Guest guest Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Dear Robin this must have been the weekend for feeling hopeless. I am so tired of this disease. What bugs me the most is my support people that love me and support me get to take vacations from and the disease. Woould I lov e to take a vacation from the disease myself. I am 3 days off rom having some major work done on my dorsal duct, in the mean time I have to deal with the pain, being tired, spacey and throwing up. I am back in the fighting ring again and am going to fight hard to get some relief from this disease. I guess what I am trhying to say is I hear you,been there all weekend and am back on the horse again to fighting this disease. Hang in there good days do happen..............lots of hope Paget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Dear Poncho I should have said no one in Toronto, Canada is doing this procedure. Thats where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Robin, I am so glad that you knew you could reach out to us. It is so frustrating to get the guts up to seek out mental health just to feel like the door is shut in your face. It seems that there should be more sensitivity when the receptionists handle referrals. I forgot where you live. If you do find some good resources for depression, please let me know so we can use that in the future. In the meantime, call the PAI toll free number sometime, keep posting, and if you feel like chatting, send out a post that you will be there. I know the best way for me to get out of depression is to help someone else, even if it eludes my depression for that time. For Easter, Tull and I went over to the hospital and visited patients with Pancreatitis. We had a really good time. For a couple of the patients, they had never met anyone with Pancreatitis before. I said, " Do I have a place for you! " LOL, as I handed them my business card with the message board address. And, staying close to the group helps. I find that I get more depressed when my pain pulls me away and I am not able to stay in touch. Everybody is different. There are some people who pull away from the board when they are depressed and return to the board when they are better, others leave the board when the are feeling good, and return to the board when they are depressed. It is hard to keep up with everyone, but it saddens me when I know someone has been hurting in silence. I am glad you are posting. Karyn E. , RN Exec. Director, PAI Indianapolis, IN The PAI serves as a means of support, information, and advocacy. The PAI cannot offer medical advice or direction nor substitute for your health care provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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