Re: [OT - - play therapy

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I have a foot bath soak and can see if an epsom salt soak would help

me at all; DH is all for anything that will help the pain.

As for the play therapy, my DH and I adopted 2 special needs kids

(fraternal twins, boy and girl, now 8.5 yrs old). He has MMR and full

FAS and an unspecified emotional disturbance; she has partial FAS

(more behavioral than anything, but much improved) and was dx'd with

RAD due to the severe neglect and abuse they suffered at the hands of

their bio mom until they were removed into care at age 5.5. For the

next year and half, they were in a foster home that catered to

sexually abused teens so they got basic care, but that was all. They

didn't get dx'd until they moved in with us on their 7th birthday and

our caseworker and my DH and I realized that there were " issues " .

Despite the issues, we felt that they had been " led " to us and that

we had the means and abilities to handle things. Of course, me going

out on medical disability NEVER figured into that *however* it has

been good in one aspect because he is not good at transitions so me

picking them up and dropping them off provides continuity. Plus no

daycare means no excessive noises, etc., which seems to send him far

far away.

I feel that the play therapy is helping my daughter. She and I have a

few issues; mostly because it was her bio mom who did all the abuse

and of course, when it comes down to it, I'm a mom who can handle

life (most days) so she has anger over that, I can take care of both

of them (even at my sickest, they are taken care of), their bio mom

couldn't......but my hospitalization in January really helped out too

because she realized just how much I loved her. As I told her, I

couldn't " have " her like a mommy normally would but she's no less my

daughter than the two sons I gave birth to and I will do what it

takes for her to get beyond the hell she experienced so we can have

that mother/daughter bond we should have.

Gosh that was long. Did it answer your question? My son has

developmental delays - he is about 5-6 on good days, 3-4 on bad days.

She is pretty much 8.5 all the time.

Darlene

> >Well, we know that I was in horrible fibro flare Saturday so I

won't

> > > repeat all that jazz. Suffice it to say that I switched my

> >diuretic

> > > back to Lasix (40 mg) on Saturday to attempt to help the

swelling.

> >I

> > > took 2 on Sunday (have been up to 120 mg so figured 80 was

okay),

> > > drank about 1/2 gallon of water or better, stuck with only 1

soft

> > > drink (diet coke) and kept them propped as much as possible.

> > >

> > > By bedtime last night, from the knees down, my legs were bruised

> >and

> > > still swollen from whatever is causing them to swell. DH woke me

> >up

> > > this morning around 4 am because my breathing was off so I got

up

> >and

> > > my swelling is down (I can ALMOST see my ankle bones) ***but***

my

> > > feet are so beyond tender from how swollen they are that it may

be

> >20

> > > degrees outside (I am not really sure) but flip flops are going

to

> > > be " my friend " .

> > >

> > > I will also be babying them today because I know they hurt so

bad

> >due

> > > to how badly they were swollen. I am staying on the lasix too

and

> > > calling the doctor and telling him I made an " executive

decision " .

> > > They have GOT to find me something that works, at least until we

> >get

> > > the testing for the lower body extremities blockages done. I

> >cannot

> > > put my family through what I went thru this weekend. I was at my

> >last

> > > edge of impatience with my kids and DH. All I wanted to do was

> >cry.

> > > I went ahead this morning and took a naproxyn because I know

> >there's

> > > still inflammation. For heavens sake, there is still an extra 10

> >lbs

> > > of fluid on me somewhere (although I think the steroids are not

> > > helping either - think Tim in " The Santa Clause " and how

his

> > > face just poofed up!).

> > >

> > > Anyhow, I wanted to give an update. Thanks to everyone for their

> > > ecards and well wishes and tips. I have them saved and can only

> >pray

> > > there won't be a " next time " when I swell so badly it brings on

a

> > > fibro flare like that. I'll take the twinges any day!

> > >

> > > As for the Lyrica, I am on a 150 mg dose and haven't noticed any

> > > weight gain. Mine is coming from the extremity swelling, as well

> >as

> > > massive amounts of steroids for my COPD. My doctor is going to

> >have

> > > to find " another way " to keep my lungs open and clear!

> > >

> > > (((Hugs to all; have a great Monday))))

> > > Darlene

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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