Hi, I live in FL and I know the policies vary from state to state but I turn 65 this Feb. I had an "Advantage" Plan with Blue Cross and Blue Shield but they went up too high on everything. I shopped...
Good morning but mine have been a variety of good, bad and worse lately. Somehow I think the changes in the weather have been increasing the pain. Last week I had a series of 3 days that were...
Hopegirl, Try just resting and let some things go. If you are not better by MOnday, see your MD. I know when I do too much I suffer the next day but I would not fool around with swollen glands. Pray...
Diane, I gained 30 pounds on Lyrica. I went from a size 10 to a 14-16. At 5'2" that was not comfortable. I changed doctors and my rheumy Has had me on Neurontin or the generic gabapentin which was a...
Karen- I live in FL and I cannot stand the heat with all the meds. Then the humidity is terrible on the joints when it rains. The only saving grace is the AC. I thank God for that because I have...
Good Afternoon Terri, Before I read a great deal on fibromyalgia, a doctor guaranteed the injections work help. In my case they did NOT. I refuse them whenever a doctor suggests them. Lyrica and I...
Hi Kythe - Some companies in your area might be known for hiring persons with disabilities. I had to retire early from teaching because of my back surgery and then was diagnosed with fibro. See if...
Oh .....now I know what is happening to me ...even my internist did not know. There is a rash on my legs and on my sides. Sometimes it itches terribly and like now I do not know it is there. I am...
BroomHilda- Yes, I think the pain and discomfort has something to do with living a more solitary life. But, there are positives: I pray more often, I read more often, and of course, I rest more...
Hi Poco, I am sorry about the problems with Lyrica but posting here sometimes you find someone with the same problem. Almost 2 years ago a md put me on lyirca and I could not function during the day...
I am new to this but I just wanted you to know that I take klonopin for sleep and trazadone at bedtime for pain. I forgot to take one night and was up and down all night. What works for one does not...
Lake Murray, I have a pinched nerve at C7. I had a fusion in 1989 when there was a bulging disc at C6. I did not do well with spinal injections. Seek another opinion. I am on a variety of meds. I am...
Hello Shelter I am a new member and I have degenerative disc disease. I had a cervical neck fusion in 1989. I 12/05 there was a laminectomy and then a fusion at L4-L5. I have had cervical neck pain...
Try to see a rhrummatoidologist. Find a good one. SunnyDottie ...