Thank you so much everyone for the kind words and advice. Yes, I am taking a diruetic. I'd been on Maxide for yrs which did help my tissue swelling quite a bit. That was very recently switched to...
I'm so confused about this disease at times. I mean I've been diagnosed for years, but sometimes the more I read the more confused I get. Would someone clear this up for me, is fibro an inflammatory...
It seems like I hear so much from others about winter months being the time of year when they find themselves going into a flare. For a number of years now I flare every summer as soon as the temps...
Has anyone ever heard of post viral syndrome? I have had a cough for 6 months that begins with more than a tickle, almost like an electric buzz in the back of my throat then a gag which I try to get...
Hi, count me in too - sensitive to many odors - smoke is the worst for me, then exhaust fumes, bleach and some perfumes. Can't use scented skin products either - rashes, itching, etc. About 5 yrs ago...
I push a double stroller 4 - 5 dys a wk, about a mile. I also chase little ones M thru F. (I do day care) I am up and down the stairs several times a day. All this is enough to almost kill me! I...
I have noticed for years that the hot, humid summer weather makes me just miserable. Unlike all my friends I don't look forward to summer. I live in the far north in the U.S. and it's been beautiful,...
Very interesting! The gal I know who has gone gluten free and is feeling better has been on it about a month. she was really suffering in pain until she tried the gf diet. She is going to continue as...
This may have been asked before, but so far I've not read it here. Has anyone been helped by following a gluten free diet? How long were you on the diet? I've just met someone who has only been using...
Hi everyone! Have any of you experienced deep leg pain, like all the way down to the bones? I have had this off and on since I was a kid, but lately it's been daily. I don't have it much in the...
Very warm bath for me, soak a long time. Naps if time allows. I also have Ultracet to take and its been amazing to me that it works like a charm for this type of thing....
Hi EmberKitty I too am a type A person. It is soo hard to let go of that - it's ingrained in a person, I think. I have been diagnosed since '95 and that is one I am still working on and probably...
Sue, Thank you so much for sharing that! I never got it either, but now I think I can use that. I've always been an all or nothing person. When we have company coming up to stay with us I try to do...
LOL! A funny subject, but so practical! I am so glad I am not the only one out there to find bras so painful. Over the past few years I have found only a few that I can wear - believe me I could...
Hey, thanks you guys for the good information. I will give the rheumy's office a call and see what she suggests & whether she wants to order a blood test to check my vitamin D level. Good to meet...
Hi Thought I'd introduce myself as this is my first time here. I was first diagnosed with fibro in 1995. I also have osteoarthritis, migraines, 2 ruptured cervical discs & sleep apnea. I've recently...