Ugh, I hate shopping, unless I'm just getting a few things. Because not only do you have to push/pull a heavy cart, you have to load it into your car (unless you're at Publix!) and then unload it...
I have trouble with that as well; I tend to focus more on areas, and say, "Well, for the last week or so, these are the areas, and this is how much for each one." I don't ever try to average,...
Hoping she's fully recovered very soon! Our kitty is a member of our family, too; it would devastate us if something happened to her. I feel for you!...
I know I have arthritis in my hands; I think I have it in my feet/ankles, as well, but my rheumy has only checked my knees (significant arthritis there). I definitely do have arm pain, but I'm not...
Attempting to do this myself; a friend of mine (who is excellent at organization) is going to help me, once the kids go back to school, streamline my house, reorganize, and get rid of things. One of...
Oh gracious! A big basket of STUFF like Sherrine mentioned is the only thing I can think of, things that they can do quietly on their own while being still, to take their mind off itching--coloring...
Ugh...riding in a car and sitting in uncomfortable chairs do me in worse than anything. We had a long trip a week and a half ago (7+ hours) in the car, and my hip is still paying the price. I hope...
I think you should become an OT, and then move to the US and travel around treating all of us. ;) Seriously, though, occupational therapy is something that I have always been very interested in. My...
I think it was new, not a redo of the time he covered it before. I've watched most of it thanks to a link I found on Facebook......
My vitamin D level was low (not sure of the number), and I am iron deficient, according to blood taken at the end of May. After a few weeks (since late June) on vitamin D and iron supplements (and...
I'm so sorry, Joy; I hope you can find a little comfort knowing that her suffering has ended. Praying happy kitty memories for you today, ones that overcome the grief you are feeling. Also praying...
Thank you! I had sunscreen on, but must not've gotten it quite as thick as it needed to be!...
I took the kids to the pool last week; it's shaded on one side, so I could escape as needed. However, my daughter decided to camp on the other side, though, and there was no moving here from the pool...
This is why I don't go outside unless I have to from May to October. I could deal with the weather in Kentucky, but this Georgia stuff...yuck. The pressurized, weighted, slowed-down nonsense is what...
Joy, we're in Watkinsville! I was familiar with NCAA sports being a...well, a religion, LOL. It just switched from UK Basketball (in Lexington) to UGA football when we moved here in 2007! Though for...
Fibro-mom, I think we're married to the same man. It doesn't matter what I DO get done, because all he sees is what I didn't get done. It drives me insane. Smartredfox, huge ((HUGS)). This illness...
Yup; optical migraines, crazy fuzzy "stuff", floaters...sometimes it feels like my eyes won't focus together, and I have to shut one to be able to fully focus on something. Or when I try to focus on...
I do have more pain when I have aspartame and MSG. I thought it was all in my head! I'll have to investigate the sulfite thing! AND a PSA: if anyone has to take statins, and you have additional...
I still have all my "parts", though endometriosis runs in my family (grandmother, mom, aunt). I never had painful periods until I had my tubes tied, and now they're awful! Part of that could be my...
Definitely! We watch NASCAR, beach volleyball, all the Olympics (summer and winter-I love watching curling!), pro football (though I only have a vague notion of what's going on), NCAA football and...
Thank you all. We do have urgent care here; that's where I normally go when I have a sinus infection or bronchitis. Ours is absolutely wonderful! I will definitely give them a shot!...
Thank you. I will start calling around tomorrow to see who I can get in to see. It happened all of a sudden; I had never had these kind of symptoms (other than mild nausea with only the worst IBS...
The last several IBS attacks I've had (over the past two weeks-they've been increasing) have taken on a gallbladder aspect. WAY more nausea (before, during, and after), pain up under my ribs, in my...
All y'all's bakery talk has me hungry!! I was never so glad to remember that I had a hair appointment today. It's rainy/stormy, so everything hurts like crazy. At least I had a good distraction (plus...
