Vent about your health

[Raayvhen]

Three words:

Pinched
Sciatic
Nerve

[Elle]

Three words:

Pinched
Sciatic
Nerve

OOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWW!


That sucks I hope you have good pain relief

[Raayvhen]

Yeah, thank God for TENS. I already called out of work for tomorrow but I have to play guitar tomorrow night for Ash Wednesday at church. Hope I can sit comfortably by then.

[Aziara]

Not sure if this belongs here or over in 'b*tch it out', both sort of apply.
My mother-in-law doesn't take my wheat allergy seriously. I had a terrible reaction at Thanksgiving where I spent about 15-30 minutes curled up in bed, struggling to breathe while my baby had seizures inside me. She doesn't think it could possibly be as bad as I say because I didn't demand to be taken to the ER. Guess what, MIL? I have several remedies on me at all times that work like a natural epi-pen. What exactly would rushing to the ER serve? Perhaps it would have been wise, but I have a serious phobia of hospitals, so I'm never going to suggest going to one. Needless to say, I've basically put myself on house arrest, and I only eat food that either I cook or that came from a completely gluten-free kitchen.
And here's the kicker: There's a woman at my old church (she's one of many reasons I left) that hates my guts. Snacks were always brought, and due to myself and several other gluten sensitive people (at least a quarter of the church), snacks are supposed to be gluten-free. This woman (I'll refer to her as R) shows up with a king cake last year, and made a big fuss when she was told not to serve it. Since then, she refused to talk to either me or my mom (who confronted her about the cake), and would consistantly glare at me everytime she saw me.
Now, since I no longer go to that church, R gave MIL a baby quilt to give to me. WTF??? Maybe I have a suspicious mind, but I have to think that she did something to it. Why would someone who obviously hates me (there have been several overtures made to fix the relationship, all of which were turned down) send me a gift?
Both my husband and MIL think I should just 'turn the other cheek' and 'do the Christian thing' and accept the blanket as a peace offering. I ask you, why does the victim in the situation always have to be the one who 'does the Christian thing'?? If my suspicions are correct, and R did spike the blanket with flour, my unborn child could die, or at the very least, I'll be going into labor in the midst of a full-blown reaction (I'm 8 1/2 months). Which brings us back to MIL not thinking my allergy is serious.... Because she thinks that that last sentence would just be me being dramatic!
As of now, I'm having my mom pick up the blanket just so it can be thrown away. I don't need this sh*t right now...

[Talia]

Aziara, I'm so sorry about the problems with your MIL.
And regarding R, I would do the same thing as you did. I most definitely would not take "a gift" from someone who intended to do me harm in the past. Your health and your baby's is damn more important than doing "the Christian thing". You do no owe that woman anything.
Maybe have your mom wash the blanket and donate it to Goodwill or something like that? Probably someone would give it good use.

[Amphitrite]

Aziara first of all, congratulations on having a baby soon! Second of all I am so sorry to hear about your MIL and R. I wonder if you could take your MIL to the doctor with you so the doctor could 'verify' that you really do have a severe allergy? I don't know if that is okay by you but people don't tend to take my word seriously and so I generally just drag them places like the doctors if I know them well enough. Meanwhile stay safe!

I had to go get two x rays today for my pinky which might be broken and my ankle which might be broken. :|

[Meronica]

For the past 2-3 weeks I have been having anxiety attacks and depression caused by my migraines. I'm just...scared. I have a lot of responsibilities and can't be living in fear of whether I'll end up with a terrible aching in my temples, extreme fatigue, or nausea by the end of every day.

I have a neurologist appointment for this Friday, but it's with a new guy since my original neurologist apparently quit. I really prefer to have female doctors, but I just really want to be put on some type of preventative for this.

I get migraines (or feel my brain threatening to migraine out) nearly every day, but only recently have started having panic attacks and extreme fatigue with no head pain. I'm pretty much just venting here but I really, really hope I get medicated this Friday to fix both the physical and emotional symptoms because right now I feel so hopeless and upset.


