DU Walking Wounded list - list your current ailment here.

I guess since i have young onset parkinsons am the automatic winner :evilgrin: yay me :sarcasam: But seriously I want to wish and send everyone on du who is sick, under the weather or hurting in some small way my best possible white light. Get better all.

:hug: for ya on that Parkinson's, though.

now maybe if I got alzheimers I could forget about it...

:sarcasm:

RL

:hug: back at you...

RL

Broken hearts hurt just as much as broken bodies. :hug:

8 in a freaking row!!!!

(If I might ask?)

My ailments are annoying and chronic and at times, my asthma can become life-threatening, but I yield the floor to you my friend.

:hug:

Allready at stage two. Feel better LG. I know breathing disorders aren't fun. peace and love.

:grouphug:

Take care of yourself.

so I'm sending you some of my *healthy* vibes. Hugs to you, too, Dan.:hug:

Bum left rotator cuff, carpal tunnel bad in right hand, two teeth need to be pulled. All can be fixed when money is available, but I wish you only the very best DanCa.

I am not a pitty whore. Don't pitty the whore. :D Seriously you should see some of the people at pans forums there bodies are all twisted and crippled up. I am relatively lucky. I got you guys who got my back.

...just a 50 year old fart who's falling apart.

Hay, DanCa, are you the DUer who called the priest on his opposition to stem cell research? If so, did he respond? If so, was it B.S.?

Weather you were or not, you're a hero to me!

:pals: :headbang: :hug: !!!!!

I am going to confront him again this friday. I decided to fight fire with fire. Thanks for asking Ill let you know how it goes.

What a chicken shit and good for you. Make them look you in the eye and tell you why they think it's wrong. Hopefully you'll have an audience to see how wrong he is.

I have no injuries at this time. Unusuall situation for me and hugs for all those who need it. :grouphug:

My family likes for me to go to thier church from time to time. The compromise is going to be is that when i go for now on ill question them. I think am going to ask him this Friday how come they were against john kerry getting communion but its okay for arnie and rudy.

rudy & arnie are republicans. That makes everything O.K.!

Which is really stupid, since all things that cause my allergies (mold, ragweed, etc) are comfortably buried under the 5-6 inches of sooty Cleveland snow. :grr:

:hug:

dolo amber is much more fun when she's awake. x(

Oh, wait... No, I'm not.

It doesn't so much help if I want to function. :D

Be well, DanCa. :hi:

Actually I am just a little bit shortsighted, literally speaking. But when it comes to ethics, I'm like legally blind.

Two weeks ago I had my second epidural steroid injection, and the radiologist punctured my dura, causing me to leak spinal fluid. That causes a host of problems, including excrutiating pain, nausea and dizziness.

The worst part is that I had this shot right before the holidays so I could have some pain relief in my store's busy season. I ended up being told I had to be on bed rest, which was impossible. I managed to take a couple of days off work last week, though.

Still feel like crap, in general.

Thanks for the opportunity to vent. :)

I bet the cold makes it worse, if theres anything i can do let me know kay? Hey everyone i gotta split for pt be back around six.

:hug:

:hug: peace and feel better okay. Best possible white light peace thoughts and love to you.

Stay strong, friend. :hug:

I am home and relaxing just fine. Yep, there's some pain, but that's what percocet is for.

The doctor called this morning to check on me and he told me he is pleased with the way the procedure went yesterday.

Getting around is difficult, so I'm going to relax as much as possible.

Glad everything went alright. Day surgery? Wow I thought you'd be in a couple of days.

feel better soon!!

DO NOT LIFT ANYTHING :)

:hug:

hematomas around the sight. Remember...."nothing over 8 pounds!" :hug: :hi:

Currently I am dealing with:

Asthma
Degenerative disc disease (L1-L5)
Spinal stenosis (L1-L5)
Meralgia Paresthetica
One bulging disc (L2)
Two torn ligaments in my ankle

And I turn 45 on Friday. Joy. Just shoot me now.

In May I came down with Bell's Palsy from which I still haven't had a complete recovery. In September I had to have half of my thyroid removed because of a benign tumor. And I am currently taking antibiotics for a sinus infection. Here's to better days in 2006.
:toast:

:pals:

Because of a fouled up surgery, and staph infection in the OR last year, I also have a compromised respiratory system

And the various autoimmune issues that go with them.

