I hear you peanut. I worked in a medical office handling many cases for four doctors. I could recall most per hundred of my patients.....but now..I could never do it. I just can't keep up with the...
http://www.eat2think.com/2013/03/the-coconut-oil-dementia-diet.html This is where I am starting. I have heard coconut oil mentioned a lot. This link helped me understand how....
Mmj can cause a drop in blood pressure and it is really helpful to be well hydrated when experimenting with it. Also consider vaporizing for pain and nausea management instead of smoking it. Plan to...
Thank you dearly SoSt9. Understanding our bodies can make things easier to accept. My doctors weren't saying anything other than hypermobility, but saying it as an obvious reason for some of my pain...
Please show through your actions... the realization... that I didn't choose to be this way and I am doing the best I can....
I keep hearing doctors say this too. Physical therapist makes it sound like some sort of illness. Where we also lack supporting muscle around these joints. I am really curious if there is an actual...
I am doing a few physical therapy exercises that Pt said were some basic yoga moves..my stomach area used to be gnarly with fibro knots before the slow yoga stretches, but I have noticed that I have...
I just had neg MRI of brain and spine. It was a definite relief seeing that report....
This is so interesting. Thanks for sharing!! It's so frustrating trying to talk to a Dr about it. None around here understand, just blank stares. Alzheimer's is in my family history and I have been...
http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/delayed-gastric-emptying.html I can't find the one I am looking for : ( This is just the first of many informative articles you get when you Google fibromyalgia...
I have been diagnosed with fibro for a few years. You sound a lot like me. I take a lot of meds to make sure the smooth muscles in gastric system will work. I take Epsom salt baths to help the...
Not sure if this has already been shared. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/15/fibromyalgia-research-breakthrough/3991063/...
On an off note..... I had the same problem with my disability. Got a lawyer who sent me to a psych and was diagnosed with major depressive disorder as a result of being so ill and disabled all the...
Dr.s tell me that my stomach doesn't empty and that this is caused by fibro. There are times eating is so awful and I can lose a lot of weight really fast. But then it's like the fibro flare is over...
So sorry to hear how bad it has been for you. I have fibro, hiatal hernia, and some others ;), one that you might want to mention to your Dr. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Fibro is a quirky thing....
Mine was pretty simple. Figured I say it over here and you here it over there so it's my echo. I am different so I spelled echo different. ; ) Thanks Chotti for starting this lighthearted and fun...
So far, I have only used magnesium in my baths. Two cups Epson salt in hot bath for 30 minutes. It does help with the soreness and fatigue in the muscles. Doesn't take it away, but can really tell a...
I think I've had it since about 14, but not diagnosed until disabled. The more debilitating pain came about four years after a serious car wreck. I read that a really high percentage either had abuse...
Hi mmbtu and welcome. The worst of my fibro is abdominal, and is caused by tension in the muscles whether from stressors or more usually movement. However my symptoms encompasses the whole body, but...
Ps if you have never tried it, start with low thc. Maybe use a vaporizer. Build some tolerance like with anything. Then experiment to see what works best for you....
I turned to this as a last resort. It has been the only thing to give me any peace and relief from the pain and nausea. There are very few pills that I can take because of tummy troubles and my Dr is...
It seems to work great for some and not for others. I was the latter. It didn't offer improvement and by the time I had worked my dosage up, I just cried. Cried at cartoons, commercials, songs,...
I get a fair share of seasonal allergy headaches. These are more facial. I get a fair share of tension headaches due to muscle spasms in neck. These are at the base of the skull. I get an occasional...
Rock on...Too early for me to be thinking on the larger thread, but got excited as soon as I saw the great information. Thanks! I haven't been diagnosed with costochondritis. I get Pt for the Right...
Hey achey all over. It is very helpful just hearing from others about their experiences. I am thinking that I have had fibro for quite sometime. But I NEVER had these seizure like attacks until after...
Thanks Sherrine for the helpful links and the warm welcome. I have been to 3 gastroenterologist. One at UNC is the nerve, gallbladder, fibro theorist. My regular gastroenterologist found the...
I have to remove myself from the stimulation. Go to a quiet calm place and focus on relaxing and centering. This works better for me than just trying to push through it and crashing. I am still...
I have been struggling to accept that my gastric pain, nearly constant nausea, and RUQ pain attacks that are more like a seizure; are all due to my fibromyalgia. They say that fibromyalgia causes my...