Friday, June 01, 2012
Debralynn
  • Debralynn
  • Location: Riverside, CA, United States
  • Gender: Female
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HEALTH INTERESTS:

Fibro,  Sciatica,  herrinated disk,  OA,  DJD,  and now Peripheral Neuropathy

DRUGS I AM TAKING:

too many to count. And I usually hold back on the pain pills.

ABOUT ME:

I have had aches and pains all my life, but the day after being rear ended, I totally became a different person. I couldn't stand straight, walk to far, carry anything, and live with pain, spasms, pain, pain, and of course pain. My muscles in my arms constrict if I try to exercise, buy I'm trying slowly. I have fevers almost every day/night. I sleep if I'm lucky 6 hours a day. I was very active and could and would do anything for anyone. Now, I just try to get through each day without going crazy. I now have depression because I had to find new ways to be expressive with my creative flow. I have to make things, otherwise, I feel totally useless. I just started to crochet again after several years, but only for a little while. I have time limits on everything I do. Like my body only wants to do something for 3 minutes and then, there is no energy, pain starts, spasms can start, and so on. I don't take anything for granite. I miss cooking the most. I used to cook anything and everything but now am reduced to opening a package and putting it in the microwave. If it takes more than 5 mins to prepare and serve, I become locked up in spasms and pain is growing. And I run to a chair before I collasp! It's hard to become a different person when you liked who you where before. But worse, you look the same but you have no energy, strength, they can't see the pain in my body except for the sweats I get, while trying to bare all the different pains I can go through. Now I feel broken inside, mind and body are weaker but that suborn person inside is still holding on, for something! I've thought about giving up many times, but then I will cause severe pain to all the ones I love. So, I am still hear, bearing the pain, trying to teach others about it. Learning to pray and study the Bible. I used to tell people to stop and smell the flowers. I have to ask someone to bend down and get one for me, but I can still smell it, if it has any smell. Most new hybrid roses have no smell, but they are so beautiful.

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