Ken

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Dear Ken...you are in my prayers, my friend. Be sweet to you, and know you are

in HIS good hands. God bless you dearly.

Love & hope...

Tess in Oregon

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Hi Ken:

Sorry you are going through so much pain, and

disability. Your VA doc sounds like a real jerk, and

certainly in no way a doctor, because they are

supposed to help people, not further cause them pain.

Bet he would not just " learn to live with it " - he'd

be finding the best meds for himself he could. I wish

you could get some pain meds. I guess there is no way

to really get another doctor through the VA is there?

They probably all just stick up with one another

anyway. Sorry that there seems to be no one to help

your situation, and you are housebound right now. I

don't get out too much myself, so can relate to being

stuck in the house.

Hang in there -

Kathe in CA

--- kenneth samuelsen <squarehead52@...> wrote:

> Dear : GodBless you for answering me! I am

> truly happy that you are my friend. What's been

> happening,is that even tho' I am only 54(had a

> birthday the 27th last month), my hip is " going

> fast. I have " graduated " to a walker! Woof!. I find

> myself in constant pain, and the medicine I WAS

> taking for Rheumatoid Arthritus, well, the V.A.

> doctor, in all his wisdom....he took me off offfff

> it, because it was making my legs and feet swell up.

> Now, tho' I still take other meds, like 80 units of

> Methotrexate, which is REALLY high, and Humira once

> a week, I am always in pain, and I have fallen

> twice! Not good for the " ego " . Ha! I just don't have

> the energy I once had, and I am sure pain has a lot

> to do with it. When I askd the doctor what to do

> about the pain, whewn he took me off that other med,

> his answewr was " Live with it " . Real compassionate,

> huh?

> Thank you for being my friend. I still

> can't seem to find a philanthropist,or organization

> to help me get a cheap van I can roll my wheelchair

> in, so I might as well get used to being confined to

> the house. No one seems to care, " out there " , and I

> DO get lonely.....but I guess I can get used to it.

> I just miss being able to go to churxch....and, no,

> no church will help. I live in the " bible belt " of

> the mountains....buncha hypocrites!

> All my love to you, and

> thank you so much for answering me.....it means a

> lot to me! love, ken

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