I used to have a sleep number bed but after a couple of years, I found I was waking up with horrible back aches regardless of what setting it was on. Thankfully a friend of mine was nice enough to...
Thanks Denita. Its good to know that I am not alone. :)...
Hi everyone, Ive only posted here a couple of times before but sure could use someone to talk to that knows what I'm going through. A few months ago my Rheumatologist diagnosed me with severe...
Hi everyone! Ive only posted on here a couple of times before, but sure could use someone to talk to that knows what I'm going through. A few months ago I was diagnosed by my Rheumatologist with...
I absolutely know how you feel. For the last 6 months I have been feeling really run down and hurt everywhere. Twice in the last 8 years my ANA test came back positive and my regular doctors did not...
Hi everyone! My rhuemy ran a large series of blood work last week to confirm the lupus diagnosis. Only a couple have come back and I dont really know what to make of them. I was hoping someone out...
Thanks Carol. I found out this morning that my insurance company will not pay for it. Therefore, my doc is going to have to find something else for me because I cannot afford the $280 for the generic...
Hi Deb, I know exactly how you feel. I have so much trouble moving when I first get out of bed that it is nearly impossible to stand. But I have to because I work 50 hours a week. I find that a hot...
I too am new to this site and I too am in the process of being diagnosed with Lupus. I had my first visit with the rheumy last week and she said I definitely have fibro and she is pretty sure of the...
Hi everyone. I saw the rhuemy for the first time last week and she said I definitely have fibromyalsia and she is pretty sure Lupus. Thankfully my kidneys, liver and thyroid are all normal. I went in...
Hi everyone. I have not yet been diagnosed with Lupus, although all my blood tests have come back positive. Should have final word in the next couple of weeks. I saw the rhuemy for the first time...
Thanks Shirley. When I went to the pharmacy last night they told me the generic was $250 and the name brand was $380 since my insurance doesn't cover it. That surprised me because I have pretty good...
This is a little like KristaM's post earlier today. I am having a lot of trouble driving since my commute to work takes about 40 minutes each way. Many times I find myself fighting to stay awake and...
Thank you Sherrine. Its good to know that Im not alone in this. Until recently I thought that fibro was one of those diagnosis' that was a way of saying they have no idea what is wrong. I do get up...
Hi Kara, I am brand new to this site but when I read your post I felt that I just had to answer. I feel like a bit of a pro on the knee problems. To date I have had a total of 15 knee surgeries (both...
Does putting a dirty dish in the refrigerator instead of the dishwasher count as Fibro Fog? I tend to this type of thing all the time lately. I make tons of lists, but then forget to take them....
Hi everyone! This is my first post here. For months now I have been tested and re-tested for some type of auto-immune disease. My PCP is convinced that I have lupus as I have most of the symptoms and...
Thanks, I did so I can show the rhuemy next week!...
I have not yet been diagnosed, but all symptoms and blood work point to lupus. I have my first visit with a rhuemy next week. (took three months to get an appt with her). Aside from the exhaustion,...
Thanks Lynnwood. All these tests are so confusing and frustrating. I just hope when I finally do see the rheumy that they can put a name on whatever it is that I am going through and find the right...
Hi everyone. This is the first time I have posted anything here. I could use some advice... my first positive ANA test was in 2002 and I was referred to a rhumy. He just blew me off. The second...