My aunt and my uncle have both had problems with using drugs for quite a few years now. My uncle dosen’t think that he has a problem whereas my aunt knows that she does. She ran away from him after years of mental, emotional, and brutaly physical abuse to rehab. She won’t tell anyone where this facility was or what she did there. All she would say is that they helped her and that she admitted herself under a false name. Is that even possible? She is staying with my mother (her sister) now that she is out and she is having to hide from her husband because he is pissed off that she ran away. She wants a divorce from him but is doubtful that she will get it. The whole family needs advice about how we can help her and things to avoid or steer her clear of. Any advice will be appreciated. We truly do want her to succeed with her sobriety.
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Pain And Script From Doctor?
Feb 15
have had bad lower back pain for about a year now and the doc has done xrays and urine tests and says nothing out of line? I ALSO have Tennis elbow, which really hurts! Have been on Vicodin 2/day, sometimes I need 3 or 4 and then i have to suffer other days because I am short on my script. I usually get them refilled every month with just a phone call. Now after a few months not seeing him, he wants a physical before he fills anymore. When I see him, should i tell him I need more than 2/day? Last time I seen him, he refered me to pysical therapy, but I cant afford that and dont have the time during the week to go. I recently got a script for vicoprofen from my dentist due to an abcess tooth and when the tooth problem was gone, i utilized the extras to help with my back. BTW- would that be considered doctor shopping? cuz i have two scripts.. ALSO does anyone know what physical therapy costs, because my insurance dont cover it.
Thanks
I was wounded in the abdomen and leg during an OIF deployment in August 2007. My back also became injured, though not entirely sure how because it was not hit by shrapnel, though the explosion was less than 30 ft away. The abdomen required extensive surgery. My back pain has progressively become worse and worse. I’ve been on three, three months profiles for my back after getting off profile for my abdomen which lasted for about 9 months. I’ve been to physical therapy which did not help. I went to the chiropractor which did not help. Now, I am in Physical Medicine (who are going with the complete opposite treatment plan as physical therapy), and after several months there is no improvement. My question is do I need to bring up the MMRB/MEB with my doctor, or will they suggest it when all treatment plans have expired? Keep in mind being an 11B2P now, I am pretty much **** on a stick being on profile like this. The only reason I’m not licking grout clean in the evenings is because it is a combat related injury. However, in addition, my profile states no carrying over 48 pounds, but they continually require me to go to ranges and perform airborne ops. My IBA, Helmet, Kit, and weapon come up to about 75-110 lbs depending on what we are doing and the weight of the parachute, reserve, and helmet come out to right around 45 lbs, but then there is the opening shock and the shock of hitting the ground. What can I possibly do about this without facing retribution from my Company, which would honestly try to kick me out for melingering before actually letting me make adequate appts (not that the Army doctors can see me enough, he has stated he would like to see me once a week, but as it is only has time for every fifth week). For a reference, a soldier has been sitting on a MED Board for 12 months now (should finally be out in about 3 months) for not being able to run because he has no feeling in his left leg after it was hit by an EFP… In addition my abdomen hurts daily, but I can still pass the APFT, I am not on profile for it. My left leg hurts daily and twitches A LOT, but again, I can run pretty good on it unless my back kicks in hard, so I’m not on profile for my leg.
I purchased a massage for my husband and the therapist happens to be a male. My husband does not want a male, and says he prefers that a female do the massage. I think either he thinks of it as a sexual thing or he is homophobic. What other reason could it be?? He wants a strong, deep tissue massage, not a light gentle one….so you would think a man would do this very well. The therapist he would see has a very good reputation and works for a physical therapy rehab company. I’m irritated with my husband for thinking a woman should do the massage. What do you think??
OK so about 7 months ago I hurt my wrist during soccer. And maybe 2-3 weeks after that I got a cast. I had the cast for 4 weeks. Then after the cast it was still hurting. 3-4 later I went back and was diagnosed with tendinitis. I was given physical therapy for 6 weeks. That helped my flexibility a lot and the pain some too. But I still have a little bit of pain in my wrists around 7 weeks after my last doctor visit. Help. Do I need to see a doctor again. I have sprained this wrist before. And I am 12. And they say I might, might, might have a cyst. But that’s not likely. Please Help.
A little back info: I had a major car accident in 2006, and came out with what I assumed was nothing more than a seat belt shaped bruise. I declined offers to go to the emergency room, as I thought I was fine, but a few days after I found that I was in increasingly bad back pain. By the time I found a doctor and was put through physical therapy, most of the muscles in my cervical and thoratic spine had atrophied to some degree, and this limits my mobility and gives me daily pain. Since 2006 I have been on both Ultram and Flexeril to control pain, but they are both doing a whole lot of nothing.