Don't ever let illness slow you down. :hi:

you are dealing with so much but handle it so well (dont know how you do it)

and you know im very glad youre here with us all the time
i count on you as one who lifts people up
whoops - i dont mean that literally because didnt i see that youre recovering from hernia surgery

take good care of yourself in that cold weather
infections are so easy to come by as it is
hope youre getting enough rest and not too many sugars (they cut down our immune system)
if youre ever interested in what i take for fighting off infections/colds just let me know

my very best to you as always

I have it in my lower back and my left knee as well as my hands. The cold weather combined with the busy season at work is taking its toll. I have a very physical job that involves a lot of lifting - to protect my back, i have to be very careful to lift with my legs but with my knee, I have to essentially lift with ONE leg. It's actually rather comical to watch.

The carpal tunnel in both wrists doesn't help - I often feel like what I'm lifting is going to slip right out of my grasp. Still, I'm grateful that I CAN work, and that I'm able to do most of the things I want to.

:hug: s to you - this is not a contest that anyone wants to win.

DAMN THING WONT GO AWAY.

Mitral Valve Prolapse
Psoriasis on my scalp (little patch)
Carpal tunnel (surgery failed)
Congenital Cataracts
Bulged disc t12/l1

and.. I go this thursday to a neuro-opthamologist to see why my pupils are unevenly dialated (not fixed - reactive). Scared of a tumor. :scared:

for the last ten days. Infection maybe? Seems to be getting better. At least it doesn't feel like a little man with a jackhammer is trying to break through the side of my skull.

I need to call the doctor and see if they can get me in tomorrow, because it hurts like hell and it's really gross.

Best of luck to all of you.

:hi:

a rare blood clotting disorder

diagnosed in 2000 after 2 miscarriages

was able to have three children with treatment of anticoagulants and baby aspirin during pregnancy

I have been on 81mg Aspirin since being diagnosed, but have recently started back on Warfarin (within the past month) to try to control neurological symptoms that I've been having since the birth of my twins in 2004. Mainly migraines, but also dizziness, a "fuzzy" feeling in my head, saying the wrong word when I speak, pain in my eyes, foot rolling under when I walk, etc. I am also on Topamax for the migraines. Since starting the Warfarin, the symptoms have gotten much better. It was a rhuematologist that prescribed it. I found him on my own and made the appointment after doing a ton of research online and speaking to other people with APS. I got so tired of the neurologist and primary physician telling me that it was just stress when I knew it wasn't. Sometimes you have to keep on fighting for yourself and asking questions. It is so frustrating when a lot of the medical profession knows so little about your disease.

Sorry about the rant.

do you get mystery bruises with your condition? on hands and feet?

Thanks again!

you f'n know it :loveya:

Are they giving you anything or are you just trying to cope minute by minute? I say this with experience paniac attacks aren't fun. Hang in there and if you need me for anything please please pm me :hug:

Haven't had a full blown one for several months (knock wood), but they are Hell on Earth. :hug:

I have an enlarged heart. I could drop dead at any time. :cry:

Other than that, I suffer from (mentally):

-Generalised Anxiety Disorder
-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adult ADHD)
-Major Depression
-Agoraphobia

Yay me. :eyes: :( :cry:

Ouch. It happened last Monday and I'm still in pain. Aleve, lots of water, heating pads and the pulsating shower massage setting have helped. :( It will be weeks before I can carry hay bales and five gallon buckets of water. Sigh.

Ended up in the ER sunday afternoon. All sorts of unpleasant tests and a possible kidney stone scare.

Blech.

I think I have stuff floating around in there. I have no cartilage in the knee, so its bone rubbing against bone.

Thanks for asking, sorry about the Parkinson's.

Dont worry we'll over come.

by fatigue. But it's supposedly because of the diabetes and fibro. But it certainly doesn't help my attitude.

I suppose I could clean up my office.......:boring:

(failed back)six discs in back shot.:banghead:

My heart goes out to each and everyone of you.

