hello from virginia.
 

hello all, my name is jay & i have had this monster R.S.D. for 14 year's now & take so many pain pill's a day i can't drive after 12 noon ect. but i still drive my tractor around when i can lol. plus my 4 yr. old grandson that keep's me going love's to drive me around on the tractor. i don't think i would be here if it wasn't for him being with me all week long. well i'm going to drive out to our garden to see how thing's are going, it's been pretty dry so might need to turn on the tripod sprinkler's for a bit. ok if there's anyone near me in virginia or anyhwere please drop me a line if you get a chance. would like to meet some people with r.s.d. or without it & talk to when the pain is high ect. ok take care hug's :hug's jay.

Welcome Jay
 

you are at the right place for support and to vent whever you want, What are you growing in your garden? I live in SC and I know the heat and lack of rain here has done major damage to a lot of the gardens. Having a grandson to help always lighten the load , plus 4 year olds are just delightful!! :wink: Well, most of them anyway. I had RSD for three years due to an automobile accident, it has tken away a lot from me-my restaurant, sleep, peace and my Pollyanna personality and left lots of pain . This said I am on a quest to see if a better person is under all the layers of STUFF that RSD dumped on me. Once again WELCOME:) Carose

welcome jay. i have the grandsons too, and i know how they, like no one else, can lift my mood. joan

Welcome to NT Jay!!!

Nice to meet you!

i'm Frogga, 21 and have full body RSD and am currently in uni (well, currently booking my holiday but anyway another story!)

Take care, these guys are great :D

Love ya

Froggsy xxxxxx

Howdy
 

Hi Jay!

:welcome_sign:

Glad to see ya on the forums! I have some little grandkids that keep me lookin forward to everyday also. I do believe that without them in my life it just wouldnt be fun at all :D

Im glad you are able to get out and about, that must help tremendously with keeping a upbeat attitude. Aint life grand with those little ones :winky:

Jay
welcome to the group. I am in Fredericksburg, and have had rsd for over 3 years, but just started treatment 3 months ago. Mine is in my left foot, and I think it is moving to the right side. I also can drive my tractor. Luckly, it is an automatic. It has been dry here also. Luckly, already got the hay for next year in. have 3 horses, 3 dogs, 3 cats, and misc wild life. Also have a grandson who is 8, but he lives way up north. don't get to see him as often as I would like, but talk to him all the time.
Mary

Jay,
Welcome to the group. Grandchildren are the best. They don't judge us like other family members do. They are the reason I keep going.

Sue K.

hello all, wow thank you'll for the reply's and those who e-mailed me, sorry i have'nt got back to any of you'll. the pain was so high from working in the garden i just came in showered took pill's and of course they made me pass out. i was going to get back with all of you last night but dragraceing came on E.S.P.N. 2 and i can't miss john force and his daughter ashley, poor girl she hit the wall pretty hard last night but was ok. did anyone eles watch it ? well i'm going to try and cut some of the yard for bit so i'll get back with you'll when i come in for pill break and rest. take care all hugs for now 12:04 pm jay

hello all
 

:( how is everyone doing today ? sorry i haven't been on my grandson jaymes 4 yrs. old cam down with a virus and the doctor's could not pin point it. his temp here went to 103.5 then raced him to the hospitail then he was at 105.5 yes very scared well 6 day's later and them taking blood 4 time's he is doing better. never found out what it was thought it might be mono but 2 blood work true that one out the window. glad he baclk to normal. plus the days i work in the garden for a lil bit then come into shower eat a small bite then take another round of pill's i just pass out, heck i woke up this morning in my loveset reclined with the mouse still in my hand and the keyboard had fallin off lol. i do that alot :) plus went to the doctor in richmond last week now have to go next week for another full body cat scan then the next week a colonoscophy fun fun huh ? doctor said i should have one with this r.s.d i guess i'll go lol. i have e-mailed some of you back but will get the rest later this eveing, the temp here is 90 but the heat index is 97 news said it may hit 100 so won't be out long, oh i'm going to the garden to pick some big green & sweet yellow bell pepper's for dinner. think i'll do a stir fri this eveing. ok hope all is doing well or better today & i'll be back later this eveing take care & hugs to all that need one. jay

So sorry about your grandson Basstracker, I hope they can find out what is wrong. Sometimes the summer the kids canjust get heat exhaustion and get a fever really fast.

How are things now. It is so hot out we have storm warning for the Pocono area, maybe the humidity will break.

I hope your dau is better.
Sending prayers
Dianne

Jay,
I hope your grandson is ok. My granddaughter is 6. She went through a time when she had high fevers. All set now thank God! Its hot here in MA too. But we are supposed to get some thunder storms tonight. I hope it will cool down.
Hope your well.

Sue K.

Welcome Jay!
 

Grandsons rock! And, I am so envious that you have a tractor and garden...I am stuck in a city! (once a farmer's daughter, always a farmer's dauthter!) Good luck with the doc! During your icky test, you can always talk about your tractor! hee hee

Hippy

Jay,
I hope you didn't stay in the sun too long. When do you go for the ct scan? Keep us posted on what it tells you. what meds are you on? RSD in the summer is the pitts. Luckly, only 4-5 weeks of this horrible weather..yeah.
Mary

good morning hun,
 

:) good morning mary, how are u ? how's your pain doing ? mine not to bad but thats because i took a round of pain pill's at 1:00 am this morning then back up at 6:10 am. lil sleep but maybe tonight. does the pain keep you up at time's ? i think i told you my pain med's if not let me know. i was coming up your way to get the key switch for one of my tractor's, i need to ge it so i can sell it. i don't use that one so $2.000.00 would come in handy right now. ok hun 10:32 am going to shave & shower then run to food-lion for a few thing's. don't do to much outside today 98 degree's plus heat index will be higher. ok hun keep cool and i'll ck. on you later hugs. jay

:) good morning all, how r - u - doing ? 11:44 am here in virginia & i'm still trying to shave & shower so we can take our grandson jaymes to the supper wal*mart today. we need just a few thing's and he want's to look at the rocket's they sell there. we brought one 2 week's ago but everytime we try to fly it the wind is blowing or i'm hurting to bad to go out in the field. well i'm sorry agian for not replying to everyone on here, the amount of pain meds i have to take evryday just knock's me out. well i hope everyone is doing better today and i'll come back later this eve, to see if anyone is on take care & hugs. jay oh almost forgot has anyone been looking at the stars to see the meteor's ?? wow we saw alot of them last night but tonight well in the am hr's.12 - 5 am or before 12 also but most 12-5 you should beable to see 60 or more every hour, there was long green one's last night red's just alsome, were going to use the cam corder's plus the ditial's camera to make file clips and also hook the camera to our telescope to try and zoom in on some. ok hugs for now