AZURE WISH
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I am so tired. like i just woke up from anesthia. I am completely homebound. I overexert way to easy. i spend most my awake hours on the couch watching t.v.
And my whole spine feels like it is being sliced down the middle then squeezed. sometimes breathing is so much fun. I have tried all kinds of natural antiflamatoires whicch dont seem to help. tried wathcing what i eat...which doesnt seem to help.
Most pain meds I cant do cuz of my stomach. I was taking some advil so I could sleep more soundly but I think I am going to have to stop because my insurance denied my protonix and I can feel my digestive issues getting worse already...
So now I have to try to write an appeal letter... but first I have to find my brain... so if anyone has seen it please let me know
I have no idea what to put in the appeal letter but thats probaly becuase i am funtioning in a malfunctioning anesthiac haze running on 1/2 a brain cell. and probaly a damaged 1/2 at that
It has to get better though...right?
If anyone has any ideas on pain meds that dont effect stomach issues (GERD, haitus hernia (sp?), gastroparesis, gastrisis (sp?))
or a way to clear away the anesthia. (which would probaly actually help my brain) I would appreciate.
I am old and tired and my poor little 1/2 a brain cell is overworked. Sorry I am complaining so much but I am all out of ideas and really tired of being stuck in the house doing nothing day after day.
If you made it this farthank you for listening to my whiny rambly brainless post.
Also just wanted to say "hi" to everyone at lymechat... i've been to sick to be on.
INSURANCE HELP FOR APPEALS from SARAH aka californialyme 11-07 Another good site for insurance help is HARP.org run by an oncologist who got a JD (became a lawyer) because he was tired of his patients being shafted in their treatment because of insurance companies, specifically HMOs for him. He knows ALL about Lyme- his name is Harvey Frey and he is actually a family friend (if you write him from his site tell him Karen Leonards daughter Sarah told you to write hiM!)(that's me*)!
He helped the Lyme patients going after Kaiser as much as able- he won't be your lawyer but we can help you figure out what to do sometimes!!!
from ANN-OHIO There is tons of good info at the site mentioned below,. this is the home page http://www.patientrights.com/index.html It was put together by a Michigan law firm and is one of the best I have ever seen
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drink plenty of water to clear anestesia, and ask your md who prescribed the med for help
my docs here (TX) have sent letter stating --hey we tried this, that, and the other and none worked so my patient needs this rx
see if MD will give u samples while dealing with ins.
there are meds that can be componded in cream form//called PLO cream. can call local compound pham. and see what they can make for pain meds then ask md for that in compound form (be prepared to pay in full usually for compound).
adding phenergan in cream -plo form may help make pain med work stronger.
pain is major issue for me, on enough meds to put a horse down and still hurt!! have appt with pain specilist LLMD recommended in 2 weeks.
-------------------- i am not a Dr. any info is only for education, suggestion or to think/research. please do not mis-intuprest as diagnostic or prescriptive, only trying to help. **
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AZURE WISH
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just to clarify...i didnt actually have anethiasia....thats just what my fatigue feels like...
sorry if i wasnt clear...but it is the best way i could think to describe it.
I didnt know there were creams for pain...thank you for the info.
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I have tried all kinds of natural antiflamatoires whicch dont seem to help. tried wathcing what i eat...which doesnt seem to help.![[bonk]](graemlins/bonk.gif)
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to everyone at lymechat... i've been to sick to be on. 
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