just need to vent. i'm in the worst pain i've been in for ages. can barely move. mostly knees, hands, hips, shoulders, legs, feet. i couldn't tie a knot in a piece of string today. actually got...
umm ... do you mean MY name? nope ... it doesn't start with a G. :) in fact, there is no G in my name at all....
Is it typical to have extreme weakness from Fibro? For me, the weakness is more significant that the pain .. because I am ALWAYS weak, but the pain comes and goes. My family doctor asked if I thought...
good news: i survived (and enjoyed) my first week of work. ended up working 3 days and volunteering on my reg. day too ... so was at the school 4 days this week. more good news: i CLEANED my living...
Stella! :)...
Good news, and MORE good news! The good news: Today is the first day of my new job. I haven't had a job since last January ... and probably the ONLY people that understand that I'm not really lazy...
well .. apparently I'm in such rough shape that it is actually visible. I know people call Fibro the 'invisible dx' .. because we look ok ... but wow ... FIVE people told me today that I looked...
Thanks for the support and kind words from everyone! My Hcg level was back down to 7 yesterday .... and I'm pretty sure that the worst of the miscarriage is behind me now. My dr said that if it goes...
i've slowly gained about 15 pounds ... and i haven't taken meds for a long time ... just started cymbalta again a couple months ago and lost some weight with that ... i think it's because i felt...
I got my last set of lab results today. Even though I had the IUD removed, it's not a viable pregnancy .... levels have dropped from 45 to 22 in the past 48 hours ... so now I am just waiting for the...
wow! thanks for all the responses! i had my iud removed this morning .. which, btw .. was PAINLESS! They drew my blood again. (I am starting to look like an IV drug user .. had my blood drawn every...
I think the hardest part is that people in my family just don't understand my fibro .. and the fact that I deal with depression .. especially at this time of year ... well, it all just makes me hurt....
Oh my word. I will be 39 in a week. Have three kids, the oldest is driving, the youngest is 6. My husband and I just started marriage counseling because things are so bad. I have had an IUD for 4...
Thanks to both of you. Good advice! I really AM trying to focus on the positive ... and these are good suggestions to keep me focused. I don't know what the max does is, but I'm only taking 30 mg of...
the days are getting shorter, and my mood is sinking. i'm taking cymbalta ... for the first time in over a year i'm using meds again. this is a new RX for me. it was primarily prescribed for my...
thanks everyone. i am realizing how much Murphy was a part of everything around here. when we fed the dogs, we filled three bowls. when we got out dog cookies, we got three. when we laid by the fire...
I have a feeling I won't be able to walk by Friday evening. It's my last day at work ... I am going to miss these kids sooooo much. I was sad enough about leaving, but excited about being able to...
I am so sad. We were all ready to bring him home tonight ... kids were so excited ... they made him a nest for his recovery, and "Welcome Home Murphy, Get Well Soon" signs all over the house. They...
I went to visit Murph tonight on the way home from work. He looked a little better. He's still not able to walk much without help ... but he DID stand up and wag his big old tail for me! And I swear,...
wow ... $10,000? that's amazing. i promise to not fuss about $800 quite so much. :) i do love my pets ... and I honestly am excited about getting my Murph back ... I just worry that the recovery...
we tried for care credit ... but since my husband was laid off for 9 months, we are still getting caught up and during that time our credit was crappy. (we'll be paying for THAT 9 months for a long...
if this day got any worse, I don't know what I'd do ... you would THINK that the fact that Murphy is still alive is good news, right? i dropped him off this morning, they said a dr wouldn't be in til...
I'm taking him with me .. assuming I can get him in the Pilot. One of my sons is here .. the dog weighs 110 pounds and can barely stand, so I'll need help loading him up. My vet never called back, so...
