Hi All

[Guest guest]

Hi Claudine,

I have been here but busy, you guys manage so well on your own anyway.

All is well, I am now on the board of Governors of the Amercian College of

Gastroenterology.

I was in US in June this year and will be again next summer .

Take care.

With best wishes,

Dr Sharat Misra MD, DM, FACG

Consultant Gastroenterologist

--- Original Message -----

From: claudine intexas

Hi Doc,

It's good to hear from you. I've been wondering where you were. I

hope all is well with you.

Claudine

[Guest guest]

on 11/12/03 12:08 PM, Doc at gidoc@... wrote:

> Hi All.

> Just to say that I am here whenever you need me.

>

> With best wishes,

> Dr Sharat Misra MD, DM, FACG

>

> " " Be different from other people - use your imagination. "

>

We were wondering where you were-glad to see that you are still there.

gail

[Guest guest]

on 11/12/03 12:08 PM, Doc at gidoc@... wrote:

> Hi All.

> Just to say that I am here whenever you need me.

>

> With best wishes,

> Dr Sharat Misra MD, DM, FACG

>

> " " Be different from other people - use your imagination. "

>

We were wondering where you were-glad to see that you are still there.

gail

[Guest guest]

HI Doc, and everyone,

I was on treatment for a year.I cleared the virus so far and think it is gone

forever:)

I have resumed a normal life of work, play, and of course living each day to

the fullest.

I count all my blessings I received daily.

One of the greatest help I had while on treatment was having you all hear to

listen to me, I will never forget your undying attention and care that poured

out from you all.

My best wishes to you all,

Your Friend,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Hi,responder,don.t leave the group,you and me and all the others who responded

are proof that the virus can be beaten,which the new treatment even more then

before.Willem.

Re: Hi All

HI Doc, and everyone,

I was on treatment for a year.I cleared the virus so far and think it is gone

forever:)

I have resumed a normal life of work, play, and of course living each day to

the fullest.

I count all my blessings I received daily.

One of the greatest help I had while on treatment was having you all hear to

listen to me, I will never forget your undying attention and care that poured

out from you all.

My best wishes to you all,

Your Friend,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It is really gratifying to hear from you. The List needs your input always.

Take care.

Doc

Re: Hi All

HI Doc, and everyone,

I was on treatment for a year.I cleared the virus so far and think it is gone

forever:)

I have resumed a normal life of work, play, and of course living each day to

the fullest.

I count all my blessings I received daily.

One of the greatest help I had while on treatment was having you all hear to

listen to me, I will never forget your undying attention and care that poured

out from you all.

My best wishes to you all,

Your Friend,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It is really gratifying to hear from you. The List needs your input always.

Take care.

Doc

Re: Hi All

HI Doc, and everyone,

I was on treatment for a year.I cleared the virus so far and think it is gone

forever:)

I have resumed a normal life of work, play, and of course living each day to

the fullest.

I count all my blessings I received daily.

One of the greatest help I had while on treatment was having you all hear to

listen to me, I will never forget your undying attention and care that poured

out from you all.

My best wishes to you all,

Your Friend,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It is really gratifying to hear from you. The List needs your input always.

Take care.

Doc

Re: Hi All

HI Doc, and everyone,

I was on treatment for a year.I cleared the virus so far and think it is gone

forever:)

I have resumed a normal life of work, play, and of course living each day to

the fullest.

I count all my blessings I received daily.

One of the greatest help I had while on treatment was having you all hear to

listen to me, I will never forget your undying attention and care that poured

out from you all.

My best wishes to you all,

Your Friend,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Donna,

It is really gratifying to hear from you. The List needs your input always.

Take care.

Doc

Re: Hi All

HI Doc, and everyone,

I was on treatment for a year.I cleared the virus so far and think it is gone

forever:)

I have resumed a normal life of work, play, and of course living each day to

the fullest.

I count all my blessings I received daily.

