I posted recently about my liver issues. My results of the liver function tests came back normal. Very happy about that. My doctor wants to recheck my blood in 3 months. If my enzymes are still high,...
My liver enzymes are high for the AST and ALT values. My regular physician thinks I have a fatty liver. He sent me to a liver specialist who is now doing liver function tests. This doctor is trying...
Hey all, It's been awhile but wanted to update y'all with great news. I am finally graduating school with my veterinary technology degree. It has been an incredible struggle but I'm at the end. As of...
Hello all. It's been way too long since I last posted. I don't even remember when I last posted but I am happy to know that all of y'all understand those pesky memory issues. I am looking for some...
Just trying to catch up with everyone and their posts. I have been busy the last few months. I have been working a vet's office for the past 2 months and started back to school 3 weeks ago. I am...
Many sympathies to you, Pam. I am Daddy's little girl also. Several years ago, I lost my grandmother whom I was extremely close to. I still feel her sometimes around me. If you believe in that type...
Hey Sherrine, I get a weird feeling like I'm vibrating inside. Is this what you're describing? If so, mine goes away usually within a day (like my batteries finally went dead). Hope you're doing...
Hi Shanny, You have glands under your armpits that will swell up and cause pain. Mine do that from time to time too. Raise your arms up and feel for a lump under your armpit. I went to the doctor...
Thanks for the replies. She does know that I don't have a facebook account. That's what's upsetting me. I feel like she can't be bothered with me....
I am really down today and need to see if I'm overreacting. I have a sister who is older than me. She has a 3 year old daughter (obviously my niece) and my sister just had her second baby (another...
I am taking my last CORE class this summer (chemistry) so my hubby and I thought that I could handle a part time job. Since I will be starting my vet classes in late August, I thought about applying...
It took about 4 weeks for me to get the full effect and has been wonderful for me....
I received an email from my college today informing me that I made the President's List (honor roll) for the second straight quarter. Yeah!! I worked my butt off for it. Just wanted to share the good...
Hi Fiona, Yes, I've had the same sensation except it's usually in my arms. It feels like the insides of me are on fire. It's so painful, and I usually just have to wait it out. Sometimes my face and...
It was for the rabies shot. They come in a series of 3. The tetanus was only $40....
I do like that they have a script that you can read. I read quicker that I can watch the video. I don't like the ads though....
This is not a fibro problem but just wanted to complain. I had to get 2 vaccinations in order to start my vet classes. All I got was a Tetanus shot and a pre-exposure rabies shot. $586!!!! Yes, you...
Acheybody, 2 weeks ago I had a sore throat too with a head full of congestation. It finally went away after about a week. Hope you feel better soon. Thank God we don't live in Seattle, huh? I don't...
Thanks Chutz. I am normally a positive person but the last two days I haven't felt well. I guess it just all caught up with me last night. I was really upset about my memory but my hubby is always...
Just need some encouragement from my fellow sufferers. Bad weather is coming through Savannah right now. I feel really bad because of it. Everything is aching and having very bad mental problems...
Hey Teresa, I am on Cymbalta also. It can take up to 6 weeks to feel the full effects. It has helped me a lot. As far as the fog, it comes and goes. There are days that I'm so clear headed and then...
Hi TX, I was diagnosed last November with fibro. My doctor did lots of blood work tests, 2 MRIs on my brain, and an EMG. He initially thought that I had fibro because of my symptoms. All in all, I...
I was hand writing a paper for school. After holding the pen for about 3 hours, my right hand was so sore. It took about 2 weeks for my hand to stop hurting. After that, I learned to use Microsoft...
I am on Cymbalta but have never experienced anything like that. Please get yourself checked out....
I am originally from Atlanta, Georgia but live in Savannah, Georgia. The high today is supposed to be 97....
I had an mri with contrast and it didn't take near as long as your doctor says. Maybe 20 minutes. All that happens is they give you a shot of fluid into your vein and stick you back in to the...
