Hi- I have Fibromyalgia and Mixed Connective Tissue Disease among other medical problems and was wondering if someone could give me some insight. I haven't worked in 6 years ( I used to waitress full...
Lora- Sorry to hear you are having a hard time with Savella. I started it about a month ago and had horrible Nausea. What I did was ate something a little fatty like peanut butter with it and that...
Hi- I thought maybe some of you could help me with some information. I got diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Fibromyalgia a year ago but my doctor thinks I have MS. I take...
I got a tetanus shot a few months ago. I have fibromyalgia and mixed connective tissue disease. I have been putting off getting a tetanus shot for a long time but got bit by a stray cat and had no...
I just started taking Elavil on Friday. I take 10mg at night. It does make me tired and helps me sleep but I also take Flexeril at night too. I started taking it for migraines and I have yet to get...
I have very similar blood work as you do. I just got diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (more of a Undifferentiated one) last month. I also have Firbomyalgia. It took me years and years...
I was wondering how you guys cope with working? I have not worked in 5 years due to being sick all the time and fatigue. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia (march 08) and Mixed Connective Tissue (Sept...
Thanks meowese I looked up that Allodynia and it sounded like that was exactly what I had. Good to know. I hope I never feel that way again!! Thanks again Kitkat3...
HI everyone Thanks for all the support. I woke up feeling much better today. I don't know if the pain was because of the migraine or from the Imitrex I took. I get migraines often and I have taken...
This is going to sound weird but I need some advice. I have fibromyalgia and connective tissue disease (diagnosed in March 2008) along with hypothyroid, osteoporosis, and anxiety. Tonight I am in...
I got one of my parathyroids removed due to a tumor last December. My calcium levels were high along with my PTH. I ended up with severe osteoporosis in my hips and I am only 31. I was just diagnosed...
booboos- YES!! That happens to me all the time. It drives me crazy. My husband tells me I feel so hot to touch usually at night time. My temp always comes back below normal too. I even had Strep...
My dad just had open heart surgery (quadruple bypass) today and if all is well will be leaving the hospital sometime in a week. My question is what is the best sleeping position for this type of...
I don't know the exact number of my CPK only that it has been coming back abnormally high. I forgot to mention that I also have a high CRP level (14.43). I do have a hard time climbing stairs due to...
I am going to try to make this short as possible and not so long. Quick history...Female 31 yrs old been wrongly diagnosed for Crohns for 10 years but just found out I actually do not have crohn's....
Thanks everyone for helping. I have before gone gluten free and yes that makes a difference but somewhere down the road I goof up. I guess I feel so much better I eat whatever. I am so full and...
I hope somebody can help shed some light........ I am a 31 year old female 5'4 135 pounds. I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease for 10 years now. I was taking 6mp for about 9 years. Was on...
Well, I posted about Amitiza back in October and since then I have changed my feelings about the medication. I stopped taking it in Feb 2007 (7 months after starting it) due to the horrible side...
Gallstones do run in my family. I have had symptoms since I was 18 (30 now) and I have had numerous ultrasounds and nothing. The GI doctor has decided after the 4th one that I am not getting anymore....
YEP...the same exact thing happens to me! I have Crohn's and IBS. I am always constipated and I am taking Amitiza which helps great but I get those episodes right before I go. about 2 days a week...
I started on amitiza a couple of months ago and it is working great for me. I have Crohn's-C and IBS-C. The only problem is that the side effects are bothersome. I almost stopped taking it because of...