Ha, no wonder why my fibro fog has been so bad the last six months. If it lack of sleep, lack of oxygen, and such like that both my heart issues and fibro were both contributing to my serious fog....
SouthernLady: if your son is having a cathetar Ablation it is not that bad really. The hardest part was the iv's, honestly. I am recovering very well. the groin incisions which have no stiches hurt...
I just had a catheter Ablation Done Yesterday. It is scary but your son will be in excellent hands. You are both in my thoughts and Prayers. I am lucky I do not need the Pacemaker also, they thought...
Thank you so much for all the prayers and well wishes!!!! It really helped so much yesterday to know I had so many people wishing me well through the day. They were able to trigger the arythmia right...
It was a post by me. Savella was and has been my living nightmare. For some it works, for me it didnt. I am only 25 mgs now and it is safe and cuts down the edge of pain only. It caused me to lose...
thank you all so much for the kind words and prayers. I will let everyone know how it goes once I am up and about . I too have been havin gthe fainting spells and i had one seizure which is why they...
Savella was my last Guinea pig allowance from Docs. Never again. But I am also a very angry person right now so maybe I am just too jaded to give a valid opinion on this right now....
hi all. up date on what is going with me. I again had to go to the emergency room. I had a heart rate of 180. I am sure it had been higher. this was after an hour of it racing out of control and...
Thank you all so much for the support I have recieved. I have been fighting docs and meds my whole life, I am bipolar also. This isnt the first time a med has almost killed me. I am just hopping that...
been on it a year. Going down to 25 mgs for now. Sadly this is the ONLY thing that has worked for my pain. In tears now. I am going back to a life of being bed bound. Which is the lesser of two...
right now I am seeing red I am so angry. I went to my ruemy when I started to lose weight and get heart palapatations and she said it had nothing to do with the savella. I blindly trusted her. Well...
They took my bloodwork last wed. and I am wondering on average how long it takes for the bloodwork to come back to find out if this is really what is wrong (hyerperthyroidism) or something else. If...
I feel hope after reading your post. i am not alone now. The same symptoms I am having I am waiting on tests right now so I will see. My heart has been going crazy too. I am sorry you are going...
I can not drink ensure. It has milk in it. and additives. I do not touch additives they trigger my fibro. I am 34. I went away for a funeral and lost more weight while out of town. Gee just what I...
can't touch ensure. It has artificial ingrediants, and not soy based or I would....
thank you Karen for your comment. I take it hard though that after 25 views it seems I am trying to throw it in peoples faces that I am losing while others are trying to keep off the weight. This...
Gee I know I should not be complaining that I am losing weight. I should be happy about it. Well at first I was. Now 60 pounds later I am not so happy. I want my appetite back. I am limited as to...
it is just confusing if it is a fibro symptom or something new or if I am truly going mental. still waiting on blood work results. thanks for the well wishes. losing my mind here....
can anyone tell me if they too have both and how they cope. I am being tested now for the diabieties but it looks defeinite. geejust what I needed. healthiest I have ever been weight wise and diet...
I just started it yesterday. Gee weight loss? I am allready on topomax which causes wheight loss, that is for my migraines. I was alllready losing on lyrica alone. Is anyone else on Lyrica and...
You mean that watchamacallit that uses that thingamagig in the whereaboutits? That is my brain on fibro, this is my brain on drugs, I also will one moment not be able to form a sentence even though I...
This area is laking in all areas of health care. Complete crock of garbage I swear. I hope you have decent docs that listen at least. Do know if you would like we can e mail or im each other for...
I too am on flexoral for bad flares. I know how much more it hurts when sick also. Going through it all myself and wish I could offer you more help. Try gargling w/ salt water. I can not take any...
Update here. It is my ruemy that diagnosed me grudgingly but now refuses to do a dang thing for this atrocious pain. Now I have a cold that went straight to bronchitus. Yay fun wow right? Coughing...
