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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2005update on this wayward child . . .
sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. the 22'x65' driveway is finished. 22'x28' carport is finished 2 old vehicles helped pay for them, my son's '83 ford ranger and my seville---that's 2 old vehicles that don't have to be worked into the landscaping now (like maybe turning them upsidedown and into planters, planting posies in and around them?) about a week and a half's worth of major construction around here. the stresses exhausted me, mentally and physically (and partly because of dramatic weather changes, i'm sure). man, i'd get to 4-4:30pm and quite literally could no longer walk. then had to double my pain meds and wait a couple of hours for it to reach peak relief, so i could function again. hard week. i spoke to my rd, chiro (who deferred to my pcp, because my pcp has picked winners for me in the past) and my pcp, to get suggestions for who to do the epidural series. my rd seemed to be waaaay out of touch with this kind of knowing who to refer patients to thing. that's twice i've asked my rd for doctor suggestions and both times her suggestions have scored a big goose-egg because of the doctors no longer being available. pcp came up with one that sounds like another winner. she's faxing the order today or tomorrow, because i called who she suggested and they met my criteria. you'd be amazed how many different kinds of doctors can get certification to do lumbar epidurals---even sports medicine/rehab. this one is a radiologist, will give me a consult first, does it under xray, does a local, is very experienced and is even certified for cervical. i found out, from my chiro-friend (who constantly amazes me with how much she knows about so many things) that cervical certification is harder to get than lumbar, so if the doctor has that cervical certification then the L5-S1 epidural series should be a "no biggiew0w" for him or her to do. so, as soon as that fax gets to their office, i'll be called for the consult appmt. who knows. it might get done this week. and with a name like dr. alex (considering two sons, my husband and one of our cats had that name) it's got to be a good sign. y'think? hanging in there. kate Glad your back among us now Kate. Keep us posted on the epidural series. debbie m. http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/angels1/ > sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still > nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > hanging in there. > kate > Glad your back among us now Kate. Keep us posted on the epidural series. thanks, debbie. will do. kate > debbie m. > http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/angels1/ [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] >> hanging in there. >> kate No wonder you were exhausted with all that was going on, Kate. Glad things are being set up for the epidural. Pray it is a miracle for you. Gwen > sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still > nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > hanging in there. > kate > No wonder you were exhausted with all that was going on, Kate. Glad > things > are being set up for the epidural. Pray it is a miracle for you. > Gwen yeppers. they worked from daybreak to darkness on some days. for them it was just another job. for me, it was long days of not being able to take care of myself. like who wants to hot soak or hang upsidedown on an inversion table, with a workcrew around and popping in and out asking construction questions? i'm hopeful of the best possible outcome from the epidural series. i'd soooo prefer that to surgery. major bigtime preference. thanks for your prayers, sweetie. kate >> sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was >> still [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >> hanging in there. >> kate love your PCP, kate. i hope this works well and is not hard to go through. prayers coming your way. diane > love your PCP, kate. i hope this works well and is not hard to go > through. prayers coming your way. > > diane thank you for your prayers, sweetness. i love my pcp, too. she's kind of like, "what do you need or want? and what can i help you with?" and if i can give voice to what i need or want from her, she just listens/trusts/believes in me and does it for me. if i can't give voice to it, i frustrate her a little, though; and i know that's my fault, because i do become very muddleheaded at times. somehow, i have the feeling this procedure is going to be ok, now. it's not often i feel peaceful about something like this. then again, this is not thursday, so there may still be toe wiggling time ahead.<smile> kate Kate, we are also doing some major remodeling and between the stress of the work and the mess I know exactly where you are coming from...Good luck with the epidural..I hope and pray you get the relief you need... Hugs Cindy > sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still > nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > hanging in there. > kate > Kate, we are also doing some major remodeling and between the stress of > the work and the mess I know exactly where you are coming from...Good luck > with the epidural..I hope and pray you get the relief you need... > Hugs Cindy thank you, cindy. so, you're a sister spirit of stress and mess, eh?<smile> kate >> sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was >> still nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> hanging in there. >> kate No wonder you've been gone! You truly have had much going on. Though I'd probably have told them I had to turn upside down not to bother me for a while so I could do the inversion table. If there's any infirmity construction folks are empathetic about, it's back problems! It's rough though when you have something like that keeping you on the run until you suddenly realize the pain is past the breaking point. (I know, I thought I was enough better last weekend that I could drop my Ultram some of the time. Did fine for a while, but when it reached the point of me taking it again, the pain was so bad that it took some time to calm back down. Guess I'll continue taking the Ultram regularly for now.) I hope this great doc you've found is able to start the epidural series soon and that it gives you major relief. It'll seem like a whole new world to you. Glad to know you're hanging in there.