My DH surprised me with a holiday in Ireland We leave on the 12 May for 4 weeks now I am so excited, just the 2 of us driving around Ireland. Don't take many clothes he tells me because wecare going...
My DH now tells me 2 weeks in Ireland is all he wants to do, but my DS who I raerly see is going to fly over with us and we may stay longer. Yes I am excited and have checked out the temperature...
My DHhas surprised me withatrip to the United Kingdom in their summer. I live in Australia so it will be a twenty two hourfkight if we fly straight there or we can break it up with 2 stop overs on...
I firmly believe it runs in families, my mum has it 3 of my 5 children have it (2 males and a my DD 2 cousins also have it. I know some Doctors say it can't but must is all I can say. Kzthy...
Today I had to go to our DS place to do my washing, now we live in a house flat on the ground. DS house is a high house with very steep steps tonthe living area. Being me I offered to do extra...
Babyblue, Understand where you are coming from my DH was this person some years ago, now he is completly the opposite. Yes they are afraid of what is happing too us, they fell helpless. I know mind...
What really gets to me is he complains of being in pain and will not take asingle pain killer. And for him one panadol stops his pain completely and two put him too sleep Kathy...
My DH and I are having a diagreement, over his sleeping habits. The poor man is having leg cramps at night and kicking me when he stretches his legs out (oh you can not understand the pain) he tells...
I think so I also found out you can only take it for 3 months at a time Kathy...
Yes I was talked into trying Krill oil, Well that was a first and a last for me, the first week was ok no problems Then I started to have problems with my eye sight everything was a blur. I looked up...
Pain I have arthritis in my back and hips, so while losing the weight is great the pain is never ending. Another down side is my DH tells me "Taking you out to eatvis not much fun you eat nothing"...
Just a quick question has anyone else found that they have totally lost interest in food since taking Tamadol. I have now lost over 30kgs and am still losing weight (I needed to lose the weight) but...
I was a 38DD and with all my bras I used a bra extender thus making the bra only tight enough so it stayed in place. Then as the bra aged I was able to take the extender out and the underwire bras...
This morning was a good example of my sleep habits inwas still awake at 5 am then slept to 7am and have been widecawake ever since it is now 2.30pm I hurt too much too move and am totally exhausted....
My GP tells me my sleep patten is really bad, leading to my massive headaches. So he gives me sleep meds well they are not working at all I am beginning to think my mind has forgotten to sleep more...
Oh yes I forgot my dad (88) has decided he wants to go into a nursing home today that gomin today with no paperwork etc At least that is what he told my cousin after telling me he would not go...
It has been one of those weeks where I wish I had never woken up 1 on Monday we needed to take my MIL to go grocery shopping, ok that is bad enough right there but to top it all offshegoes to pay for...
Today is a wonderful day, my headache is gone. I slept for 9 hours straight last night which is all thats to mt GP who gave me sleeping tablets and told me to go home and sleeeeeep and sleeeeeeep. So...
I saw my doctor and he tells me my headaches are from lack of sleep. He gave me sleeping tablets to break my sleep patten. He could not believe the doctor at the hospital told me to stop taking the...
The doctor decided what was wrong with me before he even saw me, it was a giant waste of time, I still have the headache but I see my own gp soon so we will see then what is wrong...
Yesterday I woke up at 3am with the headache to end all headadhes. About 12 pm I eent to the hodpital knowing there was nothing I could do to ease it. Afterva 4 hour wait I finally saw th Doc. "How...
I have no idea why but when I am in a flare I crave coffee, but other wise i am a water drinker. I have read some where it can help with pain relief I really don't know. Kathy...
Sherrine, I also put up with the pain blaming it on the fibro, so I understand the pain fibro gets blamed forva lotbof things asxa great doctor once told me learn your body because on one else will...
Christmas eve we spend at our DS and family get together with my DM for great feast and exchange of presents. We stay there over night to open presents there on Christmas morning. For lunch we are...
