Guest guest Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Hi Everyone, Not sure anyone remembers me or not, I sorta dropped off theface of the earth. I just need to vent. I moved back home to NorthernCalifornia to live with my parents after graduating from college last Junepartly to get in to a CFS specialist. I had to jump a lot of hurdles to get mymedical records together (ended up getting them from my SSI lawyer since one Drwent out of business and another office lost my initial records) and filled outthe application, sent it all to Dr in Incline Village, NV in June.Haven't heard a peep back, even after I and my mom left several messages ontheir phone. Fine, I know they have a huge waiting list, rude, but fine. Sodecided to try a place in Reno. Left a message for them, again haven't heardback. Meanwhile, I now am taking 6mg melatonin, 2 nyquil sinex,12.5mg ambien cr, 200mg lyrica, 50mg savella, and 1-2 tylenol simply sleep totry to get to sleep at night, and I'm still not getting to sleep until 3-5am.I'm working on graduate school applications, which has me really stressed out,which I know is not helping with sleep or the restful year off I'm supposed tobe having. I don't want to be on all this stuff but I need help to get off it.Right now if I try backing off on anything a little the result has been nightsof no sleep. I exhausted cfs/fms specialists in Sacramento years ago. I'mfeeling immensely denied by the world right now. Another thing while I'm at it that has me POed. I think mygrad school applications will be passed over due to a lack of field work(applying for wildlife biology and environmental studies programs) yet I don'tthink it would be good to mention that I have cfs/fms as the explanation. Thesewildlife programs want students to find a mentor ahead of applying that willsponsor them; I can't just be a TA or do the classwork; I have to be someone'sRA. It's essentially like applying for a job, and there's that conflict of do Imention cfs/fms. I guess I'm afraid that if I mention it professors will passme over regardless. I feel like I killed myself to get a stellar GPA in collegeand no one really cares, they just see where I'm deficient. I did mention it inmy Berkeley app because they specifically asked what barriers I've overcome toachieving an education. Just in general I feel stuck. Like I'm not recuperatedenough to work in the field I just spent 9yrs working on a degree to bequalified in, not sure how I'll handle grad school, living with my parents in a1bdrm 600sq ft cabin in the middle of nowhere, have gone weeks of not beingable to get my car out of the driveway because it's not meant for mountainroads, have no significant other or kids, and I can't even get a cfs/fms Dr togive me a call back, much less an appointment. I just want to scream or buy aplane ticket to nowhere and worry about living there when I get there! -Alia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Hi, I had a similar problem, I had one 8 hr. field placement which I couldn't do, so that kept me from graduating but I'm older and wiser now.. Look up Department of Human Services | Division of Disability Services in your area, you can probably start at your .gov site. They can't discriminate against you because of a disability, you might want to look up lawyers that list discrimination, most civil lawyer will handle it.. Don't through in the towel, I'm sorry I didn't know then what I know now I would have fought back. Good luck and love to know how you are doing, keep up posted. If I can be of help let me know also room for rent. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Try this website http://www.co-cure.org/good-doc.htm there are a few Drs listed on this website. Might want to also try this website: http://www.acamnet.org/site/c.ltJWJ4MPIwE/b.5420171/k.7A8D/ACAM_Homepage.htm and if the " FInd a Physcian... " link does not work try " contact us " my dr is on both of these websites. Best of Luck, GG in NH PS Sorry for you dilemna, I personally think that you should hold of Grad School until you get a good hold on your health issues. I know it's not fair, but you need to do what is best for your health in the long term! > > > Hi Everyone, > > Not sure anyone remembers me or not, I sorta dropped off theface of the earth. I just need to vent. I moved back home to NorthernCalifornia to live with my parents after graduating from college last Junepartly to get in to a CFS specialist. I had to jump a lot of hurdles to get mymedical records together (ended up getting them from my SSI lawyer since one Drwent out of business and another office lost my initial records) and filled outthe application, sent it all to Dr in Incline Village, NV in June.Haven't heard a peep back, even after I and my mom left several messages ontheir phone. Fine, I know they have a huge waiting list, rude, but fine. Sodecided to try a place in Reno. Left a message for them, again haven't heardback. > > Meanwhile, I now am taking 6mg melatonin, 2 nyquil sinex,12.5mg ambien cr, 200mg lyrica, 50mg savella, and 1-2 tylenol simply sleep totry to get to sleep at night, and I'm still not getting to sleep until 3-5am.I'm working on graduate school applications, which has me really stressed out,which I know is not helping with sleep or the restful year off I'm supposed tobe having. I don't want to be on all this stuff but I need help to get off it.Right now if I try backing off on anything a little the result has been nightsof no sleep. I exhausted cfs/fms specialists in Sacramento years ago. I'mfeeling immensely denied by the world right now. > > Another thing while I'm at it that has me POed. I think mygrad school applications will be passed over due to a lack of field work(applying for wildlife biology and environmental studies programs) yet I don'tthink it would be good to mention that I have cfs/fms as the explanation. Thesewildlife programs want students to find a mentor ahead of applying that willsponsor them; I can't just be a TA or do the classwork; I have to be someone'sRA. It's essentially like applying for a job, and there's that conflict of do Imention cfs/fms. I guess I'm afraid that if I mention it professors will passme over regardless. I feel like I killed myself to get a stellar GPA in collegeand no one really cares, they just see where I'm deficient. I did mention it inmy Berkeley app because they specifically asked what barriers I've overcome toachieving an education. > > Just in general I feel stuck. Like I'm not recuperatedenough to work in the field I just spent 9yrs working on a degree to bequalified in, not sure how I'll handle grad school, living with my parents in a1bdrm 600sq ft cabin in the middle of nowhere, have gone weeks of not beingable to get my car out of the driveway because it's not meant for mountainroads, have no significant other or kids, and I can't even get a cfs/fms Dr togive me a call back, much less an appointment. I just want to scream or buy aplane ticket to nowhere and worry about living there when I get there! > > -Alia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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