Hi Sharon! So intensely happy for you and relieved to know that you are now safe! I echo Alice -- this is indeed your Independence Day, too! And, BTW don't push yourself too hard with that unpacking...
Hey Sherri and welcome to the fibro forum! There is, unfortunately, nothing of consequence that I can add to the other posts............... I just wanted to let you know that this a very caring and...
:smile: Hi Rose! I take a very minimal dose of percocet -- I am Rx'd for 3 per day, but my prescription is only for 45 tablets. My doc would give me more, but Indian Health does not approve. In fact,...
Some of us do have this problem. Many stop drinking anything around 5 pm -- some stop a couple of hours before bedtime. Dehydration should not be a problem during sleep. If you do wake up super...
Hi Niccoli and Little Bird and welcome to the forum! Have you been diagnosed with fibro yet? You might read Fibromyalgia 101 at the top of the forum, second thread. Dx or not, it has lots of good...
:smile: Hey Andrea and welcome to the forum! I can't tell you if you have fibro, but you do have familiar sounding symptoms. Have you read Fibromyalgia 101, second thread at the top of the forum?...
:smile: Hey Ed! Haven't looked up the ships yet, but I've always been totally fascinated with that particular hobby -- and the ships in a bottle also. I no longer have the coordination or mind for...
:wink: Hi Ginny! I have more trouble with external 'issues' (check forum page 12, 4th thread, 'warning'.....) but I have on and off spasms of some sort internally as well. Just not too often. Maybe...
Hey Sue......... I'm hoping that you get some rest tonight and that things will look better tomorrow...... Sounds like you are too worn out to really weigh your decision right now. Driving for a...
:wink: Hi Roxiegirl and big welcome to the forum! Sounds like you need some support and that's what we're here for! This site has lots of caring, helpful people who truly understand what you are...
Hi Jada and welcome to the forum! You've really got a lot going on -- admire you for that, but sounds like you are at a point where some info would be helpful. BTW the folks on this forum are...
Hey Sarah and welcome back! So sorry that your flare is so awful................ fibro can be relentless at times......... Jeannie and Bootknife had good advice for you, and unfortunately I have...
:smile: Hi Selkie and welcome! Just a quick post on Welbutrin -- I have been taking it for a while and have no major side effects with it. I, too, am very sensitive to most medications. :smhair: I...
Hi Mohawk and welcome! Jeez, I am definitely with danib -- please give yourself credit for what you do instead of beating yourself up for what you can't! I am 66, raising a grandchild who is now 11,...
Oweeeee, Sass...........So sorry you are having such a miserable time......... Have you tried the standard warm bath or shower, heating pad, bed buddy/rice bag? Or maybe OTC ibuprofen? It's so hard...
Hi sayyadina! Welcome to the forum and fibro FaMily! Hope you find us supportive and caring, because we sure try to be! If you haven't read it before now, please look at the second thread on this...
Just about everyone is denied at first. I went through two sets of papers and two denials before I got a lawyer. Got a court date, but was approved by the judge before it came up. It's pretty...
You just ramble on as much as you want, Maggi!! Yes, we certainly do understand what you mean........... I'm so glad you had this time with the little one. I rarely get to see half of my...
Wow, I am so impressed with your ambition to get into this program! Sounds like you are preparing well and are covering a lot of necessary bases. I don't know what to tell you about the fog, but...
Hi veelynn and welcome to our forum! I have to echo the thoughts from the others: please get a new doctor! Not only does he have no right to speak to you that way, he obviously does not understand or...
Hi Jojokdz and welcome back! Just a quick post for now -- BTW just because your bloodwork ( or x-rays or whatever else they do) is okay doesn't mean you don't have fibro! Usually everything else has...
Hi Hunibee and welcome to the FaMily! Bless you for all you do -- fibro and a partner to take care of, too........Wow! You are obviously made of 'good stuff' -- although I'm sure it doesn't feel like...
Hey Boo and welcome to our FaMily -- yours now, too! We really are a caring bunch, and nobody knows fibro except those who live it -- so you will fit right in! (((hugs))) Shash...
Just think how great everything will look -- and smell if it was my house, with dogs, cats, kids, and fibro! You can do this, Sassy, and I'm so proud of you for digging in and doing it! I need to do...
