I'm laying down for awhile

[imsckofit]

what I say is private sorry..look elsewhere

[sweet tooth]

i love ya and know a little of what your going thru i also have lost my mobility it hurts to not be able to cook breakfast for yourself or its such a chore to have to be waited on you just do without as long as you can .please hang in there a little longer gods in control and we have to depend on him theres bound to be a reason behind what we have to go thru we just need to wait to find out what it is love sweet tooth

[Lilly]

Imsickofit,
Obviously, you are loved by a fabulous wife and children. Be proud, alot of men aren't able to say that! This makes YOU special, whether you can get around like you used to, or not!
God loves you too, and he will somehow make it better for you.....maybe not immediately, but it WILL come.
Sweets is 150% correct, ya gotta hang in there and wait just a bit longer my friend.
Prayers are still going up for you sir, Lilly

[Deb]

Imsickofit, first off I really wish you could get over that feeling of being an outsider. There are so many here that love you. We think of you daily and pray for you daily. We miss you when you are not here. I know there are times when you come on and don't post but at least are reading. Maybe if you could tell a joke or just start a thread that says hi you would feel the love from everyone as they reply to your post.

You have a wonderful wife and very loving family. Hang in there my friend. I'll continue to pray for you and think of you.

Godsend,
Deb

[sparkey]

I too enjoy and read every post on here and feel for how the ic has ruined most of our lives. I see you do have a loving family that has stuck beside you through this ordeal. It is a shame that the ic does this to people. We are hard working americans, and we did not ask to get injured and change our whole lives, careers around. I too am very upset with having to leave my career, and if it were not for the pain meds each am, and throughout the day, i would be layed up in bed in pain.

I also have gained 20 lbs from all the meds i have been put on. Most of which do not even help, but refuse to let me get off them. I had to go out and buy new clothes to fit into for work just because of that fact.

I have enjoyed your post and i feel that the post you just wrote would be a wonderful post to send to the ic's and wc of this nation. We need more people to fight for what has happened to us, and how they try to ruin our lives. I am right now being fought for a high rating, which to me was acceptable for what i am going through each day. It was put high because of my ADL's which include going to the bathroom by myself, brushing my hair, teeth, getting dressed ( now i have a hard time wearing a belt as i cannot put it on with two hands) without pain. So please do not feel your in this alone. We all are here for support and i hope you felt good after you posted, as that is what it is for, to vent and get out your frustrations.

I wish you a pain free day, and that someone finally helps you. I also was refused to be diagnosed with RSD. I had 7 out of the 8 symptoms and that is why i was not diagnosed. I wake everyday with so much pain, burning in my dominant hand, sweat, cold etc. Now if that is not RSD then what is it? Half of these doctors are all quacks, and i cannot wait till the day comes when i finally get my settlement and move on out of this god forsaken wc system. It brings you down to the point you feel noone cares. Well WE do.

Good luck ( and we care how you feel),

Sparkey : )

[jayne]

He is a great husband and father and has been a great friend to me......God has chosen him to walk this path and none of us know why......We have to accept and find the good.....It is hard to accept the loss of everything we hold dear but his wife and kids have stood by so the most important things in life is still there and we will always stand by....I will be here for him forever

[Bummer Knees]

Imsickofit

If the insurance company paid for pain you would be rich.

I often think of you when I am hurting really bad, I think Imsickofit is a very stong soul and he can get through the pain and so can I. YOU DO GIVE ME STRENGTH TO FIGHT!

[UndercovrAngel]

Imsckofit,

I wasn't going to post on 2 seperate threads, as it is getting harder and harder for me to type at home, after spending 8 hours a day doing it at work. I also read everyday, but only post when I feel that I can contribute on a thread. And I have to tell you that my heart goes out to you. Just reading your other post made me realize what a big hearted loving person you are. Your family is very lucky to have you in their lives. Yes, your role in the family may have changed, but at least you are there to still love your wife and children, be there when the kids come home from school and give them guidance in their lives and let them see that although a man may be hurt, he can still find the strength to wake up each day and make sure that his family is taken care of.. even if not monitarily.. then spiritually and emotionally.

