bad week

[Guest guest]

Dear , boy howdy is your plate full of pain. I am so sorry to hear of

these things and will say prayers for the best. Are you having to move

because of all the problems? I'm facing a move too in a couple of weeks. I

wish yours goes quickly and I know it's never easy. It may help you feel

some better that the doll Tricia donated was mailed off to that young girl

last week. I imagine her now and then and the smile I hope that brings to

feel better myself.

Till soon, biggest hugs. Melt

Bad week

> Hello everyone

> Sorry I haven't been around lately. I am in the middle of packing and

> moving this weekend. Plus with PT and all my other appts I haven't

> been getting online much.

>

> This week has been a very bad week for me. I saw my neuro yesterday

> to see how my nerve is coming along. It's not getting better. We had

> hope it was only going to be a short term problem. But We now know

> it's not. My neuro here is sending me to spokane WA to see a

> specialist. They are working on getting me in next week. Going there

> for a 2nd opinion and also talk about treatment options. My neuro

> here said one of the options was high dose pred. But I don't know if

> my surgeons would like that idea due to all the damage I have from

> year of high dose pred treatment for my arthritis. My left shoulder

> has to be replace because of the years of high dose pred.

>

> When I got home yesterday from my neuro I had a message on my phone

> from my rheumy's office telling me I need to call. It had to do with

> the results to my pulmanory function test I had done last week. So I

> called them and they told me the report says that I have some

> restrictive lung disease and scaring of the lung tissue. So now I see

> a lung specialist on the 7th.

>

> And to top all that off earlier this week my feet and lower part of

> my legs started swelling up real bad again. telling me my kidney

> problems are most likely back. I hope u all have had a better week

> then me or even a better year then me. For the last year it's been

> one problem to the next and they are stacking up fast.

>

> Well I got to go for now. Got to hook up my cousins computer and fix

> it real fast so they will leave me alone. Talk to you all again.

> Until next time take care.

>

>

>

> We are all normal, Just some of us have more bumps in our lives then

> others.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Are you having to move

> because of all the problems?

Yes they are. I can't do the stairs anymore. I just happen to live

upstairs in this building and they have no elavator plus I need at

least a one bedroom. All I live in now is a studio and I don't have

enough room.

We are all normal, Just some of us have more bumps in our lives then

others.

[Guest guest]

, So sorry about all of your health issues. My thoughts and prayers are

with you. Hang in there-

Bad week

Hello everyone

Sorry I haven't been around lately. I am in the middle of packing and

moving this weekend. Plus with PT and all my other appts I haven't

been getting online much.

This week has been a very bad week for me. I saw my neuro yesterday

to see how my nerve is coming along. It's not getting better. We had

hope it was only going to be a short term problem. But We now know

it's not. My neuro here is sending me to spokane WA to see a

specialist. They are working on getting me in next week. Going there

for a 2nd opinion and also talk about treatment options. My neuro

here said one of the options was high dose pred. But I don't know if

my surgeons would like that idea due to all the damage I have from

year of high dose pred treatment for my arthritis. My left shoulder

has to be replace because of the years of high dose pred.

When I got home yesterday from my neuro I had a message on my phone

from my rheumy's office telling me I need to call. It had to do with

the results to my pulmanory function test I had done last week. So I

called them and they told me the report says that I have some

restrictive lung disease and scaring of the lung tissue. So now I see

a lung specialist on the 7th.

And to top all that off earlier this week my feet and lower part of

my legs started swelling up real bad again. telling me my kidney

problems are most likely back. I hope u all have had a better week

then me or even a better year then me. For the last year it's been

one problem to the next and they are stacking up fast.

Well I got to go for now. Got to hook up my cousins computer and fix

it real fast so they will leave me alone. Talk to you all again.

Until next time take care.

We are all normal, Just some of us have more bumps in our lives then

others.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Hi friend, I read your post and felt badly. , I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and I am hoping that everything is going to be okay. It does indeed sound like it was a bad week. It's a new week, and with it comes much hope. You have been through it all, and just don't need anymore problems. Thinking of you. Sending you a big hug.

