Morning all, it's 5:45 here. ..m

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Morning all, it's 5:45 here. ..m
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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 6:49am
Woke up with another one of my most desired headaches...NOT. Desired, that is. Try to make this explination short...yeah right, who me??? Went to neurologist for regular yearly visit. He put me on yet another med to go with what I am taking saying the headache clinics are having good results with the combo. Have been in a depression for about 2 weeks when it was time for shrink 6 mo visit. I mentioned headaches and new med. He asked how long I'm in depression, how long with new med. Just about the same time. Comes that he has other patents doing same thing...new med causing depression. I go off the med and wa-lah, no more depression. Now back to square one about headaches. This morning was a doozy. I haven't even told the first dr I stopped taking new meds.

#2 new problem...Today I go in for some yucky stuff to drink, wait 2 hrs and then get blood drawn. Diabetes testing. Keep fingers crossed I don't have it. For as long as I can remember I have been on the line, but never gone higher. We shall see. Ladies, THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME. Now I really have to get serious about loosing weight and eating right. It's going to be hard as hell. I haven't been able to stay on any diet before, what makes me think I can do it now. Please, please, please keep me in your prayers. Bill says that "WE" will do this together and if I don't have diabetes, still, I will loose the weight.

After my bloodwk this morning I am going to lunch with my teacher sis. Of course thats a salad for me, good thing I love salads. She did the summer school thing and has a little time till school starts again so we take advantage of the time she has to be together. This sibling, I get along with well, so we socialize often with anyway.

The twins will be 5 tomorrow and having a swimming birthday party this next Saturday. We will pick up my mom and head up to Austin for that. With the herricane that just came in this week, we might still be getting rain, hope it doesn't put a damper on the party, hardy har har har.

I had the crown put on my tooth Monday. No sweat, went like a brease. All the hard work was the make ready appt. They told me to have the next one in front because my mouth is so small. I said "OK".

Another shocker to my fragial self these days. My psy is quiting private practice and I have to find another shrink. This finding new drs who I can have a good repoure with is no easy task for me. I hate finding new drs.(Lots of mispellings there, I know.)

So sorry this is such a downer, the next one will be better. Prayers to all who need them, BIG HUGS for all. ..Free

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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 11:06am
Girl it sounds like you need to do some good old fashioned butt kicking on some doctors rear ends. Have they been checking your BP for those headaches? I think doctors just push pills because they want to shut us up, and get to the next victim. LOL

I wish you luck, I know my doctor a neurologist seems clueless half the time to me.

Hugs Mary

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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 11:26am
Morning Mary I sure hope that headache is better and I am keeping fingers and toes crossed that you still have not crossed the line for diabetes. Hey you can go on a diet that is the easy part. Sticking to it is the hard part but if you set that mind of yours to it you can do it my friend I know you can. You have done so much to improve your life Mary, you can do it you know you can. You will also find a new Dr that will be just perfect for you.

Have a great lunch with you Sis and enjoy your Wed.

Lots of Love

Mary

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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 12:02pm
Hey, Freee, we just had a "swimming" birthday party for

my granddaughter, too; these kids are like

fish out of water lol. Have a great day!!

love,

Cindy

~*~*~All..things..work..together..for..good.....~*~*~



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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 12:02pm
Ah my sweet friend Free! I am so sorry your have been feeling down.

You know often meds combned with other meds cause problems such as depression, and some meds may fix one problem but create another... so I am glad that the dr caught on to that one!

Oh about the diabetes if you do have it then I am glad that you are going to be taking care of it and gee you are lucky to have your dh to be there by your side and to go through the eating part together.

You know you will be fine!

Now the part abotu the dr. retiring that is not good.. but maytbe he has a good dr that he can refer you too one that he knows you will get along with fine.


Happy birthday to the twins WOW 5 years old huh time flies!

Hugs, Lor

     

 

          

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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 4:28pm
Free I want you to order Nox Vomica immediately and take it, in fact I'm sending you some with tomorrow's mail. It will antidote the effects of the meds. and help get rid of that nasty headache for you. I will also send some stuff to help with the depression until you cna find a new shrink. Hope this helps. Love, Bern
Hugs, Bernie
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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 5:35pm
Good morning Free!

1. Yup I hear ya chick. About 15 years ago I was put on Deseryl (I think that is how ya spell it) and I became suicidal. Why by William had to take all the guns out of the house. Then he noticed that when I took the anit-depressant that I would complain about feeling ill. So he marched my little blank down to the doctors office and demanded I be taken off the drug. The doctor thought he was nuts so William took me off the drug. And my depression too went away plus the suicidal tendies never came back sense then... The come down from drugs that do not agree with your body is horrible. I got dazed and confused dizzy, weak... etc. etc... Now I am on Prozac and feel great with no side effects.

