Hi Sherrine and Magnisium Yes, different medications all come with choices of which side effects we should educate ourselves about. I constantly advocate that people research their doctors...
Hi Tango I definetly was not suggesting peers should not use it. I know it really helps some of us. And that, is as Awesome. I just got very concerned about the intensity and amount of problems with...
http://fedupwithfatigue.com/traditional-medicine/cymbalta/cymbalta-withdrawal-lawsuit/ Hi Peers I found this in my research in social media and felt strongly that it should be shared, everywhere....
Sherrine, What is "low fiber"? I truly am stymied. Did you know that Crohn's, my cousin lives with this, is also related to Gastroparesis. In the end of all the research that I hope is done and done...
Have you tried a Thera-Cane to work on your back or shoulder blades? Look on youtube for a video on it. It is not expensive but really helps me. What is Chostocondrotis?...
Thank you Sherrine. Any fatty foods, like meat, can be a problem. Eating tiny meals, low fat and low fiber 6 times a day, can keep the attacks down. It is backwards for me, not low fat or nonfat, but...
Hi Sherrine, Yes, there is a researched link to Gastroparesis but gastroparesis is indeed RARE. I posted a link from the University of Oregon about it on my blog but I don't wish this forum site to...
Thank you Sc, Almostmedfree and LJM Yes, fibro and gastroparesis are related. Almost, I have had firbro for 16 yrs and my stomach worked fine. It began working more slowly, but did not seem like a...
Hi Remicade (?) It was during an endoscope; see in post. Yes, I believe they are looking at other issues. Hopefully to rule them out, but with 7 pictures, well who knows. I am having the empty...
:cry: Hello Friends I have not posted for a while. I have been working on my blog, a book and dealing with multiple medical issues. Two days ago I had a endoscope. I have been diagnosed with...
I am on the fence here. I am a professional and based on all my health issues, including fibro and post concussion syndrome, where my cognition is not completely online (I know the word, say, I know...
My 26 year old daughter, with Fibro, sweats like crazy. She hates it. I tend to sweat a lot, but it is due to menopause and my lovely new epigastric issues. My daughter and I have found that dressing...
Oh AcheyBody, I am very sorry to hear you are hurting so much. I am also not posting here as much I did. It's not personal, I am just desperately trying to get my blog running, and popular, so I can...
Hello all, I haven't posted in a while. I experienced the 2 severe attacks at breast bone and screaming up both sides of upper back, with NO reflux at all. Put on PPI, strict diet change and had 2...
I got my MSW at 51. I also accumulated a mountain of debt; something to really consider! I can not work right now, at all. I can, and do, take care of my home and keep up with numerous doctors apts....
Hello Jasflower, I have a completely thought than everyone else here. I recently experienced pain right at breastbone that spread to both sides of my upper back. It all happened within 20 minutes and...
I too remember you. I understand exactly how you feel right now! My health problems are different but they are overwhelming. I have had fibro for 16 years now. Two years ago I was rear-ended at 30mph...
hello I must agree with all the advice on this thread. I too spent my first two years in bed or on the couch. Slowly, I began to tackle household items in small pieces. Often, I could only deal with...
Yes, I can. Fortunately for me, after living with fibro for 16 years this doesn't happen every night anymore. It does happen to me, even during the day, if I overdid my day. It is a very strange...
Tango, You got it lady:) You now know its not you, but them. Sherrine's advice is perfect. I am glad you found another letter. There are many out in cyberspace, I created mine to just heap in lots of...
Thank you almostmedfree. My letter definitely needed wordsmithing! I have done that now, but yes, it was a compassionate way to allow my family and friends to think about this new, fibro lady. It is...
I did not think of that, cutting in half equals less. I do not have television, just Roku w a few channels. I get news from NPR and Internet. But, I do take, now, a over counter pill, every other...
:mad: I just did a quick read about Percocet. My pain med was changed from Norco to 5mg Percocet after my knee surgery and the continued increased pain of fibro about 5 months ago. Then, all of a...
Update: I received a request from Fibrotoday.com to post my letter :) :)! I went back and noticed a lot of word errors :(. I changed many mistakes and added even more simplicity in explaining fibro...
