Guest guest Posted August 3, 2003 Report Share Posted August 3, 2003 In a message dated 8/3/2003 5:07:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, silentfox00@... writes: > My inspection is this week so been working my a$$ off > already moved a king size bed..bunk beds and 1 reclyner from my room > into J's room and the list goes on but ya know what at least I'm able > to do all this now a little more than a year ago at 324lbs I was > lucky to get off the couch. Hi in Woodlake! What a treat to hear from both you and Elle today! Sounds like you are so busy and that life is good for you, too. Be careful moving that fridge, Wonder Woman! Hugs and blessings, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Jamison is gone to camp which is a good thing for us both.My inspection is this week so been working my a$$ off > Love to all > julie in woodlake , Do you see the miracle happening in your life? What a difference a year can make, girlfriend. Last year when Jamison went to camp you were so distraught and upset over it and didnt know what you were going to do and how you were going to make it with him gone. Now one short year later, you are living life, and acting like a normal mom, when the kids away the mom will clean...lolololol.. So happy for the change this has made in your life. You are doing so good. Just dont overdo...or am I to late? lol Take good care, and we will see you at the pool party. Sharon in Onyx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hi All, I've been really busy lately and hadn't been able to read and post. GEEZ, talk about busy - I can't believe the number of posts and new members! It's hard to catch up. To Kam, and others that replied to my plea for help motivating my daughter, Thank you. I am working on remaining calm and consistent. Kam, when you have a chance I would love to see some resources. That is a very generous offer. Thank you! Jolynn…good work getting that surgical date so quickly! Vonnie, I will be thinking of you and sending healing thoughts your way. Remember I'm around the corner from NEBH, if I can be of any assistance to you or your family. Andy, Wow I can't believe you showed up here. No kidding, your book has been sitting in my Amazon cart for a few weeks now. Guess I'll go back and complete the order. I have started on some pilates work with Vose in Brighton. Do you know her? She is having her second hip replacement this Friday. She obviously has some things to say about adaptive pilates. , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning leg pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it goes. You wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? PA, loved your description of the " bathtub incident " ! Sharon, I am looking into my time off, so I can hang with you. Edie, thanks for the update. I may try to get to NYC mid April. I'll let you know. , I have heard good things about Glazer and wish you well. My PCP kind of yelled at me when I raised the issue of a birth control patch. She thought it wasn't a good idea to start messing around with hormone levels as I prepared for major surgery. I believe others on this list have used the patch. Take care everyone, Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hi Ann... It made me WAY too sleepy at even the lowest dosage. My understanding is that it has to be taken every 8 hours to be really effective, so I'm not sure if you'll get enough help by just taking it at night. Others have told me that it makes them sleepy as well, but that they got used to it. Regards, > , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning leg > pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it goes. You > wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 when my doctor first prescribed neurontin, it also made me sleepy plus it made it hard to think straight (and I definitely need to be able to think to teach math!) when I told my doctor I was having difficulty sleeping due to pain and waking up with pain in my legs in the middle of the night, he asked why I wasn't taking the neurontin. I told him it made me sleepy. He said, DUH!!! Take it at bedtime!! So, for almost three months now, I have been taking just one at night and sleeping much better. The pain has also been better up until about two days ago when I woke up in the middle of the night again. The next morning when I got up for work, I was hurting quite a bit. My husband reminded me that I had some lidoderm patches, so I put one on my trigger point when I got to work and it helped quite a bit. I woke up in pain again last night, so it may be time to start taking two pills at bedtime. > > > , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning leg > > pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it goes. You > > wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Ann, Good luck with the Neurontin....let us know how you do! Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 , actually sleepy is what I want...the leg pain keeps me up and then I have a hard time getting on top of the pain the next day. I had originally asked Priscilla to talk to Rand about something to help me sleep...so maybe this will take care of both problems. