If your stomach is hard, it should be checked out by a doctor. Fat is smooshy. If your stomach is fat, it will be soft and you'll be able to push a fair way into your stomach. Fat also doesn't look...
I'm an on again off again researcher. I used to research everything I could about CFS/FMS, but I don't research much at all anymore. I think it's because I've had CFS/FMS so long, and I haven't had a...
I have anxiety, which developed a few years ago (long after getting sick.) I use a lot of yoga to get through it, although at the moment I'm recovering from surgery and can't do an active practice,...
Hi, One of my aura/migraine symptoms is increased urination. It's pretty consistent, and it's becoming the main thing that makes me realize I'm getting a migraine. I've talked to my doctor about it,...
When I'm not on Celebrex I take 2 nurofen plus a night (each tablet has 200mg ibuprofen, 10mg of codine). I also take it through out the day if needed (up to 8 tablets a day). My doctor knows how...
"Guess the bruise" has become a regular game in our house. I either forget I've knocked something, or haven't felt when I've knocked it. The next day I find the bruise, and usually find something...
YAY! Having a great doctor makes life SO much better! I'm glad you found a good one :)...
The sore/sensitive skin is horrible. I tend to get it on my lower back when I'm over tired. Sometimes I haven't noticed how tired or rundown I'm getting... Then something brushes my lower back and I...
I take magnesium, calcium, and vitamin D. I vaguely recall they all need each other to work properly, but not sure of the hows/whys. When I'm having trouble with constipation I take fiber casuals....
I generally wear socks even in summer. I have the best collection of nice, thick socks. It's interesting to know there's probably a good reason behind this obsession, lol. I don't wear gloves much...
It takes a while to kick in. I came off it pre op and it's only really starting to kick back in now (7weeks post op.)...
I'm not sure if this has been shared here before, but I stumbled across this tonight: "Using a special microscope, they studied skin biopsies from the palms of their fibromyalgia subjects. They noted...
I'm female, and 29. But my hormones are a bit "special." I've got endometriosis on both ovaries, and even on the pill they can get totally out of whack. I'm taking the magnesium for the PMS...
Hi, I'm in Melbourne, and I've been on the Disability Pension for years. I've always been told that you keep the rules you qualified under. So, for example, because I started to received the pension...
I take 600mg in the morning, and another 600mg at night. I couldn't live without it. My pain levels are SO much better, I sleep better, I don't get quite so many migraines, my PMS is better... I'm a...
I'm 29, have been living with my partner for 4 years, and our sex life has been through its ups and downs. My partner's very supportive and understanding, but I know that he has occasionally end up...
Nal, I had my 6 week post op appointment last week, and I was asking him about the risks of the pill and ovarian/breast cancer. He said that he advises me to stay on it as it lowers the risks, and if...
I'm in Melbourne, however I make it a point not to watch ACA as it makes me angry. I'm on a partial Disability Pension, which I qualified for back in 1996. Because I got the pension in 1996, I get...
Nal, I had a laparotomy procedure about two and a half weeks ago. The plan was to remove one ovary/falopian tube, omentum, and appendix... They ended up leaving to ovary, because the one they were...
Just a quick update; I had the second surgery on Monday (3days ago) and all went well... Except theyleft the ovairy in because they decided that it cyst/cells weren't ovarin after all, but from...
VisualMind, I am under a significant amount of stress at the moment. I'm having an ovary out next Monday because they found pre-cancerous cells in a cyst that was removed around 6 weeks ago. I got...
I've had all the tests done, it's defiantly migraines. I asked my doctor about having different auras depending on what side the pains on, and he looked confused and told me to come back after he's...
First of all, everything I say is just my experience, I have exactly zero medical experience. My migraines impact on my sinuses. I will get a blocked up nose, and a runny nose until the migraine has...
My migraines flare up when I'm on the wrong pill... Hormones are evil. I'd have a chat to an OBGYN, even if there IS issues with the pill after 40 it has to be balanced with your quality of life....
I alternate between painless migraines, and very painful migraines. With the painless migraines I tend to get much more extreme aura symptoms. I very rarely get queasy with a painful migraine, but...
