Couchtater, no didn't have to supeana anyone. I asked my attorney about whether it ws final or not, if the judge can change it, he said that it was on record now and that would be highly unlikely for...
I read your words and know exactly how your feeling. It's the worst feeling to never get back, what you once had, but it's also nice to know that you have that grandchild and love, and love you back...
Well I had my SS hearing this morning and I thought that I was going to throw up before I went in there, I was so nervous. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and my attorney told me not to...
Acheybody, this is my rheumatologist and he has me fill it out to see how well the meds are working from one visit to the next. I just don't get how you can average something like that, to me it is...
That is a great idea, but at my Drs. Office he has a chart that you fill out before he comes in the room so he can add everything up and compare to the last visit....
I was just wondering how you all explain you pain level to your Dr. That is the one thing that I always have a problem with. How do you average something that changes so much (in so many areas of the...
Namian, you said it started only in your hands and over 6 months your whole body hurt. That is the definition of progressive. This is what I am trying to say! Besides the arthritis in my neck, all...
I was just curious about this. I read here a lot that fibromyalgia is not a progressive illness. In my opinion it is. I didn't just wake up one day and have all this pain. It started with the pain in...
I am a 38DD and I could not stand wearing a bra at all. The under wire hurt so bad against my already bruised-feeling ribs and under arms. The only bras that I have found that I will wear are the...
I am using a program that my lawyer gave me, "needy meds", google it. It is pretty self explanatory and there are applications to fill out, some by you and some by Drs. I am still in the process and...
I remember doing something like that. I don't remember where I looked now, but the Dr I was trying to see was not accepting new patients. The one that I am seeing was recommended by my PCP. I did...
So are the Dr.'s on this website good or bad?...
I am learning so much on this forum. I am still new to fibro, I have taken so many different anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxers, and pain meds in the past not ever knowing what was really going on....
Thank you all for your input....
Snowbunny 21, I am still taking the Amitriptyln, I am supposed to take 25mgs for 2 weeks, then stop. He said to take 1-2(1 is 50mgs Tramadol) in the morning and the evening, or I can take 1 in the...
I had a Dr. appointment yesterday. He has changed my meds. from, 50mg. Amitriptylin a day and 500mg. Etodolac 2X a day to 100 mg. Tramadol 2x a day and 30 mg. Cymbalta a day. I am supposed to...
Hi Alice, I was just getting back to you about my appointment yesterday. Of course the swelling was gone by the time I got to the office and I forgot to take pictures. I got the impression he didn't...
Thanks Alice, I will let you know. Margaret...
Hi Alice and thank you for the response. I have read "fibro 101", it is very helpful, but not for this. I thought the same thing and I am on meds for arthritis in my cervical spine already. I was...
I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced swollen ankles? My left ankle is swollen, but not the right. I also have an area on my left shoulder that is swollen and is really squishy. Could this...
David, I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. I can believe that they would say "that you could stand for 8 hours a day and lift 70lbs.", that's the way they are. They don't understand what...
David, that is amazing, I am so glad everything worked out for you, but sorry it took so long. I am only 48 so mine will be much harder. I did get a lawyer, and he appealed it. I was not diagnosed...
David, did you get your disability?...
When SSA gets your medical records and they don't have enough proof of a disability they will send you to one of there Drs. They will also send you if you haven't seen a Dr. for a period of time....
This is the report that is filled out if they send you to one of their Drs. SSA does not sent it to your Dr. If you want it filled out by your Dr., you will have to print one out and take it to them....
I filed for SSDI and SSI last May and was denied. That was before I was diagnosed with fibro. What steps would I take to get my new diagnoses submitted. All of the other Drs. that I have seen were...
Today I finally got diagnosed with Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia. It has been over 2 years, but I finally found a Dr. that would listen to all my symptoms and not look at me like I was crazy. I am...
I have not been diagnosed yet either but also have a lot of the same symptoms as you. The facial numbness was the weirdest of all, and still can't seen to find a Dr. to explain it! I also have pain...
Thank you Karen for your reply, I ruptured a disc in my cervical spine in 1993 and had to have it fused. In 2008, I had an injury to my neck and shoulder. MRI showed advanced DDD, bone spurs. Since...
I am new to the site. I found it when trying to find out what is going on with my health. I do not know if I have Fibromyalgia, but I do have at least half of the symptoms on the list. I was...