Love, Sue #2

-- Bad week

Hello everyoneSorry I haven't been around lately. I am in the middle of packing and moving this weekend. Plus with PT and all my other appts I haven't been getting online much. This week has been a very bad week for me. I saw my neuro yesterday to see how my nerve is coming along. It's not getting better. We had hope it was only going to be a short term problem. But We now know it's not. My neuro here is sending me to spokane WA to see a specialist. They are working on getting me in next week. Going there for a 2nd opinion and also talk about treatment options. My neuro here said one of the options was high dose pred. But I don't know if my surgeons would like that idea due to all the damage I have from year of high dose pred treatment for my arthritis. My left shoulder has to be replace because of the years of high dose pred.When I got home yesterday from my neuro I had a message on my phone from my rheumy's office telling me I need to call. It had to do with the results to my pulmanory function test I had done last week. So I called them and they told me the report says that I have some restrictive lung disease and scaring of the lung tissue. So now I see a lung specialist on the 7th.And to top all that off earlier this week my feet and lower part of my legs started swelling up real bad again. telling me my kidney problems are most likely back. I hope u all have had a better week then me or even a better year then me. For the last year it's been one problem to the next and they are stacking up fast.Well I got to go for now. Got to hook up my cousins computer and fix it real fast so they will leave me alone. Talk to you all again. Until next time take care.We are all normal, Just some of us have more bumps in our lives then others.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy -

I feel for you, I really do. We've had a HORRENDOUS week here too. Lots of

school issues and rage-type situations that really caught me by surprise.

I've spent a good part of the weekend in tears (when alone, of course). I'm

usually very optimistic and try to look ahead to the big picture. I always

keep in my mind that my oldest turned out okay in the end after many years of

turmoil. I don't know though - I honestly found myself saying I don't know if

I have the energy for this AGAIN. Who knows, maybe it's something in the

air?

Let's hope next week finds us both in a better place, okay?

Hang in there!! (well, do we really have a choice? LOL)

In a message dated 3/12/2006 3:24:34 PM Central Standard Time,

melbiscuit5@... writes:

Hi all, I just needed to vent. This past week was horrible. First Bre

came home from school and said she found out her best friend, who has

been pulling away, has hated her for 2 years, thinks she is hyper and

overdramatic and dresses weird. It set Bre's ocd off with thoughts of

killing herself and some depression. She doubted who she is and it

just turned her world upside down for a few days. I took her to see

her therapist and that did help her get back on track.

Then I found out my friend's husband told her he's not happy and wants

a divorce. Then my friend who lives in other state called me and had

been drinking. When I confronted her about it, cause she was drunk,

she got mad and hung up on me. She had driven with her son in the car!

I hope next week is better! They say all the hard things in life make

us stronger...I think I like being weak!

Sandy

[Guest guest]

Hi all, I just needed to vent. This past week was horrible. First Bre

came home from school and said she found out her best friend, who has

been pulling away, has hated her for 2 years, thinks she is hyper and

overdramatic and dresses weird. It set Bre's ocd off with thoughts of

killing herself and some depression. She doubted who she is and it

just turned her world upside down for a few days. I took her to see

her therapist and that did help her get back on track.

Then I found out my friend's husband told her he's not happy and wants

a divorce. Then my friend who lives in other state called me and had

been drinking. When I confronted her about it, cause she was drunk,

she got mad and hung up on me. She had driven with her son in the car!

I hope next week is better! They say all the hard things in life make

us stronger...I think I like being weak!

Sandy

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

I'm glad to hear Bre's therapist was able to help her so quickly. It

is tough enough dealing with these issues when someone doesn't have

OCD, but with OCD - it feels like a nightmare. And, it becomes our

nightmare too, because we love them.

We've had a pretty bad week around here too - I think it must be in

the air. My son's OCD has been okay - a few bumps, but nothing we

couldn't get through - but my husband's anxiety has about driven me

crazy this past week - today he is fine. I just want to run away

sometimes, and then he will be just fine - I can't figure it out. I

just want to sscccrrreeeaaaammmm sometimes!

Also, my son broke his arm, I had a root canal (still having problems

with it too), and my other son has a sinus infection. I keep

repeating to myself, " This too shall pass! "

I hope Bre continues to be okay - bless her heart - that is such a

hurtful and unnecessary thing to hear from someone you thought was a

friend.