Our vet never called back yesterday. I sat with him all day. Have been up since 3:00AM with him ..... his breathing is slow and shallow, he hasn't eaten since Saturday night (well, nothing except the...
he is a lot cuter in person than in pics .. i swear he's too big to fit in a photo! LOL. i added a couple more pics. he's sleeping now .. still waiting to hear from the vet. geez!...
thanks so much everyone ... i feel like i have aged a hundred years in the past 24 hours. i laid on the floor in front of the fire with him this morning and told him it was ok to go ... that we love...
just called the vet. waiting for a call back .... feel like i am going to throw up. not sure what to do with him ... the ground has been frozen for weeks, and he's 110 pounds .... mom suggested...
sitting on the floor with Mr. Murphy ... wondering how much longer he'll be with us. He had an awful night .... he's quit eating, he's fallen down several times this morning, he's struggling to...
I told my class today that I won't be their teacher after the end of the month. One said "Well that is just the saddest thing I have heard in all my life!" Another gave me a hug. A little girl...
Today, during our class pizza party (which the children earned with great behavior!) I gave each child an achievement award. They didn't know that was going to happen, but they were all thrilled,...
well, i did it. handed in my resignation. it didn't go very well ... boss said she was 'very disappointed in my decision' ... but it could have been worse. this may well be the LONGEST two weeks ever...
thanks everybody. i'm following my instincts here, and counting on things working themselves out. my best friend called tonight and said the sweetest thing, she said that she understands that i hate...
I have been struggling with juggling family and work since 11/5, which is when I had to go to work full time for the first time since I have been a mom. I have had part time and consulting jobs off...
maybe that is what i need to ask my doctor for. oh lord .. every hour since 12 ... both ends ... i feel like i am going to die, but it can't last MUCH longer this intensely, can it? Sorry you're...
oh bless your heart! sorry ... i used to work in the radiology dept of our local hospital and felt so bad for the folks coming in ... always looked like they had had a wild night. i heard the test...
Oh dear LORD .. I've got it AGAIN. Was sick on MONDAY, better past 2 days, woke up at 10:30 tonight SICKER than before. ugh. i have graduated from nausea on Monday to full on - grab a bucket 'cause...
Sassy, my dad has what he calls CDO. (It's OCD .. but the letters are in the 'right' ... alphabetical ... order. ) I am like that about some things, and I agree, bathrooms and kitchens need to be...
wow .. that's amazing. dog dementia. i was kidding about alzheimers, but it does kind of make sense. today she stood in the corner for the longest time, just looking at the walls. somedays she walks...
oh NO! Soooo sorry to hear your news. How frustrating! My SIL is a CPS agent, and let me tell you, she can smell a rat a mile away. She has told me that she gets lots of calls that 'get her out of...
Just wanted to let everyone know that Murphy is doing a little better. He actually got up and tried to dance with me yesterday! (Yes, our dog dances. when we turn on the music, he pounds his enormous...
Miriam .. you are so right about the webcam! My husband has worked crazy hours our whole marriage. He has a 'regular' job, and owns his own business 'on the side'. So he was never here for regular...
thanks! i'm on it RIGHT NOW. I tried a little chicken noodle soup and it was TOO SPICEY. oh ....... seriously?...
I am trying. I really honestly am. I would type the story of my morning, which might give some folks a chuckle, but I feel like Charlotte at the end of the fair "Charlotte's Web". Maybe later. The...
it was bound to happen ... since 12/31, 22 out of my 24 students have had it (3 had it TWICE) and my assistant got it too. even had a couple of volunteers get it. it's horrible stuff .... ick...
thanks .. that has been my mantra since the phone call ... it just wasn't meant to be ... it's going to be ok ... someone else needed that job more than i ... i should be thankful that i have a job...
ok .. so the stomach flu hit me at 7:00 this morning ... and then a few mintues ago I found out that I did NOT get the job that I had been hoping so hard to get. It would have been so perfect .......
i thought i had managed to avoid it .. but apparently not. maybe that is why i have felt so weird and cranky for the past few days!! I KNEW something was coming ... was hoping it was a respiratory...
oh ... sorry. didn't know jokes were not ok here. i'll check the link .......
I am so cranky. Up and down with depression & stress. Ok, then miserable, then better, then don't want to move ... I'm taking Prozac ... maybe it's time to try the Cymbalta my dr suggested ........
Donna ... sounds like you are the princess and the pea! I love the dustbuster by the bed .. you're not messing around! Does anyone feel like this is progressing? I mean, I wasn't THIS sensitive...