Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I'm on my way out of the group for now at least. Happy about it as you can imagine. I went to the Dr. with my symptoms. Actually two Drs. According to the tests that came back it doesn't seem to be a rheumatoid area. Hopefully I won't be back. Good luck to everyone. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hi All... Just wanted to welcome the newcomers to the group. I do feel your pain and the loneliness that accompanies it. Been there...taken the drugs for it...trying to get over it through lots of prayer and lots of support. As most know here...I am mainly a reader...don't post much. Usually don't post much cause I just don't have a lot to say. I am an ex-football player...offensive lineman...and am not a small person by any ones standards. Most of my problems are from sports inflicted injuries...and I knew the risk when I was playing football. I didn't understand the level of pain I am now dealing with...but when you play sports...especially football...you have to understand that later on in life...you pay for it in one way or another. I don't take a lot of pain meds...maybe half a vicodine at night to help relax me enough to sleep...but the rest of the time..I just deal with the pain and do what I have to do. Its not easy...more like torture..but I just take the pain. Oh...as for Ultram...shoot...get some baby aspirin and take it...it'll do as much good as Ultram will. I mainly just take Aleve...or should I say..the Walmart version of it. I find it works better and longer than Ultram ever thought of working. Oh...for those who know me...yes I am still in a cast for my left foot...it's still not healed yet. 4 months now in a cast and counting!!! No fun when it's in the mid to upper 90's here in Houston and humid like a sauna bath outside!! Try wear a Black Walking cast along with my full Unloader knee brace....talk about uncomfortable!!!! Oh...and for those with bad knees. If you have little or no cartilage in you knee...get an Unloader Brace( made by Generation II) prescribed for you. They may be hot in the summer...but at least I can walk without the tremendous pain I have when I did not have the brace. I was in a ton of pain when my cast was so far up my leg that I could not wear my knee brace. But it makes a lot of difference in the level of discomfort your knee will feel. Besides that...I substitute teach in elementary school...and I just tell the kids I have a robot leg!!! They all keep quiet when I am walking around the classroom so they can maybe hear my leg!!! It's a hoot!!! They come up to me at recess and want to see it. I tell them its top secret and no one can see it..but I can tap on my leg so they can hear it. Then I tap on it...and they hear it...and they all think its cool...!! I usually have a lot of fun with the kids when they all think my leg is a robot leg!!! Mainly it works with Kindergarten and 1st graders....lots of fun....plus it makes for a lot of conversation among the kids and myself. They always want to know what happen to my " regular " leg...and why I have a " robot " leg!!! I just try to have fun with every day I teach..makes it more interesting and the kids respond to me better when I get them having a good time. For those that are new...we welcome you. There are a lot of really nice folks here that will listen and help as much as possible. I have learned this much...when I hurt too much to do anything else...I stop. I rest. Plain and simple. When you go shopping...use the littel motorized carts....shoot I am 6'6 " and I use one. If my insurance would pay for one..I would get one. So if you can get one...get it. Don't be afraid to ask for help!!! And being a guy....that's the hardest thing for us guy's to do...ask for help!!! (and ask for directions that's the other hardest thing for us to do) And when you need prayer...ask us...we'll be there. And sometimes...you just have to cry...I know...I have spent many nights sitting up in the livingroom while my wife is asleep, and I just cry. Sometimes the pain is unbearable...I can't sleep...I can't get any relief...so I just cry until I can't cry anymore. It's okay to cry. Well...that's about two months worth of posting for me!!! I gotta go take two 45 lb tables out of my van...and I'm not supposed to lift more than 25lbs with my bad leg.... and assemble them this morning. Guess I'll go find a maintainence man and see if I can borrow a dolly to move the boxes!!! Plus...my two Bichons Frises need to go potty!!! Larry Holmack KarLa Bichon Frise Now in Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@... --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hey Larry, I'd love to meet you next year when I do the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo! I'm usually in E4115 and the name of my booth is Carolina Mountain Soap Company. You will definately want a scooter as the building is 1/2 mile long and 1/4mile deep! Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Best of Luck Don! Good to know you don't have RA yet. I don't either but do have fibro. Debbie L > > I'm on my way out of the group for now at least. Happy about it as you can > imagine. I went to the Dr. with my symptoms. Actually two Drs. According to > the tests that came back it doesn't seem to be a rheumatoid area. Hopefully I > won't be back. Good luck to everyone. Don > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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