I actually like that I am full after a few bites of food. For most of my life, food was a major consideration. I love it that I don't even enjoy eating anymore. I hope it stays like that forever. We...
Thanks so much, everyone! Shirley, I have had a couple of incidents of vomiting, once was while I was still on pureed foods and ate 1/2 a jar of Gerber bananas. That made me sick for about 4 hours. I...
Shirley, that's so great that you didn't have nausea while you were getting your first treatment and that the meds are working. I remember when I went through chemo and the fatigue that went with it....
Thank you all for your well wishes, advice, and warm thoughts. I had the surgery on June 29 and have lost 54 pounds. I have been able to get on the treadmill for 20 minutes in the morning, five days...
Thank you all for your good wishes, prayers, and information. I'm in the middle of a pretty bad flare due to the number of doctors' appointments and tests over the past couple of weeks. This is the...
Hello everyone. I am scheduled to have gastric bypass surgery on Tuesday 06/29 and was wondering if anyone else here has had it done. My bariatric surgeon told me that he has performed this surgery...
I'm so glad that you posted this topic. I need to take Tamoxifen for another 9 months and my oncologist told me that there is a moderate to high risk that the Tamoxifen isn't working while I'm on the...
Every morning when I wake up, I count my blessings, starting with being alive. I then move on to each family member, each pet, and any good thing that I can think of that has happened in the near...
I have found that, no matter how bad a flare up is or how much pain I'm in, that there are things about my life that are just precious and keep me smiling. It is important to focus on the positive...
Welcome, Cutechick! This is such a great place to find information and support. It's so great to know that you are not alone. I also have an internet business. I used to do needlepoint and other...
I get these "stings" all of the time in all parts of my body, mainly in my hands. Fibro is definitely the disease that keeps on giving!...
Nana, I'm with you. I hardly ever get chills and am always too warm. When I'm the only one at home, I lower the thermostat to 55 and sometimes even open windows in the winter. I had never heard that...
Do-over, I'm so glad that Mr. Murphy can be treated. I truly believe that we will not ever be put into situations that we can't handle, even though things can seem very daunting. Please relax so you...
I'm so sorry that you are ill. Being ill on top of fibro is a lot to handle. I hope you get well soon. As far as the job goes, I am a big believer that everything happens for a reason and that there...
I feel so bad for you. I was very lucky and had already had my children when my fibro entered the picture. I know how you feel about taking the narcotics during pregnancy, but unless you have the...
I'm so sorry that you and Murphy have to deal with this. I hope that the vet is wrong and you both have many wonderful years yet together....
Marlee, I just thought of something else. Do you use a CPAP machine? Even if you don't have sleep apnea, a CPAP might help you. There are studies being done that are showing that these machines are...
I have found that Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men are both laugh-out-loud shows. I just don't like watching programs with commercials. Thanks to fibrofog, I tend to forget what I'm watching...
When I'm not in a bad flare-up, exercising gives me that "up" feeling. When I'm in a lot of pain, it does make me a feel a little better while I'm doing it (I usually walk on the treadmill and play...
I sympathize with the fog, Marlee. It's so frustrating! It does lead to funny situations though, like your potato story. :smilewinkgrin: I had a really bad insomnia spell that lasted for a couple of...
Robin, what a beautiful poem! Losing a furry friend is so hard! :cry: I have had a total of 10 cats since over a 39-year time frame, and six of them are with me now. My cats live to nice, ripe old...
I have 6 cats and have found that they actually help a lot with the fibro pain, especially on very bad days when they come to cuddle with me. Days when a human touch is excruciating, touching and...
I use dryer sheets to rub down my Himalayan cat to get the static electricity out. It makes him smell good too! :smilewinkgrin:...
I watch Everybody Loves Raymond on DVD. This is the same show that got me through chemo. My oldest son and I would watch it together and laugh like crazy. It's really helping me now. I have...
Ashphobiax, I really empathize with you. I used to get really bad muscle cramps but I started taking a multi-vitamin and I make sure to drink at least 3 glasses of skim milk per day. That seems to...
Thanks to all of you. I also drop things all of the time. Everything will seem fine and then it's like my hands just stop working and whatever I was holding is gone. It's quite a challenge working...
Hi Chutz, Thanks so much for your reply. We have ruled out arthritis in my hands. Sometimes the pain is burning nerve pain; sometimes it's shooting sharp pains; almost always, there's an underlying...
Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in August with 16/18 pressure points. While I have the muscle pain in my legs and arms, the worst pain is in my hands and...