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Posted 11/8/2008 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
I tried my new "wonderful" shoes today and my ankle still hurts. At least it hurts less than the other shoes. I hope the stretches will provide some relief. The pt said my ankle flexes at 0 now and it was less than 0 last time. That is an improvement. Yay
Posted 11/8/2008 5:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hey, to improve the flexibility of the ankle is a great thing.

I wear zoomer fins in the water to try to get more flexibility. I must be the slowest swimmer on the plan.

Oh, I have pain WHILE walking.

All of you folks who have this pain, please answer this question.

Are all of you at least 50lbs overweight. The Physicians assistant said it was my weight and I disagree. This pain is from Fibro and Chronic fatigue.

Donnaeil
Posted 11/8/2008 5:39 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, Donnaeil--I'm not 50lbs overweight. I could stand to lose about 10-15lbs, though (who couldn't?!) Do you have hip pain? Mine is when my right leg is in back, before I step forward. I know it's all muscular--I've had all the tests that show nothing structural is wrong. Just can't seem to make it go away. As I said above, I do get relief, although temporary, from deep tissue massage.

Have a good night...
Posted 11/8/2008 6:34 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you cold Turkey. I thought I had a lot of normal weight friends with the same pain.

Donnaiel
Posted 11/8/2008 2:58 PM (GMT 0)
Donnaeil, I think anytime anyone is over weight everything is blamed on the weight. I'm 58 and like most women my age I could stand to lose about 20 lbs (I've actually gained 10 lbs this fall). I have never had a doctor tell me I need to lose weight. I have pain in my hips, legs, ankles, back and feet at times it's fibro not from bein over weight.

 

Yes, I think the less weight our bodies have to carry around the better but losing weight is not going to cure fibro pain.

 

You are such an inspiration I wish we lived close together so you could drag me to the pool and get me going like you do. turn

 

luv and hugs

Marlee

 

Posted 11/8/2008 3:30 PM (GMT 0)

Hi MF-

I started menopause early. (I was peri-menopausal at age 38). When I hit 40 I began having hot flashes to the tune of 30-40 a day. I was determined to fight it without pills. I felt like I was in a war and it started to wear me down. I hit my bottom at age 44 and called my gyn. and said I NEED pills!!!! I can't do this anymore! I started on HRT and noticed a change in a few short days.

It is all very individual whether you decide to start on HRT. My quality of life had gotten so bad it has been worth the risks. I have never had any side effects from them. I am now 52 and this past winter we dropped the dose down to almost nothing and I hope to be off of them by the end of this coming winter.

I did not get fibro till this year. If anything talk it over with your Dr. and see about starting - maybe you will notice a difference and if you don't, you can always stop them.

Good luck! GamJill

Posted 11/9/2008 2:31 AM (GMT 0)
No Donna, I am not 50 pounds overweight. I could lose 5 pounds. In fact, my doc says that auto immune illneses (in my case, fibro) and eating disorders (in my case, anorexia) are related. I don't think they know if th eating disorder causes the fibro or if they are caused by a third variable. I had anorexia for many years and have been a healthy weight for about 2 years.
Sue
Posted 11/9/2008 7:04 AM (GMT 0)
I had builmia for about a year... and annorexia before and after... but its been about 3 years since then...

That's kinda intersting.
Posted 11/9/2008 8:02 AM (GMT 0)
Boy, can I relate! I'm up late tonight after being out of the house for the first time in about a week, to run errands, and my feet, legs and low back are killing me. I should have worn my running shoes - the help a bit. I'm so tired from my painkiller, it's like my eyes want to close, but my lower body is still screaming. I too have developed GERD. Yippee another pill. I am also experiencing some inflammation (yet another pill), and heading to see my rheumy on 11/14. Now, I have heard that fibro doesn't cause inflammation. Both my sed rate and my C-reactive proteins are elevated. I suffer from a vitamin D deficiency: in April when I was dx'd with fibro, my first vit D test was done, and it came back at 13 (supposed to be up over 30, and closer to 36 is what I'm told). A recent recheck shows me at 25, so we've increased the rx'd vit D to once a week instead of once a month.

In the meantime, I haven't been able to work for a month now, because I'm not sleeping. Or, if I do, I can't get to sleep until the early morning hours, and sleep until 10 - 11 a.m. That part is hard. I love my job, and my boss has assured me I can come back but not until I'm ready; at least I don't have that stress, too.

Anyway, I'm not sure what or if there's a point to this rambling, other than to say - yes, your feet and legs can hurt from fibro. I'm almost to the point where I'm riding one of those motorized carts next time I hit Walmart!

Hang in there - sometimes that's all we can do - and that's enough!
Posted 11/10/2008 12:49 AM (GMT 0)
Oh Julie,

I am so sorry that you cannot go to work right now. I hope your doctor figures out a way to relieve your pain. Today I spent three hours in the pool because I felt so guilty about not losing weight fast enough. It was stupid.
However, not all of the time was spent swimming. I stretched and just relaxed a lot.

I am no exhausted and feel like a prune.

Marlee, I wish you were in the pool with me. It is better when I have company than when I have to work out alone.

I tell people that I have to exercise because if I did not, I would spend most of my days in bed with a heating pad. This is a shame.

However, as I get older, I am grateful that I have a pool to exercise in. I do not even want to imagine having fibro in my 70s, 80s and 90s because it is bad enough now. So I am getting prepared by staying in shape.

Donnaeil
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