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I spilled my coffee all over the computer table!

deebelle
  • By deebelle · New reply yesterday at 9:42 pm
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • Every morning I get up and fix a big mug of coffee and then sit down at the table and read my emails, Inspire etc. Today I spilled the whole mug and fortunately had a full box of tissues to immediately ...

"HYPOKALEMIA OR LOW POTASSIUM"

mandyblue
  • By mandyblue · New reply yesterday at 8:02 pm
  • Journal · 31 replies
  • I want to share this research information in "My Journal". This is a very long collection of articles, that explains in great detail, about Hypokalemia or Low Potassium. It is for anyone who needs help ...

Learn to Live with it (just telling my story).

BBWWPeaches
  • By BBWWPeaches · New reply yesterday at 2:07 pm
  • Journal · 19 replies
  • I have had problems with my knees since I was about 8 years old. In my mid twenties, I was diagnosed as having inherited Chondromalacia, along with having knee caps that were displaced so that they rubbed ...

Nightmares due to (caused by) pain

tmichaelroche
  • By tmichaelroche · New reply yesterday at 9:00 am
  • Discussion in Living with chronic pain · 2 replies
  • Has anyone dealt with nightmares? My Neurologist informed me that the nightmares are caused by chronic pain. Has anyone been told this by by a medical professional ...

To: Pain From: Me

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · New reply yesterday at 12:37 am
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • To: Pain From: Me Well hello pain, you might not want to hear this but you have out-stayed your welcome here in my body. You are the most annoying, agitating, distracting, way to needy, company that I ...

School = feeling horrible. need advice

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • I go to the University of New Mexico it’s been about a month since I have started my classes and it is HARD I am taking 14 credit hours. I am always worried I will pass out on campus as I almost did ...

pots/dysautonomia

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Does anyone here have experience or knowledge about getting a pace maker for their postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (pots ...

I am so thankful for the National Osteoporsis Support Group

SharBernie
  • By SharBernie · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • It is so rewarding to have joined this Support Group. The members are so helpful and caring. I now have learned a lot about living with osteoporosis and how I can increase my bone density WITHOUT DRUGS ...

Medical canabas us, does it work?

tmichaelroche
  • By tmichaelroche · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with chronic pain · 2 replies
  • Has anyone had success using canabas for chronic pain (nerve pain) traditional meds do not work for me? If so, what has been your experience ...

neurontin ears ringing

SophieRose
  • By SophieRose · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Traditional treatment · 7 replies
  • Hi all, I am starting Neurontin for trigeminal neuropathy and I have ringing in the ears that is very uncomfortable. I also take Wellbutirn 300 mg a day for depression which can give ringing in the ears ...

It's a New Day

grandmotherbird
  • By grandmotherbird · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Yup! Woke up this morning and said...*I'm still here!* :) I haven't seen my daughter or grandson in almost a month. They only live 35 minutes away. Hubby said...last night...why don't you try to get up ...

just got back from the doc

starre
  • By starre · New reply November 5, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • - just got came from the doctor yesterday says my skin is getting tighter. that's why my legs are hurting-- my bones are fine my legs are not swollen my skin is just pulling and causing me pain want to ...

HOW DO WE MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND?

MORNINGDOVE
  • By MORNINGDOVE · New reply November 5, 2009
  • Discussion in Family and friends · 12 replies
  • I was just wondering if anyone else is going thru what I am? I have been invited to different events and then when the time comes it might be a bad day so I have to back out of the plans. Instead of the ...

30 years of living with pain

Shoshonegirl
  • By Shoshonegirl · New reply November 5, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with chronic pain · 2 replies
  • I have been in pain for at least 30 years. It is like I don't know what it is like to wake up and it not be there. I have learned to live with it for the most part. I have so many things wrong with me ...

How to afford my meds

AlpineLakes
  • By AlpineLakes · Posted November 3, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with chronic pain · 0 replies
  • I am new here and do not have insurance. I am desperate to find ways of affording my medicine. Is anyone uninsured here? Any ideas ...

So what else is new? Too young for all this misery!

Libran1003
  • By Libran1003 · New reply November 3, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Most of you know me from this Board, and I haven't posted anything in quite awhile due to going back to college, but I am posting something tonight (before I forget to do it!). My Orthopedic Surgeon in ...

I AM tired of complaining of pain

algia247
  • By algia247 · New reply November 2, 2009
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I look fine and I act fine I guess its a habbit . but deep inside my joints and muscles and tendons throb stabb and sting. even though my diagnose is moderate degenerated disc disease hip tendonitis and ...

time for the neurosurgeon

deebelle
  • By deebelle · New reply November 2, 2009
  • Journal · 22 replies
  • I got my MRI results back yesterday and as I thought, the situation has gotten worse.....what probably concerns me is that two years ago I got an MRI at a local hospital. The findings were poor in that ...

New here...

razz51
  • By razz51 · New reply October 30, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • I'm 58 and looking for answers to solve my suite of problems. Some are worse than others but taken together they are really limiting. I have osteoporosis with a loss of height and one really weak hip ...

Tuesday / raining in tennessee

chefndakeys17
  • By chefndakeys17 · Posted October 27, 2009
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Today is a wet day which increased my pain level thank god for my Opana er and the roxycodone 30 mg these are the days when i am so grateful to have medications. God is the author and finisher of our ...

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