Crush, I am so sorry and deeply saddened by your devastating loss!! I've been away from this site for quite some time and decided to drop in and this was the VERY FIRST post I saw!!!! No words can...
I took Cymbalta for a while a couple of years ago. While it did noticeably help with the pain, it changed my personality to mean-spirited, impatient, indifferent and ugly. It took my wife and...
Hi! It does work ok for my fatigue but the biggest benefit is for my almost-narcoleptic attacks. It helps me wake up fully in the morning and stay alert. It also helps with cognitive thinking,...
Hello Fiona! So nice to meet you too /community/emoticons/smile.gif . (BTW - love your name.) Yeah, it stood out in the posting title like a sore thumb - especially with the subject matter captalized...
Hey girls! Jev here.......sorry, I don't possess the necessary equipment to be able to relate to these types of woes but I thank y'all from the bottom of my heart for the "uplifting" humor - I truly...
Well, just thought I'd drop in to say hi to everybody here at this wonderful forum. Y'all have always been so kind, sweet , supportive and helpful to me and many others. Been missing all of you...
Hi Marlee & Missy! Yeah, after reading that article there seems to be quite a few serious risks with this med so whoever tries it should probably be very carefully monitored for adverse reactions...
Hello family & friends! I was at the rheumy the other day and stubled across some info on a new med that was approved in January for treating fibro. Some of you may have already heard about...
To all you wonderful people who said hi and welcomed me back so warmly......thank you all so much! This means so much to me! To Sue, Sherrine, Donnaeil, Austen, Denise, Patti, Marlee, Patsie, Gamjill...
Hi Sheila and welcome! I'm right down the road from you in the Houston area. If you should ever find yourself in Houston looking for a doctor, I can direct you to an outstanding rheumy that...
Hello to everyone! Looks like the last time I posted here was way back in December. So much has happened since and yet life continues on. I kinda' dropped off the map while trying to deal with some...
Hi! Thank all of you wonderful ladies for responding. It's great to be back on here with y'all after being gone so long. To Sherrine......if this info can help just one person feel even a little bit...
Hello to all my fibro-family! I sure have missed y'all! I've been away from the forum for a while awaiting a highly-anticipated rheumy visit and subsequent results. This may be a little long but...
Hi Fibrofog and welcome to the family! You have found a wonderful haven of support, understanding and love here and I'm so glad you found us too! I'm so sorry that you are having to deal with so much...
Hi BumBum! I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this.....sleep problems are no fun at all! I've had sleep problems for years. I have cfs & fibro and sleep problems can definitely be...
Hi Krystal and welcome to the fibro-family! I bet you NEVER expected a post from a MAN on this one but, when I read your first sentence, I just had to. I am so happy that you are doing better with...
Hi Karen! Amazingly, the "dropsies" have never really been a problem for me.....at least not YET! At least not with anything "animate" anyway! I do seem to have serious problems though with dropping...
Hi Cori and welcome to our fibro-family! You've come to the right place. The Fibro 101 and Resources thread is a great place to start and there are many, many wonderful people here who are always...
Hi Tricia! I'm so sorry you are having such a sustained bout of pain. Except for those extremely rare good days or even rarer remissions, pain seems to be a premium no matter what you do....
Hi Marlee! I believe motivation is pretty much a universal problem among fibro/cfs sufferers. It is so "feeling-driven" that even on those rare good days, you can be overwhelmed so quickly by...
Hi Honey! That term "fibro fog" is completely lost on most people since they have no idea or understanding of what fibromyalgia is. I had never even heard of it until I joined this forum. They would...
Hi Tennis! So sorry you're not feeling good.....hope you get better reall soon. I'm a firm believer in those flu shots.......I got one last year but my wife and daughter didn't. You guessed...
Hi Agnesgo! Just a quick little visit to say hello and welcome to the family. I have cfs, fibro and cebv and I just hope that "same boat" you were talking about is not the Titantic! (LOL) Anything at...
Hi BumBum and welcome to the fibro-family! There seem to be many possible triggers/causes for fibro and an endless amount of degrees, severities and time periods to compare with. Unlike many...
