Hello, Just wanted to give everyone an update about Invisible Illness Awareness Week. Yesterday's topic was very good. It was called "Living With Chronic Illness, Why it Hurts and How to Cope" and...
I hope this is okay with everyone, I want to bring this post back toward the first few pages since National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week is getting closer. Due to the activity of this...
You're welcome /community/emoticons/smile.gif You can also go there for yourself too. In addition to this site, It's nice to read what others experience with their invisible illnesses and be able to...
So sorry that your family members are doubting your illness. Maybe you should refer them to http://www.invisibleillness.com and let them read about so many other people who are suffering from...
You're Welcome Sue and thanks for taking the time to go to the site. I've registered for the conferences and am really looking forward to them. It's so nice to have access to conferences such as this...
Hi Debbie, I wanted to tell you something in private but I see that you do not have an e-mail available for me to contact you. Could you please e-mail me? My addy is in my profile. Blessings...
Hi Debbie, I am on SSDI but was approved due to another illness I've had and before I developed Fibromyalgia. Fibro came after the fact. I'm sorry that you are feeling so poorly and just wanted to...
Hi, I hope everyone is having a good day, or at least I hope that your today is better than yesterday. I have been trying to spread the word about chronic illness and wanted to let those of you who...
dobermanmom, I am so glad that you have found improvement in your fibro pain. I too have drastically changed my diet by eating Organic foods and also by eliminating everything that my body is...
Hi, I was diagnosed with vulvodynia in 1991 but have been able to keep it under control with low doses of amitriptyline. Such that I don't even have pain, irritation etc anymore. It actually went...
I had a Single Fiber EMG and a regular EMG many years ago when I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis. From what I remember, the Single Fiber EMG was more painful because it took longer than the...
You have a right to your opinion Karen and I respect that. I can only let others know how changing my entire lifestyle has benefited me tremendously in hopes that they too can have the much needed...
Hi Jeannie, Sorry for the late response but to be honest with you I have been too busy enjoying life and am hardly on the computer at all. /community/emoticons/cool.gif Not sure if I can explain it...
it's a new day, Hang in there. I've decided to take a more natural approach for my conditions including Fibro. I have eliminated all foods that my body is sensitive to and yes, I have had...
Thanks Sherrine! I appreciate your correction to my post. My e-mail is now accessible in my profile. Blessings, Shari...
What a beautiful day it is today! Have any of you had a MRT Food Sensitivity Test? It is a blood test which tells you what Food and Chemicals YOUR body is sensitive to. There is a Food Sensitivity...
Here I am again complaining but I guess I got too happy too fast. 2nd day of medication and I am achey all over and awake off and on through the night. What bothers me the most is that my chest hurts...
Well, i took my first pill last night before bed. I still woke up about 4 times during the night for some reason. It wasn't really due to pain or anything. I just kept waking up but I did go back to...
Thanks for all the nice replies. I really do appreciate them. In my case, heat can be the enemy with Myasthenia Gravis so I am in such a quandry over this. So many meds for fibro are a no no for MG....
My sick feeling isn't like a cold or flu. I know that feeling and this isn't it. It's just so hard to explain because it's something that I never felt before. I just don't know if I have the strength...
Well, I'll try not to post a novel but my doctor diagnosed me as having fibro last week. To be honest, I am having a very hard time dealing with this diagnosis because I also have Myasthenia Gravis...
Thanks for the welcome :-) Did it help you sleep at night? I think the reason why I am so worried about it is because I have googled it and I keep reading things that I probably shouldn't. I tend to...
My name is Shari and I am new to the forum. I was just diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and my doctor has prescribed Neurontin in a small dose for me to take. I see that it is an anti-seizure medication...