One of the greatest help I had while on treatment was having you all hear to

listen to me, I will never forget your undying attention and care that poured

out from you all.

My best wishes to you all,

Your Friend,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Sounds like some great ideas. I see from your email that you must be from Wisconsin. I am from Green Bay. -dz-Kay <wschulz1@...> wrote:

I couldn't take any of the anti-depressants so I used little 'calming' times. I would go into my computer/guest room and lay down with some nice music playing and just concentrate on the music. I tried to actually meditate, but that is really harder to do than you would think:), I took the long baths with candles and music. Read books and magazines which didn't require much in the way of thinking skills i.e. interior decorating, Bon Appitite, short humorous stuff. Wrote all kinds of drivel into a whole bunch of journals, for the sole purpose of getting it off my chest. The best for me was having the space I could claim for just me. I even decorated the room in pink to discourage my son and husband from using it LOL. Now I've repainted and redecorated with stuff I already had (I'm pretty low income) but it gave me something to do that

took my mind off my troubles, while keeping the "it's mine theme".Now I have that wedding to keep me occupied.I got serious when I realized my daydreams were starting to include suicide. I did get professional help! That's when I started to actually plan my little retreats from daily life by using my guest room as a sanctuary. Big rule in my house is that if I say I need that room there is no debate. I told my husband and son that psychosis could be a side effect of the PegIntron, so unless they wanted to take a chance on waking up in a real life Alfred Hitchcock type situation it would be best all around to let me be when I asked. Hmmmmmm, worked like a charm, <snicker, snidker> Hey, idle threats can work! My psychologist, who is one very cool woman, helped me set the guys up to respond the way I wanted them to w/o running away in fear. I hope I haven't offended anyone with my confession of manipulation, but it still

puts a smile on my face. So I hope I have given you some ideas, and encouragement. If a crazy old girl like me can overcome depression you can too. And, on one last note --if you're a pain in the butt (which you are not) I must be like the flu ;)Kay> I am trying hard to hold off of meds for depression for it only last a day> or so last weekend.

[Guest guest]

Sharon, you gave me my laugh for the day, I laughed out loud when I read this, luckily I'm at home and not at work yet... -dz-Sharon Zeis <szeis_1@...> wrote:

Do you feel like shit? Yes? Then you did it right.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

You're doing just fine. We're here to talk about everything going on, good or bad. Nobody is a pain in the butt. If you're drinking enough water, you're wearing out a path on the rug back and forth to the bathroom, so that's normal. I had trouble with my sleep throughout treatment and I believe some of the sleeping meds affected my dreaming, too. Keep on doing it! -dz-Lynne Dunham <lynne@...> wrote:

Just depressed and nightmares, but not the same as last weekend. I was depressed last week end though. No chills and going to the bathroom frequently. So who knows, guess I shouldn't worry about it, I have another doctors appointment on Monday.

Gosh I hate being a pain in butt to you all. Lynne

[Guest guest]

> Sounds like some great ideas. I see from your email that you must

be from Wisconsin. I am from Green Bay. -dz-

>

Ya. Don't you love our recent weather? My furnace is kicking in

avery ahlf hour it seems. It's like the sound of money flying out the

chimminey LOL

So do you get to go to Packer games? I had to go to MN to see thme

play 'cause the damned tickets are so outrageously high, and sold out.

Kay

[Guest guest]

We've been teetering on the zero mark. It got a little above today, it's a balmy 15, but it's back below zero with wind chill warnings for tomorrow morning. I get to go now and then to Packer games. I am only 3 blocks from the stadium. I signed up for the tickets they put aside for Brown County residents when they built the new stadium. It's a lottery and I got 4 tickets this year (at $50 a pop). Otherwise I find them now and then from friends with season tickets. I refuse to pay scalpers rates.Kay <wschulz1@...> wrote:

> Sounds like some great ideas. I see from your email that you must be from Wisconsin. I am from Green Bay. -dz-> Ya. Don't you love our recent weather? My furnace is kicking in avery ahlf hour it seems. It's like the sound of money flying out the chimminey LOLSo do you get to go to Packer games? I had to go to MN to see thme play 'cause the damned tickets are so outrageously high, and sold out.Kay

[Guest guest]

Hang in there Lynne...we're all here for you. I'm glad you're

thinking good thoughts. The short term memory thing is a

pain...Shane suffers, too. I think I may have " sympathy loss of

memory " , too. It is so hard sometimes to stay strong. His sides

are getting so much easier, or maybe he's just getting better at

dealing with them.

