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I'm a moron! The office finally called back and said no breathing tube, it's only used in emergency. But my asshole Dr canceled my surgery anyway. He said there's too much muscle involvement and muscle wasting that i need to go to a specialist. Uhm ok. Second time an ortho has canceled my...

Hmm i will ask my dr to consider that! Thanks!

Nah, the pain and pins and needles is only part of it. The nerve entrapment has atrophied my hand muscles as well. If it's left too long without being corrected, I'll get a clawhand, which isn't pretty, especially on an unmarried childless 33 year old woman. I actually considered canceling the...

Anoxia= no oxygen to the brain. I died, was revived, in a coma for 6-8 days. When i woke up, i was strapped to a hospital bed breathing through what felt like a tiny straw, the breathing tube. I had brain damage, didn't know where i was or what had happened to me. I was scared, in pain, and...

You're absolutely right and i wasn't aware of this factor when i wrote it. It was followed by a 45 minute screaming rant about how awful my parents are and Would very much have been better just left alone in my head and quelled with snuggling my boyfriend... I also did want to connect with...

Hi all, So, in August i had suffered multi organ failure and anoxia, and at the very end of being in the ICU, i can remember a few days of being on a ventilator, unable to communicate, in pain and with no idea of where i was or what happened to me. I have flashbacks multiple times a day bc the...

Yeah i was too optimistic, tbh. And i forgot all about these rather large plans. I saw my psychiatrist today though. She made some changes. #30 Xanax instead of #15, added Prazosin for PTSD, and i told her I'd like to change my antidepressant Bc I went from 120lbs to 1630lbs in only six months...

wow, i sure wrote a book! my apologies. i have a lot of trouble being concise these days.:eek:

Hi joey, thanks for the thoughtful reply. The complaints about weight gain and Saphris are totally legit, you can add me to the list of those who agree. I'm only taking the smallest dosage of 2.5mg at bedtime. It actually knocks me out and keeps me asleep until early morning, which is a stark...

My doctor expects nothing but for me to honestly and accurately how I've been doing. I'm sure my doctor won't prescribe me anything that is unsafe for me, and even if something like an interaction got past her, my pharmacist would flag it and stop it. I'm not about to take anything that's not...

Hi, no, I will have to look that one up! I did a woman's trauma IOP program last year for a few weeks. I wasn't really at the same speed that the group was tailored to, and my problem at that point was more my mood disorder. The whole program just frustrated me bc it wasn't the right fit for...

Thanks! I've met one already that talked down to me, but whatever, it's the internet after all! This social worker definitely did not go through what I went through. She must've had some type of back surgery or something in the past and thinks she's been in exactly my spot. It was also partly...

Hi Chava, thanks for your response. While I asked about the med aspect, I do appreciate hearing that grounding techniques have been helpful for you. If you could pick a few of your favorites, what are they? I don't know many, because while my career was in mental health, the programs I worked...

This was my second post, and yes, i too, felt quite unwelcome here with your response, Lucycat. It is my understanding that forums like this are there for support and sharing of information. Your response was neither. I would appreciate it if you didn't have anything nice to say to me, then...

Very true. Thank you for hearing me, i mean really hearing me. I was told by a social worker after this incident that i needed to stop obsessing about nurses wiping my ass and how embarrassed i was bc many ppl get in a medical situation where they need help like that. I was too cognitively...

Thank you. Yes, I'm in therapy.

A little research can go a long way and it's always better to be an informed patient than not. I want to know what people find works for them. It is ultimately the Dr's decision but a good Dr will use their knowledge and make an informed decision. I like health, I like to research it and I...

Omigosh, I forgot that I'd already replied in this thread! Ugh...

Yes, I was on a ventilator and in a coma for about 6 days and eventually I woke up on that ventilator with my hands restrained to prevent me from pulling the times out and my feet were also unable to move bc of those circulation leg things. Well apparently I wasn't sedated enough bc I was scared...

Sure. I have Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Narcolepsy with Cataplexy, PTSD, Bipolar, Anxiety, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, GERD, some cognitive difficulties due to brain injury, and chronic pain due to bulging discs in c-spine, cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease in both lumbar and...

What caught me from your message was the abnormal blood flow. Can you explain more? If you have actual neurological issues, like a brain injury, them i think that's your answer right there. I have had brain injuries and i have some of these symptoms. If it partly sensory issues? If you have had...

Yes, i went into more detail in the introductions forum, but i woke up for a coma and was mostly awake for 2-3 days while being tied to the hospital bed breathing on a ventilator. I was so distraught, in pain, horrified and scared! Nurses would come in and seduction my lungs and i had sepsis so...

Hi. My flashbacks and anger from PTSD are out of control. I need to suggest a med for my psychiatrist. I'm currently taking Viibryd for depression, Saphris for sleep, anxiety and mood stabilization, and i get 15 Xanax per month to take as needed. I take Neurontin for pain and it makes my mood...

Hi. I have a few traumas and I'm tormented hourly by the recent one. This August, i suffered from anoxia- loss of oxygen for a significant amount of time. I was clinically dead and revived, and suffered multi organ failure. I woke up to being restrained in the ICU breathing through a...