Dont even remember the last time I was on here. It certainly has been a while...  The depression has gotten a lot better. I thought that with winter coming on I would be right back there, but so far so good.. Of course there are still down days, but they sure dont last as long....  Wish I could say all the pain from the things I have were gone too, but no such luck..  I...

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On the 22 of September I had to go to the ER after a couple days of stomach pain.. They said I had a bladder infection and gave me an antibiotic... It wasnt helping so I went back to the ER on Monday the 27th. They took an x-ray of my stomach and said to keep taking the antibotic... Tuesday morning I was sitting in the chair in my living room (waiting on hubby to...

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I have been searching for the answer to this question for quite some time and now am writing in hopes of getting an answer.. If I take a multi-vitamin a day do I need to take extra vitamins like extra of the Vitamin B complex or Vitamin D or Calcium?????  I dont want to be over consuming anything...

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Well I went to the doctor today..  I got a shot in my shoulder (My first cortisone shot ever) and it really wasnt that bad.. It hasnt helped much yet though. I have Arthritis in my shoulder and neck. As a matter of fact this dr seems to be of the opinion I have arthritis everywhere.  And she also said there was nothing that could be done for the degenerative disk, all of it was...

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Ok, I have been taking the Chantix for almost 3 weeks now. I have not completely quit smoking but have cut down to only 5 to 8 cigarettes a day, which is a big accomplishment since I smoked more than 60 a day... However I am starting to have a disturbing side affect, one I do not know if it will improve or not if I quit taking it... My vision is starting to be...

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Well, this is it..  My last day (i hope so with every fiber of my being) of being a smoker... I moved it up a few days, originally I had planned for it to be Monday but I am out of smokes and no money to buy any, so this is it.. I am having a few side affects from the chantix but I hopefully can tolerate them because I want this so bad, you...

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I have decided to hopefully become a non smoker..  I have to do something. I mean I am up to 3 and a half packs a day... I am now starting on week 2 of Chantix. So far there hasnt been much change, just cut back a little but as the chantix starts working I am hoping that I will totally quit.  I also signed up for quit smoking classes.  I am trying to do...

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Its been a while since I have blogged anything.  Been lots of ups and downs, mostly down.  Been so rough and getting rougher each day.  The pain from the physical stuff has increased, while the finances keep dropping and dropping.  Disability was denied again, but that is to be expected. As the lawyer said, it is a long drawn out process, but in the meantime we are drowning here.  It"s hard to keep the spirits...

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I am glad to say the depression has lifted somewhat, but am still a bit in the dumps.. Especially now that they turned off the cable and I cant afford to get it back, plus I dont have the money for those converter boxes.  So I can twiddle my thumbs all day now.. Cant watch any of my shows now,,, Dr Phil, Dr OZ, The Doctors, nothing.  It hasnt been as warm today, plus it...

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Well with the warm weather comes a better mood... The depression seems to be a little better.. I havent been laying in bed as much... I have been out of the house quite a bit.  Walked Saturday around the lake, then Sunday went back and had a picnic by the lake... Went to see mom several times.  Spent most of today outside.  Now the mood is better I wish the pain would follow suit, but...

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Serious question there....  I am disabled due to several physical disabilities among them, Fibromylgia and Degenerative Disk Disease...  I was on another sight talking about having to quit work recently due to the pain and all and was talking about how I was losing everything, due to not being able to pay for anything.... I was told to get off my lazy butt and get a job... I was also told I dont look disabled.......

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