BoxinRotz

We bought ours in March. Kinda outrageous price wise but it was no intrest and we needed a bed. Hubby had neck surgery in July the year before. I didn't want an adjustable bed but since he did, I just went with it. It's a memory foam mattress that is heat and cold sensitive.

Thank you for the comps on the tree.

That accident was horrendous. I still get antsy thinking about it and if things were different, like if he didn't make it. It brings tears to my eyes. The weather here has been nasty and he went for tires today and forgot his phone. It just made me think back to that day when I called his cell and the EMT answered. I'll never forget how I felt that day, like someone ripping my heart from my chest. I had to think of something else and then he came home. Things have been good here though. He's not fully recovered but he's getting there slowly. He sleeps a good bit and has a few headaches here and there but nothing like it was. I hope in time they go away. We just live one day at a time.

Hope life is treating you well.

ladyscribbler

Quit smoking on November 18th



One of the hardest things I've ever done, including birthing 2 children and going to war. Quitting cigs is no joke. So addictive. Makes you wonder how that $hit is friggin' legal. I finally quit for good- after many stops (some multiyear) and starts. If you feel the URGE, try ecigs. That's how I finally did it. Ecigs then weaned myself off for good. Take care and congrats again on quitting. You're so worth it! There has to be someone around here who tells it like it is.

WeTheLiving

HiBox,
I would expect it could take him a year or two...but he's done very well for what he has gone through. All the worry, it's just natural when you love someone, but it takes all your energy, until there's nothing left for yourself, and you forget what it's like to be light.
Be well dear

BoxinRotz

I quit cold turkey in Dec of last year. Made it 3 months and went through hell with my Mother. My brother was like... if you got through that, you can get through anything and you have it licked. I started again when things were getting bad with Jimmy. Such a p*ss poor excuse and I should have stuck with it and not caved. All it took was one smoke. I'm a true addict when it comes to them. I can't have one. I gotta have them all. lol

I'm doing the patches. A nurse called in Sept to follow up on knucklehead. And she asked if anyone used tobacco and I said yes. She gave me the PA Quit Line # and said that we were eligible for free nicotine replacement therapy along with free coaching sessions to stick with it. Took me til November to commit. I step down next week to the 14mg patch. I'd do it cold turkey again but with Jim recovering still, I don't want to stress him out because I can be a bitch without a smoke.

BoxinRotz

I can definitely see a year or two for a full recovery, especially for his brain and the headaches. I know his brain still has to be bruised from that impact. I'm surprised he didn't have a skull fracture. I tell him all the time he's got a thick skull. He says he likes to learn the hard way because it's the only way he learns. I remember bringing him home and telling him he lost to a one man ass kicking contest. lol

Quish16

Pantoprazole is a medicine that turns off some of but not all of the little pumps that excrete stomach acid. So, there's less stomach acid. Excess acid can damage the esophagus as you found out. Overtime, this can become esophageal cancer. You must take care of yourself. Don't eat at least 3 hours before going to bed. Watch the coffee, alcohol, chocolate and cigarettes, stay away from naproxen and Advil. If
you are overweight, lose weight.


Should alcoholics take Naproxen then?AH is taking up to 2 a day 500mg. It says it should be taken with food, but often he takes one in the night and even in the day he doesn't take it with food. He is 74 and doctor prescribed them in September for his very bad lower back pain. Reading some of the posts does worry me.

I can understand the stress thing, my weight went downt o 6st 3 and I am 5ft 5 earlier this year but I have got back to 7st - only problem is my cholesterol is high now! I guess people react differently to stress, and for me, the weight just goes....I have always been very slender but 6st 3 is dangerously low.

BoxinRotz

The only thing hubby can take is Tylenol due to his brain bleeds. The dr hasn't released him to use anything else that I know of. I know your husband has had brain bleeds so I would check with him on that alone. Jimmy used to use ibuprofen because of aches and pains associated with body building but since his accident, it's a no go. I would use it a few times a month for you know what but other than that, I don't use it that often. I won't be using it any longer. I can tell you that.

