I think you have thought this through well and your instincts are true. You want an honest MD, but you don't want a disbeliever, either. You can spend wasted time and enegy simply trying to make your...
Hi, Lisa. I have wondered the same thing, if lap band was worth it. Or if bypass was better. Like Shirley said, we have to make our own choices. The last surgery I had was a abdominal hysterectomy...
Blueberries are the best! I have 20 lbs in my freezer. Every fall , I have a friend whose son will take orders and drive them from Michigan to Minnesota. I am the "go between" person, and I take the...
Hi, all........Thanks Sherrine for putting a subject in. Truth be told, I think I was falling asleep as I was typing that. It's amazing I spelled everything decent?!n Anyway, thank you to each of you...
I don't know if I am worse, or that I am older so that it feels worse. I do know that when I was 1st diagnosed that I just had pain issues. Now, it seems to be fatigue, heart, sleep, itching, and a...
Hello everyone! I just wanted to find suggestions of what you all do to keep your day time pain at it least painful? Do you use some other pain medications? Or supplements? If so what do you use? I...
I started out with an injury to my right shoulder that has gradually pulled my neck muscles in the mix. It can be a pain that you never think you will get rid of. My experience with this pain was...
Hello Kellie, Is it like a spasm? And is it in the same areas all the time or does it travel? Every FMS memeber has a different description of their pain. Characteristics are the same, so we know...
I have worked full time for 28 years as a nurse. I am 52 years old and findig it harder and harder to keep up. In 2007 I had to luck to change part of my workload to a computer area, where I try to...
I feel like I am in a vicious cycle and can't find my way out! I finally got off the Cymbalta so that I could continue on with Effexor, which I needed desperately for depression. I guess they are in...
Thank you all for making me feel so welcome. It truly does help when you know you are surrounded my people who know what you are going through. You have shared some good sound advice. I have been...
[color=purple>Hi, Thanks a bunch, Twinklestar[/color]...