Hi Honeyprincess and welcome to our fibro-family! First, the good news! There are numerous meds and treatments available for fibro's symtoms that can make this possibly a very livable condition with...
Hi Diane and Russ! Thanks so much for that link Russ. It's nice to know that there are conditions not quite so dire as those others that it might be. I've emailed my PCP, an internist, with these...
Hi Karen! Whoaaaaa.....nothing like being skewered and placed right out on the ol' open fire!!!!!(LOL) I must tread carefully here in the interest of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of all...
Thank you so much for your responses ladies.....I really appreciate it! Upon further internet research, there seems to be only about 4 or 5 other possible links to that particular type of smell...
Hi everyone! I posted in another thread here about how I am in a major flare right now. It seems that the stressful period of time from Hurricane Ike coupled with the fact that I was taken off of the...
Hi LeeAnn! Don't ever feel like you're posting too many topics or asking too many questions.....when we learn about these conditions we have it is only natural and human to thirst for more knowledge....
Hi Melissa and welcome to the family! I think you found a really good NP......she sounds very thorough and eager to help you despite her lack of knowledge and experience. We don't always get that...
Hi Meowese! So sorry to hear about that migrane and irritation. Even though they were disruptive to your test, I think you had enough time on the monitor to determine apnea events if they occurred. I...
Hi Dowa! Yes, I have all of that fun stuff of immune problems and positive ANA as well as cebv and cfs. I had about 3 months worth of glutathion/atp injections that seemed to make a world of...
Hi LeeAnn! I'm afraid that there is no such thing as the "average" flare. These things seem to vary from person to person as widely as there are numbers of stars in the universe. I know exactly where...
Hi Kelly! I am so proud of you, girl, and so should you be!!!! Every single journey we take begins with but a single, simple step......the most important part of a journey is TAKING that first step....
Hi Marlee, Sherrine & M&M! Been away from the board for a few days so It's so good to talk to y'all again. Been trying to catch up with everything that got put on hold for all those days Ike...
Hi Kelly! Born, raised and still in the Houston, Texas area although Hurricane Ike just tried to make us neighbors!! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif Gentle hugs, John...
Hi everyone! Thank all of you for the warm welcome back! Yes, "blessing" was an understatement. Ironically, the loss of power was made much more bearable by a silver lining following the storm. A...
Karen, I am so so sorry for this tragic news. Words fail me......please accept my sincerest condolences and please know that my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family! Gentlest of hugs,...
Hi everyone! It's been a few days but I SURE AM GLAD to be talking with y'all again! First, to Chartreux and all other fellow Ike sufferers.....Godspeed on all your repairs and recovery. My prayers...
Hi again M&M! Yes, you DID get me on that! /community/emoticons/nono.gif Megan and Macie.....beautiful names dear! And, please pardon my faux pas for not extending a warm welcome to you.....I...
Hi Kythe! I'm REALLY AM so sorry that you and the other ladies that experience such pain & discomfort have to endure that. /community/emoticons/sad.gif I really, honestly, truly mean that with...
Hi all! There are times when all of us have a bad day or days whether it's health or personal related. I bought this new CD a couple months ago by one of my favorite 80's rock groups who is still...
Hi M&M lover! If your name reflects a true passion of yours, you better keep them hidden when I'm around because they are one of my biggest cravings of all! /community/emoticons/tongue.gif...
Hi Chartreux! If y'all ARE riding this storm out down there please be careful. Your area is now probably under mandatory evac now and it will get dangerous with all the water/storm surge Ike is...
Hi Tiki! BTW.....love that member name of yours, TikiIsMyKitty!!!! What you are going through is common for fibro sufferers so please don't get so down on yourself. I know that is much easier said...
Hi everyone! I'm sitting here at work and I hear a co-worker in the next cube complaining of her knees & ankles hurting. She says "The barometer must be dropping" and goes on to say she can tell...
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[b][color=blue>I] this, because I have a hard time censoring myself at times. /community/emoticons/wink.gif But, I just want to comment to all of you ladies (and one amazing man, John) for being so...
Hi Karen! I'm so sorry you are having to go through such a dilemma. Relationships really are hard.....I know. If you only had yourself to account for, you would make all the decisions for what's best...