I am trying to find out if there are others in my area. I am utica Ny. it would be wonderful to get a support group going in this area. If there is one please let me know. My family and friends, and...
I too thought it was the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I do not believe it is tendinitous, but fine give me the shot make me wait longer for relief, then wqhen it does squat for me I can laugh in...
left hand for me. I think i have had the pain since elementary when i had a horrid knee injury. There is no known way to prevent or cure fibro....
Right now I am at the point of crying constsantly the pain has gotten so bad. lyrica at first was my wonder drug, it stopped any and al pain. Then I needed an increase and well it mayed me unbearably...
when going swimming in an ice cold creek actually feels good because it numbs your sore limbs. realizing when you get out those rocks you couldn't feel bruised up the underneath of your feet....
I am so bad about my chair's, yes two that I get annoyed when anyone else sits in them. My office chair especially. I want it to confo9rm to my butt and back and no one Else's or I will have to...
I am on lyrica and if I do not eat something with it, it can wipe me right out. But the tiredness is not as bad now as when I first started. Honestly I believe it has saved my life. I was unable to...
Donna you are not for from me, I am in Utica NY. Small world. I do not eat beef so no clue,lol. I am sure it is good though. I am so proud of myself, I stuct to my diet and food regimen very well...
Wow am I exhausted. Not hurting so much, thank goodness for lyrica. I had a sneaker give out, so major foot pain walking which I did a lot of. I found how comfy and awesome CROCs are. Had to buy a...
Enjoy!!! I too am going on vacation of sorts for the first time in years. I am so going to enjoy this!! I hope you do too!!...
I wear my sunglasses in walmart, not my dark ones but the slightly tinted ones. I also always have a list or it isn't pretty. Typically my mother comes as my helper and it works. I gave up my issues...
I am a bundle of nerves right now. I am headed to Buffalo NY for the first real amount of time in many years. The city that nearly destroyed me. I somehow feel empty still after 7 years. Buffalo was...
I am so sorry for your loss. Losing a beloved pey hurts horribly. Do know you gave her a wonderful life. We had the same issue with a shitzu . Heartbreaking for sure. DO know you didn't keep her...
Yup major weight gain here too. I went from 145, not skinny but healthy to 180 this winter. Not being able to move, convienence foods that cook easy, junk food and not walking constantly like I used...
I luckily live alone. When I started this I emptied all my cupboards and fridge. Gave the food to my mom and started over. After a month it was a lot easier. It takes a month to get rid of all the...
Nitrates in lunch meat, hot dogs and dried meat are my worst. Also red meat and pork. Add to it food dies and corn syrup. That stuff is in everything. Takes some time to read all the labels when...
Below is a post I put in my live journal account. I do notice a huge difference in energy when I eat less fat and more fruits and veggies. I have also lost 20 pounds while on lyrica doing this food...
Sending our sunshine your way. We went from horrid windy cold to now having 60 today. I know this is central NY and it will not last for long....
I am 33. I know there may be many many reasons for Fibro and not each person is the same. MY posture is pretty good. I can also walk with text books on my head. I was very nimble until my mid teens,...
when you go back to a town you have lived in four years after only a year away and are completely lost....
I too have a train trip at the end of the month. Doing the train so I can get up and walk around. But in my seat for this or car or bus I have one of those triangle seat cushions, a neck cushion and...
I am on it now. They just increased me from a very low dose to one in the afternoon and two at night. It makes me tired and dizzy but it doesn't last forever. I do know I woke up today with zero pain...
hehehe Patti. make sure it is well loved too please!!...
Now it has the pharmaceutical companies backing and in that and money as usual it is more noticed. Money talks and docs walk the walk. I feel that in my area it may be over diagnosed. I told a friend...
I have cut out everything but the caffeine. I am sure it may be possible but I don't see a way. Good luck and let us know if you mannage to do this and how you have....
Yay me. Somehow I am the person who gets put on Lyrica and loses weight. 15 POUNDS in one month. I swore going on this med that it would not make me huge. been that route with too many meds. I put...