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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/24/2008 2:17:48 PM
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womaninchrist
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Roberta, have you checked to see if you qualify for any sort of discount? Some places offer one for low income or for disabilities (like here in Seattle, you establish that you're disabled - any type of disability - and you get a "permit" for $3 that lets you get discount fares or passes and for what's $9 starting next month you can ride the bus all you want). It's worth asking with the price of gas like it is... I hope the appointment went well. FWIW, first ones make me nervous too (and so does trying to find the place for the first time, which doesn't help).
I'll be sure to let you all know what the docs say and what's going on with my friend. BTW, my friend is currently waiting to hear from her chemo docs to hear when that'll be starting up.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/24/2008 8:05:49 PM
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I agree it's worth asking. A nurse I had sorted out my bus pass because it's not safe for me to drive at times. My pass was free.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/25/2008 1:33:20 AM
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You're right, it is worth asking. Especially since my Dr. has told me that she doesn't want me driving when having a panic attack - well, that's a no-brainer IMO. Which is why I pull over.
I did get a copy of the bus system pamphlet today. I went online and checked their website. My dad lives just over 2 miles away. If I walk about 1/3 of the trip, it will take me 71 minutes to get there. If I walk less than 1/8th of the trip, it'll take 90 minutes. Either way, adult fare is $1.25 and disabled fare is $1.00 one way. The farthest that I normally drive is about 15 miles to my Celebrate Recovery meetings. The buses don't even go there.
For my appt. today, I used mapquest. I think it said that the trip would take about 15 minutes. While I was looking at it I noticed that they had me going down road "A" for the majority of the trip, then for a brief moment I would be on road "B." "A" has a posted speed limit of 40 mph and "B" has a posted speed limit 35 mph. "A" has so much traffic on it that you can never get up to 40 mph and you're probably going to hit most of the lights red. "B" has moderate traffic and I seldom hit a red light. So I took "B" and made it in 12 minutes! Since I had so much time left before the appt. started, I grabbed lunch.
The appt. was pretty much the standard first appt. I did find out that the therapist is actually an intern, so I don't know how much she'll be able to help me in getting disability. She was very nice though.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/25/2008 4:26:55 PM
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I did find out that the therapist is actually an intern, so I don't know how much she'll be able to help me in getting disability. She may not have the authority to get you disability ~ but make sure that you find out and find out how to get to see a doctor if she can't.
I'm glad she was nice. First appointments can be a nightmare. Glad you found the route easy to sort!
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/25/2008 4:39:41 PM
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I did find out that the therapist is actually an intern, so I don't know how much she'll be able to help me in getting disability. She may not have the authority to get you disability ~ but make sure that you find out and find out how to get to see a doctor if she can't.
Yup- I've written it in my journal and on my calendar and on the appt card she gave me for next week so that I'll remember to ask her.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/25/2008 6:24:57 PM
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I get fed up of tablets disintigrating on me!
That would be so annoying!!
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/25/2008 10:23:34 PM
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they're going to give me my thyroxine in a bottle (I commented on how easily the tablets broke when I got them out of the blister pack). Not sure if that means someone in the pharmacy is going to put them in a bottle or they can order them that way and I'm not worried. I get fed up of tablets disintigrating on me!
Wow, I wonder what generics you get - that has never happened to me in 10 years of taking thyroxine!
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/25/2008 10:51:27 PM
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I found out today that my friend sees her chemo doc on the 2nd (at least I think it's the 2nd, if not, it's the 3rd). She doesn't know anything more than that's her appointment day/time.
GI said my bloating could be the long suspected problem with gastric emptying, or I could have developed something else involving gastric motility/inflammation further down or it could be liver related. The liver stuff is major but unlikely however since it's major she ran liver tests. On Monday morning I have a lovely sounding series of tests to see how fast my stomach empties. If both those are clear, then they'll re-do some old test on my intestines and colon. Meanwhile, she's wondering why my GP's clinic pawned the cardio symptoms off on her. She's got notes in her records of oddities predating my latest GI meds and really thinks my GP should be closely monitoring my cardio stuff and not just pulse/BP but also how my heart is beating. 
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/26/2008 4:42:42 PM
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they're going to give me my thyroxine in a bottle (I commented on how easily the tablets broke when I got them out of the blister pack). Not sure if that means someone in the pharmacy is going to put them in a bottle or they can order them that way and I'm not worried. I get fed up of tablets disintigrating on me!
Wow, I wonder what generics you get - that has never happened to me in 10 years of taking thyroxine!
I think it's just me and the size of the tablets. It's a total nightmare on the 25mcg. I'm not bad on the 100mcg though, but they have broken on me. For little things like that, my fingers don't work so well so it's probably not the tablets but me.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/26/2008 8:10:45 PM
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I've been trying to think of a reason to get out of going to Celebrate Recovery tonight. I'm sure why I don't want to go, I just don't. I think part of it has to do with the fact that I am completely alone. That's doesn't happen often when you have seven people living in the same home. The only noise I hear right now is my fingers on the keyboard and the A/C. It's so nice and peaceful! I've been alone for 10 whole minutes. But, I'm going anyway. See y'all later.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/27/2008 12:53:33 AM
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Roberta, I can understand that temptation completely. I personally treasure my alone time (perhaps a bit too much) and with 2 in a studio, alone time is a very scarce commodity so I take it when I get it and it's been quite tempting at times to not do things just to enjoy some alone time (and I'll admit a time or two I've given into that temptation). But at least you went, I hope it went well.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/27/2008 12:07:13 PM
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Except for the smoke part, that sounds fun too. At least you still managed some alone time even if you did get it by driving to a meeting that wasn't there.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/30/2008 1:52:31 AM
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My BIL came home from the hospital Friday night. That night my sister hurt her back. It's an injury from a head-on collision she had a few years ago with a drunk driver. Her girls have been in my care continuously since then. J-10 is no problem. J-8 is something else! Both girls are normally in my care while sis works and then when she gets home, she takes over. J-8 is ADHD and not on meds and she is just plain mean. It looks like the first break I'll get from her will be Tuesday afternoon when I go see my therapist.