I've gone back to college (I'm a junior) and I've noticed that during midterms and finals I always get a really bad cold. So that's what I've got right now.

On a larger scale, I also have Raynaud's syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and chronic headaches. Fun fun fun.

vibes to you. :hug:

and unexplained chronic pain. Today it's my right upper back and my left hip. Tomorrow it will be something else. Joy. :eyes:

Also, I still feel a bit nauseated sometimes from the bruised kidney.... :scared:

Oh, and chronic, debilitating depression. :(

Sorry to hear about the Parkinson's. Looks like you're not alone in the DU casualty club. :hug:

Two total hip replacements on the same hip
Back surgery
Tonsillectomy
Rhinoplasty
Several biopsies
Radiation therapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma (circa 1987)
Long term after effects of radiation treatment
Mitral valve insufficiency
Asthma
Radiation fibrosis of the lungs
Hypothyroid

Pick one.

hunka hunka burning love.

That...that's about it.

Clarithromycin makes my mouth taste like burning plastic.

Here's to a speedy recovery for all of us here!

:grouphug:

Broke my wrist in lots of pieces!!! Happened on Labor Day, hardware removed Oct. 17, go see hand surgeon next week because some of the pins messed up the muscle/tendons in my thumb, still have major swelling and probably more tendon/ligament damage. Wheeeee!!!

To everyone with boo-boos of any kind: :hug: :hug: :hug:

woke up this morning and couldn't hear out of my right ear. Sounds like I have my fingers stuck in my ears.

After reading some of the life-altering conditions some of you have to deal with I don't feel so bad now about my little aches and pains. Good health to you all and take care of yourselves!

:hug: That has to be tough to deal with.

As for my list:


Chronic-
Hypothyroidism
Arthritis in both feet
Bipolar II and S.A.D.
Intractable migraines

Acute-
Tendonitis in left elbow
Cold that came on this past weekend

Was dislocated, still torn ligaments...can walk, but getting up and down stairs difficult...

When I was 9 or so to 14 - or possibly the present day. Christmas always brings it back hard. Four Square Gospelest Churches do a version of exorcisms. Having a daughter in the same age bracket makes me deal with it as well.

Aside from that - I am doing well, but my left heel is making me limp for 2-3 minutes each morning.

I can't be sick again tomorrow--need the hours!

Tucker

to you, Dan, and all the DUers who followed. Sometimes there are no explanations, and sometimes explanations are not necessary.

Let there be miracles.

Peace.

and the brightest of blessings to you too!

it's up to us to feel the goodness sent, live by them and in them and transmitting them.

The hardest thing is seeing them.

For all of us, it should be like white light!

bad back, and on top of all that the flu.

I just completely :nuke: my Anatomy & Physiology exam....and I had an A in the class too....:cry:

I've been fighting one off and on for a week. :grr:

And you should get yourself to a doctor for treatment. A week is too long to go with a continuous or near-continuous migraine. If you've had fewer than 4 pain free hours (not including sleep time) at any point for 3 or more days that is a condition called Status Migrainous. That can be a very serious condition, and in rare cases it can lead to Migrainous Stroke.

:hug: Sounds like you have some experience with this. In 20 years of dealing with these damned things that's first I've heard of sm or ms. I mostly have them under control, but I let my sleep issues get out of hand (insomnia) and this always happens if I do that. To top it all off I let myself run out of meds. Have to get something called in to the pharmacy.

And have gone through many medications and treatments in an attempt to get them under control. It is a daunting process. Do take care of yourself or they can get the best of you. :hug:

Non-diabetic kidney failure from FSGS, nephrotic syndome, diabetes, Crohn's disease, inflammatory arthritis, chronic kidney infection and a bunch of other stuff. I'll be 41 in 19 days.

What is exactly chrons disease ? I heard of it but I dont know what the symptoms are. Hang in the REP and keep the jab up.

Mine's in the terminal ilieum (small intestine). Symptoms are a bit graphic so I'll skip most of them, but mine's like having appendicitis all the time. I also am a consecutive stone former, meaning I form and pass kidney stones every 30-60 days, which is rare enough, but extremely rare in chicks. Come to think of it, a lot of the stuff I have is not very common in chicks (FSGS, the form of arthritis I have, etc) but I balance it out by having cystic ovaries.