I wake up every day in a medium flare state. I have not had this happen since my fibro syndrome began. When it first began I would presume I just had to stay in bed. As it continued my daughter, 25...
Hi Ljm I actually do much better in heat, but it's dry heat here. Humidity heat sinks into my muscles. I would still do better with it than cold. Why does heat cause you pain? Hi Myself, I asked my...
I am sorry I posted such a long response. I do not have a direct link that goes only to the letter I wrote. I know moderators don't like extra long posts but felt that in Tango's situation a letter,...
Hello Everyone, I am going to cut and paste a letter that you can use for a template. I created something very similar to this after my first year of surviving fibro. I could not "talk it out" as my...
Hi Kenji I agree with all the others on this thread. One item I would suggest having checked out is diabetes and migraine/tension headaches. You appear to have all the symptoms of fibromyalgia but I...
Hi everyone, I have been in a area that has been setting record heat, in the triple digits! So, yesterday it cooled way, way down. Needed to get out and walk me and dog at off-leash park by bay. Also...
Hope, my shoulders, then back of neck, then bam! Flare up of pain. I also had a bucket tear in medial meniscus and had arthroscopic surgery 7 months ago to remove the torn pieces. While inside the...
Hi Happy Turtle, I too feel respect is paramount, but you did not get it wrong. This is indeed an unhealthy and not functioning relationship. I guess I was trying to just state that based on...
To everyone Thank you for your the needed input! It's a sad place but very real. By looking this at this through others eyes I can state that I am not a lousy person.Neither is he, just all way...
Oh, I forgot to say, I am a Therapist. Earned my Masters with fibromyalgia at 52 . I understand depression, I am depressed PTSD and anxiety. I have worked as an ILS, I have lots of knowledge to...
Hi, I am new on this forum but not Healingwell. Here is what is going on in my household. Husband, we have seperated 3 times over the last 12 yrs so husband is often not a name I use; housemate or...
:redface: I discovered this muscle pulled feeling in my first week of fibro. It stopped my life, really. I figured out through keeping a pain/ life daily activity journal what I could do, and, could...
An ALJ is who I always saw. They are a type of judge specializing in areas, like disability. Yes, don't dress your story up or down. All documents must be entered and doctors paperwork, required by...
I did not realize this was what that is. Thanks!...
Thank you to Sherrine and Almostmedfree. I have wondered about T's question. I hold a MSW/Child and Family Therapy degree. I never ever use it here or elsewhere online, unless it was directly...
Again, to all on Healingwell, I edited my post from this morning. I suffer from post concussion syndrome and meant to state, unintentional in the post. I just caused disrespect unintentionally, dang...
I love Aretha Franklin and that song, while supporting women, would be great to remake for all humanity today. I was involved in an EDITED: (brain fog, so so sorry) "UN"intentional (wow that sounded...
Rockon, really? You felt you should not have to calm down and I was at taking your thread back in the mitochrondia post? I only just read that loer part of your post clearly. I vow to let you post...
:confused: Dear Rockon I have great respect for everything you add to our forum. I don't understand why you are so angry. I have a blog and post research All the Time. I think it is important to...
"Suffering is Optional" is a tricky concept! My parents are practicing Buddhists, I am a non-traditional Hindu; both very similar spiritual practices that believe in the God within All and a higher...
Hi Rockon, Correction: below I stated " most Peers". I meant of those over 50 responses to that one thread. Based on this very large number of responses, I simply said most. I apologize. Edited the...
Hi Peers! Happy Labor Day Weekend I learned through a book written by Mary Ellen Copeland (before Copeland developed her Wellness Plan for Mental Illness, but that works for anyone experiencing...
I get neck pain every day. But lately, my neck aches like crazy every morning, almost a medium flare up of pain. And, my side trapezius muscles, inside line along shoulders, hurts like the dickens...
Hello, welcome Unfortunately, I take a few opiod medicarions; 16 yrs now. Yes, they are not great for our bodies and, they are physically addicting. However, prior to my allowing my doctor to...
True, cheerios would need a quick broom sweep. Didn't think of that....
Thank you Rockon I am glad you understood me, people don't always, especially in posts/ texts. Taking away body language in these days of tech is strange. No, I did not know these "red herring"...