Another Merry Go Round

[vikingr12]

Hey Vik

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but I also suffer with chronic pain. The only thing that I've found that helps is acupuncture. It's not a cure, understand that, but it can help so that you can function a bit better. It's hard to deal with, pain, in the long term. Hope you find something that may help.

And maybe you might get a nice nurse to massage your legs, hell anything to take your mind off it.

Yeah I tried acupuncture and one little machine that buzzed all the time. I think it was a TEMS unit. It actually made the pain worse. The psych actually recommended a massage therapist who she said was good. Then she used the word "he." Nah. Not for me. But massage takes your mind off it for a while.

I am stuck with it. Sometimes I treat it like a friend and it helps. Other times like yesterday when I tried to stand up after eating lunch with my co-workers, it shot right through me to my toes. You learn to breath when that happens. But the neurontin (gabapentin) does help as long as I remember to take it. Makes me sleepy sometimes but that's just sleep deprivation I think. As long as things don't get noisy.

Keep thinkin', jarhed. We'll make it.

 

[JarHed]

Hey Vik

It's difficult to deal with chronic pain. Probably like most I have good and bad times. I've just learned to tune it out for the most part. But then there are those other times. I just try to stay active and for me acupuncture has been helpful, so I'm glad about that.

Pain and sleep problems can make things very dicey at times. There's no magic, as always just one day at a time.

Take care Brother,

Jar

 

[vikingr12]

Well, she tried to give me Lunesta but it's way too expensive even with the discounts. Ambien gets me to sleep at least. But I still wake up. And it does seem to keep me from dreaming those dreams. And now my wife is here.

Damn, she sure is a sight for sore eyes. And we are doing good now. Thought about divorce just the start of the year but it seems OK now. She is adjusting to America.

I just lost a buddie. He was 82nd and became a real prominent lawyer. Multiple Sclerosis rotted him away but he sure took it gracefully. He had balls. Sad day but I'll make it. Rest in peace, Larry.

Having that love does make a difference. I know it sounds like Paul McCartney but it makes a difference. No more echoes in the house. I can ease off the claymores. Thanks guys. Until the next episode.

 

[Sarg]

R.I.P. Brother Larry. Damn, between suicide, AO diseases and all the other crap we're less than half in forces as we used to be. We're disappearing at a faster rate than the WWII bunch.Well, the VA won't ever run out of Vets as long as our politicians keep throwing wars for the rich folks.

Sarg

 

[vikingr12]

Larry was an expert at spotting trip wires. He was the best point man LRRP I ever knew. And I never once heard him brag about anything.

 

[vikingr12]

The saga continues. The med nurse (psychiatrists are too expensive here) is convinced I am cured and said call me back at the end of 2 months. Right. The therapist got busy so I can't get an appointment.

She tells me the Ambien has a tolerance level. Guess what? I reached it. The stuff does nothing for me. Lorazepam here we come. But lightly. Every other day rather than daily. It does the job. But nothing for the depression works.

It's 12:36 and I am wide awake. The Mexicans across the street finally settled down with the mariachi music. I guess they ran out of cerveza. Time to try to sleep with a snoring Chinese woman. It's actually therapeutic for me. I know she's happy if she is snoring.

Out.

 

[Fargo1]

Uh, cured from PTSD? I know its hard, but you need to get another therapist!

 

[vikingr12]

Yup, that's what I was left with. Don't ever tell them you are cutting back successfully on a drug you feel works. Lorazepam works pretty well for me and I don't use it a lot. Keeps a lot of people around me alive. (Only kidding.)

 

[Lee C]

When I got shot with the RPG I didn't feel any pain as such, more like numb, in control but helpless. I now have implants on my spinal cord and a control box in my chest for my chronic pain, does it help, sometimes, other times I just roll with the pain, f*ck it.
If I am honest, its what makes me tick over