Oh, and my right arm has extensive tendon/nerve damage, which is why I've been here so long yet have under 5K posts - can't type for very long.

Where's my prize, dammit?

responding to your message about saving Kitties...

I contributed to Humane Society and to the LSU Vet School for saving animals affected by Katrina and Rita.

Both of those groups are terrific. I really like Alley Cat Alleys, too, because they help all cats - stray and feral.

Did I win something?

and I'm pain-free, but I still have a brutal cold, sigh.

....and I've got six stitiches on the site.

In my right knee. Needs to be replaced.
All my best to you, DanCa

I went to the grocery store. My aunt looks for the flyers and advertisements in either the paper or the mailbox every day. She just salivates over the pictures of all the grocery store foods. The grocery list got longer and longer this time with no end in sight. I was struggling to push the cart around and I think I pulled something between my neck and my upper back. My lower back hurts too, because there was a sale on cat litter (28 lbs. size) and I lifted it wrong. So now, my neck, shoulders, and upper and lower back all ache. I'm going to be in major pain in the 29 degree temps in the morning when I go take my final final exam for this semester.

Thats all thats ailing me about now.

Its absolutely wonderful to get the "funny bone" feeling extending down my entire left arm all the way to my ring and pinky fingers. :sarcasm: Never mind the pain, or the discomfort when trying to sleep, oh, and forget about the fact that I'm left handed, so my handwriting is suffering. Doesn't compare to what you have though, best wishes. :hug:

throughout my body- my feet, knees (one knee replaced twice so far, and I'm only 50), hips, back, elbows, hands, and neck. Aggrivated by rotting teeth due to the arthritis treatment, and tinnitis from the pain meds (tramadol is asprin-based).

Other than those small aggrivations, life is peachy.

Broken heart, depression, fatigue, regret, apathy.

My final days and weeks will not be in a depressive slump, however.

I have an idea what you are going through because one of my dearest friends has it.

I have fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, lymphedema,SAD, a cyst on my nerve in my foot, carpal tunnel, which also gives me a terrible time typing.

However, I feel pretty lucky: I survived a bad car accident which broke both maxilla, a heart attack and I'm approaching my 5 year cancer survival benchmark.

I have an idea what you are going through because one of my dearest friends has it.

I have fibromyalgia, peripheral neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, lymphedema,SAD, a cyst on my nerve in my foot, carpal tunnel, which also gives me a terrible time typing.

However, I feel pretty lucky: I survived a bad car accident which broke both maxilla, a heart attack and I'm approaching my 5 year cancer survival benchmark.

:hi:

do you know what's caused your Parkinson's? Do you work with chemicals?

Talk about obscure and bizarre.

Very painful and it's now a battle of wills. I refuse to let this drag me into its hell hole, so I have to work out and rehab through massive pain, monitoring the doses of steroids and pain killers.

I will be fine ultimately. What sucks is having all this pain and basically no... evidence? I LOOK fantastic, (except for the bruise on my ass, see GOPISEVIL about that) especially now that I'm in the gym 4 days a week working out. But the pain is horrific!

I believe in this case, in mind over matter.

no sex threads on DU

fresh, just happened Sunday. I keep reinjuring my poor ankle. i'll be fine by saturday, just in time for my next game.

Never had back problems until hitting range balls, of all things, a year ago September in Miami. I should have quit but hit the entire large bucket. The pain spread down my left lower back into my butt then down my left leg and eventually to my left foot. Now I have persistent painful stinging in the upper instep and alongside my big toe. On the top and other side of the foot I have numbness. Last October I could barely walk for a month but now the pain is restricted to that foot, with only occasional lower back problems. I'm constantly soaking and rubbing my foot even though I realize it's a nerve problem and not directly related to my foot. Next week I'm heading to Miami for the holidays and supposedly my friend has a doctor who specializes in back woes and may be able to help.

That about covers it.

Feel better, DanCa.

seems to go at least three times a day.

Have an appointment in late January to see a doctor. First one available.

I wish there was a good curandera in the hood but no, I have to settle for UCSF.