|
|
| Post Number: 1
|
damien_s_lucifer 
Emperor of Detnet
Group: Members
Posts: 33
Joined: Jan. 1970
|
 |
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,11:48 |
|
   |
They said it couldn't be done...
For two years I've been fighting a nasty, recurring rash that two different doctors diagnosed as "seborrheic dermatitis." Without going into too much detail, let's just say it itches, it's nasty looking, and according to them there is no cure, only treatment of the symptoms. They threw me a tube of hydrocortisone cream and Lotrimin and told me to rub some Selsun Blue on it to keep it under control, and that I'd suffer with it the rest of my life.
Like I'm going to take that as an answer...
a little research on my part reveals that one of the causes (THE cause, if you ask me) is a fungus. The Lotrimin and Selsun Blue help keep the fungus from growing, but they don't kill it which is obviously what needs to be done. So I try out different athlete's foot medications and discover that lo and behold, Lamisil AT (terbinafine) cream knocks this stuff out if I use it twice a day.
Trouble is, it's $15 a tube, and at the rate the rash is spreading I'm going to need a truckload of it.
So I poke around a little more and discover - wonder of wonders! - Lamisil is available in tablet form, by prescription only. It's sold as a way to cure nasty yellow toenails... and 1 tablet has more medicine than a whole TUBE of the OTC cream. I go down to the doctor and say "look, terbinafine cream makes this stuff go away, it's the most ruthless antifungal available" - and my doctor insists that no, it only controls it. I say "no, goddamn it, it makes it DISAPPEAR" and he still insists I'm only controlling it... so I say "look, let's try something. Give me a prescription for terbinafine tablets and we'll see what happens. At the very least I'll have nice toenails."
He flat out tells me there is no way he'll do that and I'm "chasing the rainbow," it's incurable and I'll have to accept that...
so I get pissed off and look into overseas pharmacies. A place down in Mexico sells it for 1/4 the price in the US, and they'll ship it to me without a prescription. So I order a month's worth.
It arrived last Saturday... a mere five days later and the entire rash is almost completely gone. This has NEVER happened before, at best I could just get it to move somewhere else for awhile. And I still have 23 days to go 
No cure, my ass... I'm writing my doctor a nasty letter about this one.
Another thing they did to me was to diagnose me with dysthymia and dose me up with Paxil. They told me I was going to have to deal with my "illness" the rest of my life... I didn't accept that one either. I'll spare the details for now but after a lot of research I figured out that I sleep like shit & that's why I was always anxious and depressed. I fixed the sleep problem and suddenly I feel fine.
Anyone else have horror stories?
|
 |
|
|
| Post Number: 2
|
L33T_h4x0r_d00d
IT terrorist
Group: Members
Posts: 1203
Joined: Sep. 2000
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,14:09 |
|
 |
| Quote (damien_s_lucifer @ 18 July 2002,03:48) | | Another thing they did to me was to diagnose me with dysthymia and dose me up with Paxil. They told me I was going to have to deal with my "illness" the rest of my life... I didn't accept that one either. I'll spare the details for now but after a lot of research I figured out that I sleep like shit & that's why I was always anxious and depressed. I fixed the sleep problem and suddenly I feel fine. |
Same damn thing happened to my dad. They loaded him up with buspar, paxil, sufosalizine and about 4 other "throw this at it and itll make it go away" wonder drugs before he discovered the healing powers of the indian herb known as "NYQUIL". Every now and then he has some camomille tea or a unisom pill and is back to normal.
Btw, your allowed to beat that fucking doctor now. Its covered under his malpractice insurance.
--------------
This game is so boring it wouldn't be fun if you were somehow playing it while bungee jumping into a Chuck E. Cheese's full of nude ninja girls fighting the Predator. -seanbaby
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 3
|
jim
Asshole
Group: Members
Posts: 1208
Joined: May 2000
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,14:24 |
|
|
I absolutley REFUSE to go to the doctor for reasons already stated above. They don't know what the fuck they are doing, and all they want is your money.
My body has always had a very good defense system, and when I get sick, I just let my body fight it off.
I've got scars galore from skateboarding where I've ripped myself open and just slapped a Butterfly bandage on instead of getting stiches.
Broke both of my legs in Marine Corps Boot Camp (Stress fractures, not compound bone sticking out fractures) and never saw a Corpsman, and still finished the 10 Mile Reaper.
My mom is already freaking out, cause Prostate Cancer runs in my family, and she knows good an well I'm not going to the doctor to get an exam....
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 4
|
forumwhore
Fear Me, I Am Change.
Group: Members
Posts: 3282
Joined: Dec. 2001
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,14:24 |
|
|
"I sleep like shit & that's why I was always anxious and depressed."
And this is you on a good day?
You are a fucking saint ...
--------------
Posting from; El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 5
|
forumwhore
Fear Me, I Am Change.
Group: Members
Posts: 3282
Joined: Dec. 2001
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,14:26 |
|
|
no, wait, saint's don't fuck.
--------------
Posting from; El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 6
|
Wolfguard
Flyswatter of the Apocalypse
Group: Members
Posts: 1696
Joined: May 2000
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,14:42 |
|
|
hey FW, you have been keeping up on the happenings at the cathloic church right?
