Just Wanted to Tell My Story Inpoint Form Posted: 07-11-07 12:09pm
I am a 33 year old women. I have a husband
and three children twins that are 5 and a
singleton 2. I lost her twin at birth. I
have been having chronic pain from a car
accident in 2005 when a three quater ton
truck hit me from behind when I was
stopped. My youngest and I were in the van
and the reason we were stopped was there
was some sort of thing going on in front
of us the van in front of me stopped dead
I stopped the jerk behind me was not
paying attention and hit us going 60kms
and hour. He totaled the van my daughter
was three months at the time was unhurt
thank God. I had forgotten to take the
thick warm blanket down off her because I
had not warmed the van up enough for her
So when the back window was smashed in and
the glass all over her was just on the
blanket all I did was take off the blanket
and she was fine. I had installed her car
seat properly as well so she is absoulutly
fine. I on the other hand am not. I had
whip lash and other soft tissue damage,
lots of neck pain and rt arm pain. In
September of the same year the headaches
was getting from the injury all of a
sudden got worse sharp pain in my head on
rt the lt side too coming and stabbing me
every 10-20 seconds. Ened up in hospital
for three weeks just after her first
birthday. I was put in a wheel chair and
told that most likely that I would never
get out of it again. Today I am not in a
wheel chair I do how ever use a walker as
not to fall. They had give me some meds.
that I reacted to. I also went through
withdrawl from morphine, gabapenton, and
topmax as my husband for got to get my
Rx's filled then was rememberance day
everything closed. I thought I was going
to die. Then got that all squared away to
be taken off that slowly I fell with my
youngest down the stairs and broke my
ankle not a clean break I split right up
the middle of the bone. To this day am
waiting to find out if the are going to do
surgery on it as now my ankle is very week
dispite physio and strengthing excerises.
While I was in the hospital they started
doing nerve blocks which helped with head
pain for about 6 to 8 weeks then I was
back to pain at a level of 9-10 or more.
NOw 3 years later am getting nerve burn
swhich hurt but relive some of the pain
for about 3 months and the pain level
after this is at 4-5 so much more
manageable. Also am on t3's fentanyl
patches of 75 mcg and effexor for
depression. I am currently seeking help
from anyone who has any pain coping ideas
as mine are starting to no longer work for
me. Also am lookin gfor a doctor to see
about maybe surgery to fix the stablizers
in my neck. Then Last week I spiked a
fever ended up in the ER they took out my
IUD and now am bleeding very heavyily and
in alot of lower rt abdomin pain very
sharp does not go away moving makes pain
worse even if my husband or children move
the bed or couch ever so lightly I am in
terible pain from it. I have told my doc
about how much I am bleeding am waiting
for him to call me back today about
surgery this week to try and stop bleeding
but I have a pre exsisting condition that
happen when I had my twins (i will tell
you all that story some other day) I had
blood clots in my lungs do now everything
is a much higher risk. If anyone has any
ideas please tell me I am open to trying
almost any thing with reason. I would also
like to say hi to everyone here I think I
have a lot to give and to learn here and
have only been at this asite a week if
that and am always here now. Thank you
all for listening to me go on and on. I
willpost my Labour story one day soon in
the pregancy forum but for now I will say
good bye and taykare
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Hi Sweetie! Me Fairy*godmother Posted: 07-11-07 12:18pm
My heart goes out to you and I am so very
sorry for all the crap you have had to
endure. You have to stay focused and think
positive for these beautiful children you
do have....I know being in such pain, its
a hard thing to concentrate on much less
even try to be pleasant. I do hope you
will finally get some relief soon and can
enjoy your life. Its not fair to a lot of
us and I ask God all hte time....why me?
Then I answer myself ...why not me....he
will not give me anyhting I can't handle.
I too have been given my share of pain...
and I hit 50 Saturday.....it took a long
time to learn this is the only life I have
and so I have to make the best of it, in
pain or not. So many times I wanted to
throw in the towel, but its not my
nature.....be a fighter
girlfriend......just know we are out here
cheering you on!
I too am a fighter. I also push myself way
beyond what I should to be there for my
husband and children. Like today I took my
girls to their doctor's then I took them
to the park to play then a snack out at mc
donalds and I almost passed out from ovr
doing it that was the reason for the
Mcdonalds snack they have a playplace and
While I sat and watched the I eat some
salad and a plain burger to try and get
some thing in my system, I do not eat a
whole lot either always nausus and
vomiting as of late and no not pregant.
Well it helped and then we picked up Daddy
and all went home after supper I took the
youngest out to get some milk and pizza
pops for the girls. my husband gets mad
when I push to hard ar tomorrow I like
right now in alot of intense oain for
going all out today but I feel I need to
do this for the girls I had to put them in
daycare so I only get weekends and the
evenings with them and am not always
feeling well enough by then to spend a
whole lot of time with them. I do however
plan to take the girls camping this year
again by myself and I usually take one of
my nieces with me for help so she can look
after them a little when I need to just
sit or lie down for a while. My husband is
not the outdoors camp in a tent type of
person so I do it alone. I usually try to
go a few weeks after my nerve burn when
pain levels are down but this year because
of all this bleeding. It will be later. Oh
well sorry to ramble. Thank you so much
for your lovely reply. Happy 50th to you.
I just turned 33 in June and I feel like
iam eighty some daysLOL