Re: Hi everyone I am new and would like to tell you a little about me.

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HI Sue, I am , and I live in Orlando, Florida. I also have a friend who

lives in ENID oklahoma, do u know where that is?? anyway, your posts sounds like

how I describe my self with some of your problems. I am also 53 yrs old. and I

am a chronic pain patient. I have arthritis throughout my entire body, my

parents and sister also have it. I live in chronic pain, even with the meds, the

meds, they do take the edge off of the horrible pain that I live with. I know

that there are other people who have worse pain than I do, but I am just telling

you about my pain. I also have COPD, due to having pnemonia at age 37, and then

getting pleurisy and had to have lung surgery due to getting an infection, I was

in ICU for one month and I did almost die. They had the priest come to give me

the last rites, but back then I was strong, I wasnt ready to go yet, my kids

were about 10 and 11 and well...they needed me so I guess I fought so hard to

live, thats what the docs tell my family.

I have two bad knees, but havent yet had surgery on them. My parents and two

sisters have all had knee replacements, but I am scared to have my knees done, I

have had so much surgery, dont want any more, I have had back surgery many years

ago, and neck surgery with a bone graft and a metal plate with screws and a

fusion. I have neuropathy in both feet so bad some nites I just cannot move or

have anything touch my feet as the pain is horrendous. I have some lido derm

patches to use for the feet, nothing else, and I have tried so many things with

too many bad after effects , and so nothing else works for my neuropathy. Just

last nite I had a bad nite with my feet, and my neck also. And on monday I was

at my Primary care doctor for my pnemonia vaccine, and my arm is killing me,

since yesterday, hurts so bad, aches and last nite it was really hot, my skin on

the arm where the injection was.

anyway, with all that I have wrong, I dont go too many places, and I am on

SSDI, permanently, also I have stomach problems too. I take a pill for my

stomach problems. I am fairly new here also,

I just wanted also to say to the others who have mentioned the scooter and

medicare, only wanting to give you one for inside. I know that. Yes that is what

they say, for inside, this is absurd, most people need it for when they go

places, and I dont use mine inside, except for if I have a bad neuropathy day

and I live in a very small duplex and really for inside, I can use my cane, the

walker is too cumbersome, and hold onto the walls from going to a different

room. when I got my scooter, they mentioned inside, I said ok, didnt lie, as I

could if I want to get it in here, its small but anyway, next day the scooter

store drove up the where I was living and brought it for me, and they saw how

small it was inside, besides the delivery people are only delivery people they

could care less if you need it for inside or out. anyway, I use my scooter for

99 percent of uses OUTSIDE. If I didnt havve that, it would be bad as I do need

it as I can not walk far, even with the cane, OH

I may walk, far from the house, but I wouldnt be able to get back home again.

LOL

anyway, I just wanted to mention that, about the inside use of scooters.

Medicare may have really gotten stricter in the past six years since I have had

mine, but I think mostly their policies are about the same. It couldnt hurt to

try to apply. just a thought, and my doctor knew I was going to use it for

outside use more th an inside and I still got mine.

just my few cents here.

anyway. Sue, it is nice to meet you and I am hoping that your pain isnt too

too terrible tonite.Sue are you haveing steroid type shots injected into your

knees, for the pain. ? I have had them before, I also have them for my back when

its acting up really bad, my doc does them for my back in ets of three, one

each week. they work, and this is when my disc is popped out and about to

rupture, the shots help my body out and the disc gently goes back into place.

Anyway, I wish u good luck w ith your shots, and your knees and everything else

that you have wrong. Do you have oxygen at home, or do u use an inhaler at

all??I use oxygen at nite if needed and also do have an inhaler with me at all

times.

Ok, nice getting to know you and telling you more about myself. Take care,

Love,

denise in orlando, florida

Sue VanHorn wrote:

Hello everyone: My name is Sue and I'm new to the group. I thought I

would tell you a little about myself.

I'm 53 years old. I live in Oklahoma.

I have had arthuris for about 20 years now. My mother had it and so did my

grandmother's.

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't have some kind of pain. I have had 3

knee surgery's on my left knee and about to go for another one on my right knee.

The last surgery on my left knee didn't work. So I'm scared to do it on my right

one.

The doctor is giving me shots in my left knee to help with the pain. So far it

is helping some. A lot better then what it was anyway. I go back tomorrow for

another shot.

I'm also a Dibetic with nerve damage in my feet and legs that keep me up many

nights with the pain.

I have C.O.P.D. which is a lung disease and it keeps me from walking to far at a

time.

I have C.H.F. ( heart problems)

I have high blood pressure.

Ulsurs in my stomach with a hernia and a blood blister on my stomach to that

acts up now and then.

I have some other things wrong with me to but won't bore you with everything.

lol

I hope to get to know everyone and get to talk to you all soon.

Please feel free to write me if you wish. grandma_loves_X_8@....

Sue Van Horn

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