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks! Ann > > > , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning leg > > pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it goes. You > > wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi Cam I was given Neurontin, I think...Gabapentin, I was given the highest dose. Can you tell me what they actually do? I am on sooo many tablets. Thankyou Cam, # regards Gail - jojohull [ ] Re: busy busy busy Ann,Good luck with the Neurontin....let us know how you do!Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hi Lorrie, Here are two possibilities for experienced, certified instructors: Lowe Ahearn The Pilates Center at Goucher College Baltimore, MD 21204 (410) 337-6399 www.goucher.edu/pilates eahearn@... or Amy Mui (solo practitioner) Baltimore , MD 21093 (410) 823-0362 avmui@... Please let me know how this goes – and good luck! Andy (Concord MA) Re: [ ] busy busy busy Thanks Ann. At 03:18 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote: Hi All, I've been really busy lately and hadn't been able to read and post. GEEZ, talk about busy - I can't believe the number of posts and new members! It's hard to catch up. To Kam, and others that replied to my plea for help motivating my daughter, Thank you. I am working on remaining calm and consistent. Kam, when you have a chance I would love to see some resources. That is a very generous offer. Thank you! Jolynn…good work getting that surgical date so quickly! Vonnie, I will be thinking of you and sending healing thoughts your way. Remember I'm around the corner from NEBH, if I can be of any assistance to you or your family. Andy, Wow I can't believe you showed up here. No kidding, your book has been sitting in my Amazon cart for a few weeks now. Guess I'll go back and complete the order. I have started on some pilates work with Vose in Brighton. Do you know her? She is having her second hip replacement this Friday. She obviously has some things to say about adaptive pilates. , Guess what? Rand just prescribed neurontin for my burning leg pain. Good call!! I will take it at bed time and see how it goes. You wrote that you couldn't take it, may I ask why? PA, loved your description of the " bathtub incident " ! Sharon, I am looking into my time off, so I can hang with you. Edie, thanks for the update. I may try to get to NYC mid April. I'll let you know. , I have heard good things about Glazer and wish you well. My PCP kind of yelled at me when I raised the issue of a birth control patch. She thought it wasn't a good idea to start messing around with hormone levels as I prepared for major surgery. I believe others on this list have used the patch. Take care everyone, Ann scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates ! GROUPS LINKS · Visit your group " " on the web. · · Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Yes, I take one 300 mg pill at bedtime (usually about 8 PM since I get up at 5 AM). The doctor told me to start off with one at bedtime, then after a few weeks, I could take two, then after a few more weeks I could take three. So, yes, apparently this is one of those things you build a tolerance to. He did look it up for me to see if it was ok to take with cymbalta, but I haven't felt the need for cymbalta now that I have been taking the neurontin. I have only taken three of the cymbalta pills since getting the prescription filled in November. Thank goodness I have not been horribly depressed! The cymbalta made me hyper when I took it alone. I don't remember why I had worried about taking it with neurontin (I do recall having taken them together one night, but I don't remember why I later wondered if it had been a bad idea). I do wonder if the injections have a depressant effect. It seems that I get horribly depressed and weepy and a bit emotionally unstable after having the injections. The first time I took cymbalta, I bought plane tickets to the Bahamas, so my pocketbook can't afford for me to feel THAT good very often! I put one of the lidoderm patches on one night when I was in pain and couldn't get comfortable, but I woke up with a horrible headache the next morning, so I only use them during the day now (and only if I am still hurting by the time I can take my first bathroom break). I have been having some chest pains for the last couple of weeks. I went to my PCP after work on Friday and he said my blood pressure and EKG were ok, but I am supposed to fast for 12 hours and go get some blood drawn. I hope I don't get sick again this year, because I have pain management again on April 13, and that will finish using my sick days for the year. I thought about waiting until then to get the blood work done, but I could have the results back by then if I go ahead and take the day off this Friday. There is no way I can work half a day before having my morning caffeine! > > Ann, thanks for bringing up the topic of Neurontin. > > Suzanne, when you say you take one pill do you mean 300 mg.? My internist > currently has me taking 3 capsules (900 mg) at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Suzanne, my doctor had me work up from 300 