For lunch we always have a cold lunch, ham, chicken and turkey. Salads,fruit (lots of mangos and watermelons) then for dessert we have plum pudding and custard or fruit salad. WE have cherries,...
Hello all and a Merry Christmas I live in Queenslsnd Australia so it is summer here, the days are around 32 degrees Celsius and the nights around 18 so the weather is great. I start my Christmss...
Sorry you itch so badly, while I am no where as bad as you , after trying everything I could by chance I found a hand cream thatbif used 2 times a day stops it completely. Kathy...
I feel pretty good, the pain killers my GP has given me for my lower back has made my life so much better. I have lost a heap of weight and have more energy. Even loved Christmas shopping this year....
The pain has gone with the tramadol I do not have any side effects accept the lack of appetite. I have been making sure I eat one good meal each day. Kathy...
I saw my GP on Thursday and he again increased my pain meds to 200 mgs of Tramadol 2x a day. I was also in pain from the fibro as we had achange in the weather. As this is agin a new GP he asked me...
My DH and have been given 4 days and 3 nights at a wonderful holiday resort an hour and a half from our house. Well we are on our last night tonight, it has been wonderful, all wehave done is sleep,...
Now being told I was not taking enough killers is not something I ever expected to hear a Doctor say to me. Today my GP told meto take the pain killers she had perscribed for breakout pain more often...
You can take pain you are used to it being in pain all the time. This from my husband when the poor man has a mild headacke...
This something I now wish I had remembered, years ago a doctor told me always be careful about your pain and know if something new started. I put the pain in my back and hips down to fibro and left...
After a, l these years Ihave finally found a Doctor who believes in having me pain free. Yes Yes Yes I know now she can see I really need pain killers for my back and hip. Who knew that having...
I have sacoiliitis in my spine and right hip all I know is itreally hurts...
I saw my dotor this morning and my xray results are in I haveSacroiliitis in my lower spine and right hip. Does anyone else have this and how do you deal with it, all I have is heavy duty pain...
My blance since getting fibro is terrible, I have found I tend to have more falls when I am really tired or in a really bad flare. So I am super careful at these times KATHY...
I am taking strong painkillers the gp perscribed they help most of the time Because of the fibro at first I put the psin down to that, I have had a xray tomorrow I get the results from that. But tne...
I have had a really bad day, and it is not the fibro. Today my DH decided we were going to sell a couple of calves and he needed me with him. To cut a long dtory short he neededme to help him lift...
A few weeks ago my lower back started to acke I ignored it. I mean what is a bit more pain right. Today I gave in to my wonderful daughter and saw my GP, the good news is now she will give me really...
Hi I have not heard anything, if you are worried goto your nearest Centerlink office and ask them. Or if you are unable to do that give them a ring. I will go online and see if I can find anything....
I live on east coast of Australia in Queensland about a hor from the beach, here I find the temperature great we have very mild winters and stable summer temperature s of around 31 to 32 degrees our...
I have been away for a few months I never seem to get the time to log on and see how everyone is. We myDH and I are now 2nd in charge of running our local food bank. I aways hummed and harded when...
A friend of mine has a really bad back, the bones in her spine are crumbling. Anyhow I saw her one day and she was in tears the pain was just on top of her and her GP was no help at all. We sat down...
No it has to be coffee, I have been a green tea drinker for years but I am just craving coffee??????????...
Now I have never been a coffee drinker, but now I crave strong coffee day and night.I have no idea why, what can there be in coffee that my body needs so badly? Kathy FMS,CFS,IBS,Migraine...
This is really strange because normally I do not drink coffee.What could my body be lacking to have this strange craving? I would only have very weak coffee when I had a drink. I ordered a coffee the...
I fully believe in remission I have been there I had 2 years tottally pain free, did the Fibro come back yes. But it is now where as bad now as it was before. I lived on pain relief on massive doses...