Just an update on things. Went to the Lawyers office and the receptionist faxed 18 documents to social security. That was a week ago.still no word. The woman never called my case worker back and I...
Also as far as taking it to make you feel calm or whatever wasn't why I was on it. I was in a severe painc mode that for some reason would NOT stop for weeks. I was worn out and afraid when I dragged...
OH AND.....any doc that says xanax can't be addictive is a QUACK!!!!!...
Hi, I was on this a few years ago. It was for severe anxiety. I was having panic attacks so bad that there was no time in between them and I could not live that way. The doctors at the clinic I went...
i'm on cymbalta and it doesn't work. I really am a little nervous of Lyrica but I don't know if It could help as I've never gotten to try it. Why did it make your knee get so big?...
Ok I have a small update. Maybe I should post in a new thread? A friend of a friend knows a girl who works for a disability lawyer. She said she would look at my papers. I can't afford a lawyer but...
Hi, I have noticed that some of you are on xanax. I'm sure you are aware of the possibility of addiction. I say this because I was addicted to it and I didn't even know I was. The doctors at the...
well then the pain clinic people are just lazy!!! At least 5 different people there have told me I need it and acted as if it is my fault that I can't get it. I HATE the pain clinic. I want out of...
I'm having a hard time with the acceptance part of fibro because the support system I am supposed to have is a bunch of brain dead nurses and doctors. I'm sick of the whole thing to tell you the...
Does anyone know if there is some reason that the pain clinic doesn't pre-authorize lyrica for me? They keep telling me I need it but since medicaid won't pay they just say "oh". I thought they could...
I go to a pain clinic and they don't really do anything for me. they give me pain meds but I have to take random urine tests. I feel like a criminal when I go. Maybe you will have a better time of...
Is there something in the water? I am having a crappy day too. I think if I ran out in front of a truck I would only be maimed and have more pain. I posted earlier about this stupid flare I am...
Sorry you are feeling so crappy. I wish I could say something to make it better. I know how it is. I came home today after only three hours at work. I am having a flare and I know there is nothing I...
I have a dental appointment today and it just hit me that my insurance is cancelled. I can't go now because the dentist is not something I can afford. It doesn't really matter anyway because I am in...
Hi Kathy, I can SOOOO Relate to the feeling of being "pointless" I didn't start out so well but i always tried real hard and have just never got off the ground. My friend has the FMLA thing at her...
THank you all for reading and responding. I could actually tell you more horror stories about what I have dealt with but this is new and fresh. The others were just as bad and causeed me so much...
thanks you guys. this really does stink!! As for the watchtower and the rifle? Anger management is supposed to help with that but since they made me angry i guess that's out. I think about how nobody...
I once told a doctor where my number on the pain scale was and he told me..."It can't be...because you are not screaming in pain" Then why ask me?...
I wish it was positive but Its isn't. I've posted here a few times about my situation but have been away for some time. I have been fighting everyone and everything it seems. i am so exhausted and...
Anyone else have any ideas or advice on this?...
I really hope you don't leave the forum. I understand the feeling I really do. I have been dealing with drug resistant depression and anxiety for my entire life. I don't get any benefit from seeing...
Thanks karen, I am working on it. I am really not able to function at my job the way I could even two years ago. It is getting harder and harder. It takes me at least two hours to get ready and when...
Thanks for your thoughts. It is pretty bad and I am glad you don't have it like that. I would never wish it on my worst enemy. No....not even her! I don't understand why it is like this. It seems...
Just for the record I do NOT understand how the govt can give veterans such a hard time. I don't see any of those public officials going without. that really burns me....
Thanks I am on permanent/partial disability for severe, treatment resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, fibro, and deg. disc disease. I have had so many problems since i began working. For example:...
I have had fibro for over 20 years and have not had one day since where I was not in extreme pain. The good days are regular pain fibro days the bad days can't even be properly explained. I develop...
Hi, If any of you don't remember me I have posted a few times about my situation with being on disability and medicaid. I posted that i was recently told my the Practice Manager at the pain clinic I...
unfortunately for many of us we will never get past the point of fibro being a symptom of another disease. I am on medicaid and have been told that because medicaid does not pay that I will not be...
Shutz I agree 100%. What difference does it make. Why are people still being taught about it in a way that downplays it? Wait til one of them ends up with it. No better yet...wait til the president...
Dear Fibro, You think your so great. I bet you can't stand it that I get up everyday and fight your stupid a$$! Don't ever let me get my hands on you because you will wish you were never...
WOW Thanks you guys! There are so many creative people here. I never told you what I do duh! I am currently working on some mosaics that I started over a year ago. My tendonitis hates when I do...
Do many people have vomiting and stomach problems with fibro? I have a stomach like an iron tank. I'm lucky I guess!...
My ex was like this. If he wasn't the center of attention then he would make up things.. Mine would not only do this but would ignore everything I asked him to do or the best one...he would do it and...
I'm interested in how you work, function, get inspired etc...while dealing with fibro and all of its wonderful surprises....
Oh and I also have the tailbone that is bent backwards and just kind hanging around in there. Looks great on an x-ray! I can feel it and it sticks right out and to the side (under the skin). feels...
I also have a "pain in the butt" same exact thing you describe. It was really bad yesterday and my legs felt like jello. I have to wear a big elastic back brace that I bought at walmart. I wear it...
I forgot to say earlier that I have been having a really hard time of it too for very different reasons and i am quick to forget what I have learned. Its not like I am saying that it will be easy to...
Hey Danielle, That is a lot of stuff going on in your family. I also have the problem of taking on feelings that aren't mine. It's almost like if i don't feel it I'm down playing it somehow. Like If...
could you have done the infamous slip but not fall routine? You might not even remember. Sometimes all I have to do is slip and catch myself-not fall- and everything gets pulled out of whack. My...
Thanks everyone. And your right...I am angry. VERY angry, sad, tired and depressed. I have tried the magnesium and haven't noticed anything yet. It might take a long time. I try so hard and I try to...
YUP!! can't go to places like walmart. I feel like I am going to pass out. dizzy and it messes with my eyes and head. the way I describe it is like in cartoons when tom and Jerry hit each other on...
Hi everyone, I haven't posted in a long time but I need to today. I have been having a really hard time. If you've read my posts you know my story and that I'm In kind of a crappy situation. Recently...
Here's my problem with that though...I can try to do things..but I will pay dearly for days after. If someone were to see me in my little garden and report me does that make me a liar? I know I am...
thanks sherrine. I know you are right. I just needed a little kick....
I agree with Karen. I tried to be honest and told the truth but they will not listen. They don't care. If someone gets ssdi first time around that is very rare. They run you through a meat grinder...
Oh boy I put beads and seeds and rocks and whatever will fit in them. I bet if you looked up "pill bottle crafts" or something there would be a bunch of crazy ideas....
I have a part time job that I am hanging onto by a single thread. I work with some really nice people and If it weren't for that I would not have a job to go to. However, I have to call in at least...
That's about what it feels like for me too. sometimes I feel like my mouth is just hanging open like I'm catchin flies! DUHHHHHH Yuck I hate it and the worst part is...it doesn't go away...but it...
Just wondering how people would describe this since I tell people its like having a wet blanket over my brain. Its the only way I've ever been able to describe it....
Thank You allie. That's nice of you. My friends and I have a joke. whenever someone touches us we say "ow my fibro" I'm the only one that has it but they say it too! It started with me being a brat...