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Debsbears

Joined: 05/04/2012
My Story:
I'm 56, I have 2 children and 2 grand children. I live in WI.

Health issues: Raynaud's phenomenon, Kidney dysfunction (stone maker), type 2 diabetes (in remission), PFO (hole in my heart), PE (pulmonary emboli), TIA's (mini strokes), PH (Pulmonary Hypertension), Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I have spinal and cervical stenosis, 2 total right knee replacements, esophageal dysmotility, LVDD, POTS autonomic dysfunction, sleep disorder w/ brain arousal's and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), and Fibromyalgia. I have recently been diagnosed with chronic iron deficiency anemia.

I also have RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Disorder). Due to my Autonomic dysfunction I have had to have 4ft of my colon removed May 2010. I am a 17 yr breast cancer survivor. 2011 had a 7 vertebrae neck fusion done - 2 rods and 12 screws held my neck together, my neck is completely fused so on 09/13/12 all the hardware were removed.

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Reply: Merry Christmas Everyone
Joy I can almost feel the pain over here - sorry about your falls I hope you will be...More
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Reply: Wife Had Facet Rhizotomy Yesterday
Hi Dave glad to hear your wife is getting some relief. They sound similar to the RFA -...More
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Reply: Complete Spine Xray
Hi Joy, thanks for your reply and your prayers. The best way to let you know what is...More
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Reply: Complete Spine Xray
I got the results back not good to say the least - Findings: Hyperlordosis of the...More
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Reply: Complete Spine Xray
The Doctors office called me on Friday to move the appt. up to this Wed. instead of the...More
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Reply: Pain in the butt...
Hi Charl1942 I am glad you saw the GI Dr and you are having the colonscopy. I am sorry if...More
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Reply: Complete Spine Xray
Well, I had the X-ray taken, they no longer do the 36" all in one X-ray, what they did...More
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Reply: Complete Spine Xray
I had it ordered and scheduled at one hospital. Then I got a call that the one hospital...More
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Complete Spine Xray
Has anyone had one done? I am scheduled for a complete spine Xray on Tuesday. They said...More
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Reply: Pain in the butt...
Charl1942 The GI could be a blessing in disguise. That is where I started out with a...More
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