As for staying busy, do you read? I love to read...anything and

everything I can get my hands on. I have a ton of books that I was

going to take up to the book trader, but if you'd like I'd be more

than happy to send you some to keep you busy. It seems like any

free time I have now I've been sticking my head in a book...it's

nice to live in someone else's world for a little while. I'm

reading Fern 's Texas saga (again) right now, but I'd be more

than happy to make a list of what I have. My mom gets those silly

Harlequin Intrigues every month and they are real easy reading...she

has a TON if your interested.

Keep positive and think happy thoughts.

Jen

> Still lurking around and being quiet. Since all the happening

with Mom, I

> been on a slide down mentally speaking. Really Really been trying

to stay

> busy and keep my mind occupied, but find that is harder now, like

my short

> term memory is on kick in. But anyhow, just wanted to let

everyone know I

> am still around.

>

> good luck to all on your first treatments. How is Shane doing?

> how did the first shot go? Well everyone remember I am with you

all, and

> thinking good thoughts. Lynne

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I usually call someone and start

talking about anything to keep my mind busy. Things I found kept me

occupied before are not of the same interest.

I love to read, and bought a bunch of books before treatment. But my eyes

have been hit by the treatments, and staying focus is hard. Sometimes I

just close my eyes and listen to TV. I find I boo around the house doing

different stuff and then rest. But my mind is in constant motion.

Did see Doc for about 2 minutes today and said my viral load look great. So

things are looking up in that department. But I did ask him if I could stop

treatments. Course he said no.

[ ] Re: Hi all

Hang in there Lynne...we're all here for you. I'm glad you're

thinking good thoughts. The short term memory thing is a

pain...Shane suffers, too. I think I may have " sympathy loss of

memory " , too. It is so hard sometimes to stay strong. His sides

are getting so much easier, or maybe he's just getting better at

dealing with them.

As for staying busy, do you read? I love to read...anything and

everything I can get my hands on. I have a ton of books that I was

going to take up to the book trader, but if you'd like I'd be more

than happy to send you some to keep you busy. It seems like any

free time I have now I've been sticking my head in a book...it's

nice to live in someone else's world for a little while. I'm

reading Fern 's Texas saga (again) right now, but I'd be more

than happy to make a list of what I have. My mom gets those silly

Harlequin Intrigues every month and they are real easy reading...she

has a TON if your interested.

Keep positive and think happy thoughts.

Jen

> Still lurking around and being quiet. Since all the happening

with Mom, I

> been on a slide down mentally speaking. Really Really been trying

to stay

> busy and keep my mind occupied, but find that is harder now, like

my short

> term memory is on kick in. But anyhow, just wanted to let

everyone know I

> am still around.

>

> good luck to all on your first treatments. How is Shane doing?

> how did the first shot go? Well everyone remember I am with you

all, and

> thinking good thoughts. Lynne

[Guest guest]

Reading books really helped me when I was

up in the middle of the night. If my eyes were a little out of focus, that was

even better, I got tired sooner.. J Hang in there. I know when I tested undetectable at 6 mos, I was sure tempted to quit treatment, but I just

thought about how pissed off I would be if it came back because I quit before I

had really wiped the virus out. Keep kicking ass, you

got that dragon’s number!

-dz-

RE: [ ]

Re: Hi all

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I usually

call someone and start

talking

about anything to keep my mind busy. Things I found kept me

occupied

before are not of the same interest.