My migraines have decided to migrate from right to left. The pains about the same, but I've noticed the auras are different. On the right side I get a lot of vision symptoms, but on the left I don't....
I'm in love with saline nose spray. I get a lot of colds because I work with kids, and it cuts their duration down to just a day. (Except one HUGE one this year... But literally everyone at work had...
My eye sight varies greatly depending how tired I am. I got my eyes tested twice last year out of curiosity. There was a 4 prescription difference between my good and bad days. I settled on the...
Since I've been diagnosed with fibro I've been underweight, overweight, and my perfect weight. My weight hasn't had the slightest impact on my pain levels. Even my knees haven't improved with the...
I've had a chat with the oncology nurse, and she was saying it's a virtual certainty that having the ovary out will solve the problem. (There's still a chance I'll need chemo, but it's tiny.) She...
I just got home from my appointment… I’ve just been diagnosed with low grade ovarian cancer. So in three to four weeks, I get to have my right ovary removed, and a “cancer sweep,” of washes and...
This is yet another reason we need a way to objectively monitor, and classify pain levels. That's my dream invention. Something that clips on like the finger heart rate monitors, and tells you what...
I'm taking it as a reason/warning to slow down. I'm a bit prone to going head down bum up and charging on ahead regardless... This hasn't been working this year.I'm thinking working out the budget to...
Luvzminis; That's how the doctor explained it. Like the cells you pick up on a pap smear. My Mum actually had them on her cervix as well... The most severe thing I'm looking at is another lap...
The cyst and the endometriosis were taken out, so it'll be interesting what my next period's like. I got a call back from the doctor though, there were pre cancerous cells in one of the samples they...
A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with a large abdominal cyst. (2 litres. TWO! Go fill a balloon with two litres of water… /community/emoticons/smhair.gif ) When I had it taken out, they also...
Inf, that's pretty much exactly the pattern mine takes. I get panic attacks (and have generalised anxiety disorder) but they just make me cry and try to run away, they don't make me angry. It's a bit...
Hi, I’ve had migraines since I was 7 years old, (22 years ago) but the last 12 months they’ve intensified and changed significantly. I’ve had everything checked out by my doctor, and he says...
I love those neck wraps! My mum uses one on her cat, lol. The cool change hit at about 8am this morning. (Our overnight temp was higher than it is now at 1:30pm, lol.) At this rate it's actually...
The spray bottle's a great idea! I'll give it a go tonight. It was just on the news that today marked the record for days in a row over 30 for March. Tomorrow will set the record for any time of the...
Almost medfree, we had a portable a/c for years... It's fabulous when the weathers in the low 30s. When it gets above 35, the damned thing turns off because it’s too hot. (Basic design flaw in the...
Even my fish tank hit 31 last night. It's MARCH. *Grumble. (That said, a group of normally very territorial fish all huddling around the bag of ice in their tank is quiet sweet, lol.) We've tried the...
In Melbourne we’re mid heatwave. It's not the hottest it's ever been, but it's enough that it's making me feel horrible. Next week’s set to be worse than this week, and this week has really taken it...
I'm an Aussie 12G, which I think is a 34G in US sizing. My draw is FULL of bras that I thought would be comfy and have long since been abandoned. The things that normally help me are a nice low...
...why chicken? Chicken meat seems to be blamed/given credit for a lot of different things. (My old room mate credits chicken meat for her boobs, for example.) The only reasons I can think of that...
To follow the analogy through, some cuts just need a band aid. Things like a little nick that’s already self-closing might not need one, but if you cut yourself on some scissors and the wound isn’t...
It’s probably the most common question we’re asked as chronic pain patients, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the pain?” Most of us have moved past the urge to scream “FIFTEEN!!!” and then hit...
Rumour has it there's a second couch in my lounge room... I'll believe it when I see it /community/emoticons/tongue.gif My house was SPOTLESS when I was on holidays. 4 weeks back at work and it's...
You manage to sit next to French horns and flutes?? I threatened to breaks a child's recorder and throw it over the fence last week because I couldn't handle the noise... ****. I work with kids, so...
Hi, I've gone in and out of the "chronic" definition for years. Some months the migraine is pretty much constant, other's I can go for a month without one. I'm in the process of getting my second...