RE: Tig being kind of quiet - from Tig to Kelli

[Guest guest]

My brother doing his own shopping. not him. His wife wouldn't be happy

either. She's the chief cook (and a fabulous one at that) and she likes to

do her own shopping. We stopped the other day because the store had been

out of something that she wanted.

No need to buzz off. the neuropathy makes my feet pins and needly (almost

numb) and I'm not always sure they are going to work the right way when I

want them to. The blood clot has everyone concerned because it was so big

and my leg is still swollen. We haven't been able to control the blood

thinner yet so they are afraid of me bumping myself and getting another clot

(I was lucky I didn't die from the one I have) or if I fall and my blood is

running too thin, I could bleed to death.

I've cheated death twice (or many more if you count the falls I took and the

blacking out I did and kept hitting my head on the floor), I'm not always

sure there will be a third time.

In my heart, I know they are probably right, but at some point I have to be

able to spread my wings and fly. I've just regained some strength from

ending up in the hospital for 3 weeks back in the end of February. Then in

April I ended up in there for another week because of the blood clot.

Combine all of this with the fibro from hell, chronic fatigue (which my

doctor believes that is part of fibro), chronic diarrhea, chronic insomnia,

and very bad depression. clinical and situational. Now I'm sure I won't

surprise anyone when I say that I was turned down twice by SSDI and twice by

my State Medical Assistance. I did get Food Stamps and General Public

Assistance (welfare) and that $200/month goes to my brother for gas and

stuff because he has been supporting me. Oh, and I do have a lawyer working

on the disability and I believe we are getting closer to a hearing. I have

5 doctors right now that I see, and each one of them can't believe that I've

been denied. They've all sent info to the lawyer. The problem is I went so

far downhill so fast. When we started it was just the severe fibro, passing

out, and driving off the road (chronic fatigue).

I've crossed everything I can because if disability doesn't happen I will be

homeless. My brother has only one bedroom and I don't want to interfere

with their lives anymore.

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

2/12/02 Lap Proxy RNY

279lbs/220lbs/regain to 250lbs

3/10/05 Open Distal (60 " ) RNY

248 (Just before surgery)

127 (Current weight)

150 (Goal)

5'5 " (height)

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From: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

[mailto:Fibromyalgia_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of Kelli -

Neon Rose

Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:02 PM

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

Subject: RE: Tig being kind of quiet - to Tig

No Busses & no cabs would explain why you don't use them..

What about sending your brother on his own errand, or him

have his *own* shopping while you are doing yours? IS that

an option..

I know how much of a pain it can be with a stick.. when I

threw out my back I wasn't alloed to drive my car for 3

weeks cuz *it* was a stick.. *sigh* but I just couldn't

imagine a sports car being automatic (I had a mustang at

the time)

Now, tell me buzz off if I'm being too nosey, but how does

the neuropathy effect your feet, & what does a blood clot

have to do with driving & what's up with your hand-eye

coordination?

Kelli

In Canada

--- Tigger <tigger.pinkraincoat <mailto:tigger.pinkraincoat%40gmail.com>

@gmail.com> wrote:

> There is no bus system or cabs where I live. I'm kind of

> in the suburbs/boonies. There are houses around, but

> nothing else besides woods.

>

> Doctors won't let me drive because of the neuropathy in

> my feet and the blood clot in my leg. They are also

> worried about my hand-eye coordination. My car is a

> standard. It's at my brother's house because everyone

> thinks I would just get in and go. and at this point I

> probably would.

>

> Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

>

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