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Forum: iSpine 05-13-2009, 03:47 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,242
Posted By jessmith07
You can get them over-the-counter at the drug...

You can get them over-the-counter at the drug store, I would just make sure that your doctor or pharmacist says it's safe. The brand that I have used is called Aqua-Ban...it's a little blue pill.
Forum: iSpine 05-13-2009, 03:33 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,242
Posted By jessmith07
One more thought...could the fluid retention that...

One more thought...could the fluid retention that you might be experiencing from these two drugs be exacerbated by your cycle?
Forum: iSpine 05-13-2009, 03:30 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,242
Posted By jessmith07
Also, Topamax does take a while to build up in...

Also, Topamax does take a while to build up in your system, so it's not surprising that it took a while for these symptoms to appear, if this really is what's going on. I do know, from my research...
Forum: iSpine 05-13-2009, 03:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,242
Posted By jessmith07
Topamax and Phenergan Interactions

This may be your problem...looks like the two together could be causing fluid retention. I take Topamax too, to prevent migraines, and it also helped me with nerve pain...

You searched for...
Forum: iSpine 05-13-2009, 01:16 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,242
Posted By jessmith07
Symara, what meds are you currently taking? ...

Symara, what meds are you currently taking? Could it be that you've added something new recently (or changed dosage of existing meds or even changed to a generic) and that you might be taking two or...
Forum: iSpine 05-12-2009, 07:00 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,271
Posted By jessmith07
Symara, Are you thinking of having a 3rd...

Symara,

Are you thinking of having a 3rd discectomy on that disc or are you thinking of having a fusion or ADR? If you're thinking of a 3rd discectomy, then you wouldn't have to be off work for...
Forum: iSpine 05-12-2009, 06:43 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,271
Posted By jessmith07
Eastex, Heloooo Texas...I'm from Ft. Worth!...

Eastex,

Heloooo Texas...I'm from Ft. Worth! It's been a while since I've been home (at least 10 years, but moved away in 1994), but you know what they say, "You can take the girl out of Texas,...
Forum: iSpine 05-12-2009, 01:46 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,552
Posted By jessmith07
Cindylou...did you ever get in to see the...

Cindylou...did you ever get in to see the neurologist? What did she/he say?

BTW, if BC/BS covered you for a procedure, but denied the same procedure for someone else (in the same group...
Forum: iSpine 05-12-2009, 01:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,069
Posted By jessmith07
I know this is an older thread, but I want to...

I know this is an older thread, but I want to thank everyone for the information. I've really been worried about this, and I haven't even had the surgery yet. My husband and I are...
Forum: iSpine 05-11-2009, 02:38 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,271
Posted By jessmith07
Wink Checking in...

Hi All...I hope all you Mom's had a great Mother's Day...I sure did!

Well, I'm feeling much more calm, although still scared. My pain at the moment is being managed by my regular doctor, and when...
Forum: iSpine 05-09-2009, 06:12 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,271
Posted By jessmith07
Well, it's almost 1:00 and I just woke up. I ran...

Well, it's almost 1:00 and I just woke up. I ran out of sleeping pills, and forgot to go pick up my refill from the pharmacy. However, I'm feeling more at peace, albeit a bit restless. I think my...
Forum: iSpine 05-08-2009, 05:04 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,271
Posted By jessmith07
Thank you all SO much for taking the time to talk...

Thank you all SO much for taking the time to talk me through this and share.

I'm doing better today, and I decided that it's best not to alter my schedule and stay home...it's best to just push...
Forum: iSpine 05-07-2009, 04:47 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 12,271
Posted By jessmith07
How did/do you deal with the stress?

I feel like I'm falling apart...like there's a loose thread that's being pulled and all of my seams are slipping. I have an almost constant tremble; it's nothing visible, but I feel it. I know that...
Forum: iSpine 05-07-2009, 04:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Fuzzy...lorazapam...isn't that Xanax? I have...

Fuzzy...lorazapam...isn't that Xanax? I have some of that somewhere. I have a fear of dentists and I've been having some reconstructive work done over the last couple of years so I have to pop a...
Forum: iSpine 05-07-2009, 04:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Michelle, one thing I've learned in the short...

Michelle, one thing I've learned in the short time I've been on this forum is that I've found a wonderful group of people who KNOW what I'm going though, either because they've been there, they are...
Forum: iSpine 05-07-2009, 06:10 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,339
Posted By jessmith07
Let's get our loved ones involved here

My husband and I have lunch together every Wednesday, without fail. Today's lunch topic was him following the posts that I've been leaving on iSpine in the hopes to better understand what'm going...
Forum: iSpine 05-07-2009, 05:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,833
Posted By jessmith07
Justin, If your still there, I'll be arriving in...

Justin, If your still there, I'll be arriving in Straubing on the 23rd in the late afternoon/early evening and checking into Hotel Thies???? whatever if you'd like to say hi...maybe a glass of some...
Forum: iSpine 05-07-2009, 05:07 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Hey Everybody...just checking in...it's 10...

Hey Everybody...just checking in...it's 10 minutes 'til midnight, and I'm wake, again...even after 2 sleeping pills. :confused:

At the moment, not only are the crazies getting me, but me, but I'm...
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2009, 02:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 10,400
Posted By jessmith07
Michelle...you took the fears right out of my...

Michelle...you took the fears right out of my mouth!!!! I just had a laminectomy back in September 2008, and my surgeon said, "This should fix you right up...at least for a few years." I knew the...
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2009, 02:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Runner, Yes, we make our own wine, but we...

Runner,

Yes, we make our own wine, but we don't have a vineyard. We DO have 8 blueberry plants in the backyard, but they aren't producing anything yet. Sometimes we buy kits, but we've also...
Forum: iSpine 05-06-2009, 02:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Dale, Your post made me cry...they were...

Dale,

Your post made me cry...they were tears of relief, for the understanding and the empathy and the clarity. I have gotten so much support from everyone here, I can't even begin to thank you...
Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 07:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Gee...is my anxiety disorder THAT noticeable??? ...

Gee...is my anxiety disorder THAT noticeable??? :eek: I've been taking meds for this for years!!! :D Maybe it's time to up the dose...

As far as my employer goes, I work for a great company,...
Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 06:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Thanks Katie...and yes, I work full-time and have...

Thanks Katie...and yes, I work full-time and have 7 kids; 6 daughters and 1 son. 4 live with us full-time (my three and my husband's son) and his 3 daughters live with us Thursday-Sunday.

I just...
Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 01:27 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
I'm sorry for the middle of the night crazy...

I'm sorry for the middle of the night crazy post...even with sleeping pills, I can't sleep, I'm so stressed out.

I took a sleeping pill around 9:00 last night, because the night before, I didn't...
Forum: iSpine 05-05-2009, 07:24 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,387
Posted By jessmith07
Just feeling REALLY STRESSED

I feel so STUPID that out of all the research I 've done and all the pounding and fighting with the insurance company and all of the travel coordinating between here, Paris, Munich, Stroebing, that a...
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