I understand the mood swings though. I was just recently diagnosed with RSD as well. It took 3 months for the diagnosis to come through. And in that time, my boyfriend and I fought over some of the most outlandish things...things that normally wouldn't have bothered me, but it was like setting off dynamite under me during those fights.

I don't know why the IC has to make everything hard for the IW. It would be so much easier if they allowed the tests and medical procedures to be performed.. and in the long run, save them thousands and thousands of dollars. But I guess that they just can't see the other side of the coin. I guess that I am lucky in that this is through private insurance for me.. and not WC.. but there are setbacks to the privatized side of medicine as well. I had a nerve block done on the 12th... and now I have to live with the knowledge that instead of helping, it made things worse. It had the opposite effect on me, and my Dr now says that I will never ba able to have another one as long as I live.

I don't pretend to understand why you have to go through all this pain, just as I can't understand why I must. Although my pain isn't near what yours must be, my heart certainly goes out to you. If there were some way that I could take even a small part of your pain away... even if it meant that I had to bear that pain.. I would do it in a heartbeat. I am learning from some of the posts that you are making, and it is helping me to deal with the pain that I am going through in other ways. So maybe one of the reasons that you have to go through all of this is to help me understand and deal with my problems, just as you have. I know that doesn't make up for what you are having to bear... but I will be eternally thankful for all that you are teaching me.

As others have already said, you are very much loved and admired here on the forum, and when you don't post ( and yes, we understand why you can't), you are missed a great deal by those of us here. And although we may not talk about it all the time, we do keep you in our prayers and thoughts daily.

I pray that God will see you through this.. and thank you for being strong enough to share what you are experiencing with us. It means so much to me.

Angel ^j^

[red1030]

imsckofit... I am truly sorry that you have this feeling that you are unloved and unwanted or an outsider looking in... when a person feels like a outsider looking in through a window...into the warmth and love that they see inside, it is miserable to see it but not be able to obtain it.... imsckofit... you do not have too look in. we do love you and want the best for you. I thank God that jayne has reached out to you and it has helped. I am so happy that their are still people in the world that care..and that our jayne is one of them.... and I am also happy that sweet tooth, bummer knees, undercovrangel, monster, AQA, tuffy, and so many more on this forum are also here to help you and reach out. Not only do we want to be there for you... ... we can also learn from you. The mood swings are understandable...and recognized to be what they are... a man who is at his limits today and tommorrow will find the strength to regain a little bit of hope that will brighten his day... I want that for you...I can not take away your pain, but I can pray that God be with you and that he wrap his loving arms around you, especially doing those moments that your pain is so high.... I know that unless I live with constant pain as you do, that I can't understand the constant agony and useless use of energy that you loose daily. I do understand the changes in your self esteem and I do understand the loses that you have described and sometimes I even feel a fraction of the anger that you are coping with... the IC has done you an injustice and you have every right to feel this anger. No one or no company has the right to take awhile from you ..what is most precious and that is peace and contentment with who you are and what you are doing... and then to add the bonus of continual pain is more than most can bare... you dear friend are really a strong and courageous man. We do love you and I know that I love to hear ffrom you and know that you are doing ok... keep talking...just get it out... when you need too we are here to listen...and support...love Red

[capricorn]

My friend...I am so sorry God has given you this path. I cannot help with your pain but want you to know that I love you. Have from the beginning. What means even more is that your wife and children love you so much, that's why they are caring for you. I don't know why bad things happen to good people, but they do. My prayers are with you now and always that God gives you relief from your physical and mental pain. Keep loving your family as you do and know that your extended family here loves you alot. You are no stranger here.


God bless,
CAP xo