I love to

read, and bought a bunch of books before treatment. But my eyes

have been

hit by the treatments, and staying focus is hard. Sometimes I

just close

my eyes and listen to TV. I find I boo around the house doing

different

stuff and then rest. But my mind is in constant motion.

Did see Doc

for about 2 minutes today and said my viral load look great. So

things are

looking up in that department. But I did ask him if I could stop

treatments.

Course he said no.

[Guest guest]

Rosemary,

I'm so glad to see you feeling some better! I've taken amitriptylene before for

depression.

My doctor wanted me to take it again to help with sleep because I have delayed

sleep phase

syndrome too. But I'm taking melatonin now for that.

Hope you have many good days!

in Va.

-----

thanks you guys,keli,debba,linda,snow,martin and to everyone in this

site , im glad i found you , love reading your e-mails , thanks for

your thoughts & prayers ,you guys brought tears to my eyes and this

time were happy tears , today is a good day it was hot and sunny but

short lived its going to rain again,i should become a weather woman

cause i sure do know when it's going to rain of coarse we all can do

that job. lol. martin love the name it's also my maiden name. linda i

too have fibro " it sucks " and i take 30mg amitriptyline to help me

sleep , sleep does help to ease off the pain but in no way does it

take it away, im in bed most nights by 9pm so this desease slowly

takes over your life . my doc wanted to put me on disability but i

don't want to do that yet , im afraid too, cause when you give up its

gone and you don't get it back. but i know someday i will have too

maybe sooner then i think, but for now it can't have me .lol .will

must go. thanks again

love rosemary

[Guest guest]

Phew! OK, at the moment I am on Duragesic 100mcg patches every 72

hours, Neurontin 3000mg a day, Dilantin 400 mg a day, Plaquenil 200

mg twice a day, Vicoden 5/500 as needed. I think that I am maxed out

for the most part on my Neurontin. I don't know what there is left

to do to help my pain in my back. I am so bitchy when I hurt and I

just hate it. I have 7 year old twins, and a 4 year old. Then, we

raise German Shepherds, so I have 9 Shepherds that I am trying to

keep up with training on. The good part about the dogs, is that I

can train my own service dog. I have a 6 month old black and silver

female shepherd that I am training as my personal service dog. She

loves going to the stores with me.

I have an appointment with an attorney on Tuesday afternoon to

discuss sueing the neurosurgoen that did my surgery, his nurse

practitioner and the hospital staff on that supposed neuro-psych unit

that treated me like crap. Hell, I was just there to warm a bed up!!

I didn't get my bed linen changed one time while I was in there, and

the nursing staff complained every time that my PCA would alarm and

they would have to change my morphine container in the PCA.

When I went for my initial check up with the surgeon, he asked

me " have you had any other episodes of falling? " I said " you mean,

have I thrown myself down on the floor anymore?!! " He pointed his

finger in my face and said " I had nothing to do with that! " .

Oh, another thing. The whole time that I was a patient in the

hospital, I kept asking to see my chart. I was always told by

nursing staff that I needed a docors order!!!!! So, now, I have to

pay for my chart, when I legally had the right to see it when I was

in the hospital. Things are just a big mess.

Has anyone here ever sued for malpractice or neglect before?? If

the lawyer will take it on, I am going to sue them. I also told my

regular doc that " I'll be damned if I will lose the function in my

right leg like I have in my left. " So, as you can see, I am a bit

ticked off about the whole situation, but I am now just very

frustrated, especially about the chronic severe pain that I have.

