Hi Becky I recently had a flare that started just before my period. I don't know if that is a coincidence or if it was related. My period was heavier than usual, so I wondered if I was low on iron or...
Thanks so much for the responses, you guys. I haven't been online for a bit because I'm in a flare and have been so tired. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the support and the information. Hope...
Thanks so much for your response, Debbie....
I also posted this on the lupus forum. My docs can't seem to figure out how they want to diagnose me, and I'm on the brink of insanity!! Does anyone have chronic skin problems, such as when shaving...
Does anyone have chronic skin problems, such as when shaving legs you're skin explodes into being itchy and inflamed for days? It doesn't seem to matter what kind of razor/wax/nair/etc. I use. I also...
I think maybe I'm angrier than i realized. I just want some help for the enormous amount of money I've spent on doctors....
And to nurse2, I've wondered several times if maybe i have lupus. When I asked the doctor to test me (and I've brought it up a few times) he always says "Oh, it wouldn't be that." How would he know?...
Yes, she and he (I've seen two different rheumys) both stressed the importance of exercise. What they are failing to realize is that the whole reason I started seeing them in the first place was...
Sorry I haven't responded sooner to all your kind words. I've been so tired. Thank you all so much for the support. I did read the spoon theory, and it makes a lot of sense. I tried to explain it to...
I haven't been on much lately. My hands and feet are throbbing, achy, and now burning and tingling. I've felt like I have absolutely no strength at all. My tongue is red and burning, along with the...
Oh, I am so sorry....
I know that I try to keep a lot of my pains to myself and end up isolating myself sometimes because of that. I don't want people to think I'm crazy or a hypochondriac. I often feel down too. Sorry...
I'm so sorry to hear about Karen's stroke. I'll be sure to keep you all in my prayers. Get well soon, Karen!...
For a moment, I thought I might be pregnant. It turned out that I wasn't. My husband and I aren't trying to have a child, but we're not trying to not have one either. So I was wondering if fibro...
I was wrong about the rozerem. It is a sedative. Just fyi....
P.S. I was just looking up more info on rozerem and the webpage i found said it is a sedative. My doc said it wasn't. However, it does not knock me out or make me feel dopey like the other sleep aids...
I have tried the xanax, ambien, amitriptylene, and cyclobenzeprine. My concern was that all of these meds knocked me out too hard and made it difficult to care for my son on my days off, and...
Hello! I'm new too. I've found that this is a great place to find some support and understanding. I have several of the sensations you've mentioned. I also first noticed a problem during my usual...
Donna made me laugh! I've done similar things! Once I dropped off my baby at my mothers's house, and when I got to work I panicked because I had forgotten dropping him off and thought he was still at...
I know what you mean about dealing with the fibro and raising a child. I have a two-year-old son. It's hard. It's hard enought to raise a child without health problems. I fear the day he realizes...
Thanks so much for all the kind words! While I'm sad that so many of us are suffering with fibro, I'm glad to have found others who will understand and support me through my struggle. Yay for...
Hello! I am a new fibro patient and wanted to begin posting here. The kind people on the lupus forum have been so wonderful and supportive, and I hope to find, as well as provide, that same support...
I was put on Lyrica, but it did not work for me. My new doctor said it "rarely works" for fibro patients. I don't know about that, but it didn't work for me so I got off of it. It made me foam at the...
Smells seem overexaggerated to me and they stay with me for a long time too. Sometimes when I eat something, I swear I can smell it in my skin for several hours later, and sometimes for the rest of...
I have been having a feeling similar to when you hit your "funny bone." I'm not sure if that area is swollen or just my new area of pain. It just feels like I've hit my funny bone and it became...
I'm so sorry....
Oh yeah. I have the burning tongue. It cycles on and off. I have red spots that form on my tongue with white rims. It burns quite badly, and I've tried everything I can think of to treat it. Nothing...
I don't know, but consider having a small amount of literature to give your boss when you tell him/her. Most people don't know anything about fibromyalgia. I am newly diagnosed myself and had only...
Thanks so much, Rosie! My appointment is Monday morning (today) with a rheumy. I have sent over bloodwork, but I didn't think about going without makeup and conditioner or lotion. I'm so excited to...
Pat: Thanks for checking on me. I'm still struggling and have just gotten the ok from my insurance to see a rheumatologist/internist. Now waiting for them to call me back with the appointment and...
Thank you so much Carol, Ginny, and Stacie, for your kind words. It makes me feel a lot better to be able to speak with others who are going through similar issues and know a little more about it...
Thank you so much, Pat. I appreciate you taking the time to reply to my post more than I can say. Thanks again. xoxo!...
Hi, I'm new here. I have a list of symptoms about a mile long and no doctor seems to understand. It's almost as if they aren't really listening to me. I'm even begining to think maybe I'm just crazy....