Much thanks again ya'll :) Achey, thanks for that heads up... I thought I changed that a while ago, but I guess not. Fixed it just now though. Sherrine, yea'..... Who'd of thunk that "alcohol" could...
Just for you Luvs :) Less than a week ago... a 600lb Sea Lion, with 25 lb Salmon :) VIEW IMAGE VIEW IMAGE Peace, Fish...
Their are several people here I'm going to miss... even Sherrine ;) {I know Sherrine has to follow orders from above} But hey, probably 50+ % of what I have to offer, is about eating a healthy...
Marrit..... because your post might make too much sense..... and doesn't involve oxymethadichloral acetate.... because that's okay to talk about :( Fish...
While Fibromyalgia is often considered to be non-progressive > your health, in general is totally progressive ! That said, for myself over the years (I have had Fibro and IBS for 27 years) my...
Anxiety ? Tons..... not all the time, but in spells. And probably nothing at all to do with my Fibro, but rather, from my OCD. Your list leaves out the best stress / anxiety reliever on the planet...
Yikes ! {disclaimer; I'm sorry to be so anti-prescription drugs over here all the time. If they help you, and you totally trust your Dr. with your health / life, well okay.... but PLEASE be really...
This is awesome :) I just LOVE a good hike :) Puts me in touch with nature. Yea', it is a long road to becoming fit, but it is SOOOO important with every aspect of our health (and our Fibro) that...
Hello Pixels :) Sorry, I can't say much about all of those hard-core prescript drugs..... except, please be very careful with that stuff ! I tried a few of those, and they did much more harm, than...
Alright well, I did my hard-core 1 hr hill climb about 6 hrs ago. Had my awesome steak dinner about 2 hrs ago..... ......and now, at 10pm, trying to pry myself up and out of this chair, to get ready...
Wow ! That pretty much sucks :( Only good thing about the flu, is that it is usually a lot shorter lived than a cold, which could bug you with symptoms for weeks ! Get well soon :) Fish...
Nsync, welcome :) Sounds like your doing the right thing, to try to wean off of the Cymbalta. I just wanted to add, I tried Cymbalta once, for about a week, and even in that short time, it totally...
To each there own, but I'd rather take my chances with the flu. In fact, last year, for the first time in many years, I got the flu, and it SUCKED ! However, "not only" because I am not willing to...
AK, I'm right here behind you :) Definitely be careful not to overdo it. But you will get back there, where you want to be :) Peace, Fish...
Couchtater and Tedd, I too have had "violent itching attacks" ! I have one spot on mt left elbow that has, on several occasions, itched so bad, that I scratched all of the skin opff of it, to where...
Thanks ya'll :) Joy, its like I always tell people > If I were taking photos like these 30 or 40 years ago, with archaic film gear, sure, I could have probably been getting paid well for my photos !...
Dizny > If it wasn't for her, I don't know what would have become of me. < .....and if she could talk, I'm sure she would say the exact same thing about you :) Peace, Fish...
Fast ! :) VIEW IMAGE Considering I was using a fixed lens {400mm} and was 10-15 ft too close to this Blue Heron, I don't think I could have framed it any better, or caught more of the bird :) This is...
This is SOOO COOOOL ! :) Congrats on the new friend and family member :) Try to post a photo if you can.... Peace, Fish...
No. I'm just naturally beautiful :) LOL Hey, that's what my boss and my old roomies often tell me..... and they wouldn't tell me that just to be funny, would they ??? ~~~~~~~~~~~ To be totally...
TXM, lots of good info from the others here. Agreed on the low impact exercises ! One thing I wanted to relate though, believe me, 4 years ago lifting the weight of my own arms was tiring and painful...
I couldn't stand heat, but that might have been more due to my obesity. Heat doesn't phase me now.... not even 100+, as long as the humidity is low (like it usually is here in Nor Cal ;) Couldn't...
Thank you Sherrine. I hjad a temporary brain lapse ;) LOL Fish...
Hey Deb, its great to have you here ! We need more people who are doing well with their Fibro, so that all can see their is always hope ! I'm right there with you :) I've had Fibro for 27 years, most...
Well hello TXM :) Nice to meet you :) You have definitely ended up in the right place. Oh, and heck no, you haven't scared us off too ! You might have posted at a slow time, but I promise all of the...