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[Amphitrite]

Sorry to hear about the migraines and other stuff Meronica. I really hope you can get it sorted with your new doctor. Meanwhile find something to calm you, maybe a certain kind of music, a soothing texture or pics or anything really. I will be praying that you feel better.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Not sure if this belongs here or over in 'b*tch it out', both sort of apply.
My mother-in-law doesn't take my wheat allergy seriously. I had a terrible reaction at Thanksgiving where I spent about 15-30 minutes curled up in bed, struggling to breathe while my baby had seizures inside me. She doesn't think it could possibly be as bad as I say because I didn't demand to be taken to the ER. Guess what, MIL? I have several remedies on me at all times that work like a natural epi-pen. What exactly would rushing to the ER serve? Perhaps it would have been wise, but I have a serious phobia of hospitals, so I'm never going to suggest going to one. Needless to say, I've basically put myself on house arrest, and I only eat food that either I cook or that came from a completely gluten-free kitchen.
And here's the kicker: There's a woman at my old church (she's one of many reasons I left) that hates my guts. Snacks were always brought, and due to myself and several other gluten sensitive people (at least a quarter of the church), snacks are supposed to be gluten-free. This woman (I'll refer to her as R) shows up with a king cake last year, and made a big fuss when she was told not to serve it. Since then, she refused to talk to either me or my mom (who confronted her about the cake), and would consistantly glare at me everytime she saw me.
Now, since I no longer go to that church, R gave MIL a baby quilt to give to me. WTF??? Maybe I have a suspicious mind, but I have to think that she did something to it. Why would someone who obviously hates me (there have been several overtures made to fix the relationship, all of which were turned down) send me a gift?
Both my husband and MIL think I should just 'turn the other cheek' and 'do the Christian thing' and accept the blanket as a peace offering. I ask you, why does the victim in the situation always have to be the one who 'does the Christian thing'?? If my suspicions are correct, and R did spike the blanket with flour, my unborn child could die, or at the very least, I'll be going into labor in the midst of a full-blown reaction (I'm 8 1/2 months). Which brings us back to MIL not thinking my allergy is serious.... Because she thinks that that last sentence would just be me being dramatic!
As of now, I'm having my mom pick up the blanket just so it can be thrown away. I don't need this sh*t right now...

oh my jesus. girl, i feel for you. I'm doing the exact same thing youre doing.

My MIL thinks i'm able to eat her food but i can't without getting sick because they either cook with too much oil, or they overcook it so much that there's very little nutritional value left so i always go out and eat, go back home to my mother's no eat, or i make my own food. on top of that she makes a lot of pork dishes and i can't eat pork because of my weak stomach.
don't even get me started on smells in the house. she's Buddhist so she'll always light incense (im ok with it it's her place she can practice whatever she wants) BUT she refuses to air out the smell via a tiny crack in the window so i'm left to suffocate or hide in my room.
and don't even get me started on moth balls. the smell of it is making me sick...

[SeaGlass Siren]

don't go takin' shit from noooobody. :hugs:

[Sherielle]

For the past 2-3 weeks I have been having anxiety attacks and depression caused by my migraines. I'm just...scared. I have a lot of responsibilities and can't be living in fear of whether I'll end up with a terrible aching in my temples, extreme fatigue, or nausea by the end of every day.

I have a neurologist appointment for this Friday, but it's with a new guy since my original neurologist apparently quit. I really prefer to have female doctors, but I just really want to be put on some type of preventative for this.

I get migraines (or feel my brain threatening to migraine out) nearly every day, but only recently have started having panic attacks and extreme fatigue with no head pain. I'm pretty much just venting here but I really, really hope I get medicated this Friday to fix both the physical and emotional symptoms because right now I feel so hopeless and upset.


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Oh my goodness! That is not good! I used to get daily migraines and they found out that it was the birth control I was on that was causing it. I hope they figure out yours soon!

