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Posted 3/16/2015 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
Lol tango

People really have no idea what they are saying or what we go through..

It is beyond comprehension that someone would ask what orphanage you got the kids at... Omg....clueless with a capital C

A family relative used to like to say in front of my kids, that one of them was so pretty ? Felt like calling the psych ward ...is there a special ward for mean old bats?
Posted 3/17/2015 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
It really is amazing how clueless and tactless people can be....but threads like this help!

Heart - I probably would be better off handling my MIL the way you do, but for some reason I can't seem to do it! I just keep banging my head against the same old wall (what's that definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result??

The older I get, in many ways, the more stubborn I get, and that's kinda scary.

Debbie eyes
Posted 3/17/2015 5:18 AM (GMT 0)
There are just people that we would expect more compassion from , and they are the ones that usually push our buttons..

I have a sibling that has no clue what fibro may be like, but she adds enough stress that i try to avoid her.
Posted 3/17/2015 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Orphanage. Yea. Must these were a group of 70 or 80 year old ladies... I walked away more amused than insulted.
Posted 3/18/2015 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
I get the "have you tried going to bed earlier" a lot and just shake my head. I try to head up at 10 or 10:30. I follow a specific process and sometimes I sleep and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I'm "awake" when I get up and sometimes I'm not. I don't like to stay in bed any longer than necessary because I get very stiff.

On a positive note ..... I had a violent case of the flu this past weekend (no that's not the good part, lol). I am feeling better now but taking almost nothing because my stomach is not quite right. Also eating very little yet. I feel pretty great overall though. Just wondering if it's in comparison to being violently ill or if there was something in my food/med cocktail that wasn't working. I'm going to work my way back slowly and see if I can identify any triggers. It's just really nice to have a couple of days of normal sleep and feeling normal.

Of course, as I have been told .... I didn't have any pain until I started taking pain meds ;)
Posted 3/18/2015 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
My mom told my sister that I take too many meds. I wonder which ones I can stop to get better? She also told my sister who is diabetic that she also takes too many meds. Mom may get to get to ;the home; just a joke with my mom. Or is it? Lol
Posted 3/19/2015 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
My daughter and I saw the strangest commercial for an eldercare facility. The gist of the commercial was that if you loved your parent, you would send them there - no qualification on when or why. My mother is well known as a difficult person and very needy. It's hard to explain the moment, but my daughter and I looked at each other and just started laughing.

I thought of this when I saw your note, Ialady. Sometimes, I wonder if I am joking or not. ;)
Posted 3/25/2015 1:42 AM (GMT 0)
This is more about someone commenting on my Crohn's as opposed to my fibro, but I thought you'd appreciate it here:
I had a cleaning company come over yesterday to give me a quote for getting my house cleaned on a regular basis. I gave them a brief explanation of what I wanted and why (30 hospitalizations in 3 years means my house isn't always the cleanest). I said I had Crohn's and the woman said, "Oh wow, I know a bit about it. A few years ago I lost 100 pounds in a couple of months and the doctors thought I might have Crohn's, so I did some research on it.....but then it just turned out that I was just depressed and needed a divorce."
Posted 3/25/2015 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
scifigal2k! Oh that story is too funny!
Posted 3/25/2015 9:39 AM (GMT 0)
Here's a doozie:

From my fiance almost nightly: "Why aren't you asleep? I'm worried about you? Just take your Trazodone & Flexiril & go to sleep."

He claims to have read every article I've had him read & has read my doctor's diagnosis printout. mad

Another one from my brother: "Isn't that a new disorder for hypochondriacs?" mad

My mom: "I just don't understand it...nobody else in the family has all these problems. You were such a healthy little girl." eyes

From my oldest daughter who is currently experiencing the exact same symptoms I was having at her age: "Mom, I don't have Fibromyalgia. And even if I did, why would it matter? The doctors don't seem to be helping YOU." cry

From my best friend: "I must have it too because we share a lot of the same symptoms."
(No we don't. We share 5. Just five. She has COPD, arthritis & Pulmonary Fibrosis. NOT EVEN CLOSE. mad
Posted 3/25/2015 9:43 AM (GMT 0)
Another one I have heard more than once:

"God only dishes out to you the amount he believes you can handle."

Well I believe God has drastically overestimated me. eyes shakehead
Posted 3/25/2015 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
Autumn Jean,
Per your mom, that sounds just like mine, lol! I try not to snap at my mom when she says ridiculous stuff, but on the rare occasion I do, she at least responds with, "I just wish I could help. I don't want to see you suffering."

I hate it when people tell me strong. There is just something about that statement that rubs me the wrong way.

Jen
Posted 3/25/2015 4:15 PM (GMT 0)
Autumn lol, yep...

Because we have days that we can be semi normal, all the other days we are faking... It an attitude more than something said.

I do feel sorry for some that lack compassion for others around them ..they can be very sad people.
Posted 3/25/2015 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
Oh on the too many meds thing..i have a sibling who says , well she would never take meds....except when her dr writes them , it fine..
Posted 3/26/2015 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
hahahaha You're all cracking me up.
Posted 3/27/2015 3:20 AM (GMT 0)
I thought of this thread today when a beloved family member told me that the reason I have Fibro is because my life is too stressful. I asked her if I removed the stress in my life then would the Fibro go away? I know they were just trying to help me but it was like putting a big burden on me to figure out how to change things in my life so the Fibro would go away.

Afterwards I wondered how often I had given bad advice and burdened those I know who have lots of health problems. I am learning a lot about what not to say.
Posted 3/27/2015 5:07 AM (GMT 0)
After one of our friends was diagnosed with fibro, after decades of denial...she admitted to me that she never believed It was real til she was diagnosed. So in other words i had always been imagining it...sometimes now she tries to make it a contest as to who is worse..i do not need to win that...so i would say she is worse off

People fascinate me when they are not annoying me , lol
Posted 3/27/2015 11:49 AM (GMT 0)
"So what can they do to make you better? I'm sure you would feel much better if you just lost weight."
-comment yesterday (AND the day before) when seeing me during a bad flair-up.
Posted 3/27/2015 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
Oh dear :o....
Posted 3/27/2015 10:45 PM (GMT 0)
OMG - ALittleLoopy- that is what my husband said to me last week when I was having a flare! I was furious. Yes I have gained a lot of weight over the last 7 years. I had lost 100# but have gained 60 back after 5 major knee operations, spinal cord operation and being diagnosed with fibro in August of 2013. Yes I do need to loose weight but that's not a cure all for fibro.

Funny part is the Dr have diagnosed my husband w fibro but he doesn't believe them. In his mind the Dr just can't figure out what is wrong. He has every test imaginable 3 times over.

I love "why are u so tired?" Or I'm in pain and go to work I do know why u can't !!!

On a good note I found this thread hilarious and really need all the laughs !! Thank you
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