I am new to the group. I am having trouble finding a doctor who is familiar with arachnoditis in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Can you please help me. I am on...
I am new to the group. I am having trouble finding a doctor who is familiar with arachnoditis in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Can you please help me. I am on...
HI BARB I GUESS THATS YOUR NAME. WELCOME TO THE GROUP. I HAVE NOT POSTED FOR
AGES BUT SAW THAT YOU ARE SCARED OF THE PUMP, I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I HAVE
A...
I have been through it all myself and found after 6 years of hell that the pump is the only way to go. It really helps 85 % of the pain 100% of the time. God...
Hi, How does the methodone make you feel? Do you find it harder to concentrate? My husband just started it in July after 12 years on Hydrocodone. Thanks, ...
When I was on Methadone, it made me swell up with water. I have been off of it for 1 year and still have a water retention problem. Now I have to take water...
Rebbeca, I too had been on all the pills that made me a very unplesant person and I feel so good and free with the pump. Who cares if it sticks out a 1/2 inch...
To Don R. I am glad the pump is working for you it did for awhile for me , but after the first pump it was all down hill for me with the pump I had a total...
To the group: I had a pump implanted in 95. It gave me great relief for about six years. In 01, it was not relieving the back pain as well as it had been. For...
Hi Teresa. It feels so good to talk to someone who is going thru the same thing. IT FEELS lIKE THIS DISEASE IS SOME KIND OF A DARK SECRET. I was living in...
Thank you Teresa and others who have responded to Barbara. I have been with her for 17 years and she is the love of my life. This A. has been one hell of a...
HI BOB IT IS SO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU!IAM A RATHER NEW MEMBER TO THIS GROUP MAY NAME IS KAREN I HAVE NOTICE THRU THE READINGS THERE IS ANOTHER KAREN OUT ...
Dear Bob, as a suffer of AA for 6 years I have been through it all I think. My wife Jeanie is my caretaker and I want you and everyone else to know that with...
Arachnoiditis pain and infections Dear Jay; Keith here. Hope you had minimal damage from the hurricanes and surgery went well. Was in hospital from August 24...
Thank you Karen for writing to me. You sure are an encourager with what you wrote and I needed that. What you and your husband have been through seems...
HI BOB SO GLAD YOU WROTE ME !!!I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR YOU AND BARBARA !!I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE ODD THING..JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU POSITIVE AND REMBER THERE IS...
Mouth sores Assuming the description is accurate - Mouth sores could be just about anything from cold sores or boils to severe water filled blisters but they...
Bob, It is so nice to hear from another who has the same role as myself. This group is great and I find it very supportive. Almost without exception if you are...
Bob; Arteries that are mainly clogged can be protected against further cholesterol deposits and VERY slowly opened. It takes time but it can be and has been...
... can ... including ... dear AJpower: This is Bob...really like the advise you give...you must be a researcher with a keen eye for the truth. I hope this...
Hello, All, Just a breif note to let you know that the U.S. IOM (Institute of Medicine), a part of the National Academies of Science, is holding its 3rd...
Hello to all, I am glad to find a group to join. I have been suffering for 4 years and just recently diagnosed with arachnoiditis. Have you met as a group...
Dear Mellisa, Hi, It is good to hear from you. We just talk to each other as needed but the idea of a group may be fun. What area of the world are you from. My...
HI MELISSSA!!I AM ALSO A NEW MEMBER I STARTED LAST MONTH AND LIKE YOU ALTHOUGH I JUST WAS DIAGNOISED I HAVE DELT WITH THE PAIN MANY YEARS!!!I AM NOT SURE IF...
Hello to all, Thanks for the Welcome! I am glad to find a home, to discuss and learn more how to cope with the unforgiving pain. I am currently on a host of...
Hello Karen, Well it is nice to find a home! I was a Paramedic in Washington, DC. I injured my lower back at work lifting a patient, Aug 2000 and am...
MELISSA IAM SO SORRY FOR ALL THE PAIN THAT YOU HAVE TO ENDURE!! I SURLY CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY THIS AA HAS OCCURRED IN US...WHILE IAM ONLY ON THE PATCH 50MG VERY...
Dear Malissa, Hi . Don here. I have heard just a small bit of what you have been going through. I know just what you are dealing with. The insurance companies...
Dear Malissa, Hi . Don here. I have heard just a small bit of what you have been going through. I know just what you are dealing with. The insurance companies...