I called my dad to get somewhat of a break and he turned me down. He is going through radiation right now.
I called my SIL and she turned me down because of how J-8 treats her children.
There is no one else that I can trust to watch this little girl without abusing her. I'm not sure that I'm up to the challenge for that long.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/30/2008 2:37:46 AM
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Yikes Roberta. That sounds like quite a handful. J-8 sounds a lot like my step grandson who's ADHD before they got him on meds. Speaking of, did you know it can be considered neglect if you know someone in your care needs meds/treatment for something and they're not getting it? The school actually reported my stepdaughter and her husband because they weren't giving their kid his meds. Though there is or may be a religious exception...
I should be sleeping. At 7:45 in the morning, I'm supposed to be at the hospital for that gastric emptying test. Blech. Hopefully they'll at least learn something from it.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 6/30/2008 8:13:52 PM
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Yikes Roberta. That sounds like quite a handful. J-8 sounds a lot like my step grandson who's ADHD before they got him on meds. Speaking of, did you know it can be considered neglect if you know someone in your care needs meds/treatment for something and they're not getting it? The school actually reported my stepdaughter and her husband because they weren't giving their kid his meds. Though there is or may be a religious exception...
I don't believe that the gov't should be able to force a parent to medicate a child in a case like this. However, if the parent, for whatever reason, chooses not to medicate, then they need to take appropriate steps with their child so that the child does learn to get along with others or whatever. Unfortunately, J-8 is able to rule mom and dad because they let her.
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I should be sleeping. At 7:45 in the morning, I'm supposed to be at the hospital for that gastric emptying test. Blech. Hopefully they'll at least learn something from it.
How did everything go for you?
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/1/2008 2:01:17 AM
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I'm not sure I agree with that law either, but it became an issue for my stepdaughter and her family because their middle son (the one with ADHD) had behavior issues much like what you described with J-8... Though when they finally took their child to a child pdoc turned out their kid also had ODD and needed therapy - along with his parents.
Don't have the official results yet, but the tech did say "it was really slow, but you didn't hear that from me". If he was right, at least we finally know something.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/1/2008 2:04:55 AM
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Don't have the official results yet, but the tech did say "it was really slow, but you didn't hear that from me". If he was right, at least we finally know something.
Sometimes knowing is half the battle.
I go see my new therapist again tomorrow. I have to remember to ask her if she has any pull with disability since she is an intern.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/2/2008 12:18:04 AM
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My third son dropped by this evening on his way to the Canada Day fireworks. The doctor believes he has ADD and is bi-polar. It's nice to know that someone is finally helping him but it sure breaks my heart that he has to have these problems.
My second son was recently diagnosed with social phobia.
With my depression, that's half the family that has psychiatric problems. 
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/2/2008 1:49:56 AM
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Hi Maggie. Getting to the point of getting help is sometimes the hardest step to take in this fight with mental illness. Be glad he's getting help and getting it early - that can make a huge difference in his life. That's something I've learned from observation of my family that also runs about half having some mental illness.
Roberta, what did you find out about the intern and disability? Any news?
I officially have gastroparesis (slow gastric mobility due to reduced movement of the muscles of the stomach), but they aren't sure exactly why (none of the standard reasons really seem to apply). And I have to order a med from abroad since I've already failed the one med available here. I hate to sound whiny, but I really wish that if my body has to misbehave, that it could at least foul up in normal and obvious manners and tolerate the standard meds. Ok, whining over.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/2/2008 12:34:08 PM
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Roberta, what did you find out about the intern and disability? Any news?
She can't help me. I called to find out when my previous therapist would be back and they said that she is out until October. The only one who can help me right now is my pdoc.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/2/2008 1:16:33 PM
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Does the intern work with a supervisor? In many states they have to work either directly under one or closely with one (I don't know the rules for CA). If so, her supervisor should have a full license and might be able to help. It's worth asking about if you need a tdoc's word in addition to your pdoc.
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RE: Mental Health Encouragement. - 7/2/2008 4:32:42 PM
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Roberta, I agree with womaninchrist. It may take some pushing on the topic, but there should be someone above your intern who can help you with this.
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My heart just sank at that news. Maggie, I know that it's not something you wanted to hear ~ but the good news is that he's got a diagnosis and can get treatment now. One of the biggest regrets that I've had is that I didn't meet people like my doctor, psychiatrist and psychologist 20 years ago. It would have made such a huge difference to my life (I think).
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. It was quite funny as we discussed my meds and what (if any) problems I had with them. I raised a couple of issues. They're sorting me out the kind of inhaler that I like because it's easier for me to us and they're going to give me my thyroxine in a bottle (I commented on how easily the tablets broke when I got them out of the blister pack). Not sure if that means someone in the pharmacy is going to put them in a bottle or they can order them that way and I'm not worried. I get fed up of tablets disintigrating on me!