mg also, but I don't think it's necessarily that it loses effectiveness over that time, but more one of it being better to slowly wean your body onto it. My doc told me it can take several weeks before any pain relief is even felt -- you need to build up the levels in your blood, I guess. Sharon [ ] Re: busy busy busy > Yes, I take one 300 mg pill at bedtime (usually about 8 PM since I get > up at 5 AM). > > The doctor told me to start off with one at bedtime, then after a few > weeks, I could take two, then after a few more weeks I could take > three. So, yes, apparently this is one of those things you build a > tolerance to. > > He did look it up for me to see if it was ok to take with cymbalta, > but I haven't felt the need for cymbalta now that I have been taking > the neurontin. I have only taken three of the cymbalta pills since > getting the prescription filled in November. Thank goodness I have > not been horribly depressed! The cymbalta made me hyper when I took > it alone. I don't remember why I had worried about taking it with > neurontin (I do recall having taken them together one night, but I > don't remember why I later wondered if it had been a bad idea). > > I do wonder if the injections have a depressant effect. It seems that > I get horribly depressed and weepy and a bit emotionally unstable > after having the injections. > > The first time I took cymbalta, I bought plane tickets to the Bahamas, > so my pocketbook can't afford for me to feel THAT good very often! > > I put one of the lidoderm patches on one night when I was in pain and > couldn't get comfortable, but I woke up with a horrible headache the > next morning, so I only use them during the day now (and only if I am > still hurting by the time I can take my first bathroom break). > > I have been having some chest pains for the last couple of weeks. I > went to my PCP after work on Friday and he said my blood pressure and > EKG were ok, but I am supposed to fast for 12 hours and go get some > blood drawn. I hope I don't get sick again this year, because I have > pain management again on April 13, and that will finish using my sick > days for the year. I thought about waiting until then to get the > blood work done, but I could have the results back by then if I go > ahead and take the day off this Friday. There is no way I can work > half a day before having my morning caffeine! > > > > > > > > >> >> Ann, thanks for bringing up the topic of Neurontin. >> >> Suzanne, when you say you take one pill do you mean 300 mg.? My > internist >> currently has me taking 3 capsules (900 mg) at night. > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 What a lovely gift idea Mel. I assume this is for two needy people in Africa and not for your brother and his new wife. It's such a charitable thing to do and a unique idea for people who don't need anything themselves. Cheers Cherie > > > > > I have been busy all day. In town with Liam at a dr's appointment, and > then home... it has taken all day. All I wanted to do was get to DJ's > to look at the shoe department - never got there... bugger! > > I have come home - jumped onto the computer to buy my brother a > wedding/birthday present via the world vision website... he has > everything - he is one of those boys who likes toys - had has plenty of > them. I have been a bit stumped as to what to get them as a wedding > present, two homes coming together, they have everything they need... so > I have given them the gift of sight... two eye operations in Africa. I > haven't wasted money on useless things like cut crystal glasses which > they have or a vase. It has taken me over an hour to do it via the > silly website, either that or my computer is playing up, not sure which. > > Hope you have all had a nice day. Now - what to wear tonight to the > silly party!!! > > Mel > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 What a lovely gift idea Mel. I assume this is for two needy people in Africa and not for your brother and his new wife. It's such a charitable thing to do and a unique idea for people who don't need anything themselves. Cheers Cherie > > > > > I have been busy all day. In town with Liam at a dr's appointment, and > then home... it has taken all day. All I wanted to do was get to DJ's > to look at the shoe department - never got there... bugger! > > I have come home - jumped onto the computer to buy my brother a > wedding/birthday present via the world vision website... he has > everything - he is one of those boys who likes toys - had has plenty of > them. I have been a bit stumped as to what to get them as a wedding > present, two homes coming together, they have everything they need... so > I have given them the gift of sight... two eye operations in Africa. I > haven't wasted money on useless things like cut crystal glasses which > they have or a vase. It has taken me over an hour to do it via the > silly website, either that or my computer is playing up, not sure which. > > Hope you have all had a nice day. Now - what to wear tonight to the > silly party!!! > > Mel > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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