:tongue: Ok, figured out why I've been so emotionally weird. Not counting the stress of the past weeks, I just started my period. Which I shouldn't be because I'm on the depo shot, not a bad one at...
Born dark brunette! But as I've gotten older, my hair is lighter and has a reddish tint. Plus my eyes are green-blue, I burn like crazy, and I have freckles everywhere!!! I am of the opinion that,...
Thanks!!!! That definitely helps!!...
That's what I've been thinking. It's going to be difficult tho, since we only have 1 car. Bf works an hr drive away, so I can't exactly drop him off then the boys. We might be able to send them early...
I get 10s a lot. I've never been sure what to base the 1-10 on other than my own experiences and how well I can function through it. And I don't know if the 10 episodes are caused by the fibro, or...
You're ? doesn't bother me. I wasn't really abused as a child, but did have an emotionally abusive (ex now) husband. And I did have a very rough childhood. Both older sisters abused by bfs in teens....
Cool!!! I'm not the only one!!! Luckily, bf doesn't have any particular sleeping needs, as long as it's not too hot! When I'm awake, I'm always freezing, and will wear a light sweater even if it's...
Ok, so my unofficial fiance has a 13yr old son with autism and an 8yr old with major adhd. I'd been in a long distance relationship with him for awhile, but moved in with them last yr, a few mths...
Lol my bf calls it my ferengi forehead. He knows I'm hurting when I wrinkle up....
Lol me too!! Anything under 70° and i have to wear a hoodie or sweater. My ears always freeze in the winter even if I keep them covered. And I don't remember a time in my life when I haven't had at...
I about had a stroke when I was 1st diagnosed and doc prescribed lyrica for me. Even with my ins, 1/2 a mth would have cost me $400. All the on label scripts were too much for me, so I'm on gaba now....
That's a good idea. Main reason we were thinking ent is cause I have really bad allergies, constant nasal drip, and my ears always feel stopped up. But if the ent says it's not sinus related, then a...
Had you gone anywhere with long grass before that? It could have been chiggers. Went to a friends place out in the country once and got chiggers. Bunch of little red dots around my ankles that...
I REALLY need a pill box. I remember my morning gaba dose most days, and always remember my night dose. But when it comes to afternoon dose, i can't seem to figure out if I'm remembering taking the...
It's really hard. I've lost several cats over the yrs to age or disease. When my Georgie had a tumor, we had it removed, but then it came back fast and bigger. The doc said they could remove it...
Oooh!! I never thought about using a heating pad before the tennis ball! Went to a massage therapist couple yrs ago as a b-day gift. She suggested the tennis ball for the massive knots along my...
Aaaaaand another storm movin in tonight according to my head :-P...
So I got one of my really bad pressure migraine things the other day. You know, the kind the shows up several hours before a storm and makes you want to bang your head against a wall just to have a...
Just wanna complain a bit. About 2 weeks ago, my shoulder started acting up because I'm assuming all the spring weather changes. It was my normal achey throbbing can't use it much pain that I get...
I've been on Gaba for about a yr now, 200mg in the morning, 200mg afternoon, 400mg before bed. I find that it helps a small bit with sleep, and I've had a small reduction in the random sharp pains...
Glad you found this forum Tabmom! Hope it helps you as much as it's helping me, and REALLY hope the rheumatologist is thorough and you can start the right treatment to help you!...
I'm OCD about some things and not others. Weird things. Like doing dishes. I have this thing where I have to have the dishes completely rinsed before I put them in the dishwasher. Needless to say, it...
Yeah, i use my heating pad a lot, but it doesn't get the deep down pain, just the surface ones. Neither does the topical stuff. Just got the boys in bed, so I'm gonna spend some time researching...
Anybody else get the days where it feels like someone beat your entire body with a sack of potatoes? :cry: How do you keep moving? I've got cleaning, laundry, and dinner to fix for the boys. While...
Mostly have just a constant ache/bruised feeling throughout my hands. And they're constantly cold to the touch. Only issue with my nails is that I can NOT stand the feeling of a nail file. It's not...
Most of the recent studies I've read about say that there's been testing done that shows, within the test groups, people with fibro have a more intense response to certain stimuli than people...
Welcome Tammy! A good thing to do is pace yourself. Unfortunately I'm still figuring out how to do that myself. I have a good day, so I tend to try to catch up on everything that needs to be done...
Just support her. I find that sometimes all I want to do is isolate because I feel so horrible physically, almost like an instinctual response to pain. And a very common thing that happens with fibro...
Oh wow. We live about 20 mins outside of a small town too. That's been a fear of mine, especially since our closest neighbors are just barely within eyesight thru the trees. And bf talks sometimes...
I'll get occasional tingling or stingy itches in random areas (the stingy itch mostly on my feet), but never got burning feelings. I think I read a post from a few days ago that mentioned it, but not...
Already thought of the ear plugs, but I have really small ears and they're too uncomfortable. Plus I worry when I can't hear them, so noise canceling earphones are out. Probably another reason I...
Sometimes the noise and just pure chaos gets to be so much that I have to go into the bathroom and turn on the vent for just some calm white noise. I've tried explaining to them about it, and the...
I just want to tell everyone here thank you. I only found this forum 2 days ago, but in just 2 days I've learned more about my fibro than I have from reading info from med sites in a year. Reading...
I hate when that happens! Unfortunately, my biggest memory lapses happen with names. :-( Just last week I was telling my bf a story and for the life of me, I could not remember my cousin's name!!!!!...
I can't remember if you can be fired or if it would fall under discrimination. Might depend on what state you're in. Best bet would be to call the attorney you mentioned above. He should be able to...
I think I'm really lucky. I had no idea I had it until I went to the doc. For as long as I can remember I've had bursitis in both shoulders, random sharp pains throughout my body, constant sore...
Wow! I never connected it till now either! I tense random muscles without noticing when I do it all the time. I'm just sitting there and suddenly realize that some muscle has been tensed up for I...
I saw mention of the book in another thread and already have it in my amazon wish list! Didn't realize that it could help with bursitis too tho. Thanks again!!!...
Thank y'all for the help and support. Sending out good thoughts for everyone!...
Lol It was a geriatric doc! The reason I ended up with him is that I called LSU Health Services and when they asked who I wanted, I said whoever was available. I can only suppose that he was the only...
Bunny, I'm brand new here too. Although I don't have pain to the extent you do, I understand how much it hurts when you have no support from the people you love. Before getting diagnosed, when I was...
Will do! And thanks! My bf thinks I might have osteoarthritis too. I already have endometriosis (sp?) and the bursitis mentioned earlier. REALLY hoping it's not an early form of arthritis, but plan...
Hi everyone. I have an issue, and if anyone can help, I'd appreciate it. Background: I was diagnosed a yr ago w/ fibro after i went to the doc about my back. Needless to say, when he told me that I...