Now that you all have heard about some of what I have been through,

it will be nice to hear from everyone else. Thanks for listening to

my griping. LOL

Pia

[Guest guest]

Phew! OK, at the moment I am on Duragesic 100mcg patches every 72

hours, Neurontin 3000mg a day, Dilantin 400 mg a day, Plaquenil 200

mg twice a day, Vicoden 5/500 as needed. I think that I am maxed out

for the most part on my Neurontin. I don't know what there is left

to do to help my pain in my back. I am so bitchy when I hurt and I

just hate it. I have 7 year old twins, and a 4 year old. Then, we

raise German Shepherds, so I have 9 Shepherds that I am trying to

keep up with training on. The good part about the dogs, is that I

can train my own service dog. I have a 6 month old black and silver

female shepherd that I am training as my personal service dog. She

loves going to the stores with me.

I have an appointment with an attorney on Tuesday afternoon to

discuss sueing the neurosurgoen that did my surgery, his nurse

practitioner and the hospital staff on that supposed neuro-psych unit

that treated me like crap. Hell, I was just there to warm a bed up!!

I didn't get my bed linen changed one time while I was in there, and

the nursing staff complained every time that my PCA would alarm and

they would have to change my morphine container in the PCA.

When I went for my initial check up with the surgeon, he asked

me " have you had any other episodes of falling? " I said " you mean,

have I thrown myself down on the floor anymore?!! " He pointed his

finger in my face and said " I had nothing to do with that! " .

Oh, another thing. The whole time that I was a patient in the

hospital, I kept asking to see my chart. I was always told by

nursing staff that I needed a docors order!!!!! So, now, I have to

pay for my chart, when I legally had the right to see it when I was

in the hospital. Things are just a big mess.

Has anyone here ever sued for malpractice or neglect before?? If

the lawyer will take it on, I am going to sue them. I also told my

regular doc that " I'll be damned if I will lose the function in my

right leg like I have in my left. " So, as you can see, I am a bit

ticked off about the whole situation, but I am now just very

frustrated, especially about the chronic severe pain that I have.

Now that you all have heard about some of what I have been through,

it will be nice to hear from everyone else. Thanks for listening to

my griping. LOL

Pia

[Guest guest]

I think what you went through was horrible. What State do you live

in?

Way back in the hospital when you fell (the nurse left) I think

staff and the hospital tried to cover for the nurse abandoning you

in the washroom and hence you fell and injured yourself. Do you

know if your doctor had written orders that you could get out of bed

and go to the bathroom? Also I find it very strange that a

psychiatrist did not come in to examine you before -- the security

guards abducted you the way they did. From what you wrote it sounds

like the hospital breached the standard of care when they seemed to

try to cover for the nurse -- and especially since they transferred

you to a psychiatric ward on an involuntary basis and did not

provide you the medical care and freedom you should have received.

I know there are federal and state mental health laws that give

patients admitted to psychiatric wards rights -- I would get a copy

of those rights as they probably violated those too. Also the

hospital has a list of rights that a patient on the medical and

surgical floors are entitled to.

As far as an attorney -- I think as long as the attorney will profit

from the suit you might find one willing to help you --- also I

think the amount of money you can actually sue for has to be

contingent on your actual monetary damages. Then remember once you

sue I hear that doctors and hospitals are leary about having you as

a patient. So think about where you will get quality health care in

the future.

If the case does not go to court -- I would at least file a

complaint with the Federal Department of Health and Human Services

that has a department that oversees Hospitals, Psychiatric Wards,

and regular Medical and Surgical Wards. I would also file a

complaint with the State Mental Health Department, State Licensing

Board, and State Board of Quality Assurance for the Doctors involved

(including Psychiatrist and Psychiatric staff), Nurse, and Hospital -

- Medicare (even if you do not have Medicare so as to alert Medicare

to what goes on in this hospital)

I am so sorry for what you went through.

>

> Phew! OK, at the moment I am on Duragesic 100mcg patches every 72

> hours, Neurontin 3000mg a day, Dilantin 400 mg a day, Plaquenil

200

> mg twice a day, Vicoden 5/500 as needed. I think that I am maxed

out

> for the most part on my Neurontin. I don't know what there is

left

> to do to help my pain in my back. I am so bitchy when I hurt and

I

> just hate it. I have 7 year old twins, and a 4 year old. Then,

we

> raise German Shepherds, so I have 9 Shepherds that I am trying to

> keep up with training on. The good part about the dogs, is that I

> can train my own service dog. I have a 6 month old black and

silver

> female shepherd that I am training as my personal service dog.

