Denita, When the accident happened he was offered a settlement of $10,000 without medical. He got an atty and the best deal he could get is a monthly income and full medical for his leg. OSHA shut...
Thank so much for your support, I would have replied sooner but my computer went into a coma. I've been fighting for my disability since I was DX'd 3 years ago. Aside from fibromyalgia, I have severe...
Since last June I've been off all prescription medications. I take Tylenol and Advil every 6 hrs, along with Zantac in the morning, Vitamin B complex Omega 3 fish oils, prenatal vitamins and...
Before Savella my BP was in the low range, 80/50 to 90/60. I never got the hyper/alert bit. Just brain zaps and the feeling my head was a balloon floating above my body, not at all pleasant....
I was on Savella for 10 days. I spiked my blood pressure to 210/180. I was passing out, falling down, vomitting, and felt hot all the time, not just flashes, and had the brain zaps. Everyone was...
I have joint pain as well, but I also have what my doctor calls degenerative polyarthritis which is degenerative osteo arthritis in nearly every joint. My back 'shifts' too the disks don't have any...
I have the same pain, Kellie. A burning, tightness and sometimes a pinching pain in my back though the rest of me feels as though I've been scrubbed with sand paper and beaten with a bat (The beloved...
Sun-Thurs I go to bed at 9pm and get up at 6:30am and Mon-Fri nap from 11:00am to 2:00pm. At 2pm I take 2 200 mg of caffeine I can stay awake with my son after school. Fri, & Sat I go to bed at...
It all sounds so familiar LOL I have a 5 pound weight limit, no pushing pulling lifting or even looking too hard at anything that weighs more. I've been a perfectionist, the whole Martha Stewart...
My husband is in a wheelchair and has chronic pain as well, not from FMS or MS, but 6 yrs ago he had 68 tons of pipe dropped on him, crushing his left leg, and breaking his back. He just recently had...
I've fairly well killed my molars from clenching my teeth, when I'm awake I try to chew as much gum as possible and use gentle circular massages on my jaws. And use my heating pad as well as Vicks on...
When I was DX'ed I was a healthy 115 lbs 2 and a half yrs ago, was 75 lbs last Oct but have managed to gain and maintain 85 lbs since Feb. I think my weight loss has more to do with my husband being...
My son was 3 when I was DX'ed, so he's been there to see what I go through everyday. When it came to him climbing on me, which up until I was DX'ed, I was his own personal jungle...
I was on the medication roller coaster for some time, even to the degree of being given a heart medication that had a side effect of "sudden death". I was on arthritis and pain medications that...
I have the same symptoms you have, Sassy. But mine started 5 yrs ago when I had my tubes tied after the birth of my son. Since then my PMS is more like the first trimester, swollen, tender breasts,...
I have taken tramadol before, and my husband is currently on it. Tramadol is a synthetic narcotic, and can react in some people like a narcotic would. It can become addictive to some people and it is...
I make lists... but I usually forget the lists. One morning I forgot my husband's name, I called him 'honey' 'sweetheart' and 'dear' for 3 hours. And more than once I've thought to myself "I'll put...
I have yet to have to take a drug test for my doc, but once I started on Lortabs last spring he had me sign a contract that I would only take the medications he prescribed and as he prescribed and...
I use Vicks Vapo-Rub on my forehead for a headache as I'm already at the max dosage for Tylenol and Advil for muscle pain, the menthol in the Vicks constricts blood vessels. It numbs my forehead and...
My teeth hurt often as well, my dentist told me that fibro can sometimes cause calcium to not be absorbed properly thus causing teeth to weaken. He told me that is why my fillings fall out and that's...
I'm like Shirley/SoTired, I get my best ideas and problem solving as I lie in bed just before I fall asleep. I'm not running here to there, thinking of what I need to do to for my husband and son, I...
Better to laugh than to cry, and who cares that family/friends/neighbors/strangers think I'm a complete loon for laughing at absolutely nothing?...
Last Sunday morning my 5 y/o son comes into the living room, having just woken up, and said to my husband "Daddy, your game sounds woke me up last night. Don't you feel bad about being beaten up by a...
Today I'm at a 7 though it's been so long I can't remember having pain below 5, well LOL I take that back, before my old dr left and I was on Lortab 5's and Zanax, I had several days at 2-3 but since...
