Medical Conditions

[monstermash51]

I've been reading some posts around here and noticed some of us have back problems and stuff like that, so tell me what'chya got.
I'll start it off: I have ADHD and a busted up knee from slaming it into a quarter pipe while skateboarding.

 

[cyndi]

I have a list: Lupus, MVP w/ dysautonomia, fibromyalgia, and the ever fun nerve and spinal damage from getting hit by a car at 12 yo.

 

[jchaplick]

Im not that bad cyndi, but I am legally blind, have 80 percent hearing, IBS and crohn's disease, asthma, and at the moment a pinched nerve in my neck that effectively renders my left arm useless.
All at the ripe old age of 19....

 

[cyndi]

That sounds pretty bad, jchaplick! I hate it when young people get sick. I just turned 31.

 

[jchaplick]

I just turned 31.

Thats still prety damn young and you have some fun stuff to deal with

 

[uberam3rica]

I have ADHD. Its pretty strong some days. I dont take medication for it anymore because the meds made my heart race and made my hands and armpits sweat even when I wasnt hot. I also have tumors on my retinas (thats part of your eye for those who dont know), but they arent dangerous and dont affect my eyesight.

 

[nsfisher]

3 herniated discs at S1-L3. awaiting surgery which will include trimming the disc's and a spinal fusion

 

[sherlock]

I have a kidney transplant. My kidneys first failed when I was nine and since then have had over 25 surgeries. (I stopped counting after 25) The hardest part is not the transplant itself, but all the meds I am on. Because of these my immune system is shot so I get sick a lot.

 

[uberam3rica]

I also have neurofibromatosis which is basically the tumors on my eyes. I dont really know much about it. Its something I've always had so I never gave it any thought. If you want to know about it I found information

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[tab812]

High BP/ High Cholesterol.... Totaled my knee a few years back, but with cadaver parts, laser work and good old titanium it's good!!!

 

[monstermash51]

Dang. I thought i had it bad. But still 18 yrs old and struggling to move your leg in the morning sucks.

 

[uberam3rica]

I missed it the first time i read it, but I noticed you have fibromyalgia. My dad has that, and his legs are almost always in agony. I dont know much about Lupus except that it isnt fun, and spinal nerve damage cant be fun either. I dont know what the other stuff is but I'm sure it sucks. My dad says smoking helps with the pain. He smoke black and mild cigars. So I'm just wondering does your pipe smoking help with your pain? This question goes to every one with pain. Does your pipe help?

 

[monstermash51]

Not much with the pain but it helps me relax when I feel caught up in things.

 

[uberam3rica]

It relaxes me as well.I don't have chronic pain or a medical disorder that causes pain so I cant comment on that one.

 

[monstermash51]

My knee is in constant pain, which I'm going to therapy for. Once this is over you can bet everything that'll i'll be back on a board again.

 

[revs]

Pinched nerve in lower back is my main issue. Dr will tell me what is up with my shoulder Thursday or Friday when I go in. Went in last week, but after waiting an hour to see the doc and still not seeing the doc, I got up and rescheduled. Hoping the shoulder is just a strain but afraid it is a torn ligament/rotator.

 

[rd02sir]

Torn achiles tendon from June 2011. Still recovering. Besides some bad knees from too much skiing, and the Achilles tendon, I'm good! Haha

 

[matchstickman]

I have High BP that runs in my family. All the drinking I used to do probably didn't help it any. I also shattered the bottom half of my right leg when I was in High School. Got all kinds of cool pins, screws, a plate, and a rod in there. Totally blows, but I can tell you when it's going to snow :mrgreen:

 

[hnryclay]

I hope all of you find some relief in the relaxation provided by smoking.

 

[matchstickman]

I hope all of you find some relief in the relaxation provided by smoking.

I do find that adequate amounts of nicotine makes for a pretty good painkiller.