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Board: Autoimmune Disorders 02-07-2013, 09:14 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,031
Posted By capatga
Re: Undiagnosed auto-immune

No I have not been tested , my doctors don't really know what I have, I've had veep, emg,ct scans MRI with and without contrast, balance test , I do have scarring from some mini-strokes ........they...
Board: Shingles 01-16-2013, 04:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 495
Posted By capatga
Re: Shingles 4 times in 20 months

Hi I am over twice your age and had my first bout of shingles in November,but now that I think back , I've had the symptoms before and thought it was an allergic reaction ,this was in my late...
Board: Pain Management 01-14-2013, 09:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 880
Posted By capatga
Re: Doctor Took Extended Vacation... Surprise!

Hi, thought I'd jump in here ,are you sure that you didn't sign an opiate contract with this doctor ?I'm surprised they didn't have you sign one, that happened to me once when my doctor had a death...
Board: Shingles 12-12-2012, 08:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,505
Posted By capatga
Re: Do not want to take antivirals!!!

Went to the doc yesterday after taking the anti -viral , pain is intermittent ,not quite as bad as it was , just some pins and needles sort of pain , problem is I am breaking out on my buttocks on...
Board: Sleep Disorders 12-06-2012, 04:39 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 263
Posted By capatga
Re: Question for narcoleptics

Hi there , I was diagnosed with EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) which is not the same as narcolepsy , my mother has narcolepsy and she can fall asleep while eating dinner and go head down into her...
Board: Shingles 12-03-2012, 09:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,505
Posted By capatga
Re: Do not want to take antivirals!!!

I totally agree with you on the anti-viral ,I was lucky enough to get to the doctor within the 72 hours so I think they might be helping, So Cissy you might want to try that , they are hard on my...
Board: Restless Leg Syndrome 12-02-2012, 07:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,176
Posted By capatga
Re: RLS and Bad Back

My doctor prescribed Primedone ,works great also for myclonic jerks .
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 11-23-2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 398
Posted By capatga
Re: Long story but could use any opinion necessary - Cervical Stenosis at 31

I have cervical spinal stenosis since 2002 and have a fusion at c4-c6 with hardware , the problems has since reared its ugly head again , I am back with the specialist , physical therapy...
Board: Restless Leg Syndrome 09-29-2012, 10:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,209
Posted By capatga
Re: I need help desperately, please !!!!

well I didn't have the surgery yet , I met with a new doctor that specializes in neuromuscular diseases and he prescribed primidone for the restless leg , now I sleep about 6 hrs uninterrupted ,lot...
Board: Brain & Nervous System Disorders 08-25-2012, 07:50 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,338
Posted By capatga
Re: Essential Tremor treatment

Been on 50mg primedone for 4 months for ET and myclonus worked 100% for the ET and about 80% for the myclonus , the doc said it would help my restless leg but didn't do a thing for that ,I want to go...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 08-07-2012, 01:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 901
Posted By capatga
Re: Cervical foramina steroid injection

Haven't been here for a while ,need some help ,I went today for steroid injection for chronic back pain, for some months I've had some tender spots on my lower back and tail bone (lumbar spinal...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 08-07-2012, 01:15 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 416
Posted By capatga
Painfull lumbar steriod injection l5-s1-s2

Haven't been here for a while ,need some help ,I went today for steroid injection for chronic back pain, for some months I've had some tender spots on my lower back and tail bone (lumbar spinal...
Board: Parenting Issues 04-27-2012, 10:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 893
Posted By capatga
Help my grown stepdaughter hates me

I will make it as quck as short as possible, my husband died last August 2010, we were separated since 2002 but remained friends and talked occasionally on the phone, I found out he was deceased when...
Board: Panic Disorders 04-19-2012, 11:33 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 659
Posted By capatga
Re: Help. Severe panic, phobias, etc.,

are you on anti anxiety med for your attacks and if so what kind,nobody like taking med but sometimes it is unavoidable just to get thru the day, I resisted for years ,it dosen't have to be forever,...
Board: Fibromyalgia 03-22-2012, 07:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 812
Posted By capatga
Re: Constant pain

I have had the same surgery with many of the symptoms as your wife, I now have four doctors (specialist) yesterday when I saw my neuro I mentioned how my body was vibrating including my tongue ,my...
Board: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 03-19-2012, 02:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,766
Posted By capatga
Re: An alternative to carpal tunnel surgery.