WeTheLiving

Should alcoholics take Naproxen then?AH is taking up to 2 a day 500mg. It says it should be taken with food, but often he takes one in the night and even in the day he doesn't take it with food. He is 74 and doctor prescribed them in September for his very bad lower back pain. Reading some of the posts does worry me..[/QUOTE]

Naproxen and Advil, all drugs in this class, NSAIDS, can cause stomach bleeding and ulcers. Alcoholics can have problems with bleeding because of liver damage. When the liver has been damaged, They are prone to easily bleed and it takes a prolonged time to stop. Many alcoholics come to the hospital for GI bleeding. So these drugs should be used with caution and should always be taken with food. They are hard on kidneys also and taken in large amounts can cause kidney failure in heathy persons.
Tylenol is hard on the liver, can cause acute liver failure and death. Persons actively abusing alcohol should not be taking Tylenol. There are warnings on the label for good reasons

BoxinRotz

WeTheLiving, my husband takes Tylenol because he's had a head injury and bleeding on the brain. It's come down to this... do we preserve the liver or the brain and his neuro Dr chose to save his brain. I know the risk of him being an alcoholic, damage to his drunk liver and Tylenol use verses his brain, the bleeding and using aspirin based pain relievers. It's a no win in *his* situation. This or That. It sucks but that's our reality.

WeTheLiving

So Box, Tylenol is hard even on healthy livers, your doctor knows this and should be giving Jimmy some guidelines. What's really hard on livers is the combination of alcohol and Tylenol together at the same time in the body. Sometimes doctors choose to use opioids instead, but then you have the risk of the drinker getting dependent on narcotics. I hear you. It's all a risk vs benefit thing.

Quish16

WeTheLiving - it is such a compromise sometimes. AH NEVER used to take painkillers - always been very against them, but he does have very bad problems with his lower back and can't find out cause. Liver and Kidney tests normal - I was there back in august when hospital doctor said this although he prefixed it by 'at the moment'! He also had them done November and again, normal.
Also, if the pain is very bad, he uses it as an excuse to drink. I am not a medic but think that the lower back pain maybe due to the alcohol abuse, but he won't take my comments seriously. I guess int he new year we go back to the doctor.....he did initially say the Naproxen was temp until we sorted out cause of the back pain. He did think that AH had stopped drinking but he hasn't although last week it has been down to around a third of a litre of vodka.
He does take them when I am not around - usually in the night and I hope he isn't taking too many - monitoring the box, and I think it has only happened maybe once.
thanks for your comments though - I do appreciate it.
BOX I do understand where you are coming from. If Jimmy is in constant pain it is very difficult to know what to do for the best. Jimmy like AH is an adult and has to do his own loss/gain analysis re medication.

WeTheLiving

Quish16--if he's drinking a third of a liter of vodka a day and taking naproxen he is at risk for stomach bleeding. Watch him for stomach pain, dark stools, unusual fatigue. Has he had MRI for his pain? There are other therapies out there. Has he seen a Pain Management specialist?

foolsgold66

I'm glad you tended to yourself.

Quish16

WeTheLiving
thanks - I will keep an eye out . He has had a bladder scan but nothing else apart from chest Xray and blood tests - it is difficult to get him to the doctors though.
He is an adult and there is only so far I can push.....

Stung

Well crap. I have heart burn too and have been wondering what's going on. I'm 4 months postpartum and had HB during my pregnant but I have had it much more frequently the past 2 months. I hope I don't have an ulcer but with the drama and heartache my hubby has been putting me through, I can't say I'd be very surprised. But I'm afraid to talk to my doctor because I'm afraid they'll tell me that I have PPD.

Quish16

Good luck Stung - but PLEASE go to the doctor. You need to take care of yourself for your little one's sake. I know all about the 'drama' of living with an alcoholic but you need to look after yourself too!
I notice you are new here so you will get lots of telling you to put yourself first and hopefully encouraging you and offering support. Trying to look after a babe and an alcoholic must be mega mega difficult and my heart goes out to you. But please look after yourself first and foremost.
Lecture over!
H x

BoxinRotz

Stung, please go. I'm telling you, you'll feel so much better! I waited too long myself. Your precious little one needs you to be healthy for them. Don't be afraid.