Information and opinions on health from BiPoPastor at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1023/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1023/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/1023/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/143419/psychotropic-meds Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:24:09 -0400 BiPoPastor I had minor knee surgery nearly 3 weeks ago under a general anesthesia.  (This wasn't supposed to happen, but I was misinformed and mislead right before surgery) Over the 2 weeks after surgery, I spent all but 5 days in bed, unable to wake up completely and suffeing from dementia-type symptoms and hallucinations. I am currently on 7 psychotropic meds. After a trip to the ER during the end of my "episodes", I was told that I was suffering... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/143419/psychotropic-meds http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/143038/bipolar-memory Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:53:59 -0400 BiPoPastor After nearly 18 years of living with Bipolar Disorder, I am now experiencing serious short-term memory loss, and all of the problems that go along with it. I'm not talking about simply forgetting. What I am talking about is not even knowing that you need to remember. For instance, if you tell me to go to the store and get milk, cheese and bread, and I come home with only milk and bread, I just forgot the cheese. However, if I come home with... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/143038/bipolar-memory http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/122091/bipolar-dementia Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:41:11 -0400 BiPoPastor Hey fellow BP'ers:     I was diagnosed with Bipolor Disorder in 1994, and have gone through a lifetime of the ups and downs that come along with it.  My highs have been very high, and my lows have been low, and somewhere in between I've been able to live my life.   A few years ago, I started to have some memory problems; no big deal, but it was happening on a regular basis. Then I started to misplace things over and... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/122091/bipolar-dementia http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/121606/well-what-you-know Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:15:29 -0400 BiPoPastor Greetings from the "Occasional Shareposter"! Just to bring you up to date:     Connie had a masive stroke in March 2009; NICU 7 days,Rehab 20 days; shattered wrist, requiring surgery; cracked ribs two times; recovery ongoing; permanent disability - I was diagnosed in 1984 with Bipolar Disorder I; multiple med cocktails over the years; 4-ECT sessions; self-injury; prescription drug abuse; self-medication with alcohol; went on... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/121606/well-what-you-know http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/119246/claim-tame Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:59:50 -0400 BiPoPastor Since being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 1994, I have had to suffer secretly, not allowing my diagnosis to become public. Those days are gone, and now I don't have to hide any more. It's not quite what I thought it would be.   Since I don't have to work any more at not appearing bipolar, my illness seems more profound. It's like the walls have come down, and I am fully exposed. I never realized how much I depended on that wall.... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/119246/claim-tame http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/116925/out-out-last-last Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:21:31 -0400 BiPoPastor It sure didn't come about the way I envisioned. I had pictured in my mind a hundred different scenarios, and not one included a supportive, caring group of people who had, over the past nine years become my friends. I had received another appointment to two small churches about 10 miles from home. The pay was less, and there were no benefits provided. I accepted the position, met with the two pastor-parish commmittees and was approved, my... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/116925/out-out-last-last http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/116924/out-out-last-last Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:21:20 -0400 BiPoPastor It sure didn't come about the way I envisioned. I had pictured in my mind a hundred different scenarios, and not one included a supportive, caring group of people who had, over the past nine years become my friends. I had received another appointment to two small churches about 10 miles from home. The pay was less, and there were no benefits provided. I accepted the position, met with the two pastor-parish commmittees and was approved, my... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/116924/out-out-last-last http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/107987/reflection-months Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:21:27 -0400 BiPoPastor Here is a quick, concise summary of the past 12 months:    - Wife had a massive stroke    - Worked the past 12 months in intense, daily therapy    - She broke her wrist and two ribs    - My BP hasn't been easy to deal with    - My scoliosis has increased by 6 degrees (48 at top, 36 at bottom)    - My majorjoints are starting to hurt due to my deg joint... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/107987/reflection-months http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/95924/thought-couldn Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:31:13 -0500 BiPoPastor As I had mentioned a few times over the past 8 months, my wife has been recovering from her stroke, and is doing well. She still has some problems on her left side with feeling and sight, but it is getting better. She had her final cast taken off a couple of months ago, from when she shattered her left wrist. Things are going well. However, now I find out that my job as pastor will more than likely become part time after the first of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/95924/thought-couldn http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/90322/stroke-complicated Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:45:53 -0400 BiPoPastor Hello to my fellow BiPo's! Six weeks ago, while recovering from the stroke she had last March 20th, my wife broke her wrist while taking out the garbage can. Actually, the doctor used the word "shattered". She went into surgery the next day to have two pins set in place. The next day she is in the pool with her cast secured inside a plastic bag. (She has been in the pool every day since being released from the hospital on April... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1023/90322/stroke-complicated