Post #12,693
10/10/01 3:14:56 PM
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Re: Don't get yourself in debt...
My income has not changed, my pain threshold has changed. My income is also artificially lowererd because I spent 4 months unemployed a few years back and ran up very high credit debts paying mortgage and utilities on credit. I'm still paying those off.
And I'm working off SEVEN months of unemployment where bills, mortgage, etc. were paid with cc. Became unemployed one month after getting remarried, adding a wife with three teenage daughters to the family...
My wife fell back in May, and is now unemployed/unemployable until we can figure out what has caused her to loose strenght/feeling in legs and arms, and what's causing muscle spasms.
I'm also "senior ... (title depends on day of week or time of day :)), so I'm making "good money". However, latest budget shows $300/month left to cover: food (Wife and I, her 3 teen daughters and my 2 teen daughters); gas; entertainment; church donations; emergencies....
[link|mailto:jbrabeck@mn.mediaone.net|Joe]
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Post #12,893
10/11/01 11:44:49 AM
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Sorry To Hear That
Did she get checked for MS? It's important to diagnose it early.
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Post #13,059
10/11/01 10:07:24 PM
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Very Important.
One of my best friends, Frank, was diagnosed with MS last month.
His vision was failing, and for the last year or so, he was getting 'stumble-y', losing feeling in his legs, etc. He had tests done last year that SAID he had MS - the doctor ignored the results, and now the disease has progressed signifigantly.
His current doctor is supporting him in a malpractice suit; there are therapies that slow the progress of the disease signifigantly (he takes multiple shots a day), apparently - his old doctor's decision to ignore results that explicitly stated "MS" has really impacted the quality of his life badly.
GET IT CHECKED.... Please!
Imric's Tips for Living- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Post #13,103
10/12/01 9:54:42 AM
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Thanks - we finally have a diagnosis
Short version...
Fell in early May. Went to Dr. following week due to pain, said "Pulled muscles".
Pain got worse. Urgent care Dr. "Sprained wrist".
Few weeks later, Pain got so bad on weekend went to ER. Dr. suggested Mayo Clinic, neurology/spine check.
Went to Mayo. CT, MRI, EEG, EMG. "Can't find anything physically/neurologically wrong, "try a shrink" (my wife's interpetation). Mayo did rule out MS, Parkinsons, stroke, spinal injury and nerve malfunction. But didn't give a diagnosis.
Recommended to Pain Rehab Clinic. Tried the one at Sister Kinny Institute. Was too streneous for her, had to drop after one week. Now she is at the Pain Rehab at St. Mary's (Part of Mayo Clinic).
The doctor there ran some tests and said she has the most severe form of Fibromyalgia. This is what she had already determined based upon research on the internet. She (and I also) was very happy to finally have a medical person give her a diagnosis. Of course, Fibro is a life long condition. She may regain some of her mobility and ability to work, she may not...
Keep her in your prayers, if you're so inclined. And thanks.
[link|mailto:jbrabeck@mn.mediaone.net|Joe]
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Post #13,106
10/12/01 10:08:23 AM
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I'm with you, buddy
My wife is in the same boat.
My prayers are with you both....
jb4
(Resistance is not futile...)
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Post #13,144
10/12/01 1:24:27 PM
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Please email me direct.
My wife has found a Fibro chat line. That has helped her a lot. If your wife and my wife have the same thing, it may be beneficial for them to email each other.
[link|mailto:jbrabeck@mn.mediaone.net|Joe]
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Post #13,145
10/12/01 1:29:00 PM
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10-4...write you this weekend
But be advised that my wife is a confirmed "preservationist"; things like e-mail will have to be done by me because...well, she just doesn't want to get near the thing if she doesn't have to. (And, as far as she is cincerned, she doesn't have to!)
jb4
(Resistance is not futile...)
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Post #13,108
10/12/01 10:11:25 AM
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I will.
Imric's Tips for Living- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Post #13,126
10/12/01 12:05:11 PM
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One more...
Will keep you and yours in my heart and my thoughts.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Post #13,128
10/12/01 12:09:03 PM
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You have my support
Not a praying man, but I do make exceptions for good cause.
For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution;
and it is always wrong
H. L. Mencken, Mencken's Metalaw
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