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Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, August 03, 2007 - 9:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Pamy if it is a strong antibiotic it might cause tummy problems, which could be enhanced by lying down too soon after taking it and irritate your throat. Kinda like acid reflux, but it's caused by the antibiotic.

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 5:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
I have an appointment with a Rheumatologist at the end of the month. I have been suffering with pain for quite a while in various parts of my body, added to which the whole lyme disease situation (tests inconclusive) and my doctor wants me to be tested by a Rheumatologist. So we will see. Right now I have been on celebrex and it has been helping. I know it is not a great drug, but it helps me get out of bed in the mornings

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 6:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
GAL, griping is absolutely ok. Sorry if I made you feel like you couldn't.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 7:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
No worries, Tex. I'm just constantly telling people around me to quit griping, then I find myself in here doing the same thing. I was just telling myself to quit griping.

So instead of griping, I came in here to CELEBRATE the garden of colors up and down the crooks of my arms . . . a mustardish yellow, a pine green, a deep eggplant purple. I could design a room around this palate. I think I might, it's just so festive. Almost like a party on my elbows.

Of course, mothers might steer their children away from me because with all the puncture wounds and bruising I give the appearance of a needle-using horse addict. But what the heck, I'm all about seizing the day LOL.

Ginger, what is celebrex? And why do you have to wait until the end of the month for the Rheumie appointment? I'm annoyed just doing this stuff for a week or two, I can't imagine going through it for years on end. Particularly not with all the pain you've been experiencing.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 7:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
You simply must quit referring to your venting as griping..it's VENTING sweetie, much more prodcutive!

why is Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" suddenly going through my head???

Landi
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07-29-2002

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 7:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
GAL, you should look in eris' folder and see her pretty colors too! she looks like she's wearing a long sleeve tie dyed shirt!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 8:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
Celebrex is a pain medication usually prescribed for arthritis patients but can be used for other similar types of pain. there was a big stink over it a few years ago whether or not it caused other major health issues. but, it has not been removed from the market and it is between you and your doctor taking into consideration your health issues on whether it is safe for you. i have never had any problems taking it and found it to be quite effective for my pain.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 9:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Thx Serate!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Monday, August 06, 2007 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Just wondering whether GAL has grilled the Opthamologist yet! Hoping things are better for you today!

ITA about the fever after contrast dye. It sure sounds like an allergy and your physicians will need to know that. Allergies can sometimes get worse with repeated exposures.

I DO like that warm rush and the "I gotta pee!" sensation when the contrast dye is injected

Bearware
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07-12-2002

Monday, August 06, 2007 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bearware a private message Print Post    
GAL - I'm running a bit behind on this conversation, and I know my 2 cents worth might not be worth that much, but I have to share, it might help. I had dilation stuff and then a huge headache that lasted about 3 weeks. I was at my Dr. office, and complained of the headache, and he said he's had one like that and said it might be that the dilation stuff opened my sinus capillaries. His didn't stop till he took some new migraine medicine. It is supposed to un-dilate the circulatory system in your head. Sure enough, he gave me 2 doses, and I took them according to his directions. That headache is history. I had run it non-stop for 3 weeks, then, pow, gone completely for the past week. It MIGHT be something that would help. I sure wish I could tell you the medicine, but I took the samples and didn't save the packages.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 12:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Bearware, I'll certainly keep that in mind if the headaches keep up. I did go to opthamologist yesterday, but they didn't dialate my eyes this time they only numbed them. Went through a bunch more tests and retests of the tests they did Friday. After reevaluating what he saw on Friday (the first tests indicated pressure on the optic nerve and some other things) he said my eyes are pretty damned good. I even aced two field of vision tests. No retinal tear, no glaucoma, no blind spots, no indication of anything wrong with my eyes. Kewl. I see him again in 6 weeks after other test results come in.

So I got THAT going for me LOL. No results back yet from the other tests I've taken so far.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
That's really wonderful news Goddess!! I hope the other tests come back just as good!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
there is a med for restless leg syndrom and the commercial says a side effect is it may cause compulsive gambling and increased desire for sexual activity......my question is do ppl really need a drug to feel that way? lol

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I really don't think a drug can cause compulsive gambling! LOL

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Twinks, I think that is not hoohah, and that there actually is a drug whose side effect is excessive gambling. I suppose somebody could Google it ...

