Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 welcome rhonda, you are so young to have your problems. i hope this group is helpful to you. even though i mostly just read the messages, it helps me o know i'm not alone. you sound as though you are depressed as well. depression is a given with chronic pain. maybe we can coach each other with our dieting. i can't seem to get any support at home. it's been very frustrating because i feel like i'm doing all i can, and the weight comes off SO SLOW. unable to exercise like before, menopause at 36, and all the med.s, doesn't help the situation. it would be ez to give it up at this point, but i'm still at it! the med.s you are on sound like they cause weight gain as well....any way, stay in touch! hope i can help out in some way. lynnzee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 Hi Ronda- So sorry to hear you are in such pain. It's so hard to work in pain. I work at a desk too. I finally got a real nice expensive desk chair with a jillion adjustments,. That helped some. I am new to the group too. I am thirty years old, chronic back pain. I am also on the Yahoo Tethered Spinal Cord Group. I have Spina Bifida, a neural tube birth defect in my back. Many are paralyzed from the waist down. I am not, but have lots of pain in my back, legs, hips, feet, and sometimes arms. I have also recently developed arthritis in my hip from limping so much. I am suprised to hear that you are in such pain and are only on Motrin and occasional nightly pain killer. There are better drugs out there, that you can still work during the day. I take Neurontin at night for pain. That I believe is for nerve pain, but may be for pain in general. I'd have to look it up. I also take Amitriptyline, (brand: Elevil.) This is an old anti-depressent that helps with pain. I take 'em at night, but the effects seems to help all day. They also help you sleep. And help with depression too. I take Vicodin for pain, but like you, can't take it if I'm gonna drive. I mean, I feel okay on it. Don't feel high or anything. But if I got in a accident and injured or killed someone, I could get sued for it! Not worth chancing. I too, am trying to lose weight. I need to lose thirty pounds, and have lost 8.5 since I started Weight Watchers online two weeks ago. I cannot excercise either. The new weight watchers online program is really cool. I don't have to go to meetings. I use the message boards, recipes, and the online food journal. Weigh in once a week. TRack my progress. It's all on a points system. I get 28 points per day. Pizza slice: 5 points. fudgcicle: 1 point. veggies: 0 points. ( I munch on a lot of carrots..... and fudgcilces) chicken: 3 points. It's really a neat program. I would like an e-mail buddy too. If you're interested, let me know. Check out Weight Watchers online if you are interested also. My e-mail address is amy@... Take care. Look forward to hearing from you. We have a lot in common, age, back, weight. Bye! Amy Scheele > I am a newcomer to this list. I am hoping to vent, get advise, and > advise when needed. My DH does not have a sore on him do he does me > no good. He really tries, but it always comes down to he really > doesn't know. > > I am a 28 year old female and have three ruptured disk's in my lower > back. On top of that I am overweight (by more than 100lbs). I > really want to try to lose weight, but most of the time I just don't > feel like making the effort. I know that if I do lose some of the > weight my back might not hurt so much all the time. I am going > through my second series of Steroid epidural injections. Right now I > am in a lot of pain. I can only take pain killers at night before > bed, because I drive over an hour each way to work and work a full 8 > hour day. I am a secretary, so that is good. Not too much strain on > my back. I have a lot of pinching of the nerve, usually on both > sides but right now it seems to be only on the left side. > > I own stock in Motrin lol, just kidding. I live off it though. > > Anyway, That is my story. I would love to meet all you and hear > your stories as well. Maybe I will stop feeling sorry for myself. > > Thanks > Ronda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2001 Report Share Posted July 7, 2001 Hi Ronda- So sorry to hear you are in such pain. It's so hard to work in pain. I work at a desk too. I finally got a real nice expensive desk chair with a jillion adjustments,. That helped some. I am new to the group too. I am thirty years old, chronic back pain. I am also on the Yahoo Tethered Spinal Cord Group. I have Spina Bifida, a neural tube birth defect in my back. Many are paralyzed from the waist down. I am not, but have lots of pain in my back, legs, hips, feet, and sometimes arms. I have also recently developed arthritis in my hip from limping so much. I am suprised to hear that you are in such pain and are only on Motrin and occasional nightly pain killer. There are better drugs out there, that you can still work during the day. I take Neurontin at night for pain. That I believe is for nerve pain, but may be for pain in general. I'd have to look it up. I also take Amitriptyline, (brand: Elevil.) This is an old anti-depressent that helps with pain. I take 'em at night, but the effects seems to help all day. They also help you sleep. And help with depression too. I take Vicodin for pain, but like you, can't take it if I'm gonna drive. I mean, I feel okay on it. Don't feel high or anything. But if I got in a accident and injured or killed someone, I could get sued for it! Not worth chancing. I too, am trying to lose weight. I need to lose thirty pounds, and have lost 8.5 since I started Weight Watchers online two weeks ago. I cannot excercise either. The new weight watchers online program is really cool. I don't have to go to meetings. I use the message boards, recipes, and the online food journal. Weigh in once a week. TRack my progress. It's all on a points system. I get 28 points per day. Pizza slice: 5 points. fudecicle: 1 point. veggies: 0 points. ( I munch on a lot of carrots..... and fudecilces) chicken: 3 points. It's really a neat program. I would like an e-mail buddy too. If you're interested, let me know. Check out Weight Watchers online if you are interested also. My e-mail address is amy@... Take care. Look forward to hearing from you. We have a lot in common, age, back, weight. Bye! Amy Scheele > I am a newcomer to this list. I am hoping to vent, get advise, and > advise when needed. My DH does not have a sore on him do he does me > no good. He really tries, but it always comes down to he really > doesn't know. > > I am a 28 year old female and have three ruptured disk's in my lower > back. On top of that I am overweight (by more than 100lbs). I > really want to try to lose weight, but most of the time I just don't > feel like making the effort. I know that if I do lose some of the > weight my back might not hurt so much all the time. I am going > through my second series of Steroid epidural injections. Right now I > am in a lot of pain. I can only take pain killers at night before > bed, because I drive over an hour each way to work and work a full 8 > hour day. I am a secretary, so that is good. Not too much strain on > my back. I have a lot of pinching of the nerve, usually on both > sides but right now it seems to be only on the left side. > > I own stock in Motrin lol, just kidding. I live off it though. > > Anyway, That is my story. I would love to meet all you and hear > your stories as well. Maybe I will stop feeling sorry for myself. > > Thanks > Ronda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Hi all. I'm really glad to be apart of this group. I believe that stress should be managed well and never allowed to overcome you. I manage stress through positive thinking and alternative medicine. Supreena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Welcome Sharon to Affirmations!! Sorry to be long in replying, but was out of town. Thanks for the compliments! Just chime in anytime you want to share -- that is how we can learn from each other! Thank you for the Covey quote (below) -- he is also one of my favorite authors! Love & Hugs, PJ Ezine Reader wrote:Hello: This is the most interesting and informative discussion group I've ever joined! I've been " lurking " and listening for over a week now -- and I truly believe that " listening " to others is the key to understanding. It has been my experience that most people share their deepest feelings not to get advice or to ask someone to " fix " them, but simply to be LISTENED to. R. Covey sums it up well in Habit #5 of " The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People " : " Seek first to understand, then to be understood. " He continues: " Everyone's life is so singular, so unique. Who will listen to understand that uniqueness? " I have my own opinions and I may choose to jump in and express them. But before I do you can be sure that I will prayerfully and sincerely do my best to try to put myself in the other person's shoes before jumping! You're a great group of people -- all of you. I've learned lots from you already and hope to learn lots more. Love and Blessings, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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