Hi Torden and welcome :) I am sorry you are having such a hard time with your family, I went through the same thing. Until my son's last birthday this Feb, no one in my family aside from my husband...
I was on Savella for about 10 days and had a severe reaction, as in my BP jacking up to 215/120 (stroke level) from 80/50 and migraines as well as visual disturbances and fainting spells....
After it kicks in the first 30 minutes I get very sleepy if I can stay awake after an hour of it working I do get hyper to the point I have to be careful to not over do it and tramadol does have a...
Heat and cold both have me miserable. I ache from both, but the heat makes me nauseaous and feeling like I'm going to pass out. My perfect temp is 72* and no humidity LOL If possible I would have my...
selfless, compassionate, giving...
I've had something similar happen to me and have had to adjust my shopping techniques. If I have to go shopping on a bad day, I get one of the electronic carts and get a personal shopper, an employee...
Good idea ChocChip, I've just recently begun shopping online and paying my bills as well makes things much easier. Ache I'm sorry you're in pain and understand your plight. I have a 5 y/o son and my...
Welcome Rianna! I'm 28 (but shhhhh I tell people I'm 25) I'm married and I have a 5 y/o son. I was diagnosed 2 yrs ago 4 moz before my 26th birthday, the same appt I was told I was disabled from my...
My husband and I have both taken Diclofenac, as it was explained to us it is like Asprin on steroids, a very strong NSAID. It can cause stomach problems, as well as liver and kidneys. Only take the...
Fredrick...
KS_NY, I'm sorry that you had such a painful procedure that caused you more pain, the last thing we need. I hope it works for you soon. GSD, it's a procedure that they take use heat and radio waves...
I too fought anxiety since my pre-teen yrs, as well as depression. For a long time I was on Buspar 10mg twice a day, which helped a lot at the start, for after about six mon had a meltdown, went...
Amsterdam for the coffee houses is my #1 choice, but I'd also love to visit most of Europe and Asia....
Update: On Sunday my son and I traveled 3 hrs to my grandparents, where after the party, I collapsed, my mother and step father had to pick me up. I then had a total and complete meltdown. My mother...
I saw my dr Monday and he prescribed Prednisone for TMJ and the rest of my flared arthritis, I took it once. I picked up my monitor, my desk, surround sound and tower by the monitor cord, before...
When I was DX'ed 2 yrs ago I weighed about 120lbs this past Oct, due to a severe bout of gastritis I got down to 87lbs, my dr threatened a feeding tube if I didn't gain some of it back. I was up to...
I'm so sorry, I hope whatever happens, it's the easiest path for you and Mr Murphy. *hugs and understanding*...
I did that too, Sherrine LOL Lined my computer chair/recliner with them and it's helped alot another thing that helps is my heated massaging chair pad, I put the rear/thigh massagers on low and the...
If you have any Vicks Vaporub, put it on your forehead, the menthol constricts blood flow and numbs it. As I'm on the max daily dose of pain meds I've had to find alternate relief methods and this...
I've been having those days as well with this stinkin cold weather, yesterday I hurt so much I could only lay in bed and cry. My mother called and my son told her "Mommy's in bed crying, she's sick."...
I layer my scents, begining with soap I only had the cheapy dollar general stuff until christmas when my MIL got me Heavenly by Dream Angels and Romantic Wish by VS Garden. I smell good, but not over...
I'm so lucky, I live smack dab in the middle of the Mid-west (Kansas) LOL I'm even tired of looking at snow. I went to the bank today wearing 3 pairs of pants, 4 shirts, a parka, 2 pairs of gloves,...
Growing up I had cats and dogs instead of brothers and sisters, even as far back as an infant. We had a group of animals from the time I was 7 till I was 18, 10 cats and 4 dogs. Now I have 2 cats, a...
I like "My Name is Earl", Joy's a trip. I also like "Everybody Hates Chris" that poor kid LOL I don't watch a lot of comedy these days, though I do suggest 'Leverage' on TNT, 'White Collar' on USA,...
I use my VS 'Heavenly' lotion as leave in conditioner, just enough to make my palms glisten then run it through my hair focusing on the damaged areas. I had an essence oil mixture called 'Love' that...
I am so sorry for your situation, Miriam. Seems it's bad enough when you're the one sick or with medical problems, but it's so much worse when it's someone you love. Your mother and my grandmother...