Wow kay,
Sorry for the identity theft.
That is awful.
It is such an invasion of our lives. I am glad that you had some surprised texts for your birthday!
You are a good woman and supportive wife and friend to us.
(((((HUGS)))))

I am hoping your financial situation is dealt with quickly from the bank.
bizi

:grouphug:Kay

I'm so sorry that is happening.

Donna :hug:

Thank you Donna :hug::hug::hug:

Thank you Bizi (((HUGS))) But I thought Mari's hubby had a problem with identity theft. My husband just had problems with the debit/credit card.

I was able to handle the bank's customer service department myself. The fraud department has already taken care of the credit card charges, so no more worries there. We are just waiting for the cash reimbursement. They are sending us an affidavit. We sign it and can mail it back, but have the option of going to a branch to have them fax it. I think I'll pick option #2 as I think it will be faster.

My husband gave me the info so I could go online, look at our transactions, and see exactly how much money we have based on what bills have cleared and which are pending. I went to an ATM at a bank up the road that has a chip reader and withdrew some money. I bought some groceries and gave the rest of the cash to my husband since he has no way of getting any otherwise.

I have an appointment with my pdoc today. That will cost $30. I will be honest about everything going on. I expect her to increase the seroquel and make me come back in two weeks.

hi kay, sounds like the bank is quikly helping you.
Yes credit card fraud (I believe) is identity theft too., maybe not...I don't know I just know that it sucks.
sorry again, been there done that.
Ours was about $3,300 dollars total all on a friday.
They had stole jeffs debit card number and used it to purchase things.
It is just so freaky that they were able to access our checking account. scary!
I feel for you.
We use credit cards for all of our purchases because we earn cash back on everything that we buy and pay off the card every month.
Jeffs credit card got compromised over seas so we canceled the card and just used mine.
sigh
bizi

Hi, Kay
Glad that things are starting to work out.

1 Yes, someone used my hibby's social security number
To get a tax refund.
We have been told to work things out every year so that instead
of getting a refund, we should pay.

other situations:
2 My sister had someone steal her credit card and charge tons of stuff
3 My girlfriend had a big mess that is not resolved. When she and her
Brother bought a house together the bank needed s lot of proof that she was she said she was.
4 A few years ago my work buddy had money withdrawn from his accounts. He thinks someone got mail out of his mailbox because his neighbors had something similar. (-- but it might have been more complicated than that -- not sure.

M

I guess my father-in-law went through the same situation we are going through now. He said that thinking back he remembers using an ATM with a bright and shiny PIN pad. My sister-in-law had her banking info hacked when she opened and responded to a fishy email. They both got their money back, but don't remember how long it took.

I'm sorry that you guys have had to go through this **** too. It just shows how common it is. It sucks :hug:

I'm keeping an eye on the mail for my my husband's new card and the affidavit. I guess all we can do is wait.


I saw my pdoc yesterday. As expected, she was very concerned. And, as expected, she raised the seroquel another 50mg up to the 800mg max. I want to take it at night, but it doesn't always work that way for these type of sx. As you know, my MS fatigue has progressed, and I don't exactly need to take anything else sedating during the day.

What most people would consider typical OCD symptoms have been worse lately, too. I'm in the middle of doing the laundry and all my "checking" is still in full effect. Last night's extra dose of seroquel should have helped with that. I haven't experienced any intrusive thoughts yet, but it's early.

I have a feeling I'm going to wind up having to take this **** during the day.

Oh kay am sorry that you are having this extra stress right now, you don't need it!
hope your mood stabilize and that the intrusive thoughts are kept at bay.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

My mood is stable. That is not an issue. It's just ALL my anxiety disorders are acting up at once, but I recognize that is a threat to my stability.

I forgot to mention that my husband got paid today, so that should take a little heat off financially. I still have to log in online and check in to the health of our checking account.

I haven't had any intrusive thoughts since I starting taking the extra 50mg of seroquel at night, and my OCD and PTSD have calmed down :):):)

I'm surprised it didn't have a larger effect on my GAD though… maybe because I'm taking it at night? I'm still using a lot of klonopin, but am not taking more than the 3mg I'm allowed. I hope since I'm not dealing with the other ****, my general anxiety level will start to go down in time…

I usually wake up with some degree of anxiety and can't go back to sleep, but I woke up somewhere between 5 and 5:30am this morning with a full blown anxiety attack. It's not the first time it's happened, but it just hasn't happened in a while. It's a great way to start the day :(

Taking the extra seroquel at night has been helping with my other anxiety disorders, but I think I'm going to have to try taking it during the day instead. Maybe spreading the dose out more over 24 hours is the only way it's going to help control my GAD, which it should be doing… easily. If that doesn't work, I'll have to go see my pdoc again and figure out some sort of plan B.


I suffer from "intractable constipation," which is a major motility disorder that doesn't respond well to diet or typical therapies. It's common in MS and meds make matters worse. There are a lot of things that used to work, but don't anymore. I go to the BR once a week, twice if I'm lucky.
I take:
15mg of Sennakot at night
1250mg of Fibercon twice a day
100mg of colace twice a day
30mg of lactulose at night
15mg of Dulcolax as needed
I know it's an aggressive bowel regiment. I make changes occasionally. It's something I work on with my PCP, neuro, and gastro.


I'm have plans to go to the club some time this week on a day when my anxiety isn't too high. I kinda made a promise to myself I'd go every week, but I guess I didn't follow through because it's been about two weeks again.