Thanks Sherrine :) Michael, Please say something about Fibro in the title, so I don't miss it.... Achey, yes ! Like I have said, I have tried a couple of the prescript Fibro meds, and they just...
Thanks again ya'll :) Kitty, I just wish I could tell you my OCD had nothing to do with it, but.... Of course even some people without OCD have had great turnarounds too. Different people just have...
Sorry Sherrine.... and that was 'after' I already toned it down myself ! The whole Fibro subject just tends to get me pretty riled up sometimes ! :) LOL Dizny, thank you :) Foot problems !!!!!! Ahhh...
Okay now, I don't know how many thousands of people have seen some of my before and 'now' shots {their is no afterwards. its for life} but I'm sure its quite a few. And to most people, losing a whole...
Achey, I promise, you can mention almost any crazy symptom known to the human body, and I bet at least somebody, if not a "whole bunch of us" will have / get that same kind of symptom too....
Hello Achey :) You have found the right place to be :) I've had Fibro for 27 years. Took more than 20 yrs to diagnose it though. Heck, 27 years ago, I'm not even sure if they had come up with the...
Thanks guys :) Yea'.... I often sit and wonder what the very best method of "breaking ones self into exercise" would be best ? With everybody being different and all..... ? I mean, this can be quite...
Thank you Anna :) Well, it's taken me 4 years getting here. BTW, I truly believe that > even completely aside from my Fibro < I'm anything but , a cardio kind of person. I'm just too deep...
Sometimes, the people that deserve it the most, just get a lucky break :) So glad that worked out for you :) Peace, Fish...
Or should I say > anybody without Fibro...... So yesterday was a pretty good day :) Sunny, about 82 degrees, and a light breeze. But best of all, it was my second day off of work :) I had already...
Thank you Myself. That actually sounds fairly close to my diet for the last few years.... except that I drink Silk Soy Milk, and I eat a "little bit" of sugar in my BBQ sauce, Yoshida's, seasonings,...
Myself, just out of curiosity, when you say your low carb diet was "very, very restrictive".... About how many gm's of carbs are you eating daily ? I'm probably eating 200 gm's a day, which might...
Hello Dizny :) As was mentioned, it could be something else, such as Chrohns .... But to answer your question, yes. This sounds like IBS to me. Which BTW I have a little bit of experience with........
AK thank you. Yes, it feels great, to just feel "normal".... But its so lame (human nature) how easily we can start to take it for granted ! My stomach feels much better this morning :) And believe...
Thank you Myself.... I might.... But I'm kind of waiting and wondering, if and how Obama care might help me ? I'm thinking that for "poor, working class guys" like myself, Obama care might be a...
I've often mentioned how I still have Fibro, in spite of the fact that I've knocked it way down, by like 95%, and IBS in complete remission. Still, I get oddball occasional mis-firing nerve stuff. So...
Well Vital, if OCD was my "only" psych disorder, I would probably not be too bad off ;) I also have pretty severe ADD, body dysmorphia, severe hand-eye coordination issues, which led to unimaginable...
Myself > I have a very small mouth Get in my belly " ! :)} Two years ago, I laid in bed on Christmas eve, with an abscess blown up so big, I couldn't close my teeth together :( :( :( Woke up...
I can still remember how 4 years ago, and for the 20+ years leading up to then, that a short walk was just pure misery. My work would often require that I carry a 30-50 lb load, for like 100-300...
Yea ! Like right freaking now ! :( Backs been bugging the #$#$ out of me for a couple weeks now :( I used to get spondylitis pretty often, and it was horrendous. This isn't that bad, and it does...
First off, Philipians, keep up your walks ! That's going to help you SO much in the long run ! I'm one of the Fibro people for whom diet and exercise was 100% of the answer. As others have mentioned,...
I am thrilled for you that you are pain free :) That is just fantastic news :) But I am very concerned about hard-core synthetic man made drugs / painkillers. Be safe :) Peace, Fish...
BT, just curious (especially since you said you are young) how is the rest of your health ? Your weight ? Your diet ? Fibro is different for everybody, and many people with Fibro, also have, or...
Tracie and Jasonm, welcome :) I've had Fibro for 27 years, so I can probably relate to pretty much any crazy ache or pain you have suffered with. Much, much better for the last few years.... but I do...
I've been taking 5mg's of it every night, for 3 years. I think it helps. Although their's better stuff out there :) Peace, Fish...