We're all in good company here; I'm the same way. I try to make myself make trips instead of trying to carry too much, but I still try to carry too much, all the time. And falling and bumping into...
Pacing yourself...yes. Really, though, I think fibro has helped me. I am SOOO type B; I would happily live in squalor, not worrying about this or that piling up. However, knowing that the first few...
Y'all are speaking my language. I used to be able to think of things; I used to be able to remember things. Now I'm lucky to get out of the house dressed! My most recent was forgetting my wallet at...
Thanks, Paula! I definitely need to look into the Floravit/Floradix supplements; I'm already having trouble with the Cytoxan that they gave me. It's triggering IBS attacks. I do pretty well charting...
It was VERY important to me to find a doctor who understood what I've gone through; I actually cried in his office after he told me he thought I had fibro. I've had many doctors who just dismissed...
I've only ever had a pair of knock-off Birkenstocks; I'd love to have a "real" pair! A friend of mine swears by Alegria shoes, but I can't seem to figure out what size to get. I've tried two...
Thank you all, so much! It was a GP that gave me the omeprazole script. My husband's been on it at least that long, too (from HIS GP). We'll look into that procedure, for sure! Being overweight...
ROFL...I tried to text our pastor's wife earlier that they had me on Mobic, and it autocorrected to Monica. I'm taking Monica for arthritis, LOL. Yikes! on the Prilosec! I've been on it for nearly...
Thanks, Sherrine! I will look at that link in Fibro 101. I have heel pain, foot cramps, pain in my toes and in the ball of my foot...all at different times, of course, but my feet in general (all...
Definitely appeal. Our pastor's wife (a BSN) helps our members with health issues, and she says disability applications are almost always initially denied. I've seen it firsthand, with people who...
Okay, so lupus, RA, thyroid issues, all ruled out! Vitamin D is significantly low (didn't get the number), iron was somewhat deficient. So I'll start supplements for those today. I guess my question...
Hoping you can get some relief!! AND some rest. Prioritize & conquer one tiny step at a time....
Welcome!! When my pain's the greatest, I draw up a nice hot bath, then I rest. I do think if you can't get any relief, though, call your doctor. Gentle ((HUGS))......
I'm hoping having a name for it will help him understand, for sure; I've actually not seen my husband a lot since diagnosis, only for about a week and a half before he left for New Zealand. He gets...
Praying for you, that they get on this ASAP and figure out what's going on!! ((HUGS))...
A former GP brushed off me being tired, ignorant male chauvinist. "Well, you DO have four children. You SHOULD be tired." He was a nightmare of the first degree in all ways, not just for that comment....
The main thing I've encountered is people thinking it's not a "real" illness. "Is that something they can even test for??" But I've encountered several of the ones Jasmine Grace posted. And before I...
Overall, my right side is way worse for everything; arthritis in right hand and knee are worse, cramping is worse on my right side, the two times I've had "mystery rashes" (and have been tested for...
The whole end of my foot (toes up to and including ball of foot) are ALWAYS cold. Only when they're somewhere warm (on a hot sidewalk, etc.) are they actually warm. They will sweat, but still be cold...
Jasmine-feel free! I think I've got the little envelope enabled......
Glad you got good marks on your essay; I hope the test turns out well, too! And the timer thing works well for just about anything; a friend of mine does it for housework. I'm going to try it this...
((HUGS)), Myself...I hope today is better....
My thumbs twitch a lot, in towards my palms. And if I've been too active, as soon as I lay down to go to sleep, everything starts twitching....
Ahhh, John Williams...love him! And how wild that you have an ESTP friend, too! Opposites attract on more than just romance. We are all meant to help complete each other, in relationships of all...
I said clean floor, but that's only in one room, LOL. Do NOT look in my laundry room. Or kitchen. Or dining room. And in the living room, you may only look at the floor (not anywhere else, LOL)! I...
I would agree about introversion, for sure. And I think the feeling aspect probably plays big into it; we DO feel things deeply on the mental level, so it stands to reason that could translate over...