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nancyc
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Despite the fact I am chronic...
« on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 7:32pm » |
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Despite the fact, I fight the damn beast and the effects of all the meds I am on...I am so blessed! I have not given up...Depression got ahold of me awhile back and I signed off from this mb cause I did not feel alot of support like I used to here....Some of you guys and gals still loved me enough to contact me as I have tried to do the same for alot of you over the years...anyway, I started on Prozac, started a second job on a med surg unit at a local hospital...and am building my self esteem again....Chs have a tendency to tear that down...but I was determined NOT to let that happen to me...I am a survivor...I have learned this over the years at ch.com...DJ helped me realize this when he got me to watch someone else suffer a ch....I saw then HOW strong I had to be to Survive that shit...anyway, thanks to those that loved me enough to keep in touch with me...I have tried to be there for my fellow chs...and do appreciate the support I receive here...God bless those that realize that LOVE is what it is all about! smiles, nancyc Ps I am having a fantasic time with my grandson...he is my lifeline!
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #1 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 7:35pm » |
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Amen! You've just said it all. 
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #2 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 7:43pm » |
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Nancy, bout darn time you came back home where you belong!! You have been missed round here gal. Rem. I LOVE YA SIS!!! Gald to hear things are lookin up for. Keep that wonderful grand son close to ya. No matter what a child's smile makes all the bad stuff just disappear. Mykee is what keeps me going.
Love & PF wishes, Leesa 
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #3 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 7:53pm » |
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Welcome back Nancy...  ... do ya feel the love?
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #4 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 8:47pm » |
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Welcome back sweety.....
You have been missed..
Huggs
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #5 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 8:51pm » |
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Good to see you back Nancy.
Ain't grandkids great!
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #6 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 8:55pm » |
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Nancyc,
Thank you for blessing us with you presence. I am so glad to see you doing better. Take care my friend.
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #7 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 9:03pm » |
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I was hoping to see you posting again, sis. You can only stay away just so long before the void gets bigger than you.
Love ya,
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #8 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 9:07pm » |
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WooooooooooooHooooooooooo Nancy good for you...! Welcome back.........And... thanks for admitting about the depression its hard for us to do but helps others at the same time. We missed you remember Im a phone call away... love to you Ree
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #9 on: Nov 2nd, 2004, 9:12pm » |
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Welcome back nancy, grandkids really can heal in so many ways!
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #10 on: Nov 3rd, 2004, 7:55am » |
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Hey NancyC, Glad ya made it back to the land of the living. I think every person with CH's get some kind of depression from time to time. I know that I do, and I have lots to be thankful for.
Keep ur chin up, We all Love ya, Patrick
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #11 on: Nov 3rd, 2004, 8:59am » |
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Welcome back, Nancy! Glad to hear that you're doing better.
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #12 on: Nov 3rd, 2004, 9:09am » |
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Hey Nancy.
I am so pleased you got some help for your depression.
I know how crippling it can be. I have seen my brother go through it and was shocked at what it did to him.
He took prozac for a while and it turned him around thank God.
The docs in England would not give him anything. They told him to do yoga and some deep breathing....can you believe that???
Well, he finally came to the point where he could not function on a basic level and was suicidal. My sister and I flew him to Miami...and it was a nightmare to get him on the plane. We took him to a psycologist and they put him on prozac straight away. Within two weeks he was back to being my nutter brother again.
I just wanted to share this with you because I know what this can do to a person.
Welcome back sweetie. I am dancing for you that you got help.
Love Jayne
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #13 on: Nov 3rd, 2004, 9:11am » |
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So you want to compare GRANDKID stories like we used to do?
Glad to see you back kid.... Give Tristan a big hug from Aunt Barb....
Hugs BD
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #14 on: Nov 3rd, 2004, 11:04am » |
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #15 on: Nov 3rd, 2004, 5:40pm » |
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Gosh, I do feel the LOVE here..thanks so much...today was wonderful...i went to the hospital to work...I worked with IVs, IV pumps, Central lines, so many things I have not done in years..i was in Heaven...it was great...I have Tristan, my grandson, this weekend...all is well in SC...I even went to vote yesterday...Hell, I am living again..thanks for loving me back to life again even when I was not lovable...smiles,nancyc PS I have even been pf for three days now...what a record for me lately!
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #16 on: Nov 4th, 2004, 7:25am » |
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Nancy,
You were always loveable, you just couldn't feel it!
Welcome back my friend,
Renee
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23 years of battling the beast, 9 years chronic......uneducated docs/nurses make me irate.
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« Reply #17 on: Nov 4th, 2004, 8:07am » |
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on Nov 2nd, 2004, 7:32pm, nancyc wrote:| LOVE is what it is all about! |
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Yep, and being happy. Glad to hear you're spirits are lifting.
love ya,
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #19 on: Nov 4th, 2004, 9:48am » |
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So glad to hear you are finally feeling better, Nancy. I know you were really down near the bottom. Good for you. Stay on your meds and don't go there again!
Hug Tristan and Toby for me. Stay strong. And give me a jingle sometime!
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #20 on: Nov 4th, 2004, 3:24pm » |
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Hey nancy i'm glad that your a survivor. Now go out and buy Gloria Ganors, I will survive, listen to the words very carefully, let the words carry you so to speak until there embedded in you. This is what i do when i'm down and out, or even in pain. So it helps me get back up on my high horse and keep it moving. Thats what its all about don't be held down by anyone or anything, just keep it moving girl, keep it movin.
I hope peace and blessings will be bestowed upon you
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #21 on: Nov 5th, 2004, 7:47am » |
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just poppin' in to say hello again my friend because I can and you are here, back again with the family, where you belong! 
good morning nancy,
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #22 on: Nov 5th, 2004, 8:52pm » |
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Nancy, welcome back and I am so glad to hear that you are feeling better. Here are some facts for the rest of you out there:
Depression destroys brain cells, mostly in the hippocampus area of the brain, which is responsible for emotions (depression) as well as for memory loss.
Get this all of you out there that are struggling with some depression, depression actually does destroy parts of the brain and once you go on anti-depressants, 70% of new neuron growth is evident within 4-8 weeks of going on the anti-depressant.
If, you have chronic pain of any type you are increasingly likely to have depression. If you have depression, an anti-depressant is known to have pain modulating properties.
Also, the first anti-depressant that you go on may not be the right one for you, you may need to try a few different ones or a combination of drugs before you find the right elixir for you.
Nancy, I wish the best of luck to you as always. Being an episodic with remission periods of 4-5 years currently, I was blown away by my depression after my last cycle, last spring. After the cycle was over I felt a brief feeling of elation as I got a full nights sleep, but then the persistant feeling of malaise set in. Luckily it was over in a few weeks, but I would like to be insistent here that if anyone feels a sense of depression to go seek help as it truly is damaging to your brain.
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Re: Despite the fact I am chronic...
« Reply #23 on: Nov 5th, 2004, 9:11pm » |
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NancyC
I am glad that you are here! I found this site and while I dont IM a lot of ppl Just knowing I can come on here and VENT or read about someone elses Battle tells me I am not alone. These ppl KNOW my Pain. My wife family friends coworkers have NO CLUE. Everyone here does!
So I am glad a you are in good spirits and ready to take on the world and if you ever need someone to Listen. I am always interested in Chatting.
Good Vibes and Pain Free days to us all,
Your Brother in Pain
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