>

> Hi all, I just needed to vent. This past week was horrible. First

Bre

> came home from school and said she found out her best friend, who

has

> been pulling away, has hated her for 2 years, thinks she is hyper

and

> overdramatic and dresses weird. It set Bre's ocd off with thoughts

of

> killing herself and some depression. She doubted who she is and it

> just turned her world upside down for a few days. I took her to see

> her therapist and that did help her get back on track.

> Then I found out my friend's husband told her he's not happy and

wants

> a divorce. Then my friend who lives in other state called me and

had

> been drinking. When I confronted her about it, cause she was drunk,

> she got mad and hung up on me. She had driven with her son in the

car!

> I hope next week is better! They say all the hard things in life

make

> us stronger...I think I like being weak!

> Sandy

>

[Guest guest]

My husband is making me hit the wall a little this

weekend too. Maybe we need to help each other with

that subject for a while? It's all related since the

OCD came from one or both of us most likely!

Lynn

--- mctodd444 <mctodd444@...> wrote:

---------------------------------

Sandy,

I'm glad to hear Bre's therapist was able to help her

so quickly. It

is tough enough dealing with these issues when someone

doesn't have

OCD, but with OCD - it feels like a nightmare. And,

it becomes our

nightmare too, because we love them.

We've had a pretty bad week around here too - I think

it must be in

the air. My son's OCD has been okay - a few bumps,

but nothing we

couldn't get through - but my husband's anxiety has

about driven me

crazy this past week - today he is fine. I just want

to run away

sometimes, and then he will be just fine - I can't

figure it out. I

just want to sscccrrreeeaaaammmm sometimes!

Also, my son broke his arm, I had a root canal (still

having problems

with it too), and my other son has a sinus infection.

I keep

repeating to myself, " This too shall pass! "

I hope Bre continues to be okay - bless her heart -

that is such a

hurtful and unnecessary thing to hear from someone you

thought was a

friend.

>

> Hi all, I just needed to vent. This past week was

horrible. First

Bre

> came home from school and said she found out her

best friend, who

has

> been pulling away, has hated her for 2 years, thinks

she is hyper

and

> overdramatic and dresses weird. It set Bre's ocd off

with thoughts

of

> killing herself and some depression. She doubted who

she is and it

> just turned her world upside down for a few days. I

took her to see

> her therapist and that did help her get back on

track.

> Then I found out my friend's husband told her he's

not happy and

wants

> a divorce. Then my friend who lives in other state

called me and

had

> been drinking. When I confronted her about it, cause

she was drunk,

> she got mad and hung up on me. She had driven with

her son in the

car!

> I hope next week is better! They say all the hard

things in life

make

> us stronger...I think I like being weak!

> Sandy

>

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Thanks ,

I don't know if all this thinking about my son's OCD

is making me look for it where it really isn't but I'm

starting to see tendencies in both my husband and

myself. Probably makes sense that alot of people have

a little bit of it. It's all a continuum like

everything I guess. I probably need to take a break

from this list for a while.

My husband's impatience about everything (except his

flailing business which he seems to have infinite

patience for) is starting to be not funny anymore, but

in the middle of last night I started wondering if

it's anxiety, maybe even a little touretty. He says

silly things without thinking first and drives my son

crazy. I just need to talk to him about it but my son

is always around it seems and we don't get much

opportunity to talk (stuck inside in the rain). But

summer is coming -- YEAH!

Anyway -- I guess I just felt like commiserating with

someone who's husband was making them a little ...

And wondering if there are some common problems out

there with the fathers of sufferers.

Lynn

--- mctodd444 <mctodd444@...> wrote:

---------------------------------

Lynn,

Yes, I know it is my hubby's OCD/anxiety issues that

make him get

this way. I've thought about seeing a therapist just

to pitch all my

frustrations out there (when I feel like I am drowning

in anxiety

issues all around me), but I usually try to journal

instead. It

helps me release some of the tension. . . and I don't

think a

therapist could help much anyway. Although, I have

been known to

unload some stuff on my son's therapist - not on

purpose - but it

just sort of comes out in the course of things, ya

know. Up until my

son was diagnosed with OCD, I could never figure out

why hubby would

get like this sometimes - now I know and that makes it

easier, but

nevertheless, not easy. If you'd like to talk, email

me at

mcmom444@...

