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Subject: Re: diabetic neuropathy and more
Date: 27 Feb 2003 02:40:44 -0800
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"Bill MacGregor"  wrote in message news:...
> I'm 20 yrs old and have been diagnosed w/ diabetes and other probs. about 5
> months ago I began having chronic pain and had to quit my job. things are
> getting worse...cant sleep, vomit every day, headaches, pain in my leg and
> arm,etc...I'm at my wit's end! the dr's know about the diabetes but no one
> looks into the complications. I'm angry at the dr's also b/c one lied [he
> took back his statement when he said I had something and then I mentioned
> WC],got a second opinion he saw nothing in my mri's and neither did anyone
> else, he out right said that I was crazy and that I have no pain and if I do
> then to just live with it, another dr said the same and wont listen to my
> symptoms as w/ others. I take neurotin, celebrex, zanaflex and more [ 20
> pills a day]. another frustrating thing is that since I'm 20 ppl say that
> I'm too young to get this or that. I feel like I'm losing my mind and
> getting more and depressed. it feels as if  life has been taken away. I was
> just married last June and I was fine then.



It sounds as though you have more than your share of troubles and that
a trip to a good counseler as well as a more qualified medical
specialist or someone along those lines should be a serious
consideration. AND although 20 pills a day may seem like a lot of
medication to take in one day...I'm almost certain that if many people
in this group sat down and counted how many prescribed medications
they take in one day...that it would rank close to 20 if not 20 a day.
 I, myself am prescribed 4 Celebrex a day, 3 Neuronin a day, 6
Ms-Contin a day and 2 Zoloft. 15 total. This may seem like a lot of
medication to some...but it has transformed me within the last several
weeks that I've been on it. It's also amazing the magic a good Dr. can
work when you find one. The problem is trying to find one.

Judy