1. Annual Nursing Presentation- 2012 Charlie Endicott Career Services (Beside Cool Beans) We provide many services- resumes, cover letters, grad school essays, job search assistance, electronic credential file service, job fairs, etc. etc. Please come and see us! We are very nice!

2. I Really Enjoy Doing This-Why?  I get to talk about myself for one hour  And you have to listen!  I get to complain about my aches and pains and you have to listen (I think!)  I get discover how much you really know about my disease/injury  I get to make some new friends

3. How My Injury Effected Me Physically  BEFORE  AFTER

4. Things to Think About  *What is my disease/injury?  *How did it happen?  What were the symptoms? (pain, loss of feeling, etc)  Would therapy be needed? What kind? OT, PT, Acupuncture, Massage, Chiropractic, E-stem, etc.?  What would you do first if you had a patient come in at PRMC Shock Trauma and had my symptoms?  Does this type disease/injury hurt any other organs?  Do you think I am taking any medications?  If so, what kind and how much?  Do you think there are any side effects?

5. Other Thoughts/Questions  Do you think I required in-patient treatment?  If so, how long?  Was there any paralysis?  Out-patient treatment? How long?  Any surgeries? If so what kind, where and for what?  Any major life-threatening circumstances?  Are there any problems now?

6. Hospitals I Attended and Graduated From Annapolis Neurosurgery, LLC Dr. Tom Ducker Mt. Sinai

7. Therapy I Utilized  Learning to walk-Life Gate  Motion Board

8. And More Therapy  Bed Transfer  Weight Bearing Balance

9. Even More Therapy  Lokomat  Assistive Devices

10. Surgeries/Treatments/Procedures  Green Filter –inserted at Shock Trauma  Neck –Laminectomy-Dr. Ducker-Annapolis-C3 to C8  Needle Injections – burn nerves/cord.  Stomach Pump-bachlophen  Acupuncture  Aqua Therapy  Botox Injections  Massage  Etc.

11. Where I am Now?  Still taking extensive amount of meds  Meds have strong side effects-especially lack of energy and stomach sickness  Fall on occasion and it hurts!  Using v-pap and oxygen  Difficulty in walking long distances  It could be worse-I am going to continue working!

12. Current Meds  PAIN:  1.Methadone-(pain)-(10 mg at 6 am/10 mg at 3 pm/10 mg at 10 pm)- Total daily intake=30 mg per day-  2.Nortriptyline -(neuropathic pain)-2-pills –Once per day-Non-narcotic.  3Lyrica-(pain)-300 mg per day- (150 mg at 6 am/150 mg at 7 pm)(red pill is 75 mg and white is 50 mg)  ANXIETY:  1.Wellbutrin-(Anxiety) 1-150 mg tablet every other day-300 mg tablet every other day-total of 150 or 300 mg per day (Started taking 75 mg 12- 5-07)  SPASTICITY/FLEXIBILITY:  1.Baclofen Intrathecal Pump for daily baclofen usage. Currently the pump is dispensing approximately 435 milicures per day.

13. Meds Taken in Past  Click here for medications tried since 2003here

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