Boy, that's no joke on what I spend on med.,doctors and lab work. I thought the meds. was helping me because before I was on them I was in bed all the time; except to cook and laundry. I even helped...
It sounds like you have came along way and I know it's not been easy for you. Keep up the good work! I've have scoliosis also and had to where a Milwaukee back brace in my teen years until I stopped...
It hard for me to take it easy with a child. He is getting older and is helping a little more, thankful for that. I'm easy to get stressed out and that don't help anything. As for them stretches you...
I could do that in Wal-Mart but not all the other grocery stores around here have them. Thanks for the advise. :-)...
Hope you have great vacation....
A take savelle and gabapentin but I still can't go gercery shopping or take my mom to the doctor or anything I can't rest between actives .On them kind of day a need to take norco to get me through...
Thanks Sherrine.. and you advice didn't cost me hundreds of $$$....
I didn't go to my regular MD .. I can just him repeating the same thing. Your x-rays are fine. Didn't want to spend more money to hear the same thing....
Thanks to you both. I have to take the blame with labeling it's fibro. the doctor didn't say it. They just said x-ray are fine &make an appt. with regular Md. Because I went to the only Sat. Ciinic...
Has anyone had a doctor explain why people with FMS have joints to swell up on you? Last week I went to see the doctor after my left knee had been swollen for 8day & hurt something awful to get up...
When I feel a bit better I will look for some positive books at library, if are small library don't have them maybe they can order them. I'm very thankful tor what I have. Thanks for youtr kindnrss &...
Have a home, family, car to get me where I need to go. Not need for much. I'm one of the Lord children. Soo. Why do I feeling like my life is to hard to live & sometime (not alwsys) wish the Lord...
Yes, yes, & yes, mine starts two you before. Anxiety, mood swings, bad anger the littlest things will set me off. :yeah: I have been in diagnose with PMDD & several other things. I'm I mess. :sad:...
: :smile: Hello, Sorry your having a horrible time. As I was reading your post it made me wonder if you might have fibromyalgia. Your all over pain, headache, mouth sores, is sometimes fibro....
Glad to hear your good new. Thanks are sharing with us. :)...
Kitt, Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. I now feel more at ease with how the doctor is treating it. Have a good day!...
Jessiepooh, Keep talking to us. we are here to listen and do what we can to help. Wish I had great advice for you but I don't. I do have the option to pray for you since you are opening up to us,...
AV, when all are better..you better get to teaching that sex ed class. Lol Hope both your cats feel better soon. My sugar is begging for a neck scratching....
Camas, I couldn't agree with you more about what makes the best doc. for a patient. This doctor is good he takes his time with you, listen, and seem to care. It took me quite some time to find him.....
Jess, sorry you was in pain & had to go to er& still have no answer has to why it's low. I'm just trying to trust the doctor. I tell myself ..my body just a little off ; just like my mind. (Haha)...
The doctor who diagnose me with Fibro is a Physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor. I think he is a good doc and is helping me. The way he is treating me matches the way other talk about their...
My blood results was normal but they still want me to take the potassium. Nurse said that what keeping it normal. I asked what making it low she said...Don't know sometimes it just does it. Think...
I have low potassium, don't. know why. I'm on meds. I have taken them ffor one month & went yesterday for a blood it see how it is now. Please make sure they test it regularly while your taken...
I get night sweets on and off.... I think it is a fibro thing....
Hope the new meds. works for you. I was wondering why he decided to stop the xanx? I take them as need for my general anxiety disorder but, no more than three a day. I always take one at night to...
Sorry..that stinks . Hope them shots have started to help....
Maybe you could talk to your father-in-laws doctor and he could get you some kind of in house help for him .Sorry, can't think what that's called right now, If the doctor would do that it might ease...
I use to eat lemon slices with salt on them when I was younger. Someone told the acid in them would eat away the enamel of my teeth so, stop eating them. That lemon & honey rub sounds nice....
I'm not in therapy right now, I've been to a few over the years. The last one was the best she was giving things to read on positive thinking and coping skills. Looking back she was probably better...
I was first giving meds. for depression in mid 1990. I have taken them on & off since. I don't think that shadow has ever totally left me. It has pretty much pin me to my bed a couple of time, fibro...
Namian, I'm very happy that you are doing so much better. Thanks for sharing....
I've done that also. It was over the phone so I went to get mail with our address on it. There no telling what the person on the phone thought. If I let it get to me it seem to be worse. Which it...
Angelic, I think this place as been more of a help with letting me know what I feel is just part of it. I would ran to the doctor or call him about every new thing. He would ran test or whatever but...
I'm sorry you have them, but it feels good to know someone knows what I'm talking about. I've never thought of them nerve pain. I guess cause it feels different from the nerve pain that shoots down...
I get these shooting pains that feel like there going right to the center of the bone. They don't last long, at times I've thought if that would have lasted a bit longer I' d be picking myself put...
Lol, You go girl!! Maybe you could share some of your secret training methods with me. I could use them on my 10 year old. :yeah:...
Hoping it works, It would be wonderful blessing ....
Glad to hear that and just think of the money you will be saving. You need to think of something you would like to get yourself with some of that extra cash. Just a little award for quitting. :)...
Well the crackers have tame the burn down to minimum and it's not raising up into my throat. :) Hope it stays that way when I lay down....
You're doing great, hang in there.....Easy for me to say, huh!...
I was having problems with the reflex before. Thought I had it under control . I stop my anti-inflammatory,stop eating two hour before bed time then,few nights back nortripylin started doing it. It...
Thanks for the tip Angelic. Might just a projeect for the husband when he gets back home. He'll be so happy with me.lol.his honey do list is getting long....
No, I was thinking your not to eat two hour before you go to bed because of reflux. Might be wrong, I'm kind of a scatter brain. Might not hurt to, the med. giving it to me anyway. Thanks...
Feel better soon....
Nortriptylin is giving me acid reflex this just started, of course, after I just got them refilled . It happens almost immediately after taking them. Bad thing is, I have to take at bed time. Anybody...
You have truely gotten good advice here. I hope things will get better with them but a person can only take so much. Do what is best for your health & happiness. Wish you the best outcome. :)...
A week without smoking...You're doing great, keep it up. Sorry your in more pain but don't pick them back up. If you have to call your doctor for pain relieve just to help you through this. Hope it...
Went to doctor for my 6mo. check up & he took blood. Yesterday afternoon his nurse calls says I'm a little low on potassium and calling in a prescription. Why not have me go pick up some at Wal-Mart?...
Ak angel & couchtater, thanks for the help of narrowing down my search. To FibroTracker, I'll leave this forum if that will help you feel better. Would that be sufficient enough punishment for me...
Sorry your so sick. Feel better soon....