Cindy, Wow...you really had it bad. I had the same problems when I was in the nursing home after my gall bladder surgery, except I had huge pressure sores the size of a tennis ball on my behind. Isolation for MRSA is the pits. I hated it that people had to mask and gown in order to come in. The aids refused to help me with my bowel program. And now, thinking about having the pain pump put in leaves me with frightening thoughts about going back to the "home" for recuperation. Thank you for the prayers for Dave, keep praying please. I love you, Jude In a message dated 1/23/2013 12:43:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, cindymcle...@socal.rr.com writes:
Jude, you are talking about stress. I spent part of 2010 and all of 2011 going from the hospital to the skilled nursing facilities (SNF) because of a server broken leg. I had more than 6/7 surgeries, was bedridden where I was not able to raise up higher than 20%. That made eating almost impossible and I lost over 30 pounds. I was told by my PC that I almost died 3 times. I have to leave my dog and cat. Luckily I had a friend that took my dog and gave her great care. I had billing problems with the SNF and they tried to refuse me the second time I needed to go there. I had to have one surgery without anything to put me under. I got to listen to everything in the operating room. Lucky for me I have no sensation. I had no one at home to take care of bills, etc. I had to figure out how to do that in the hospital or SNF. I am not including the really awful stuff. I am a single woman and had no partner to help me through all this. But I had many friends and family that put on the yellow gowns (I had MRSA and was in isolation) to come in my room and cheer me up. My stress level was very high. My blood pressure was very low - 92 over 47 on good days. Thank God the most of that is behind me. I had great doctors, great family and great friends to get me though this. We all deal with what comes our way, in our own way. I will pray for Dave. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: _Heyjude48458@aol.com_ (mailto:heyjude48...@aol.com) To: _dncapen@gmail.com_ (mailto:dnca...@gmail.com) Cc: _tmic-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] Stress There are about 16 of us who email regularly. I had no idea that anyone else was even receiving our notes. If the membership is truly that high then I expect more people to participate. Jude in Michigan In a message dated 1/22/2013 10:25:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _dncapen@gmail.com_ (mailto:dnca...@gmail.com) writes: Where did you come up with the 16 number? I believe that about 100 people receive the list emails. Debbie Sent from my iPod. On Jan 22, 2013, at 7:40 PM, _Heyjude48458@aol.com_ (mailto:heyjude48...@aol.com) wrote: There are only 16 of us though and I am trying to come up with topics for us to discuss. Actually, I am looking through our FB sites to try and come up with them. So anything you have to offer will mean a lot to me. I need your help. Jude, Michigan No decision is a decision not to make a decision... In a message dated 1/22/2013 9:34:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, _robthecfo@aol.com_ (mailto:robthe...@aol.com) writes: I for one am thrilled to see all of the emails again.....maybe facebook is not the forum for us...especially the older ones of us!!! Rob in NJ -----Original Message----- From: Robert Pall <_robthecfo@aol.com_ (mailto:robthe...@aol.com) > To: Heyjude48458 <_Heyjude48458@aol.com_ (mailto:heyjude48...@aol.com) >; ashfordrichard <_ashfordrichard@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:ashfordrich...@bellsouth.net) >; pjv1234 <_pjv1234@chartermi.net_ (mailto:pjv1...@chartermi.net) >; a-ryder <_a-ryder@comcast.net_ (mailto:a-ry...