She

> loves going to the stores with me.

> I have an appointment with an attorney on Tuesday afternoon to

> discuss sueing the neurosurgoen that did my surgery, his nurse

> practitioner and the hospital staff on that supposed neuro-psych

unit

> that treated me like crap. Hell, I was just there to warm a bed

up!!

> I didn't get my bed linen changed one time while I was in there,

and

> the nursing staff complained every time that my PCA would alarm

and

> they would have to change my morphine container in the PCA.

> When I went for my initial check up with the surgeon, he asked

> me " have you had any other episodes of falling? " I said " you

mean,

> have I thrown myself down on the floor anymore?!! " He pointed his

> finger in my face and said " I had nothing to do with that! " .

> Oh, another thing. The whole time that I was a patient in the

> hospital, I kept asking to see my chart. I was always told by

> nursing staff that I needed a docors order!!!!! So, now, I have to

> pay for my chart, when I legally had the right to see it when I

was

> in the hospital. Things are just a big mess.

> Has anyone here ever sued for malpractice or neglect before?? If

> the lawyer will take it on, I am going to sue them. I also told

my

> regular doc that " I'll be damned if I will lose the function in my

> right leg like I have in my left. " So, as you can see, I am a bit

> ticked off about the whole situation, but I am now just very

> frustrated, especially about the chronic severe pain that I have.

>

> Now that you all have heard about some of what I have been

through,

> it will be nice to hear from everyone else. Thanks for listening

to

> my griping. LOL

> Pia

[Guest guest]

I think what you went through was horrible. What State do you live

in?

Way back in the hospital when you fell (the nurse left) I think

staff and the hospital tried to cover for the nurse abandoning you

in the washroom and hence you fell and injured yourself. Do you

know if your doctor had written orders that you could get out of bed

and go to the bathroom? Also I find it very strange that a

psychiatrist did not come in to examine you before -- the security

guards abducted you the way they did. From what you wrote it sounds

like the hospital breached the standard of care when they seemed to

try to cover for the nurse -- and especially since they transferred

you to a psychiatric ward on an involuntary basis and did not

provide you the medical care and freedom you should have received.

I know there are federal and state mental health laws that give

patients admitted to psychiatric wards rights -- I would get a copy

of those rights as they probably violated those too. Also the

hospital has a list of rights that a patient on the medical and

surgical floors are entitled to.

As far as an attorney -- I think as long as the attorney will profit

from the suit you might find one willing to help you --- also I

think the amount of money you can actually sue for has to be

contingent on your actual monetary damages. Then remember once you

sue I hear that doctors and hospitals are leary about having you as

a patient. So think about where you will get quality health care in

the future.

If the case does not go to court -- I would at least file a

complaint with the Federal Department of Health and Human Services

that has a department that oversees Hospitals, Psychiatric Wards,

and regular Medical and Surgical Wards. I would also file a

complaint with the State Mental Health Department, State Licensing

Board, and State Board of Quality Assurance for the Doctors involved

(including Psychiatrist and Psychiatric staff), Nurse, and Hospital -

- Medicare (even if you do not have Medicare so as to alert Medicare

to what goes on in this hospital)

I am so sorry for what you went through.

>

> Phew! OK, at the moment I am on Duragesic 100mcg patches every 72

> hours, Neurontin 3000mg a day, Dilantin 400 mg a day, Plaquenil

200

> mg twice a day, Vicoden 5/500 as needed. I think that I am maxed

out

> for the most part on my Neurontin. I don't know what there is

left

> to do to help my pain in my back. I am so bitchy when I hurt and

I

> just hate it. I have 7 year old twins, and a 4 year old. Then,

we

> raise German Shepherds, so I have 9 Shepherds that I am trying to

> keep up with training on. The good part about the dogs, is that I

> can train my own service dog. I have a 6 month old black and

silver

> female shepherd that I am training as my personal service dog.

