Red hair, white-white skin, freckles, burn easily....
I asked for a c-reactive protein test one time and it was high and the drs. office called me to see if I had been sick or injured. I hadn't and haven't heard anything about it since....
I take 100 mg. of Lyrica at night and it helps me sleep. It's never done anything for the pain. I've been on it for 6 or 7 years. It did cause me to gain about 30 pounds the first few months and it...
I think I might be famous on here for my rants written the first week after both my knee replacements. See if the injections help. Neither cortizone nor the Hyaluronic Acid (I think) injections did...
The first med I took was for HBP so I got used to taking meds that way, too. Starting 30 years ago I took 6 or 7 different kinds of Antidepressants for pain. None of them worked until I took...
I moved to the Tampa, Fla. area 2 years ago from Iowa. Yes, it is much better living here. My fibro pain is better....
Hang in there. It took me 2 or 3 months to get used to my CPAP. Also the reason for the compliance is to make sure that you are using it and haven't sold it on e-bay....
I'm home for the last 5 days, but haven't been on the computer much, because lowering my leg causes it to swell and it's very painful. I am getting around OK, Nurse and Therapist think I'm doing...
Now I remember why! Just as bad as childbirth but lasts much longer. the pain is exchruchiating. :mad:...
Thanks, Sherrine, and everyone else. The surgery is Friday morning. One good thing--now that I live in Florida, I don't have to deal with pain in sub-zero temps!...
Those of you who have been around for a while might remember that 2 1/2 years ago I had my knee replaced and it was so bad for the first few days, I said I would never go through that again. Well, my...
I had fibro from the time my oldest was 1. Because I was so fatigued all the time, I made sure I was a mom to my kids before I was a housekeeper. When my husband would occasionally complain the house...
If the pain meds work, I say take them in a sensible manner. I have been through dozens of NSAIDS and narcotics and none of them work for the fibro pain. I only take naproxen for my arthritis and...
My dr. calls it hyper flexibility. Everyone who tests me is always stunned, I've always been this way and I don't know if it is connected to fibro. I tried some arthritis exercise classes once...
Hi, I got a lap band three years ago, too. I have a little bit of trouble swallowing, which I think is mostly due to sjorgren's syndrome. If getting fluid taken out of the band doesn't help a lot, I...
Hi, I recently moved to Florida and my DH is a Disney nut. We have been to theme parks 8-10 times in the last 1 1/2 year. I, too, feel wrong in an electric cart, but I've rented one each time,...
This is a great, informative site. I've had Fm for almost 30 years and I learned a few new things....
So glad she's feeling better. Almost the exact same symptoms happened to my cat, Molly, a couple of weeks ago. She is very big, not fat like her sister, she weighs 13 pounds, but had lost a pound by...
I wear Bestform sports bras that hook in the front. It's hard to get regular sports bras over my head, shoulders etc. I get them at K-Mart. They are pretty cheap, good thing because they wear out...
This doesn't happen to me from heat, but from cold. Whenever my skin is exposed to cold (air, wind, snow, one time I tested it with an ice cube) I get hives. It took a long time, but finally figured...
I don't have any info on supplements, but I've been dealing with fibro for 30 years now and have tried almost all the meds there are. No pain meds ever did me any good. I thought I would let you know...
Robin, I don't know why they always make every little gadget black. I was always losing my cel phone, even in my purse. I got a new phone and decided to get a case for it that I would never have...
I am limited in how long I can stay in certain positions. I rode in the back seat behind my husband, who is 6'4", so he has the seat way back. It was an hour and a half ride and I thought I would go...
I understand what you are talking about. I stretch way more than two times a day and all my muscles still stay chronically tensed. I think I probably have the chronic muscular hypertonicity the...
I saw on the pain scale that a 7 meant pain interfered with your daily activities. Based on that, my lowest level of pain is a 7. But I never put that on forms. Usually I use a 5-6....
When I've taken opiates--Vicodin and Oxycontin--for my fibro, they do absolutely nothing. When they gave me the same stuff to take after my surgery, I was really sick to my stomach and totally not...
When I saw someone had called up my old post, I thought maybe I should update it a bit. That was posted right after all the pain meds had worn off and I was in bad shape. I realized later that I was...
For most of my life I thought it was 'Build me A Buttercup."...
ME, TOO! The only way I can switch off a song in my head is to deliberately go with another one. Usually, it's "Build Me Up, Buttercup!" My mom asked when she was staying with me if I knew that I was...
I believe you want to help your wife. My suggestion is that you take over all the cooking/shopping duties. Then you can make gluten/sugar/salt free food for her. I know if someone cooks for me, I eat...
I have found a rheumatologist, but I'm not sure how good he is. I'm looking for another. I do like to see chiropractors. I went to a very good one in Clearwater, but that is an hour away, so I am...
I didn't notice any difference during the tropical storms. It still surprises me that after a thunderstorm it is still hot and humid. A Midwestern thing, I'm sure. We live 12 miles from Sarasota. I...
I moved to the Tampa area last January from Iowa. It's nice to have temps the same day after day. I was worried about the summer heat and humidity, which was bad, but it was the same every day. The...
I think you should get it checked out. Better safe than sorry! Diane...
Hi, MommaKIKI, that post was from over a year ago and I moved to Florida so my fibro wasn't so bad. I think it's improved, but I have back and arthritis issues that have gotten worse (not because of...
She doesn't remember feeling any different. I think the cocaine was a very small amount. Diane...
Miriam, I am praying for your pain to stop. I have back issues that cause pain in my legs as well. Hoping the plan the Drs. have works! Diane...
My mom says she remembers drinking Coke before they removed the cocaine, but she was very young at the time. She's 86 now. Diane...
I've always had sleep issues and headaches, since I was a child. I think my mom thought it was from bad eyesight that no one realized for a long time. I did pretty well until my late 20's when my...
Like Rose said--I've heard of Native Indians in South America chewing on coca leaves to give them energy to work! Also my grandmother had RA in the 40s and 50s. My dad said one day she sat down in a...
Praying for relief for Mariam. Thanks, Donna....
I'm sad for your pain, but it was good he died at home. We were lucky to find a vet who came to our house when we had to put down our cat, so she died with all of us around her at home. My prayers...
Debbie, I am SO Sorry! It is painful to lose a pet. I still cry over our last two cats that died, and I'm not sure my oldest son will ever have another pet because it was so hard for him to lose one....
Yes, the garbage. I hate going through it, but have found many important items that way!...
Debbie what kind of spine surgery did you have? I probably read about it and then promptly forgot. Diane...
I've had a CPAP for 4 1/2 years. It took about 5 months before I was used to sleeping with the mask. I never got used to the straps on the masks and I ended up getting a mask from the internet....
Mine is pretty obvious, my name is Diane and I have red hair....
Austen, I mostly have pain in my hip and legs. For years I've been complaining about pain deep in my hips. Last year I saw a pain specialist and had an MRI. It's very obvious on the image that one...
I found out a year ago that I have spinal stenosis. Arthritis of the spine and an enlarged vertebrae that presses on my spinal cord, causing pain in my legs. It keeps me from walking more than a 1/2...
Sherrine, thanks for the update. Glad to know you're not wondering about it all anymore. I know you miss Sabra terribly. Have you thought about getting another dog? Or are the cats enough pets? When...