinks you had to do it on a nice day It's Spring time, we'll

have more nice days! The only problem is here in Oklahoma Spring doesn't last

long. It usually goes from Winter to Summer, but so far, it's looking like

spring still and it's been 2 wks!

Ok, I'm going back to bed shortly, I'm hurting terribly.

Hugs,

Tommie

Tommie

Hi, how are you doin' today? I woke up and thought of you today so I

thought I would write.

Yesterday a group of 11 of us went to see " 300 " at IMAX. It was ok, the

way they filmed it was interesting but there was a lot of blood, yech.

Anyway a group of 6 of us went to a restaurant called Rockbottom. Even

ordered desert. A yummy fudge brownie with vanilla ice cream and

raspberry topping. OMG, heaven. Went home and was too full to move.lol.

Today is beautiful, warm and not a cloud in the sky. Too bad today is

laundry day, I kinda let it get out of hand cuz I HATE doing the

laundry, so now I have a whole day of it.

Besides that, I am watching CourTV on and off and wishing I could take

a nap. I cant get used to Daylight Savings Time. I woke up this morning

at 9 o'clock. It was wonderful.

Tomarrow Jeff is going to use his smoker to cook a brisket, it takes 8

hours. I am marinating it now. It is his first time so I dont know how

it will turn out. Doesnt that sound yummy? Maybe with a cole slaw. YUM.

well gotta go,

((((hugs))))

keliz

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Keliz,

You never need to apologize for venting. We are here for that very reason,

support! And you have to vent in order to get support, right? Then don't worry

about it, we all do our share of complaining too. lol I know I do.

Have you tried a dark, quiet room for your headache? I know you said it's not a

migraine, but this could help ease it some, right? Never hurts to try. Is the

pain stemming from your neck? You could have some fibro muscles on the back of

your neck reaping havoc on you and causing this great headache. Try rubbing your

neck and see if it is sore, if so, that is probably the culprit. I hope that's

all it is anyway. Not to blame everything on fibro, but I usually try to rule

that out first. And we can usually do so our selves.

WOW, I didn't know your ex was an abuser, physically and emotionally How sad.

Danny isn't either really, he gets loud and has called me names, so that is

abuse I know, but never physical. I would have him arrested so fast his head

would spin as I did have him arrested once, the first year we were together. He

got in my face with his finger in mine and a very red face he had, I didn't know

what he'd do as he was drunk so I called the police and he got arrested. Spent

the night in jail. He hasn't done anything remotely like that since. So, he

knows I won't fool around when it comes to my safety. I don't know if we'll even

make it to August unless things change for the better. I'm wearing really thin

with him. I would love the Danny that I fell in love with, he just isn't here

anymore. I don't know if he can find himself and bring him back or not. At this

point, it's doubtful, but anything is possible.

Feel better soon and take it easy, bed rest in the mean time?

Hugs,

Tommie

Tommie

I'm so sorry about Danny. I thought you guys might find a way to make it. But

if he is in the way of your happiness, change has to happen. Remember we only

have one life to live. My ex husband was an abuser (both physically and

verbally) and it wore me down. My whole psyche was damaged. I finally had to

literally walk away from him. Hardest and best thing I ever did. He ended up

moving to a different state and I havent heard from him in 12 years, Hes

probably in jail. LOL.

I have an appt with my dr. tomarrow about my menopause symptoms and all these

headaches I have been having. Thank god for my pain doc because my primary doc

only prescribes pain med if you are dying in front of her and even then it is

questionable. She is afraid of the " great controlled prescription overseer " . But

she is a good dr. and does have an answers for me, has never let me down. I just

hate finding a primary doc who will prescribe controlled medication, its almost

impossible here. Thats why I love my pain doc, and he is cute too! Anyway

complain, complain,..............sorry.

Today started out raining, but the clouds burned off and we had sun! It felt

so good on my skin after not having it for so long. My knees feel better today,

but I have a headache. Its not a migraine just an intense headache. I already

took 2 excedrin, a demerol, and a Soma. Still it hasnt touched it. ARGGGH.

I hope today has been good for you, sorry for the complaining novel.

Hugs

keliz

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Tommie,

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