Jay, have someone post your room info or something so we can see what is what on the 15th or 16th.
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As for myself, I've been scarce lately becuse I've started my Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. An intresting experience- not for the claustraphobic. I have to keep my ears pressure equalized at all times- like a diver- so they dont risk rupture.
But it's going very well thus far.
I found out that the telfa/zinc oxide combo I was useing on my wound was really becoming harmful to it- no where for it to drain with that combonation. Now I'm useing an iodine solution and gauze wrapping. Plus, I've got a new doctor- a woumd care expert-with a fresh perspective (and his million or so ideas I've not tried yet) have me very hopeful for the first time in...well, years that I'll beat this. My new doc is talking about a skin graft useing synthetic skin (grown in a lab instead of cut off my ass). Soon I'll be a "skinjob".
Anyway, tht's me. I hope everyone else is doing as well.
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I just found out the other day that we have a hyperbaric chamber here in Spokane, and it made me think of you...
I'm glad to hear that you have hope and options finally!!!
I'm in the midst of my "two week cleanse" before I start the MAOI, which is the really dangerous migraine medication. I start it on Sunday.
We had to change most of my regular medications as a result of this, and the new meds are not nearly as effective, which is especially apparent in my sleeping pills. I'm on a benzodiazapine now (same family as Valium) and not only does it not work as well as my last med, but, like all benzos, it has the unpleasant side effect of causing me to have what I can only describe as "mini-panic attacks." My doctor calls it adrenal malfunction, as they're not panic attacks in the true sense - nothing triggers them - I can just be laying down watching TV when one will strike - but they are unpleasant never the less.
Other than that, I'm still hopeful for positive results on the migraine side of things. The panic attacks can be dealt with later, I'm sure... I just want to get rid of these migraines! :-P
I hope everyone else is hanging in there...
~Liz
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LOA! I was just wondering - my mum gets a lot of headaches - I don't think they are as bad as yours although she did use to get a lot of actual migranes. She's trying this new doctor - he is a musculo-skeletal doctor. He gives her Nitrous oxide?? Laughing Gas? To relax her muscles and then I think does a chiropractic type stuff on her head and neck.
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Seriously, glad you're actually getting somewhere with your treatment, Jason. Can't imagine having to go through that myself.
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I went in for my 9th (of 20 pre-approved) treatment on Friday and was told (suprise!) that my asshole insurance has suspended my treatments as "not medicly required" for my condition! This from the same people that just gave their approval three weeks ago.
Motherfuckers.
From what I was told (and I cant verify because everyone at Bluecross is jacking off for the holiday and wont return untill tuesday), BC wants mt new doctor to.... write a letter explaining why I need the treatment and then it will be reviewed and decided on again.
WE JUST DID THAT! That approval process of writing letters nad appealing took almost six months. Six months of my leg just rotting away.
I was actually shaking with frustration yesterday...
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I'll carve you something nice. Oak, maybe? Maybe maple? Or perhaps you'd rather go for that dashing mahogany or ebony look.
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I want the machine gun prostetic leg from Darkman installed- then I'll be visiting Blue Cross' "medical review board".
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Looking like I'll be getting a pogo stick eventually...man. So, I've been doing the HBO thing for about two weeks (and off for a week and a half) and went to see my wound care Doc today.
For whatever reason, it's FAR worse. 10 centimeters worse in fact.
Jusus, I'm not typically the weepy type, but I almost lost it in the parking lot after my appointment. I go back in one week (I'm trying a new topical dressing with a compression bandage from now untill then) and if it's not noticibly better, the Doc's gonna admit me....no idea for how long. Like I'm made out of money. There's a infection to the wound he wants to kill (indeed he thinks there may be some underlyng and very tough to kill bacteria causing all this shit).
Annnyway, anyone heard anything on Jay? His lack of updates is concering me greatly.
Liz, how are you faring? Is the new MAOI stuff helping?
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Now I feel guilty that I'm doing so much better. All that's really left is a year or so of rebuilding and final healing of the surgical wound.
I, too, am worried abot Jay. I'll let Liz update everybody on how she's doing. And Jason...
Shit, man...
I don't know if that's a type of staph infection, or some other nasty that does the same thing. One of the things that makes staph so scary is that it coats itself in a biofilm that prevents the stuff that would kill it from even getting to it. I'm wondering if that's what your doc thinks is going on. But if worse comes to worst, I'll start a collection to get you the most leading-edge leg and foot we can. Which is small comfort, I know.
And if you need someone around, let me know, and I'll do my best to come a-runnin'.
--Jonah
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Blech. Anyways I spent about 4 hours in the hospital today. I wrenched my spine snowmobiling yesterday and it didn't actually start hurting until today. So no I have to go to a chiropractor once a week for a couple months. It was worth it even though I can't raise my arms above shoulder level and my knees won't fully go straight yet.
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If I can just get this to a point where it's not getting worse, they'll probably try an artificial skin graft (that is to say, skin grown for that purpose, not from my body). I'm still kinda freaked...all this is happening at the worst possible time too- my direct boss was seriously injured in a mototcycle crash two weeks back and almost lost her right leg. She'll be out probably two to four months. My fellow assistant managers are...well,... Morons.
Hmmm....still, hope springs eternal in the body full of Percocet, so I persist.
Thanks for the encouragment, Jonah.
All us sickly Flarites should get together and get seriously plowed- then spill our tales of woe on somepoor barkeep.
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