[Echidna]

As a fellow migraine-sufferer, a little heads-up in case the neurologist doesn't find anything:

migraines can be caused by tons of things, and if you are not sure where they come from, it can help to check all possible things from a list.
Beside the obvious, there are allergies, skeletal things, and infections which can sometimes leave a chronic headache.

Good luck, I hope you get better.

[Winged Mermaid]

Still recovering from surgery last week and I still feel like craaaaap. Just a blob of tired meh-ness. I know it takes time to heal but I wanna feel better noooow :P Plus side: all the painkillers means I don't feel or feel less of all the other pains I usually have on a daily basis. Silver lining

Btw, if you have surgery and you get a blood thinning shot, and they say it hurts they're not kidding! You will probably scream a little, or let out a loooong string of curse words like I did haha :P still have a nasty bruise from that little bugger!

[SeaGlass Siren]

That moment when you're done being sick but your nose is all like "lol nope! Muscus, I choose you! Block all the oxygen from coming into the hosts head!"
And then you're all like "tissues I choose you! Get rid of the mucus!"
And it becomes this never ending battle between you and your nose.

[Amphitrite]

So OF COURSE when my body decides to get sick it's just before an important event. My nephew is getting baptized this Sunday and I can't go if I'm sick because my sister's father-in-law is just healing from chemo. Crap! I HATE MISSING MY NEPHEWS' THINGS! Maybe I can get someone to record it or something.

[Naufra]

To my fellow migraine-sufferers, I spoke to an herbalist today about my migraines because I'm sick of taking excessive amounts of ibuprofen and the ideas I've tried with my physician so far haven't helped. She recommended rubbing peppermint oil on my temples and made me a tea blend of 1 part Willowbark, 1 part Crampbark, 1 part Kava Kava, and 3 parts Lemon Balm tea that's supposed to help with the migraines. Have any of you guys tried something like this? How did it work for you?

[Theobromine]

Well, we know willow bark works for pain...

[Mermaid Sonyta]

I've had a lot of health problems my whole life, so for the most part, I've gotten used to it. I always hate it, but I'm used to it, so I don't get too discouraged.
Right now, I'm really discouraged, not so much about my health, but about the money necessary to just stay alive sometimes.
I'm already $14,000+ in dept, and because of pain, it makes working really hard, which by extention makes earning money hard. Then someone got into my bank account and took $100. I only had $10, so I got charged for overdraft. I was able to get the $100 back, I don't have enough money to pay the fee, which they charge daily ($6) So this weekend I don't even have money to buy food. On top of that, I'm out of my medicine, and I can't afford to get the refils until monday.

It's just frustrating. On top of that, I'm also trying to save up money to get a surgery for endometriosis. I was told by doctors over a year ago that I should get this done ASAP to reduce the pain, but I st haven't been able to make it happen. I started a go-fundme page, but I haven't been able to get a lot of attention.
So, I don't know if it's appropriate to post this here, but if you could share it on your facebook page, or something, I would really appreciate it.

End of vent. (for now)

[OceanWhisper]

Hey guys I'd just like to know if any other mers have to use a nebuliser for breathing problems? I was born with chronic lung disease, and normally it's fine, I just get puffed if I try to run or something ( I was born premy, so I have smaller than average lungs -.-) but every few years in winter, if I get a really bad cold ( I get chest infections somewhat easily) I need to use the neb to help me get rid of the crud in my lungs. (Joy of all joys -.-) because of the Ventolin medication that is used with the neb, it makes my heart pound for like one-and-a-half even two hours. Does anyone know how to maybe help calm my heart rate a little? *although I do like sleep, I'd rather be able to breathe easily than sit here for two hours staring at the ceiling until my pulse chills, but it would be nice to have oxygen AND sleep*

[OceanWhisper]

Three words:

Pinched
Sciatic
Nerve

My mum has that at the moment I'd say "I feel your pain".. But my mum does? Anyway I hope it's gotten better since you posted this *hugs without squashing*