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 10:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
What would you do then, if there's no legal gambling anywhere near you? Slit your wrist because you couldn't gamble?? To me it sounds like a drug that could make you suddenly crave broccoli when you've hated it all your life. I seriously doubt that a drug could make me want to be a compulsive gambler. I never even went to the Niagara Falls casino until the TVCH meet and its in my backyard. And I haven't been back since. You think a drug could make me jones for it?

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 11:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Compulsive gambling with extreme losses -- in two cases, greater than $100,000 -- by people without a prior history of gambling problems has been linked to a class of drugs commonly used to treat the neurological disorder restless legs syndrome (RLS). A new Mayo Clinic study is the first to describe this compulsive gambling in RLS patients who are being treated with medications that stimulate dopamine receptors in the brain. The Mayo Clinic report appeared in the Jan. 23 issue of "Neurology" (http://www.neurology.org).

The extent of this problem is unknown. Apparently, it occurs only in a small number of RLS patients treated with drugs called dopamine agonists. Considering this potential side effect of dopamine agonists, the Mayo Clinic authors suggest that physicians screen all RLS patients for compulsive behaviors while taking a thorough medical history prior to prescribing dopamine agonists. Patients should be monitored closely for signs of compulsive behaviors once dopamine agonist treatment has begun. The report suggests that the compulsion to gamble worsened with increasing doses of the dopamine agonists.

Current Report Builds on Earlier Findings

Pathological gambling is an impulse control disorder. In 2005, Mayo Clinic physicians reported this disorder as a side effect of dopamine agonist therapy in 11 Parkinson disease patients. "Although pathologic gambling has already been recognized in patients with Parkinson disease who often took high doses of dopamine agonists, the current report suggests that pathological gambling is not restricted to patients with Parkinson disease -- and also can occur at low dosages" explains Maja Tippmann-Peikert, M.D., the lead author of the Mayo Clinic report on restless legs syndrome. "Physicians should not only monitor Parkinson disease patients for this behavior but also screen their RLS patients who may be on much lower doses of dopamine agonists." This includes encouraging the patient, family members and friends to report negative behaviors to the patient's physician.

Fortunately, pathological gambling seems to be reversible when the dose of the dopamine agonist is reduced or the patient is transitioned to an alternative medication. It is crucial that these adjustments are initiated before significant gambling debts develop, and relationships and careers are damaged.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 11:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
twinkles, you dont need a casino to gamble, you can do it online or just buy lotto tix,,,,didnt say what type fo gamblin,,,,could even be bingo. i guess :-)

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 12:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I don't do any of that and I'm sure alot of other people don't either. I wonder how they would get their "fix"?

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 12:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Actually, Twinkie, I was put on that drug for restless leg syndrome, mirapex and only found out months later about that side effect and during that time I compulsively shopped on QVC and eBay. I only found out about that side effect in the newspaper and my neurologist never said a thing.

I'm taking magnesium now for those symptoms.. can be any sort of thing you may do compulsively.. sex, gambling, shopping.. I suspect it could exacerbate OCD symptoms.

Anyway it is real for some people, unfortunately. I think the same symptoms have been found for Requip but not 100% sure of that.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 7:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Well, eBay is sort of gambling. Huh! Interesting, Seamonkey. Glad you got that monkey off your back. I'd hate to see how many shoes some of us would end up with if we got on that medicine. :-)

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
I have restless leg syndrome ... how do you know how much magnesium to take Sea? And has it helped?

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Well, I guess drugs can make you do anything.

Bearware
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07-12-2002

Friday, August 10, 2007 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bearware a private message Print Post    
GAL - that's great news! Keep us up on what else is going on.

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Monday, August 13, 2007 - 4:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
Got a weird question for anyone--I've had a lot of medical expenses(covered by insurance) lately, so i've been keeping tight watch of what the insurance pays etc. well, i got a notice(its all online) for a bill of over 1000.00 that the insurance paid 600.00 of. Now, the only thing i had done on the particular day in question was get a shot(depo luprone) which my prescription coverage handles not the medical coverage.

Normally the only charge i see for medical is for the nurse to inject it(70.00). anywhoo, i emailed the insurance(bcbs) to see what the charge was for she said it was for the depo provera shot--ahh helloo its not provera and secondally the shot itself is covered by prescription insurance, (plus i paid for picked up the shot itself a week prior)..

anyway long story short--how should i (or should) i handle this. I hate for me to get wacked on the other end when my surgery is done if they say i am over my max!