I'm around.... running around after my little girl alot lately. Shelley got an iPhone? wow! thats cool. Lucky! (except for the bronchitis cough in MIchigan, tho)
I hope all are doing well this holiday season. Take care, and safe travels.

Merry Christmas to all!

I'm around...just been miserable lately. I'm trying to get in the Holiday spirit but it's hard. We went to a family party yesterday and I was in so much pain. I had to borrow a pillow and I just couldn't sit anywhere. The weather was rainy which didn't help. I was so tired and felt so sick. It's just totally not like me to be that way.

I'm also on some new medications which is helping some. I'm on Cymbalta and also Zanaflex. It seems to be giving me some relief. The pain is just too much. My surgery has been scheduled now for Jan 14th. It was supposed to be the 7th but had to get bumped a week. I'm hoping I will make it!

Happy Holidays!

momz

Hi all,
I am here. I have gotten worse since sugery. I am at my parents for Christmas. It is a very long drive rom my place. Getting caught up with the pain is a chore. I forgot my breakthrough meds at home, so I am having a really hard time.
Anyway, yoiu all have a wondefule Christmas and a happy new year.
Trix
PS I am Trix on this computer, and Trixlynn on my other computer. Don't know what happened there.

Been an up an down year lots to be thankful for, like each day that I wake and take that first gasp, that realize there are people worse of that I... I have a loving wife and 2 great children and both careing parents... and everyone here!!! Had an intrathecal pump put in been tweeking it for the last 4 /12 months trying to get it to a workable dosage. Merry Xmas to those who will not be around tomorrow.. Mark~n~Goober

I am here...Spent a lot of Christmas parties answering questions on how I am feeling since my surgery earelier this year. All I can answer is I am still in pain and docs feel it could be up to 2 years before I hit my max. recovery. And that no, I am not back at work yet! Sitting still at dinners and while chit-chatting was a chore, and I have been in a LOT of pain...of course, for some reason I never seemed to have my meds handy.

I start the new year off with a visit to my neuro, then I should be visiting with a new Physiatrist, finally and Pain Mgt Doc and a dietitian. I will be hitting PT, chiro and MT again and really going to put some effort into getting out to 2 or 3 aqua fit classes a week.

I hope everyone had a festive holiday season and I wish, for all of us, a more pain-free 2008!

Hi Everyone,

I am still around as well. Got over the whole cancellation of surgery and had a grat Christmas. Pain levels are still the same and I am eager to get the surgery over with. Hopefully I will get in sometime in January.

Busy packing today, heading to Disney World tomorrow.

Wishing all of you a great, pain free New Year.

Take Care
Rach

Hello,

Still here to... My wrist has been hurting and preventing me from cooking and doing normal stuff the last few days....(YUK) another new and exciting pain....I leave for LA today with my son for a baseball camp for a few days and then when I return I'll start all my pre op appts for surgery. I'm having my 1st rib and scalene removed on 1.24.08...wish me luck!

Ann

Well, I'm back I guess I should say. WC has me in job placement for four months, trying to put me back into a job that started all this-but no one is listening to me about it.
I'm hosting Christmas and kind of looking forward to it...Okay so now that's over as I'm writing this on New Years Day-My niece, 20, from Dallas, said this was the first Christmas she has been at that my daughter, Mindy,and I didn't have a fight....She's in Texas, too so maybe that has something to do with it....We're not together every day.....