Let's Welcome LisaKaye222!

I found Lisa in another thread and didn't want her to get lost there.  Welcome, Lisa! 

 

Sherrine

I have suffered for over a year now myself and YES, it waxes and wanes............... I have literally tried everything and have found this is what works for me. I take Cymbalta, Tramadol, (Norco only when desperately needed), flexeril, ambien, wellbutrin and ACUPUNCTURE! I have found ACUPUNCTURE to be INCREDIBLE! I have also done Physical Therapy, which helped some too. My doctor suggested to get out of the house and walk every day, even if only for 5 minutes. I have a gentle yoga and tai chi dvd that I can do at home when I feel up to it. The key is NO IMPACT exercise such as the two above and also you can take a gentle water aerobics class and just go at your own pace. I have BioFreeze also which works topically and the fragrance disappears after a short while. This horrible illness (disorder, disease, syndrome…whatever you want to call it) can steal your life from you if you allow it to. The hardest part of having fibromyalgia (other than the obvious pain & fatigue) is the loss of my job due to excessive absences and tardiness, accepting my new limitations in life and acceptance of literally having fibromyalgia. When I finally accepted this new reality, I made new boundries for myself and others in my life. LOVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TO TAKE OF YOURSELF AND KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS!! God bless us all as we live this life and try to have peace of mind, joy, and not allow the guilt of feeling like a burden to our loved ones become overwhelming!

Hi there!!!

Welcome to the fibromyalgia forum from me too! I am so happy that you posted. It is always nice to have other people join who understand what we are going through. And visa versa...

I tried accupuncture and it didn't really help me. The doctor had the needles hooked up to some electrical device. Is that how it was for you? I always thought that it was just needles. Maybe there are different kinds. They didn't hurt. Only one time, one by my neck hurt and it got a huge lump on it. I thought that maybe it was put in the wrong place. I don't know. I am glad that it works for you though. Anything that can help us.

It is interesting that you do tai chi. I always wanted to learn. I know a little bit about it, but not a lot. I got a book called tai ji. I don't quite understand it. But I kind of do my own version. If you could share the name of the dvd, I would appreciate it.

You have such a good attitude. That makes a huge difference in the way that we feel. I think, anyway. I try to keep a good attitude and so do a lot of us on the forum. We try to even add a little humor once in awhile. Which is fun.

Keep posting. Know that we are all here for eachother.

Take care.

Hugs, Karen

Hello, Lisa. Welcome to the forum. It sounds like you have a good handle on fibro.

My doctor says, too, that walking (or some kind of regular exercise) is as important as anything else we can do for ourselves. And it seems to be true in my case as well. It drives me crazy if I can't, on any given day.

Debbie

I think I already said hi on the other thread and I'm sorry, but I only distribute one "hi" per person. Whoops! Now I'm up to 3 "hi's" for you. lol. Anyway, hi. Uh oh, now it's up to 4.

Welcome Lisa- I enjoyed reading what you had to say. It's well put! I like how you mention boundaries. That is what I had to learn the hard way. I mean a hard bumpy way! Lol . Hope to see you around.