I have a 14 Chev SPARK. Too little for you, but does have cloth seats I don't stick to in hot weather. Sits high too, easy to get out of!! My DH has had Nissans. HORRIBLE SEATS. I can't do more than...
I have a VERY low opinion of the CDEs, but that's for another post. Have your hubby get a script for as many strips as he can. Then, one and two hours after each meal, test. See what that particular...
Rainy weather gets me too. In my scapular area, just tightens up and hurts. Years ago I heard the atmospheric change, when the air is heavy with moisture, is the cause. I'm ok as soon as the rain is...
I did have a double mast, 5 rounds of chemo with a severe allergic reaction to Taxotere. And 32 rads. Took me a year to even start to feel like myself again. My fibro stayed fairly quiet during that...
I hear you! I fell last week, was pretty sure I broke a bone or 2. Played by stupid insurance rules, finally got X-rays about 4:30 pm. Asked tech when I could expect results. This was Monday. Call by...
I drove school bus for 17 years, lunch lady before that. Nothing like being trapped on that big yellow germ factory with 65 runny, sneezing, snot nosed elementary kids. With the windows UP! I caught...
My cancer type was estrogen positive. I've been on arimadex for the past year and half, oncologist says 10 years on it. It's purpose is to suck all the estrogen out of your body. At first the hot...
PM received, accepted. I lurk more than post here these days....
Bwfm. I am a cancer survivor. I can't begin to tell you how much your last comment hurt. And I don't know you. Please, please. Don't ever say that to your friends with cancer....
Yes, my D3 was low, have been on that for years. My medical oncologist wants me on 5,000 u per day. And I'm in Florida. Sure helped with the pain, thanks for the thought!...
No hurricanes allowed this year!!! I'm too tired to pick up all that TP But if I see it blowing by, I'll know whose it was!...
I've had fibro long enough to know about pacing myself, etc. lately the fatigue has gotten so bad I asked for my thyroid to be tested. It's fine, darn it. Yesterday I met DD for coffee at 1:30. Sat...
I'm in Florida too, and had low D3. The very first one I took made me feel better! Really helps with the pain. If I run out for a few days I notice a difference. 5,000 mg daily....
I wish I'd seen this sooner! Drove those germ factories for 17 years. My suggestion would have been ear plugs. Hope you're better today!...
Had them. Steroids, then Botox. Botox lasted about a year. Hard to find a doc that will do it, but worth it IMO....
Angel. 4 years ago I was in hospital with multiple DVTs and PEs all the same time. Then came cancer, with several procedures requiring me to stop Coumadin. As soon as they knew I was ok, they ran...
Essential oils should be mixed with a carrier oil or vodka. Used neat, or straight, on the skin can cause burns....
I haven't been posting much lately, but do lurk. Today I did something I've thought about doing for years, and know everybody here will understand. I have a handicap license plate, and use it all the...
Could be rosacea...
Any chance you could be diabetic? High glucose can contribute to UTIs....
My L5-S1 is shot, L2,3,4 aren't all that great. MRI confirmed. Just recently saw an article about low back pain, said docs need to look lower, in the sciatic region as the cause for pain like you...
How adjustable is your seat? I was a school bus driver, some of the seats could be changed easily. If not, I'd use pillows at my lower spine, or a small roll under a leg and alternate legs. Sure...
It's still going to be HOT. thinks 90s. Lots of water. Sunscreen. An umbrella, could rain, use for shade. Scooter or chair would work well too....
Chemo does weird things to you. The adrimycin cytocin was supposed to be the worst for me. And it did give me typical chemo problems. The Taxotere was supposed to be soooooo much easier to tolerate....
I had double mastectomy in Dec, did not notice a fibro flare. But everybody is different....
BioFreeze works well for me....
The rashes and bumps could be an allergic reaction to all those supplements. Hospitals do charity care. Your dad needs proper care, get him seen. Or start checking into hospice....
If your grocery does BOGOs, use coupons for the item. But only for stuff you actually use. Only run the dishwasher when it's full. Don't use the dry setting unless somebody has germs. Same for the...
Good evening gentlemen. I'm here for my hubby. Two years ago he did 7 weeks of rads, no surgery. He was 66 then. From the beginning of rads he was fecal incontent. The RO and PCP kept saying it would...
Aside from the weather, it hasn't snowed here since 1988!! I find it it be more laid back, not the hustle bustle I feel on the east coast. Being in the central part, I can be anywhere north or south...
Everybody, and the dogs and cats are allergic to oak and pine pollen. Sherrine and I are in the Tampa Bay Area, west coast. I wouldn't consider living anywhere else. Every where has some downside....
Just had a thought. Decide what area you like most, then rent there for a year. Then, if you feel it works, buy a property. If doesn't work, nothing lost. You will know for sure then either way....
Please remember too our "summer" can start in April and run to Dec. location, sea or lake breeze won't make a difference. Hot and humid is what you get....
Try the Center for Bone & Joint Disease in Spring Hill. The pain doc there is the one who dx'd me. Dr R. They have an office in NPR, but he doesn't go that far south. I love him to pieces!!!...
I get this too, asked about it on a PN forum. It's called forMication, and the cause is nerve damage. For me it comes and goes. I hate it....
Oh Smurfy. Sorry to hear this. I hated chemo. My hair is a whopping 1/2" from last tx in Oct!! And still no nails. But you can do it sista!...
Tell him my 6'5 SIL loves yoga!...
For me the fog was awful. I couldn't function...
Yes I have. They are also known as pain management. I wonder how you manage to stay upright with all those meds? Wouldn't be surprised if a doc eliminated some....
Depends on your state I guess, in Florida you don't need a referral. I wouldn't go to one for free, but that's just me. I'd try an ortho or pain management first....
Any chance you could be diabetic?...
Oh boy! I meant to say I have 12 more rad treatments. I didn't know staging could change either But my RO, who was a medical onc, and has a PhD in physics looked over all my records and said it....
I am so sorry! Things will be in a blur for you now. Do you have a good network of family or friends to help? Church? My long journey started last April. I had more tests than I can remember now! But...
What you say is soooo true!! Even among support personnel schools have reps. As do their administrators. I saw it in my 17 years driving a school bus. There were schools I refused to drive, I didn't...
Yes, there is a DEFINAT connection to AO and diabetes. Other issues, I suggest contacting your local VA....
Flexeril puts me out like a light. Works great, just knocks me out. I was on klonipin for panic attacks. I slept for the year I was on it. I'd wake up to potty and eat. It was awful. I'd say those 2...
Could be diet, weather, I retain in hot sticky weather. Amount of activity during the day. Any other symptoms? My first thought was diabetes....
My favorite aunt said her house was clean enough to be healthy, dirty enough to be happy. Yep, that applies here too. Not sure about those cob webs though!!!!...
I'd get a second opinion, maybe even a third. Are you close to a good cancer center? When I got my dx I was stage 4, but chemo made them shrink. Had BMX, currently doing rads. I also was told I'm...
Google thoracic outlet syndrome see if that makes sense....