> >

> > Hi all, I just needed to vent. This past week was

> horrible. First

> Bre

> > came home from school and said she found out her

> best friend, who

> has

> > been pulling away, has hated her for 2 years,

thinks

> she is hyper

> and

> > overdramatic and dresses weird. It set Bre's ocd

off

> with thoughts

> of

> > killing herself and some depression. She doubted

who

> she is and it

> > just turned her world upside down for a few days.

I

> took her to see

> > her therapist and that did help her get back on

> track.

> > Then I found out my friend's husband told her he's

> not happy and

> wants

> > a divorce. Then my friend who lives in other state

> called me and

> had

> > been drinking. When I confronted her about it,

cause

> she was drunk,

> > she got mad and hung up on me. She had driven with

> her son in the

> car!

> > I hope next week is better! They say all the hard

> things in life

> make

> > us stronger...I think I like being weak!

> > Sandy

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

:

I have always been a positive person and pretty easy going. But

living with my OCD son and anxious/depressed husband, I found myself

getting depressed and needing to vent to someone who understood what

OCD, etc. was all about. I ended up going to therapy (along with

some meds). I'll have to say that therapy helped me a lot. I

learned to try and stay with " today " and what is " reality " . This

doesn't mean I don't get frustrated and want to scream, but after I

calm down I'm able to sit back and think, " can I control what's

happening " , " what is reality " , " what can I do about my feelings " ,

etc. I also try to remember I have a right to feel what I'm

feeling.

I hope this helped some. I hope things are better this week.

Tamra

>

> Lynn,

>

> Yes, I know it is my hubby's OCD/anxiety issues that make him get

> this way. I've thought about seeing a therapist just to pitch all

my

> frustrations out there (when I feel like I am drowning in anxiety

> issues all around me), but I usually try to journal instead. It

> helps me release some of the tension. . . and I don't think a

> therapist could help much anyway. Although, I have been known to

> unload some stuff on my son's therapist - not on purpose - but it

> just sort of comes out in the course of things, ya know. Up until

my

> son was diagnosed with OCD, I could never figure out why hubby

would

> get like this sometimes - now I know and that makes it easier, but

> nevertheless, not easy. If you'd like to talk, email me at

> mcmom444@...

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

I think you are right - you can see " tendencies " in most people. It

is the irrational part, the increased (unreasonable)anxiety, and

inability to accept a rational explanation when I give him one (and

of course the amount of time it takes out of one's life) that clues

me in to my husband's anxiety/OCD waxing for him. I think he has had

a lot of stress at work, with illnesses here too, etc., that

ratcheted him up this past week. But man, I have to deal with all of

that too, and his stuff on top of it just makes me think - how did I

get here? My husband has improved on many of his checking

compulsions since discovering he has OCD, but his OCD waxes and wanes

like OCD tends to do, and he gets incredibly spastic and irritable

when he just " knows " something in our lives is heading for disaster.

He is doing much better the past two days now. So, all is well . . .

until next time.

> > >

> > > Hi all, I just needed to vent. This past week was

> > horrible. First

> > Bre

> > > came home from school and said she found out her

> > best friend, who

> > has

> > > been pulling away, has hated her for 2 years,

> thinks

> > she is hyper

> > and

> > > overdramatic and dresses weird. It set Bre's ocd

> off

> > with thoughts

> > of

> > > killing herself and some depression. She doubted

> who

> > she is and it

> > > just turned her world upside down for a few days.

> I

> > took her to see

> > > her therapist and that did help her get back on

> > track.

> > > Then I found out my friend's husband told her he's

> > not happy and

> > wants

> > > a divorce. Then my friend who lives in other state

> > called me and

> > had

> > > been drinking. When I confronted her about it,

> cause

> > she was drunk,

> > > she got mad and hung up on me. She had driven with

> > her son in the

> > car!

> > > I hope next week is better! They say all the hard

> > things in life

> > make

> > > us stronger...I think I like being weak!

> > > Sandy

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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