I plan on seeing my doctor today- how should I approach the topic of receiving stronger pain meds without seeming like a junkie? It’s not as if I’m asking to be on morphine… I just want to be able to do things my peers are doing. Being 20 and in pain all the time is pretty depressing.
My name is Taylor and im a college soccer player and i’ve been hurt with a groin problem since November 4th 2007. Recently ive been assigned by a doctor to go to physical therapy about a groin issue which no doctor can really find, ive been through 2 mri’s, ct, and xray. But with all exams negative and me sitting out of soccer for over a year i’ve researched over and over on the internet and ive done some self evaluating and seemed to locate the pain in my left adductor with pain in left testicle and left lower adomenal/scrotum. The pain all started when i was running hills and overexerted myself and ended up vomiting. The next day i had significant pain and could hardly sleep at nights cause of the dull aching pain.No doctor or surgeon seems to really listen to me really about what i have to say which is understandable after the extensive years of school they’ve been through. Once the injury happened i went to my school clinic and they immediately labeled me as having a sports hernia and sent me to surgeon and such, surgeons would just do the cough method on me and say i just have a strained groin and give it time. I believed them and gave it time and after about 7 straight months of resting just a “strained abdomimen” and still feeling the same pain while coughing, and sudden movements actually probably even worse since my groin seemed to be tighter because i hadn’t exercised, (besides the bike or olypitcal at low speed to stay in somewhat decent shape.)I decided to just start exercising running playing soccer every now and then, and i could feel my groin, the pain was there but once it got loose it felt okay but mid way through it’d start to get bad, especially after and was sensitive and sore for a couple days, but since the numberous doctors and surgeons turned my away i didn’t have much to lose. I eventually stopped cause i couldn’t take the aching pain,however it still has never went away even when im not exercising for an exenstive period of time.Anyhow i was assigned 4 weeks of therapy 3 days a week and i was told if my groin problem didn’t get any better from physical therapy (which it hasn’t, and im in my last week of therapy) then they are going to perform surgery where they are going to go in and just search for the problem and hope they find it and can fix it supposebly. Im a big sports fan so i’ve known about you from hearing about athletes needing sports hernia surgery. From what i noticed not many doctors believe in a sports hernia so they don’t even really give it any chance. Anyhow i thought i would send you an email and see what you had to say about it, it’s probably hard to make evaluations over the internet so i understand,sorry this is all crammed together and thank you for time, i just am interested in what you think about the situation.Thank you again.
Sometimes, I get put on medications that make me sleepy, have stomach pains, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, nausea. etc. I NEED this medication. Antidepressants & anti-anxiety/OCD, & Tourette’s medications. 1 time, I got fired for sleeping on the job, & the boss didn’t care about my medication side effects.
Also, the drowsiness would make me oversleep, miss school, fail a test, fighting to stay awake, etc. I have my BA in Spanish, & my Vocational Rehab. counselor refuses to help me, & she closed my case behind my back without telling me. I made a grievance, & the grievance lady agreed with the counselor. I want to work, but my disability & medications, & people discriminating & pre-judging, are ALL what’s holding me back from getting a job. Also lack of transportation. & I can’t take just any job. My disability may be mental, but I need special accommodations to work alone in a quiet office or something, since I get distracted easily & have trouble concentrating & focusing.
I feel so hopeless right now. What can I do? I can’t stand on my feet past 30 minutes, & I can’t work in noisy environments. I have some computer skills, & whatever skills I don’t have, I can go back & learn it. I’m brushing up on my Spanish skills & trying to learn French, as well.
I was driving with my 6 month old and got hit head on after he came across the yellow lines. the impact flipped and rolled us and we slid on my roof. I crawled out on my knees on my roof and then had to sit and watch my baby hang inside the car until they finally got her out. very scary. she had glass in her mouth and i had neck, knees, back,wrists and ankle pains and cuts all over me. i had physical therapy and xrays etc totaling 11,000 and i hear about this “general rule” of 3x medical- but i have 2 other kids and a husband and a life that took a while to get adjusted to. im in college and it hurts in my knees still when i walk and so much more inconveniences. like i’m scared of cars hittiing me now- i even jump if they come too close. what do you think?
I’m 51, female, was injured when my arm was pulled by husband 2 months ago, and the pain keeps getting worse- having trouble sleeping, and range of motion affected. Doctor wanted to give me cortisone shot, physical therapy hurts, i’m not sure i want to take so much Aleve. Any suggestions?