Welcome Chickabee! I posted a reply to you and Sarah on her thread before I saw yours -- so glad you both found us. We are really a fibro FaMily who genuinely cares about one another! I think you...
Hi Sarah and Chickabee! Welcome to the forum! It is filled with caring folks just like you........You can share or vent or ask for help or whatever you like and not fear the responses. Everyone here...
:shakehead: Dear gorgeous Danielle -- there is a laundry basket (only thing I had big enough) full of prayers and good thoughts headed your way. :wink: I'm so sorry that you are having to go through...
Donna -- that doctor needs to spend a day, no, just an hour would do, in our shoes........Yes, we need to stay active as far as our conditions will allow us to, but work is a whole 'nother ballgame....
Congrats to you, too, Rich!!! Wow, we've got some honest talent in these here parts! (((hugs))) Luv ya Shash...
Hi Noklu and welcome to our FaMily! You will get lots of support from this forum -- we really do care! Can't help you with your questions, but wanted you to know this was a great place to...
Fantastic Statgeek! Keep going -- you've got a great start! Encourages me to think 'on' it! (((hugs))) Shash...
:smile: Hi Lariet and welcome to the forum! And BTW, you're not dense, just learning! Have you checked out the top of this site, second thread, Fibromyalgia 101? It's chock full of information that...
Let's see, Donna didn't ask for a left knee, so I'd love one of those. Some new vertebra would be so helpful, too. I'll share with Danibm. I guess I'll have to fight Donna for the 'down there' even...
Thanks for your support, guys -- knew I could count on you! I always can.............you're great! Thanks, too, for your suggestion, Traveler -- I do elevate as much as possible, but with minimal...
I absolutely love this forum and all you 'folks'! I'm still laughing, and it hurts so good! (((hugs))) Shash...
Same for me -- nausea comes with overexertion or not eating. Rarely have it other times. Blamed it on some of my meds till I got past the fog enough to realize that the nausea had been around longer...
:blush:First of all, thanks for all your wonderful suggestions about my not-so-embarrassing-now problem -- I actually am not in so much pain right now! Still working through some of the ideas....
Wow! Thanks, guys, for this thread! Of course I feel a bit foolish for not thinking about fibro being involved, but I am so relieved that this is common for fibromites! My mouth feels like a war zone...
I'm angry because I feel like a slug -- just crawling around being unproductive. I'm angry because I'm the matriarch of my family and can't fill the position anymore. I'm angry because I just can't...
Alice, I, too, am so sorry to hear about your BIL........... Hope your health will be on the upswing again soon. Stress takes such a toll on fibromites. BTW I had a TIA several years ago and have had...
Hey K9! Sorry you have had so many problems with your insurance, but it sounds like your doctor is willing to help you get the benefits you need and deserve. Thank goodness for the good docs! Be glad...
Hi Donna -- don't have a definite answer to your question, but my suspicion is that its another fibro thing...........I do this, too, although it comes and goes. I don't have it daily but it does...
Hey lost in philly -- sure do hope your exam went well today! I had to do the same thing when I applied for SSI. They sent me a 'regular' doctor for a very cursory physical, and then I went to their...
:smilewinkgrin: Hi Sappy and welcome to our FaMily! I think you'll really like the folks on this forum! :shocked:Yes, I've got leg pain, too. Guess it follows lots of us fibromites around. Sometimes...
Hey Donna -- I got fed up with tissue lint, too, and switched to paper towels. I use Viva all the time -- they're really soft. But, lately, I've been using baby wipes (which we use for everything)....
Hi Sally and a warm welcome to you! I just mostly wanted to say hello and to echo the thoughts expressed by the ones who posted before me. I'm so sorry that you are feeling so sad right now, and I...
:smile:Hi bsjaguar and welcome to the forum -- have found this to be a really great group! I am on SSI and have been for a while. I had to quit teaching which I absolutely grieved over, but I had no...
Really should mention to your doctor that you are falling -- I do it, too, but don't know if it's fibro or age or both. Seems to be a balance problem, but it hits me unexpectedly.......... My doctor...
:smilewinkgrin: Hi Lisa! So glad you joined our FaMily! This is a great forum with lots of caring folks. I haven't been here too long, but I already feel less alone and less like the odd man...
Hi WhiteChocChip! Yep, I do have intermittent hand tremors -- might have missed the post since I'm fairly new here myself, but I don't remember seeing anyone else mention this. It's a real hassle...