I left Thursday night for Atlanta to attend my sister's baby shower. On Friday evening, my car broke down and had to be towed to a transmission place. Unfortunately, no mechanics were open until...
I didn't have sleep apnea but I was a bad snorer too. My poor hubby made me go see an ENT. Turns out I had a really bad deviated septum (broke nose twice). I also had a golf ball sized cyst in my...
Savannah is beautiful. If you come , bring lots of bug spray. The sand gnats will eat you up!....
Just wanted to check on everybody from the South after last night. My hubby is in Atlanta for some business meetings and all of my family and friends live there. So far, everyone I've talked to is...
Does anyone have problems with depth perception? I was out eating with some friends and twice I almost knocked over my drinking glass. It was like the glass looked farther away than it actually was....
Yes, I was diagnosed with fibro this past November and have been on Cymbalta ever since. It has helped a lot for me but everyone is different. The only side effect I've had is insomnia. I started...
I am in college and am taking a lot of notes. Yes, my hand hurts so bad after wards. I wrote for 3 hours straight one day and it took about 2 weeks before my hand felt back to normal....
Grandma08, I love my Zanaflex! No, I haven't noticed any side effects. I take it about 45 minutes before going to bed and sleep really well. My doctor prescribed it to me for my muscle spasms too. I...
I tried melatonin by itself for awhile. It worked for a few weeks then stopped. I also was having muscle spasms all night long. My doctor put me on zanaflex which has been fantastic. My spasms have...
I take Zanaflex to help with my muscle spasms and sleep. It has been a lifesaver....
I am thankful for my hubby who supports me in everything. I am thankful for the warmer weather which has made me feel much better. I am thankful for the singing birds that I heard this morning. I am...
I will sometimes start shaking all over for no reason. I start thinking about my activities and it's usually brought on by doing too much at once. I even feel like I'm vibrating inside. The only...
My cousin has MS. When they did a brain MRI on her, there were lots of calcium deposits on her brain. It looked like star-filled night sky. When they were diagnosing me for fibro, I also had a brain...
I had to get my windshield wipers replaced on my Mustang the other day. The salesman asked what year it was, and I replied 1995. He looks out the window at my car and then at me. "Are you sure?" I...
Bythelastlight, I have had fibro since last November and am currently in college. You will learn your "trigger points" and know what to avoid soon. For example, when it rains or the temperature...
I do wish people would stop saying that we don't look sick. Think about this: how many people who have cancer, diabetes, ADD, etc look sick? Very few but the public automatically accepts their...
Hello, all! I have been gone awhile and am trying to catch up with everybody's posts. Just wanted to let y'all know my good news! I have made it through my first quarter of college and pulled out a...
Hey Sue, I am having the same problems as you at school. It is so frustrating!!! I have been handed a algebra quiz and I look at it and it will look like a strange language. I am very good at math so...
Last night I decided to paint my toe nails a lovely shade of red. My mistake was to paint them while sitting on the toilet lid cover. Wouldn't you know that I lost my balance?! Now my lovely shade of...
Hey Bridget. Yes, every month that happens. Mine is usually about a week before my period. I'm on birth control but since my fibro was diagnosed, they seem to be heavier. Who knows?...
Hey Everybody, we're here! Sorry about your mailbox, Sherrine. Scarlett likes to drive really fast but she's not good at stopping. Oh, she'll be fine with the boy cats. She's named Scarlett for a...
I'm on the road right now. What the ...? Is that an elephant passing me in the sky? No way is Fibroella beating me there!!!! I am gonna let Scarlett drive. She's a faster driver than me. It's on like...
Hey Sherrine, I'm on my way. Just have to stop and pick up my scuba gear. How big is the hot tub? If it isn't big enough for diving, can I wear my mermaid outfit? I found a fabulous long blond wig...
Hi Sherrine. Last 4th of July, I shot off fireworks much to the chagrin of my neighbors. Of course, I would be mad too if my pool became flooded with firework wrappers. Haha. The bad side was her...