Recent content by crystalina0814

Thank you for all the advice and ideas. Have any of you ever been given Intramuscular 4mg Dialudid (hydromorphone) shots to give yourself at home? I have been rx'ed this. When in intense pain, I give myself an injection in the rear-end and I am feeling a million times better within minutes...

I have waited well over 40 minutes for things in a hospital before...and yes, I was pushing the call button every 5 min and sending my husband down to the nurses station. Most of us do understand that we are not the nurse's only patient...and by no means did I interpret that Murgie suggested her...

Have they ever given you anything for anxiety beforehand? I have not experienced that feeling with a PICC line, but I have with other procedures and it is usually anxiety. I hope you get it figured out! That would be a horrible feeling to have associated with something that is supposed to help...

Thank you everyone for your advice! I called yesterday (Friday) and begged for some help/relief. They did see me and I got on the Zofran for my nausea and they adjusted my meds. Ahhhh, sweet relief. Sara- Wow, thank you for sharing your story with me. I do agree, I have always been one to steer...

It has been quite awhile since I have posted here. Last fall I took the advice of my Rheumatologist and saw a pain management specialist. I am in constant pain. I wake and my joints burn, my muscles hurt across my chest and back- IBprofin just did not cut it anymore, I was taking more Prenisone...

I am all over the place. I am DDF508, 29- If you look back to the comment I wrote in June I was 93%. At clinic this past week I was 77%- a high from December when I was at 65%. I am 5'6" and about 135lbs. When I was 18 I always blew well into the 120%.

I am all over the place. I am DDF508, 29- If you look back to the comment I wrote in June I was 93%. At clinic this past week I was 77%- a high from December when I was at 65%. I am 5'6" and about 135lbs. When I was 18 I always blew well into the 120%.

I know that all of us here understand just how hard it is some days to accomplish what we do- with the body we were given to do it. There are days I do not want to get out of bed- let alone, get up at 6 am, get my 6 year old and 3 year old fed/dressed, drive my 6 y/o to school, come home and...

I know that all of us here understand just how hard it is some days to accomplish what we do- with the body we were given to do it. There are days I do not want to get out of bed- let alone, get up at 6 am, get my 6 year old and 3 year old fed/dressed, drive my 6 y/o to school, come home and...

<P>Here is mine: Top one is taken in a mirror-so it is reversed. This is what mine looks like accessed. The bottom one is how mine looks when it isn't accessed. You can see the scar right under my necklace- up by my neck- where they tunneled in. I think my neck hurt more- and for longer- than my...

<P>Here is mine: Top one is taken in a mirror-so it is reversed. This is what mine looks like accessed. The bottom one is how mine looks when it isn't accessed. You can see the scar right under my necklace- up by my neck- where they tunneled in. I think my neck hurt more- and for longer- than my...

How do you add a photo? If you are still looking for photos....mine is a little different and sticks out more.

How do you add a photo? If you are still looking for photos....mine is a little different and sticks out more.

I was dead set against a port. Partially from being scared, the other was denial, or thinking it meant I was giving up or getting worse. I got my port about 2 years ago. It was tender for the first few weeks. After that, I didn't even realize it was there until it was accessed. Mine is in my...

I was dead set against a port. Partially from being scared, the other was denial, or thinking it meant I was giving up or getting worse. I got my port about 2 years ago. It was tender for the first few weeks. After that, I didn't even realize it was there until it was accessed. Mine is in my...