Re: Arthritis Question

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Rant away! Have you spent any time in Las Vegas in summer? Some people are

bothered more by the heat, than by the cold.

Carol

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I think humidity is a problem for me. Las Vegas has almost no

humidity. Las Vegas also has a culture far more supportive of single

parents.Al

> Rant away! Have you spent any time in Las Vegas in summer? Some

people are

> bothered more by the heat, than by the cold.

> Carol

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[Guest guest]

I lived in Las Vegas for two years and after the first month my sinus's were

really dried out, I suffered the entire time I was there with bad allergies.

When we moved to Sacramento 11 years ago, after a couple of weeks I was

cured....Now a lot of people develope allergy problems after they have lived

here 3 years or more it seems... My husband developed Ashma and allergies

against molds... He has a list of foods he has to stay away from, including

Beer! It is surprising how many things are on the list. Cantalope, Vinegar,

mushrooms, ketchup, shrimp, fish, cheese is the big one that he cannot eat, it

really makes him suffer...He gets the heavy persperation and his pillow is

saturated the following morning...

Re: Arthritis Question

I think humidity is a problem for me. Las Vegas has almost no

humidity. Las Vegas also has a culture far more supportive of single

parents.Al

> Rant away! Have you spent any time in Las Vegas in summer? Some

people are

> bothered more by the heat, than by the cold.

> Carol

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[Guest guest]

Hi Al,

You are going through a bad time and have much too much on your plate. It

may be wise to delay your move if you can while you deal with your Dad's

passing. Obviously a major loss for you. You know in your heart of hearts

that the doctors and medication did not kill him. He was 90 yrs old, and the

Lord is the one who calls the shots. I know from losses of my own, (15yr old

son and 54 yr old husband,) that the need to look for a reason is very

strong. In the end you will become more ill and incapacitated with all the

stress coming down right now. It is good for you to be able to express your

feelings to other members who understand and been there. I hope you are

feeling better soon, but, do take a time out for your feelings

God Bless

Terrym

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Hi Al...

Sometimes it takes me a while to catch up to the postings.

When I read yours, it made a connection if only for the fact my Dad died when he

was 70 also. God Bless his soul, he never smoked or drank (except for an

occasion beer from the bottle). He NEVER even had a cavity when he passed on and

was a tooth brushing finatic. Did you brush your teeth today!? He died from 3

heart attacks and 5 strokes in less then a year's time.

Anyways, I was also a single parent but mine were all teenagers when I was doing

the impossible, or at least it seemed that way. My teenagers were ruthless to

say the least! I have twins (boy/girl) who are only a year apart from another

son. Also another older son and daughter. I started my single parenting with 4

of the 5 children. My oldest son was grown and doing well with starting his

family. I still wonder how I survived those years.

I was not sick then and I believe my life has happened the way it has for many

reasons. Often I would hold down 2 full times jobs, even when I was married and

for all intensive purposes, I WAS a workaholic. I love work!

Then, as my life was to become increasingly better, with a new husband and a new

place to live, and the children grown and entering into their own prospering

lives, I became increasingly ill. I often muse that it was God's way of slamming

the brakes on this eagerness of mine. Time to stop and smell the roses?

I hate pain. Every day, day in and day out, I deal with the pain. Most of the

pain is from my lower back but there are also the auto-immune diseases which add

their spice to life. Some spices are bitter. The only thing I can rely mostly on

for my pain releif is vicodin, plus ambien to help me sleep. This is not to

mention my dozen other medications. I too have asthma and that disease just

raised it's ugly attitude with the Florida humid weather.

In ways though, I wish for children and the joys they bring. Sure, it is a tough

job raising them alone but essentially you are not alone. If you look about,

there are other folks doing the same. The world is too busy.

I guess my point is, you must be one heckuva great person to be responsible for

all them little ones! Pat yourself on your back if no one else would. Am sure

your Father is proud! Things will get better. They always do.

Always,

cloud

Arthritis Question

Hi Friends,

These are just my musings that I want to share and some feedback

would be appriciated. Know that I am a single parent for 5 years now

taking care of 4 kids 5-15(yes mom left me with an 8 month old). I had

an ankle that was stiff and would lock up then 3 years ago that foot

was crushed in a car crash. April 2000 I had my first bout of

anxiety(what took me so long?) which I think was percipitated by

withdrawl from Ultram but was caused by then 2 years of constant pain

now three years. After Ultram my anxiety went down but recently has

gone back up. This summer pain has also increased with my increased

activity level since the 3 surgeries were very successful in

restoring function to that foot.

I have arthritis in my knee which I treated with exercise and it

became completely tolerable but the arthritis in now both ankles seems

to have no treatment, in the last year I have also developed arthritis

in the jaw which when it goes into my ear is much worse than the ankle

pain and of a very different nature.

My doctors are now treating me with doxepin at increasing doses and

I have access to percocet. Primerily for health reasons I will move to

the desert southwest(Las Vegas) as soon as I sell my house in New

England but that adds to the anxiety in my life.

I practice yoga, exercise as much as I can and of course with the

kids I am very active(but life with them is not what it could be due

to the pain and disability). Valium and all that cr*p help me but I am

so sick of it. I hope my house sells soon, I will almost give it away

just to start a new page and on a hunch that a different climate and

different doctors will help. I want to be drug free but I see that may

never happen. My dad died in April, he was only 70, he had no cancer

and a strong heart but was a good patient who took the pills

perscribed for his asthma and ulcer and I think it was doctors and

medicine that killed him.

Sorry to be a bummer but I am bumming, they increased my doxepin

yesterday and it has increased my anxiety today and I would rather

write this cry for help than just pop another perc and valium.

I know from what I read you can understand. Thanks for the space to

rant. Al

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