yes.... Vicodin Cymbalta Paxil It helps make Fibro manageable! Hugs....the 'other' Karen :-)...
It is so comforting to read the feedbacks you all gave. The intense itching is gone but now still have dull stab pain at same location as the worst attack I had. Only appointment available was for...
Thanks, I will check that out! All feedback is greatly appreciated! Karen...
Just when I think I have my stress under control.....shingles again! Third time! (I'm 64) /community/emoticons/cool.gif I had a severe case of shingles after one of my surgeries years ago...the worst...
Thanks for your information....it is good to know why things happen. I think my swollen glands did happen during a flare up....
Thanks...I appreciate the feedback. I wasn't aware of that symptom. Hugs..Karen...
Ditto!!! We're all in the same boats....just rowing at our own pace. Karen...
/community/emoticons/confused.gif [color="purple"> a swollen area in the right side of my neck...nothing showing from the outside, but when I swallowed that felt like a small ball moving which was...
I've been taking Cymbalta for several years and found that I need to make sure I take it with food or milk to minimize the nausea. Most of my meds make me nauseous, so I do the same with them. Karen...
Loving the Central Florida weather.... We desperately need the rain that we are getting right now, but of course that affects my fibro and arthritis issues. This too shall pass and we will again be...
Thanks Debbie....it seems that my whole family is on Ambien - twin daughters (44), husband, mother....not me! Benadryl is my solution and fortunately it works for me and is non-addictive. Another...
Thanks for the feedback... Before my schedule change, I came home and took a power nap at lunchtime, sometimes too tired to eat, then went back to work. My husband has sleep apnea and needs to use...
Happy Birthday Monica!...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Thanks everyone for giving such helpful feedback on this forum! I've been reading and getting lots of understanding of fibro and learning that I am in the right group...
My primary doctor also refused to continue filling my hydrocodone Rx and she referred me to the same physiatrist that my husband goes to. He has a sign in his office "I am not a pain-management...
So happy that you got such good news! Keep a positive attitude....
Thanks for you replies.....still looking....
[color="purple"> I checked online opportunities, but find that most are not lucrative, or a scam offering you a 'how to' book/CD. [img]/community/emoticons/tongue.gif Thanks!...
As many of you know, I had been trying to convince my employer to allow me to reduce my 8hr work day down to 6-6 1/2 hrs. per day. Well, he finally gave in.....after I gave him a little more...
Ditto to all of you! I'm only learning now how much of a common bond we all have....most of the posts I've read sound like ME! It's so comforting to know that I am no longer alone in my health...
Thanks...I am looking forward to better days ahead! Yippee!! Hope you are also having better days! p.s. that icon was supposed to be a thumbs up! LOL! /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif Thanks everyone for giving me your support and encouragement. I met with my boss this afternoon and he hesitantly agreed to let me 'try' the new reduced hours schedule!...
mrsbugzy... Thanks...I did read Fibro 101, and the spoon theory which I really found helpful. In fact, I researched all of my symptoms and was reassured by reading that they are part of my 'health...
AK Angel... Thank you so much for caring enough to comment. I sometimes feel that I am in this all alone and no one cares what is going on with my body. Amazingly, my co-workers understand because...
This is a background on my condition...how it got started- just needed to vent! /community/emoticons/confused.gif I've had arthritis since I was in my early 20's and have always been tired and...
Thanks Robin.... That is a great way of putting it. Hopefully, he and the board of directors can understand and will allow my request. Hugs...Karen...
/community/emoticons/eyes.gif 9:30am Thanks everyone for your encouragement. My employer asked for a letter from my physiatrist (physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation),...
I just submitted a request to my employer to have my hours reduced so that I can better manage my days. I have been working 40 hrs/wk for over 12 years and pushing myself to get through each day is a...