Thursday, May 31, 2012
Frank Duffey
  • Frank Duffey
  • Location: Gainesville, FL, United States
  • Gender: Male
  • Birthday: May 24, 1958
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HEALTH INTERESTS:

Dual Addition Bipolar,  19 mos clean I go to AA meetings for a support network and to stay clean,  Some health concerns are continued after effects from the Brain tumor surgery I had in June 2003,  I have had chronic pain in my hip and am seeking help from the VA Doctors,  Sleep Apnea I am due to do a study Jan 27th 2008 then my doctor will know more 0n the the pain or sleep apena that is causing the fatquie.I do have Osetoarthrities in my hip and my back I am reciving treatments for that at the VA pAin Clinic By injection to the area with a thin needle and they inject at type of fuild that is supposed to replace the nateral fuild that I do not have thier. The next treatment on march 4th is the last one that should show a differenceAll the treatments have been done now and none of them has worked at all so the Pain Clinic has been a waste of my time the only thing that has worked so far is the Moriphine pills that I am taking and this month april i am short 40 pills on my medications so i dont know what to do that has me homebound now and I cant stay gone long from home long at all because of the pain I cant take my normal dose of 8 to 10 pills a day now I am only taking 2 pills of moraphine a day and that is not enough for me to even resume my normal routine of getting out of the house

DRUGS I AM TAKING:

Multivitamin Cap,  Calcium Carb 1.5 mg 2 times a day,  Alendronate 70mg once a week,  Gabapentin 300 mg 2 in the morning and 3 at nite,  Venafaxine HCL 150 mg 1 a day,  Cyclobenzaprine HCL 10 mg 1/2 tablet as needed,  Divalproex 500 mg 1 at night,  Trazadone HCL 50 mg as needed for sleep,  Omeprazole 20 mg 2 a day for stomach acid,  Methadone 50 mg a day for pain,  Morphine every 4 hrs for pain as needed. The Methadone was just changed due to increased pain and the curerent levels were not working. and Now I am still in pain because I am short on my Moriphine for april 2008 I had some taken when I had a quest here at my home someone that I didnt want really but he didnt have anywhere to stay so I let him stay here 2 times I wasnt missing anything the last time I was here all the time in my room where the medications where most all the time That he was here fopr only 2 days this time.

ABOUT ME:

Currently living on my own in apartment, trying to live independently and do as much as I can for myself. I have a female roommate,she is my best friend I have had some recent setbacks due to Finances. and medication changes. The Dotor at the VA just changed my Medications and the doctor said no driving until my body gets used to the dose increase, that would be one more week from this saturday which will be the 23rd of Febuaray I wanted to take a non credit community education class which was only 50.00 but that was needed I just filled my car up for 45.00 and I have to have gas to go to my medical appointments at the VA and to AA meetings which are free unless you put a dollar in the basket and I havent been carrying any cash at all lately I dont want to get anything out of the bank until I know exactly where I stand this month and what I will need for the rest of the month. There is no money left this month at all for any type of fun.That's what I have to do is just get by this month and see what I can buy that wont cost a lot pasta, hamburger meat, whatever goes along way even a roast to cook so I can have sandwiches from left overs I cant drive this week like I said until the 23rd so I guess But the doctor said no driving for another week See I'm already confused that's the way I get on making decisions Then what I do is I just wont go anywhere and I wont buy anything but I do need to go and I am going ton have to ask Karen if she can take me to the store this morning after we go over some things. I want to get that done then I can relax I'm running out of cokes bread and soup. We are doing fine as roommates but I havent been getting to any meetings enough due to my medication changes I am not driving much now, I just started a new medication Last Frday was the first full day and I am very tired now OI have been up all day it is Sunday and I am suppose dtp not drive for a week now I am Going to My group on Tiuesday and thats all I am going to I dont know if I am going to the AA meeting I havent had any social contact at all I have been at home most pof l;ast week and this weekend all weekend too I dont have the money to be going anywhere right now It is getting to close to the end of the month and I have to get by these next 2 weeks somehow In have food and Gas and Some money but nothing for entertainment it sems loike every month I dont have any money for anything to do like date I cant go on a date and I am tired oif staying at home all the time

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