hi amy, ok at 10 weeks i was definitely still cramping, both times. had this funny cramp from 5 weeks on like a big stone weighing on "down there". it just felt heavy and full and crampy and very...
krystal, i soooo so hear you. and especially about the "party time". lol i already have 2 sons.....so done with that!!! gained weight after the pregnancy and both my hubby and i have seen an...
kythe, do you ever say 'thank you' when people offer their sincere advice, over and over? im a bit baffled. sincerely, krista...
kythe, i have asthma as well.....i am going to take one more stab at this. OK, my theory is that the hot air makes you feel sick because your lungs seize up going from warm house to cold outside to...
hi all!!! i just got a quick chance to write. !!!!thanks for all the support and info and links, all so helpful!!! I especially admire people for adding in their personal stuff...makes me feel less...
do you have any stop&shop grocery stores where you live? if so, they definitely should have big chunks of ginger root in their produce aisles.....next to snow peas i think. i found relief from nausea...
amy, haven't properly met you but congratulations!!!!! i could describe my pregnancies in great detail actually!!! my oldest is 5 and my younger son is 8 months old. my experience has been of severe...
so hi all just a question obviously me and my psych. have the last say but if you were to take one med or the other in lieu of an antidepressant (ahem, such as zoloft) which would you choose,...
so jeanie, although i take ssri's at a very high dose, you believe its possible they just stopped working a month or 2 ago....after 4 1/2 years? i never thought of zoloft as a lifetime...
hi all, i am right with you all!!! i finally went to the dr. (i am so medically stoic) and it was like ok buddy....this is how i feel, and this is new and severe, and.....i just want to not hurt and...
hi peggy, i also got so much info on fibro this week!!! i read that list of symptoms and it felt like i was reading something i just wrote....i used to go to medical massage therapy school....and the...
hi all, thank you :smilewinkgrin: thanks for the great input. i suffer from major depression, anxiety, and basically PTSD is my official label these days, i am 33 and have been on medication since i...
hi all, i am completely at a loss of words or feelings right now. EVERYTHING came out fine. all of my bloodwork, not even an elevated wbc as i normally have. no anemia...."nothing even close to...
hi all, i am completely at a loss of words or feelings right now. EVERYTHING came out fine. not even an elevated wbc as i normally have. no anemia...."nothing even close to borderline" he said that i...
hi all, i am awaiting a call from my pcp today. presently he has me on flexoril 10 mg, and hydrocodone 5/500 x2 per day. my symptoms are many, mostly pain/swelling in my hands and feet, joint pain,...
hi bella!!!!!! your stepmom either has some serious big bad brazen brass balls or she is terrified for you. i so so understand what it feels like to go thru this thing with parents who are totally...
hi super, wow i just want to send big hugs!!!!!! i am new here but it seems like that could be due to many of the dx's you have. ok so i'm just going to leave this to some of the ladies/gents here...
natalie, ooohhhhh, i know having to wait on bloodwork is awful!!!! i am waiting for the results of my bloodtests from my dr tomorrow. worst case scenarios and what if's are plaguing me. i don't have...
hi guys!!!! great....i haven't even started the prednisone. i have taken it for bronchitis and pneumonia before. it sits here. right now he is trying to figure out if my muscles or my joints hurt...
hi ladies, ok here are the details. He prescribed one of those 5 day pacs of prednisone.....then called and asked me to hold off on that, that it might affect my bloodwork....and he is actually...
redrose, DONT be so hard on yourself!!!!! When my oldest was little he was a sudden roller......meaning he rolled off of the bed 2 times before we really understood how he could even roll so fast. He...
hi, i'm prescribed prednisone and vicodin. I am much happier already....or at least i can shuffle/walk and maybe sleep tonight. yeah he heard my complaints and I feel so lucky compared to what so...
hi all, I suppose I should be feeling encouraged and glad my dr is prescribing prednisone and painkillers before our next visit (tomorrow). I have to confess it scares me though. I have never had...
hi! I am really new here. don't even have any diagnosis yet....besides asthma hypothyroidism and anxiety/depression. About 6 or 7 years ago I was having a flareup of really serious tremors and...
hi ali, when i first started prozac many many years ago i lost 10 lbs. due to no appetite.....nausea even. I have been taking clonazepam for almost 10 years and never experienced dry mouth or...
hi jennifer, I am new to all of this and I don't yet have any real diagnosis. I too just had a child, my second actually. I remember when i was younger, between "flareups" i felt ok.....I was able to...
hi, I might ask the dr. to test for hypothyroidism (if i were you), as I have all of the symptoms you speak of as well, and so far all we have come up with is low thyroid......and some of the...
redrose, you have a newborn......what a wonderful gift. I am so sorry you are having to focus on so SO many issues at a time when i'm sure all you want is to snuggle down with the wee one. I also...
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!! I have felt so alone for so long. I am the medically stoic (dork) who waited until i hadn't had a BM in almost 2 weeks before I even called my obgyn, since they...
Hi Carol, I am allergic to ultram. My sister took it for her fibromyalgia starting about 12 years ago. I think that the main thing is....it is addictive like any drug, alcohol, whether it be benzos...
Hi Fran, Thanks for replying. 6 years huh? I guess i should feel lucky someone is willing to check this all out in just six weeks!!! WOW! I have never had anyone tell me any of those things, like...
hi all, i am a 33 yr. old mom of 2. ever since i was young, i have been plagued with fatigue and pain and a host of non-specific infections and of course depression! when i was 8 it was suspected I...