unfortunately there is some truth in doctors not disclosing side affects - we have all experienced it. every drug we put in our body is a toxin. therefore we...
Hello Folks, I agree about the doctors and the meds.I don't think they actually 'READ' anything but,just listen to the pill pusher salesman who needs to make a...
It's been in the papers lately that docs use the freebies from drug companies and often just follow the advertisements in medical journals. They don't research...
What's a GP? Linda Z On Mar 1, 2006, at 5:11 AM, copinglist@yahoogroups.com wrote: i read somewhere that the average life expectancy of a GP is 57. scary -...
I wish I could retire or something........speaking of jobs, I lost my job almost 2 years ago due to govt cutbacks and I have been unsuccessful at finding...
Russ I like your coping method.......valium and shopping sounds like good therapy to me lol. Jacki Hi Patricia! I survived the day by coping this way... Took...
Hi Jacki! Have you tried for disability? That's one of the reasons for my SSD approval by the ADJ, no work comparable to what I was doing or being paid was...
Have to comment on this... In the 25 years since I contracted Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (I prefer the ME name!) I've been super sensitive to MANY meds,...
Hi Russ, I haven't applied yet for disability but I am going to. I just got my forms in the mail to get the paperwork started but haven't had time to look at...
Hi Karen; I know how frustrating Doctors can be and the way they treat us as if we are not able to understand our own bodies. I am taking physical therapy...
Russ; How are you feeling today? We are having another nice day here but I got sick at therapy today. Just felt foggy all day!! I was wondering if you know do...
Haha...I just thought yesterday was a bad day...I have changed my mind....today is worse. I had a coworker ask me why I didn't just go home (maybe I looked...
I am feeling this way today. Wed. Yesterday, I slept though the whole day, and didn't realize I was dizzy, but today, I am more awake, and I am so dizzy if I...
... wish I had some coping stragigies (sp) that work! I have had this for 20 yrs. I think when the attacks come, it is just as good to stay on the couch or in...
hi, i went to vestibular rehab (physical therapy) it really helped. taught me some coping skills. you send yourself into the dizzies then try to work yor way...
Hi Bek! I hope you feel better Thursday. You're fortunate to be able to read when feeling dizzy. I can't concentrate at all. Be well... Russ bek wrote: I am...
Hello All, I've seen several messages again today that I need to reply to. First one is to Patricia. About your physical therapy. I have a little story to tell...
Hi Karen, I'm the one that just wrote the novel!! But what I would like to ask you is about your chronic fatigue. There are many time in the last 10 years...
Hi Jacki!! Just a short response to your mail. I completely understand how you feel. I too worked for the gov. I put in for a transfer after my surgery to...
Hi Ya, I don't know about Canada, or any other states in U.S., each I'm sure are different. But when I applied for disability, I know having a definite...
Hi Dixie, I wanted to address what you were saying about work. I know how that was too! Before I had a dr.'s note, etc. I was also told by co-workers, my boss...
Hi Cheryl, I'm glad that the rehab does you some good. See, that's what we all say, somethings work for some and then for others it doesn't..For me, it...
Hi Russ, I agree w/you!! I had been thinking about responding to that post! You beat me to it!! If I felt like she did, I wouldn't be reading, watching t.v,...
Jacki, Think outside the square - Are there skills that you can convert to a job eg poetry, art, music, gardening. That way you control your future not an ...
Hi Kat I guess everyone responds to their ill feelings differently and it just depends on the severity of the attack or amount of damage already present. It's...
Hi It's gotten pretty difficult in the USA also. One must nearly always have a lawyer and medical backing big time and be ready to reapply. Oftentimes it's a...
I appreciate your words of encouragement. Thank goodness I feel pretty darn good today so of course I am feeling positive again. I guess I better be grateful...