Mary Beth Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Sad news...for me...not going to Houston. Down in my back, can't even go to work, so no having fun either. Trying out the machines will need to wait. My mind is made up, but gotta try one more time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Do you use Therma Care, air activated heat pockets. I wear mine most every day. Ask your Dr. if Lidoderm patches would help. They are a medicated patches. When ThermaCare stops helping as much as I need, I switch to the Lidoderm. This spell check was made by idiots. It's suggestion for ThermaCare was Margarette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Awe sorry Mary Beth! Back pain is no fun at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 So sorry Mary Beth! I hope you are able find relief from that back pain soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Do you use Therma Care, air activated heat pockets. I wear mine most every day. Ask your Dr. if Lidoderm patches would help. They are a medicated patches. When ThermaCare stops helping as much as I need, I switch to the Lidoderm. This spell check was made by idiots. It's suggestion for ThermaCare was Margarette Hi Rita, I have used Therma Care in the past. A friend had the lidoderm patch, I tired it and it worked like a charm. My doctor did prescribe it after I asked about it, but it is a narcotic, and so is one of my pain meds, so she doesn't want to do that. I have had back problems most of my life, surgery once. I sit all day at work and it makes me miserable. Currently I am on 4 different meds and I went to a chiropractor 3 times last week, will go 4 times this week. Hopefully this will do the trick. I am so thankful for FMLA, it keeps me from losing my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyday Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 so sorry to hear your back pain but most of all about missing Houston. My acupuncturist helps my back a lot. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Oh Poo.... I hope you're feeling better soon. I was hoping to meet you in person... Poo...Poo...Poo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Oh Poo.... I hope you're feeling better soon. I was hoping to meet you in person... Poo...Poo...Poo. Me too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 So sorry about your back and missing the Houston show. Sometime in my future I want to go to Houston and to Paducah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hope you're feeling better. I want to go to Houston too!!!! Maybe we all can go together next year? I probably couldn't afford the extra baggage on the return trip, lol!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Oh Mary Beth, I'm so sorry. I know how you were looking forward to it and also looking at machines. I feel bad for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Okay, back update....for those of you sitting on the edge of your chair waiting to hear. I got up today feeling normal. Could be that I am full of steroids and pain meds, and I could jump off a tall building and never feel the thump at the end. I spent a full day at work today, the first time for a week and a half. I am really tired tonight, but my back doesn't hurt nearly as bad, just sore. Still cannot go to Houston, no vacation time left. Getting old is no fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Mary Beth that is a blessing and I sure hope the pain stays away! Back pain is just the pits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 After my first day back at work, and sitting all day, I am a mess today. I stayed home, took the new drugs the doctor gave me, because they are not suppose to make me sleepy. Nope they don't. They make me so dizzy I can't stand up. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Pain meds are no fun! I had an allergic reaction to percacet last week. I'm too the point I don't ever want to take another pain pill and I'll just put up with the pain. They either make me sick to my stomach, make me itch, cause insomnia, or give me the worst hangover I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Pain meds are no fun! I had an allergic reaction to percacet last week. I'm too the point I don't ever want to take another pain pill and I'll just put up with the pain. They either make me sick to my stomach, make me itch, cause insomnia, or give me the worst hangover I've ever had. I don't like them either. The pain was so intense, I don't know what I would have done without them, and the injections, and the chiropractor. The side effects of the meds can be terrible, but this time I am just dealing with it. I need to be able to get off this couch and live life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Mary Beth, Have not been on website in a while and just saw this post. Sorry to hear you are down in your back. Take care and hope you are feeling better real soon. Judi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I dated a neurosurgeon and he said back pain is the worst!!!! So I hope you find something to make you feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hi Judi, been wondering about you. Hope all is well with you. Thank you for your well wishes. I feel like I am being lazy, feels ok as long as I am siting with my feet up and knees bent. Standing or sitting with my feet on the floor, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 LibbyG, I would love to be dating a neurosurgeon right about now, but it would make Rod mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Mary Beth I hope you get to feeling better! How are those grand babies? I remember our daughters going through those awful sick pregnancies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Anderson Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi Mary Beth, hated the narcotics for pain too. I've found that TENS machine helps a lot. Blocks the pain signal to your brain. Been using it since the hip replacement in 2004, it still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Oh my goodness those little girls are beautiful. Haylee was the first, and Jen was so sick with her. Haylee is going to be 8 in a couple of weeks. She is the sweetest little lady. She is the one who plays with the kids at school who do not have friends. She is smart, and beautiful. Do I sound like a grandma? Seriously, she is the perfect child....then there is Kelsey. Kelsey is 4 years old, and a stinker. She is class clown and hysterical. So how is your daughter and babies, any more? Jen was so scared to have Kelsey, but didn't want Haylee to be an only child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi Kay!! How is Texas. Tried to friend you on Facebook but I don't think anyone knows me by Mary Thompson Atchison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Anderson Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi, yep, I'm still in Texas, so close to Houston too. We are in Richmond. TX SW of Houston. It is raining cats and dogs here, we are under flash flood alerts. f you are coming to Houston for the Quilt Festival, be aware that the road in front of the GRB convention center is under construction and is a total mess. Check with Festival folks about parking changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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