#2 Diabetes yikes! I hope your test come out fine. It is easyer when your partner in life goes on a diet with us ha? During the summer months it is easyer for me to loose weight because I love watermelon and all the other fruits that are in season during the summer months. Now winter is my depressing time of the year so I tend to eat more because I can not go out and play with my doggie from hell in the spa when it gets cold. Okay I will keep my body crossed in hopes that all your tests come out better then they were the last time. Tomorrow I have to go get a blood test too. I hate them ... I swear they take 10 tubes of blood out of my poor arm... that is why my arms are so skinny and all the fat runs to my tummy! ha ha ha.... You see even my body hates blood tests too... like my brain does... ha ha ha ha



3. Oh how did you do in the hurricane? Is you house still above water? I think I offered one of the girls my jet skis to use if they could not drive their car. I figure she came out of it alright or I would of heard from her?

4. When I saw a psychologist before I married William...(we had marriage conseling before we got married I wanted William to know exactly what he was getting himself in to ha ha ha there is no way I wanted to go through the super glue route again!) Any how William quit first then I quit on my own. Afterwards the psychologist kept leaving me meassages on the phone and sending me letters telling me how wacked out I was and needed help. Okay I agree with I needed help but this Dude was getting a little to friendly with me... I think a line must be drawn in the sand as to doctor patient relationships. Oh to find good doctors that I get along with is challenging too. I wonder why? ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...



5. Downers area cool we all can not be happy all the time so don't worry about downer posts. Me personality I think downer posts are good for my soul. Plus they give us girls a good reason to hash out with ya what is going on in our heads too when we repond to your post. Now if you start worrying about downer posts then I will have to!!! ha ha ha... As a result I wouldn't be able to post here any more because I would feel guilty! So how about we make a pack Free you can post all the downers you want just so long I can too... Okay? Okay thats a deal! In addition, misspellings? don't even worry your pretty little head out them I don't...

Have fun with your wonderful sister today! I've missed ya Free!

Aloha,

Leilani

Aloha,

Lei

 

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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 9:42pm
Yuck, can't stand that diabetes testing!! Glad to hear you are not depressed anymore. Strange how much one med can do to our bodies. Hopefully you will find a new cure for the headaches. I am keeping you in my thoughts my dear friend. Love, Gabby

       


 


                              &n

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Wed, 07-16-2003 - 11:07pm
Oh, Free, I'm so sorry you're battling another headache. Those just take so much out of you, I know. I hope your various docs can come up with a balance of meds that works.

It is such a bummer to lose a doc that you know and trust and who knows you. The only good thing about it is that SOMETIMES having a fresh mind take a look at your problems can result in some effective solutions. I hope that works out for you.

Weight loss is another thing altogether. I have about 25# that I've been meaning to work on for a long time. I've finally, I hope, gotten pretty serious about it but there are sure a lot of ways that you can sabotage a diet. It's so hard to be careful about what I heat when I'm around family and I seem to be around family a lot lately. I'm with you, though...I love salads and most days I make lunch my biggest meal and go over to the hos[ital cafeteria and make a salad from the salad bar. The nice thing is that I can load it down with stuff and it still doesn't add up to all that much calorie-wise. I top my salads with cottage cheese now instead of dressing and like that just as much.

Anyway, good luck to you, hope the sugars stay where they belong and that the headache goes where it belongs...Somewhere Else! Take care.

Kat

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Thu, 07-17-2003 - 8:24am
Free, I'm sorry your having such a hard time getting those meds regulated. Glad they figured out what was causing the depression, but those headaches are not good. I get headaches occasionally, but nothing that really puts me down. I'm thinking of trying a chiropractor, think it has something to do with my neck. When I told dd that, she said she was having headaches and after seeing a chiro, they quit. Not sure if my insurance will cover it though. Sounds like you had a fun lunch planned. Hope you're feeling better today, and the rain stopped for you. Charlie
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Thu, 07-17-2003 - 9:11am
Free,

I am sending big hugs your way! Juggling meds is always such a problem. I'm taking my mom back to the doctor today and I'm just certain that her problems have to do with the interaction of her meds. She is on a LOT of meds!

So sorry your headaches are back. I do hope you can get some relief. Hang in there girl! You are really a strong lady when you set your mind to it!! I'm thinking about you lots!

Many hugs,

Sooze

Susan siggie

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