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Re: it's hard being a stay at home mom with this ...endo
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 18 11:39:04 2004
I know it's hard in any situation, but please feel grateful that you are
able to stay home. It's even harder to work full time with endo.
Actually I'm kind of a combination single parent/full time working
mom... I work full time days and my husband works graveyard during the
week so after working a full day I have to take care of my two boys by
myself at night. They are 5 and 10 months so it's no easy task. I
would give anything to just be able to lay down with my heating pad but
I guess that's not possible any time you have kids around! My husband is
great on the weekends though, or when I'm having a flare up or after
surgery. He has always been a "hands on" dad so it's nice to know that
if I have to miss work, I can go home and have a few hours of rest until
it's time for him to leave for work. I have been on MS Contin for the
last 4-5 months.. if it weren't for that I wouldn't be able to work or
take care of the kids. I also use Ponstel (prescription
anti-inflammatory) and Thermacare heat patches but nothing gets rid of
the pain, it only dulls it enough to where I can function. My pain
management doc is going to take me off of the MS Contin and put me on
Methadone at my next appointment; hopefully that will give me more pain
relief since the MS contin doesn't do much.
Maybe some day they'll find a cure for this stupid disease!!
At Thu, 18 Nov 2004, montele wrote:
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>Shawna,
>I know it must be tough taking care of your children and
>yourself.....the sex thing I hope it gets better.....but if not we
>(ladies) can't feel guilty about it because it's not our fault......and
>if we have understanding partners they will be there to support us
>untill we feel better......thats how I look at it....because I know I
>wouldn't be upset at my hubby if he couldn't have sex for some medical
>reason.....it's not like we don't want to...we just can't....but all of
>us will hopfully get better and we will feel normal again....
>lov ya
>montele
>
>At Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Shawna wrote:
>>
>>I have an almost 4 your old son and an almost 2 year old daughter, both
>>January babies. My daughter also has cerebral palsy, so I have to do
>>daily therapy, yoga and positioning with her, and when I am in pain, it
>>takes twice as long. Also I am still breastfeeding her, so I can't take
>>anything strong for the pain and the mild versions don't do a thing.
>>Endo really does make the job a whole lot harder!!! As for sex....I hear
>>it's fun, but it's been so long.... Hang in there, hopefully after your
>>lap you will have a little break from the pain. Hugs, Shawna
>>
>>At Thu, 18 Nov 2004, montele wrote:
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>>>Tricia
>>>Thanks for the support....My boys are almost the same age as
>>>yours.....mine are 4 and 1 1/2.....he will be 2 in Jan.....my hubby is
>>>very understabding and helps out a lot but our relationship is down
>>>right now.....(the no sex)....it hurts way to bad....and I tell him all
>>>the time that I will try it ...but he is like no....I don't want to hurt
>>>you....and that makes me feel so bad the he dosn't want to touch me in
>>>fear that he will hurt me.....that really sucks...
>>>lov ya
>>>montele
>>>
>>>At Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Tricia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Ya I am with you on this one. I have two boys 5 and 2 I can not keep up
>>>>with them. My hubby has to come home every day and clean and do dinner.
>>>>Its hard when all you would like to do is go to sleep and you have to be
>>>>with the kids. Hang in there. Let me know if you need to vent about
>>>>it.
>>>>Tricia
>>>>
>>>>At Thu, 18 Nov 2004, montele wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I know i'm not alone with this feeling of allways feeling yucky......I'm
>>>>>always tierd and always in some typ of pain......I can't take anything
>>>>>for it because I will fall asleep.....if I take the mild suff it dosn't
>>>>>even work......what am I going to do....I have to take care of
>>>>>them...but who is going to take care of me....(thats how I feel
>>>>>sometimes)....I think I might be getting a little depressed....but i'm
>>>>>not sure.....I just hope that things will get better...I just wish I
>>>>>could have one day with no pain and feel fresh as a daisy...(yeah right)
>>>>>Lov ya
>>>>>Montele
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