the only side effects that I have are being hungover the next day, I've read on another board that there is a dosage that can be taken in the daytime ,my worse symptoms are at night and sitting for...
Board: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 03-18-2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,766
Posted By capatga
Re: An alternative to carpal tunnel surgery.

thanks for posting, I was diagnosed with CTS 20 years ago ,opted out of surgery, my biggest complaint is the numbness, I don't get a lot of pain, the numbness in my fingers are so bad that I have to...
Board: Restless Leg Syndrome 03-10-2012, 10:22 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,209
Posted By capatga
Re: I need help desperately, please !!!!

Mine i a lot similar ,my mom noticed when I was a teen , hard sleeping and sitting in class, not until I was in my early 40's was I given a sleep study and that's when they diagnosed it and I was...
Board: Stroke 03-01-2012, 03:17 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Re: Stroke mri results

Thanks so much Mulchie for your support, well another development, yesterday morning got up went downstairs to seee the grandkids off to school,I picked up a magazine and looked at and the words...
Board: Stroke 02-28-2012, 08:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Re: Stroke mri results

Well I gues I didn't reallly understand the nurse that gave me my test results, when I spoke to the doc on Weds ,she said that I have all the little spots on my brain that are little strokes because...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-24-2012, 07:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 834
Posted By capatga
Re: Steroid injections??

a year before my surgery, I had one and it semi-helped, the numbness and tingling remained , it did help my pain but I knew eventually I would have to have the surgery,for me it was pretty much...
Board: Health Insurance Issues 02-22-2012, 11:41 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,657
Posted By capatga
Re: Approved!!!

It can happen ,my direct deposit came and the award/approval letter came a month later, that's because the people that process payments are moving faster than the people that send out the letters
Board: Back Problems 02-20-2012, 03:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,596
Posted By capatga
Re: 2 Car accidents within 6 months (Hit from behind)

document as much as possible ,since whiplash can cause problems later on in life ,remember to tell future doctors that you were hit from behind, I have a lot of cervical and back issues and I can...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-19-2012, 08:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,238
Posted By capatga
Re: question about spinal surgery

thanks so much jenny and nanacan , I was hoping to go to rehab since I do live with my grandkids since my husband passed away last year, I taked to them tonight and tried to explain that they could...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-18-2012, 07:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,238
Posted By capatga
Re: question about spinal surgery

I have no problem looking up ,its looking down or to the side is where I get the resistance, but I do find myself squatting a little to wash my hair because my head won't go all the way back

my...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-18-2012, 08:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,238
Posted By capatga
Re: question about spinal surgery

thanks,that helps a lot, I was told by 2 doctors 3 years ago that I needed the surgery ,one was a surgeon and the other just a neurologist, the thing is my neck is very stiff and weak and trembles...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-17-2012, 07:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,238
Posted By capatga
Re: question about spinal surgery

Sorry about intruding on that other post, I jusr wondering what I was facing ,I had a fushion with hardware in 2002 C4-C7 ,mine healed very well , will they just leave the previous fushion "as...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-17-2012, 09:44 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,238
Posted By capatga
question about spinal surgery

Hi Jenny, how long has it been since you had your surgery, did you have help around the house and how sore was your neck? I had 3 level in 2002 and I remember my neck was very,very sore, they went in...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 02-16-2012, 07:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,991
Posted By capatga
Re: herneated disc on C7, surgery to prevent nerve dying?

[QUOTE=jennybyc;4929012]I'll take a stab at answering a little more thoroughly.

1) sounds like the doc wants to go in and open the hole around the nerve...foraminotomy...maybe a laminoplasty of...
Board: Stroke 02-15-2012, 07:38 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Re: Stroke mri results

well, at least you didn't give up, five huh? how long did that take to finally get something that worked, I haven't seen normal blood pressure in 20 years, hopefully this doc will get mine down since...
Board: Stroke 02-14-2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Re: Stroke mri results

sorry to hear that, my mother started having seizures at 63 , they did test after test and never found out why, she takes anti-seizure med but occasionally has a break through seizure. she lives...
Board: Stroke 02-14-2012, 08:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Re: Stroke mri results

got my mri results yesterday and great news is i didn't have another stroke or tumor or anything bad, it did show some benign something or the other that had to do with my blood pressure, my doctors...
Board: Anxiety 02-11-2012, 03:04 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,969
Posted By capatga
Re: feeling no better