She

> loves going to the stores with me.

> I have an appointment with an attorney on Tuesday afternoon to

> discuss sueing the neurosurgoen that did my surgery, his nurse

> practitioner and the hospital staff on that supposed neuro-psych

unit

> that treated me like crap. Hell, I was just there to warm a bed

up!!

> I didn't get my bed linen changed one time while I was in there,

and

> the nursing staff complained every time that my PCA would alarm

and

> they would have to change my morphine container in the PCA.

> When I went for my initial check up with the surgeon, he asked

> me " have you had any other episodes of falling? " I said " you

mean,

> have I thrown myself down on the floor anymore?!! " He pointed his

> finger in my face and said " I had nothing to do with that! " .

> Oh, another thing. The whole time that I was a patient in the

> hospital, I kept asking to see my chart. I was always told by

> nursing staff that I needed a docors order!!!!! So, now, I have to

> pay for my chart, when I legally had the right to see it when I

was

> in the hospital. Things are just a big mess.

> Has anyone here ever sued for malpractice or neglect before?? If

> the lawyer will take it on, I am going to sue them. I also told

my

> regular doc that " I'll be damned if I will lose the function in my

> right leg like I have in my left. " So, as you can see, I am a bit

> ticked off about the whole situation, but I am now just very

> frustrated, especially about the chronic severe pain that I have.

>

> Now that you all have heard about some of what I have been

through,

> it will be nice to hear from everyone else. Thanks for listening

to

> my griping. LOL

> Pia

[Guest guest]

Hey Patti, Welcome.

It sounds to me as if you are right on schedule. Three weeks is when we all hit that wall: is this EVER going to get better? I call three weeks and one day the magic time. I woke up and it was better. Try to gauge your recovery by comparing this Monday to last Monday, and you will be able to tell the difference.

Hang in,

Marge

Hi, My name is Patti and I had a total knee replacement 3 weeks ago and am still in a lot of pain. I had a partial knee replacement last August and a lateral release in November, all on the same knee. This makes a total of 7 surgeries on this knee. I had a skiing accident when I was 19 and I am only 36 now. My question to you all is this. Is it normal to be in this amount of pain 3 weeks out?? I guess I thought I would be feeling a lot better than this by now. I am still waking up at nite crying in pain. I can also feel any and all weather changes. Am I expcething too much? I am going to therapy 3 times a week and everyone keeps telling me to be patient that I am doing great, but I sure don't feel like I am. I feel like I am in total hel..... Thanks for you input. Patti

[Guest guest]

Hi Patti,

Don't be brave - control your pain. This is something that I didn't

do, and have lived to regret it.

Please take enough medication to control that pain. If what you have

isn't strong enough talk to your doctor.

It took a VETINARIAN to tell me off and get me to go to a doctor about

my pain levels. I have made much more progress since I have been

taking enough pain meds. And ----- for the last week I have needed NO

medication. That is 6 months post op.

I went for 3 months really struggling with pain. Pain creates its own

pain - the vet told me the longer you leave it the harder it will be

to get under control.

Hugs

Aussie Margaret

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Margaret. Does this mean that things are improving for

you now? Eleanor

Re: Hi All

Hi Patti,

Don't be brave - control your pain. This is something that I didn't

do, and have lived to regret it.

Please take enough medication to control that pain. If what you have

isn't strong enough talk to your doctor.

It took a VETINARIAN to tell me off and get me to go to a doctor about

my pain levels. I have made much more progress since I have been

taking enough pain meds. And ----- for the last week I have needed NO

medication. That is 6 months post op.

I went for 3 months really struggling with pain. Pain creates its own

pain - the vet told me the longer you leave it the harder it will be

to get under control.

Hugs

Aussie Margaret