@comcast.net) >; bpelow <_bpelow@yahoo.com_ (mailto:bpe...@yahoo.com) >; xbeeclarkx <_xbeeclarkx@gmail.com_ (mailto:xbeecla...@gmail.com) >; ladylinda48 <_ladylinda48@yahoo.com_ (mailto:ladylind...@yahoo.com) >; LadyNotes <_LadyNotes@aol.com_ (mailto:ladyno...@aol.com) >; akua <_akua@artfarm.com_ (mailto:a...@artfarm.com) >; kay <_...@cole.gen.nz_ (mailto:k...@cole.gen.nz) >; patticooley38 <_patticooley38@gmail.com_ (mailto:patticoole...@gmail.com) >; Bgunny7682 <_Bgunny7682@aol.com_ (mailto:bgunny7...@aol.com) >; r.c.pratt <_r.c.pratt@verizon.net_ (mailto:r.c.pr...@verizon.net) >; snow121100 <_snow121100@hotmail.com_ (mailto:snow121...@hotmail.com) >; j.dunn <_j.dunn@shaw.ca_ (mailto:j.d...@shaw.ca) >; jannic <_jannic@centurytel.net_ (mailto:jan...@centurytel.net) >; jcsnod <_jcsnod@yahoo.com_ (mailto:jcs...@yahoo.com) >; jefshps <_jefshps@aol.com_ (mailto:jefs...@aol.com) >; jlubin <_jlubin@eskimo.com_ (mailto:jlu...@eskimo.com) >; malugssuak <_malugssuak@gmail.com_ (mailto:malugss...@gmail.com) >; Thenavigator10 <_Thenavigator10@aol.com_ (mailto:thenavigato...@aol.com) > Cc: tmic-list <_tmic-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) > Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 9:26 pm Subject: Re: [TMIC] Stress I take 60 mg of Cymbalta every morning...it helps both fibroneuralga as well as anxiety, depression and stress ...I also take 20 mg of diazapan to sleep each night. Rob in New Jersey -----Original Message----- From: Heyjude48458 <_Heyjude48458@aol.com_ (mailto:heyjude48...@aol.com) > To: ashfordrichard <_ashfordrichard@bellsouth.net_ (mailto:ashfordrich...@bellsouth.net) >; pjv1234 <_pjv1234@chartermi.net_ (mailto:pjv1...@chartermi.net) >; a-ryder <_a-ryder@comcast.net_ (mailto:a-ry...@comcast.net) >; bpelow <_bpelow@yahoo.com_ (mailto:bpe...@yahoo.com) >; xbeeclarkx <_xbeeclarkx@gmail.com_ (mailto:xbeecla...@gmail.com) >; ladylinda48 <_ladylinda48@yahoo.com_ (mailto:ladylind...@yahoo.com) >; LadyNotes <_LadyNotes@aol.com_ (mailto:ladyno...@aol.com) >; akua <_akua@artfarm.com_ (mailto:a...@artfarm.com) >; kay <_...@cole.gen.nz_ (mailto:k...@cole.gen.nz) >; patticooley38 <_patticooley38@gmail.com_ (mailto:patticoole...@gmail.com) >; Bgunny7682 <_Bgunny7682@aol.com_ (mailto:bgunny7...@aol.com) >; r.c.pratt <_r.c.pratt@verizon.net_ (mailto:r.c.pr...@verizon.net) >; snow121100 <_snow121100@hotmail.com_ (mailto:snow121...@hotmail.com) >; j.dunn <_j.dunn@shaw.ca_ (mailto:j.d...@shaw.ca) >; jannic <_jannic@centurytel.net_ (mailto:jan...@centurytel.net) >; jcsnod <_jcsnod@yahoo.com_ (mailto:jcs...@yahoo.com) >; jefshps <_jefshps@aol.com_ (mailto:jefs...@aol.com) >; jlubin <_jlubin@eskimo.com_ (mailto:jlu...@eskimo.com) >; malugssuak <_malugssuak@gmail.com_ (mailto:malugss...@gmail.com) >; Thenavigator10 <_Thenavigator10@aol.com_ (mailto:thenavigato...@aol.com) > Cc: tmic-list <_tmic-list@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) > Sent: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 6:56 pm Subject: [TMIC] Stress Hello Guys & Gals, How is everyone tonight? I honestly hope you are well and in good spirits. How does stress affect your life with TM? What do you do to alleviate it? How do you fight it? We just found out that my husband (Dave) has cancer of the blood with lesions on his liver. He got a call from his Dr. just a few minutes ago. He has to go in to talk to the Dr. on Thursday. I am so worried about him. I can't get out of this damn bed to even lift a finger to help him, because I have a broken leg. What are some of the things you do to combat stress in your lives? We are facing other things too that are considered major stressors on the stress scale. I really need your help on this. My TM is acting up like crazy. Hugs, Jude, Michigan Here's to the nights that turned into mornings, with the friends that turned into family...