I also need to take this wonderful advice, for the last couple on months I have googled a lot, I do have some legitimate conditions but its like I think there is more than meets the eye, habits are...
Board: Stroke 02-11-2012, 02:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Re: Stroke mri results

thanks for responding, I will post results when I get them, hopefully it will help someone
Board: Anxiety 02-10-2012, 08:13 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,969
Posted By capatga
Re: feeling no better

Hi ,I was just reading all of the posts and can identify with all of them, I do have some spinal issues,cervical and lumbar that causes tingling and crawling sensation on my scalp,it about driving me...
Board: Stroke 02-08-2012, 05:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,970
Posted By capatga
Stroke mri results

MY primary care doctor ordered a MRI with contrast of my brain because she thought I might have had a stroke , the nurse callled today and left a message saying that the arterial part came out...
Board: Neurology 02-07-2012, 02:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 544
Posted By capatga
Re: Please Help Me!

Hello, I understand how miserable those symptoms, I have them all and restless leg, If you are having a headache with the nausea and vomiting ,they would see you in an emergency room ,is there a...
Board: Multiple Sclerosis 02-07-2012, 02:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,314
Posted By capatga
Re: Brain MRI

not to worry , I just had to comfort my best friend because she got a MS diagnosis about 1:00 today, she also has spinal issues and for years the doctors blamed everything on her spinal issues , her...
Board: Stroke 02-05-2012, 07:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,993
Posted By capatga
Re: making noises after his stroke

Thanks so much to you , this is the very answer that I was looking for, I have had the symptoms of vertigo and eye problem for the last couple of weeks, my gp ordered a MRI with contrast to see if I...
Board: Stroke 02-04-2012, 05:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,993
Posted By capatga
Re: making noises after his stroke

I am sorry about the problems you're having , I had to take care of my grandmother after she had a stroke , I had a stroke myself about 5 years ago, I didn't know that I had it , I was vomiting a...
Board: Back Problems 02-02-2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 727
Posted By capatga
Re: Feel an internal lump

I had a doctor say that to me once ,so I asked for an xray , and it turned out it was a benign cyst which eventually went away, but at least I felt better knowing
Board: Arthritis 02-02-2012, 02:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,008
Posted By capatga
Re: Arthritis?

I would seek another doctor ,maybe a pain managment doctor that will do some nerve studies and more blood work , lots of conditions and damage can't be seen by xray alone
Board: Restless Leg Syndrome 01-31-2012, 05:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,183
Posted By capatga
Re: Is it RLS??

mine is an uncontrollable urge to move my legs while I am still ,sometimes with crawling sensations and feeling as though I have on hose , somtimes lying still at night I get a jerking which can...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 01-31-2012, 09:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 278
Posted By capatga
Re: C3 - T1 Surgery Questions

they gave me percocet and darvon

the older pain meds are fairly cheap
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 01-30-2012, 04:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,416
Posted By capatga
Re: advice on cervical surgery

My spinal issues are very similar ti yours ,only worse, I had severe stenosis in the neck , c5-t1 , cord edema ,oseoarthrits, djd,ddd, along with lumbar stenosis, radiopathy and about 10 other things...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 01-25-2012, 07:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 278
Posted By capatga
Re: C3 - T1 Surgery Questions

I am having some of the same symptoms as you, that's what scares me , but reading you post I get more confident that I will be alright , I had a fusion in 2002 C4-C7 now the disk above and below it...
Board: Spinal Cord Disorders 01-25-2012, 05:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 278
Posted By capatga
facing surgery C2- T1

are there older post as to how you got to this surgery, I am facing surgery
C2- T1
Board: Health Insurance Issues 01-25-2012, 03:12 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,359
Posted By capatga
Re: letter from attorney

WOW , that's the real deal , I don't understand a word of it
Board: Health Insurance Issues 01-25-2012, 08:21 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,359
Posted By capatga
Re: letter from attorney

people with desk jobs get SSDI all the time, there are a lot of conditions that can affect doing a desk job especially when cognitive skills are affected ,
I can remember when my manager would send...
Board: Health Insurance Issues 01-24-2012, 11:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,647
Posted By capatga
Re: SSDI Field Office?

that's a good idea
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