DSL: Report him to the AMA. God knows what else he has been screwing up. If the man cant fix a rash and a sleep disorder then he needs to be investigated. If they dont do anything then you can explore other options if you feel that this guy is a complete moron.
IE: the press eat this shit up.
--------------
Fucknuggets flamed while you wait.
[url=http://www.teamwolfguard.com]TeamWolfguard.com[/url]
"screw the fireball spells...i got a case of WP grenades and a case of teddy bears!"
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 7
|
BlackFlag
Objections noted; Notes discarded.
Group: Members
Posts: 637
Joined: Jan. 2002
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,17:14 |
|
|
one had a bad rash all over my chest and stomach. didn't know what the fuck it was, but it itched like CRAZY, and wouldn't let me sleep at night. after about 2 weeks, i was borderline psychotic from lack of sleep.
I was starting to think maybe it was some sort of VD, since i've heard herpies can infect your brain and make you crazy. went to see a doctor. he didn't know what the fuck it was either. took some samples, ordered some tests, "come back in two weeks".
At this point, i happen to notice at some point a REALLY old medical encyclopedia lying around in my brother's room. 1935 was the copyright on it i think. was barely holding together. After about 6 hours of reading, i diagnose myself (correctly i might add): i have scabies.
Scabies are microscopic parasitic arachnids.... like "crabs", only much smaller. They tunnel under your skin, lay eggs in your skin, and cause an ungodly amount of itching. I can not stress enough how fucking much that itched. I was close to killing myself to make the itching stop.
Anyway, after convincing a doctor that "YES this is what i have, can i have some [forget the name of the ointment] to kill these fucking things", my life gets back to normal.
i have never looked at medicine the same way again.
--------------
[img]http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze327zx/pissed.gif[/img]
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 8
|
forumwhore
Fear Me, I Am Change.
Group: Members
Posts: 3282
Joined: Dec. 2001
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,17:28 |
|
|
there I was, trying to figger out why you can't log in.
ack
Umm, thanks for sharing?
Can I go back to bed now?
(no)
--------------
Posting from; El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 9
|
a2n3d7y
The Jerry Springer of Detnet
Group: Members
Posts: 84
Joined: May 2002
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,19:20 |
|
|
FORUMWHORE - You post too much. Its all about the EDIT feature. Fix what you said that was wrong and......post less.
(mabey you should check to see (post preview) how the post flows... you wont havta explain yourself as much.) 
Dudes,
Doctors....>SUX.
I...like DL...was diagnosed with dysthymia. I was nearly close to killing myself when I made the appointment...and I gotta say that PAXIL helped....but JEEEZUS MAN!!!!!
IMHO - (not a doctor - have no knowledge besides the fact that I have been taking 40mil PAXIL everyday for the passed 3 years - and the mad-reasearch DL and I do) :
Ppl should only take the stuff for a LIMITED time. Saying that we have to live with our "dissorders" our entire lives makes me wanna KILL ppl.  PAXIL CURED ME
I feel "cured"....but I am pissed at the same time.
Dudes......its all about:
WATER - drink LOTS of it. LOTS!
SLEEP - get ENOUGH dammit. If you can't sleep medicate yourself or find another way. If you don't medicate yourslef...the DOCTORS will.....and their medicine costs more.
FOOD - C'mon ppl....eat "right"...you will feel hella better. Lay off the fast food. Cook meals at home. You will LOOSE wait, SAVE money, and be A LOT more healthy in general.
Go back to the roots. Why do you FEEL sad/depressed/stressed....... Fix it at the root. Your body ain't just a computer/slab of meat....WAIT actually it is...
Give it what it NEEEEEEEDS.
P.S. Today was the first day in 3 years I didn't take PAXIL. I have been slowly WEENing my self off the shit for the passed 2 months. If i at all ever seem like a DICK....Prob cuz I have been going thru withdrawals for 2 months.
BUT ITS WORTH IT!!!
Dudes. You know the FAP track (to fap or not to fap)? On PAXIL I was WAAAAAY to spaced-out to even be motivated to do it. Go figure.
PAXIL makes creative ppl less creative...thats why they ain' so depressed all the time.......not creative enough. LOL
PLUS !!! I was WAY more a stoner than ever on PAXIL. Serioulsy ppl, as stupid as it sounds I was ADDICTED to weed. I would fucking freak out when I would run out. Now, I don't care NEARly as much....just as long as i got coffee and smokes..... LOL...don't get me wrong. SMOKE WEED!!!!!!
EDIT: I gotta add in PAXILs defense.....
I AM "CURED". Not saying THEY HOLD the key. But it worked. I just hope you have a cool enough DOC (if your taking it) thats not gonna tell you how FUCKED in the HEAD you are.
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING.....FOR A "FACT"
Edited by a2n3d7y on Jan. 01 1970,01:00
--------------
???ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!
|
|
|
|
| Post Number: 10
|
Beldurin
Mayor of Detnet
Group: Members
Posts: 1242
Joined: Aug. 2001
|
|
Posted on: Jul. 18 2002,22:07 |
|
|
*pushes a2n3d7y off of the soap box and laughs at this skinned elbows*
HA HA </Nelson>
--------------
If someone's ungrateful and you tell him he's ungrateful, okay, you've called him a name.
You haven't solved anything.
-- zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