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > No wonder you've been gone! You truly have had much going on. Though I'd > probably have told them I had to turn upside down not to bother me for a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > you. > Glad to know you're hanging in there. awwww, nann, i sure wish you did feel well enough to drop the ultram some of the time, without reprecussions. i sure hope so, cuz i'm sooo looking forward to relief now. thanks, hon. kate > remove the Gator cheer to email me > Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare You need a long vacation on a sandy beach with Cabana boys serving you strong drinks with little umbrellas in them! Can I go with you? <vbeg> Janet R > sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still > nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > hanging in there. > kate > You need a long vacation on a sandy beach with Cabana boys serving you > strong drinks with little umbrellas in them! > > Can I go with you? <vbeg> > > Janet R you betcha you can! can we go to that particular beach yesterday? you're another woman of my own ilk. i lubs the way you think, janet!<smile> kate >> sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was >> still nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> hanging in there. >> kate smiling here... I just love the way you process the world around you. Glad your hard week is over and you have made great progress on finding you epidural doctor... I love you Kate. Duckie > sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still > nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > hanging in there. > kate Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > smiling here... I just love the way you process the world around you. > Glad your hard week is over and you have made great progress on finding > you epidural doctor... > I love you Kate. > Duckie gee, you do? and i always do my world processing with a mental cuisinart!<g> y'know, it's a relief to have both the construction and the doctor picking/date settled, finally. i sincerely love you, too, duckie. thank you, for loving me. kate >> sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was >> still nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> hanging in there. >> kate Hey Kate, Sounds like things are coming along. I do understand about the cars as well. We've got a couple we aren't driving and do you thing I can get Mike to do anything like maybe sell them? Not! Men, sheesh! Glad to hear you're doing better. Anne > Hey Kate, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anne thank you, anne. y'know, we women need to come up with an idea for a name for a "man's" garage sale kinda thang, where they can do some man-sized wrangling, wheeling and dealing, for things like cars that won't run, broken hay wagons and truck bed liners for make and model trucks they never owned. just need to come up with the right name for it; maybe some name with"craftsman" in it (i think that whatshisface allen comic knows the right man-sized button to push) and it'll catch on, i betcha. y'think?<smile> kate My dr for the biopsy was Dr. Alexander. Good man. Good info, and not bad on the eyes either. ;-) SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > sorry i've been gone so long. did try to let some of you know i was still > nearby and ok by forwarding jokes and such. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > hanging in there. > kate Hmmmmm....I had a handsome surgeon for my gall bladder operation. Silly man tried to talk to me right after the sedative...I was shameless flirt! I think he was blushing as I drifted of to La La Land...LOL Janet R > My dr for the biopsy was Dr. Alexander. Good man. Good info, and not bad > on the eyes either. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> hanging in there. >> kate SSSSSHHHHH don't tell Jim I said this. But Dr. Alexander was so easy on the eyes that he could have biopsied anything on me. LOL ;-) Talk about shameless. Oh boy. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Hmmmmm....I had a handsome surgeon for my gall bladder operation. Silly > man tried to talk to me right after the sedative...I was shameless flirt! [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >>> hanging in there. >>> kate > SSSSSHHHHH don't tell Jim I said this. But Dr. Alexander was so easy on the > eyes that he could have biopsied anything on me. LOL ;-) heehee, one thing I've always liked about Mike is that he's understanding of me admiring good looking men. In fact, I was recently commenting on how good looking someone on TV was and he said, "Heck, if I would gay I'd be going after him!" Of course, I make sure he feels really secure with me so I can look at other men without impunity heehee SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > heehee, one thing I've always liked about Mike is that > he's understanding of me admiring good looking men. Works both ways. When I proposed to Mary, I told her my eyes may wander but my feet would be cemented next to hers. Women in the Christian divorce recovery group I once was leader of stated they would not mind if a date eyed a gal walking past while at a restaurant, but would object if he focused his attention on her through the entire meal. > Of course, I make sure he feels really secure with me > so I can look at other men without impunity heehee Yeah, and Mary makes me feel really secure. <g> ... Weather forecast: Chili today, hot tamale. Our theory over our 46 years of marriage is and was "look all you want but don't touch" Janice | > heehee, one thing I've always liked about Mike is that | > he's understanding of me admiring good looking men. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] | | ... Weather forecast: Chili today, hot tamale. I tell Bob that I don't care where he gets his appetite as long as he comes home for meals. Teeheehee Also - what's she got that I don't have more of. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > Our theory over our 46 years of marriage is and was "look all you want but > don't touch" [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > | > | ... Weather forecast: Chili today, hot tamale. > I tell Bob that I don't care where he gets his appetite as long as he comes > home for meals. Teeheehee Also - what's she got that I don't have more of. can't say I've ever put it quite that way <bg>, but that's been my attitude too! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare |
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