Hi I have not written in a long time. Having a hard time lately. I have been very depressed lately with being sick. Since I have gotten this illness I feel like I can't do the things I used to....
Hi Does anyone else have problems dyeing there hair? I have been having burning when putting the dye on my head. I am only 35 and I am 70% percent gray. I am to young to go gray. I started having...
I have not been driving for over 6 months now because I get panic attacks all the time. I try only to stay in town. I get them stuck at traffic lights. I feel like I am trapped. It is very hard for...
Hi last thursday I was cleaning with cleaners. I am very sensitive to smells. Anyway later on that day the front of my chest had burning. Went to sleep woke up with a really bad pain in my back and...
Thanks guys for the replys. I don't know if I will doing the skin biopsy since the blood test came back negative. But I am sure there is something bothering my body. I think I will be thinking about...
Did any of you ever get your butterfly rashes biopsy? My rhem. said this is a way he could tell if I had lupus. My doctor drew blood and I had a positive ana. She refered me to a rhem and he drew...
Hi I have a daughter that has ppd. I read Jenny McCarthy books. I also did my research with the gluten free diet. She is going through programs at her school. But I still would like to get additional...
Hi I know this is a little of topic but does anyone else have problems with dying their hair? Not only is my hair falling out all the time but now it is hard for me to keep hair dye on it. The smell...
I am new to lupus. But I to are extra senstive to meds. I would love to know if anyone else have trouble with side effects. I am just going off a week of antibotics and my stomach is giving me so...
Thanks guys for the information. I am going to make a appointment with the doctor to run the blood test for it. Anne...
Hi guys. My daughter had a rash and the doctor said it was fifth disease. Well now for the past couple of weeks my knees hurt even more than usual and I had red swollen hands and feet. Has anyone...
My daughter just came down with a rash and doctor said it was fifth disease. For the past couple of weeks my hands and feet are more swollen and my knees are killing me. I don't know if it is the...
Hi I am also new to lupus. I to get hot and my face gets really hot. I could not even eat thanksgiving dinner this year. When everyone else was eating I was laying down with a ice pack on my face...
Hi guys. I know it seems like I have alot of questions. I am new to lupus and trying to figure things out. Yesterday I had a stressful day and today my butterfly rash is out and very noticable. It is...
Hi guys. For the past couple days my hands and feet feel like they have no circulation. Like I slept on them all night and they won't wake up. It is very annoying. Does anyone else get this?...
Hi I have another question. Does anyone else ever feel like there hands and feet are asleep? My hands and feet feel like they have no circulation in them and a little swollen. It is very annoying. I...
Hi guys. I am new to this forum. I have a few questions maybe some of you can answer. I went to my Rheum. yesterday and he is ordering a lupus panel, ana screen, alt, albumin, cbc, and many more...
Hey guys this is a little off topic. I enjoy watching food network in my spare time. Does anyone ever wonder what kind of iron stomachs those people must have. Some of the things they make I would...
The heat bothers me to. I am a hermit crab in the summer. Anne...
Hi! I usually post on the fibro page but maybe I thought someone could help me here. I have been suffering from panic and anxiety for years now. This past year I have become sick and my panic has...
Hi guys. I need some help. Three weeks ago I had a urinary tract infection. The doctor gave me levaquin. Had a bad reaction hives, dizziness, stomach problems sent me to the hospital. The infection...
I had that pain for the past 2 days. It starting to go away. It was very uncomfortable. Anne...
Thanks Sherry. I have been really worried about this....
Hi I usually post at the fibro page but had a question for you guys. Does anyone have a sulfa allergies? I had a bad allergic reaction to a sulfa based drug and ensure. What foods can you not eat?...
Just got home from a trip to the emergency room. Had a bladder infection took antibotics. Was having a flare from antibotics and the heat just feeling bad for about a week. Then the other day my...
I said the same thing to my husband. I feel like I have the flu all the time. How will we know? I know I will be washing my hands and using alot of antibaterial lotion. I will also be making sure my...
That is a good question. I know everytime I ask my doctor something she don't know the answer to she tells me "It could be". I know I suffer from aniexty, IBS, allergies, and many more. I guess we...
Yes it is humid in the summer. I hate it. My favorite weather is 60-70. They say it is going to be in the 70's by mid week. I can't wait. Thanks, Anne...
Hi guys. I have another question to ask? I know that the cold bothers alot of us, and bothers me a little. But it seems like the heat is more bothersome for me. We have been getting 80-90 degree...
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will give them a try. It is so good to know that I am not the only one that is going through this. Anne...
/community/emoticons/cry.gif Does anyone have a problem shopping? Last night I went food shopping usually I take my kids and husband because it can be alot of work. Well anyway I felt fine going in,...
Thanks Patti. I will have to ask my doctor. I already started to get a yeast infection from the antibotic. So what your saying is true. Anne...
Everytime time I get a urinary infection I get sent into a flare. I start the antibotics after that I go down hill. My muscles hurt, I can't move off the couch, dizzy. I feel like I have the flu....
I had rosacea ever since I got pregnant with my first daughter. I also use Metro Cream not gel. I also use Cetaphil to wash my face, and ponds cream for under my eyes. I found that when I started to...
I always get dizzy spells, and it scares the heck out of me when I am driving. It is at the point I don't drive out of town. I always thought it was anxiety attacks not fibro. But you never know. Anne...
Hi guys. I have been under alot of stress lately, and you know what that can do with people like us with fibro. I have a 4 year old austic child which is my main stressor. So my stress is always...
I hope to see a Robin soon. I am so sick of winter. Maybe my joints won't hurt as much. Anne...
Hi again. I need to vent a little what a week. My daughter brought home lice. Being senstive to smell I had to spread mayo all over my head. Can't stand to be by her head with the nix. Then the up...
I got fibro after mono they also think that is what triggered mine....
Since I had fibro I get panic attacks often when driving. It is at a point that I don't drive no more and when I try I get half way and turn around and go home. I got laid off from my job last year...
I to have been getting sharp pains in right side flank area. I keep thinking it is gallbladder. But it goes away with advil. Got to go see doctor after holidays....
I had tried activia seemed to give me stomach cramps. Use to eat stonefield chocolate underground. It was yummy. Will try this maybe it will help with C....
Thanks I was really worried about it....
Hi I think I am in the right place. about a week ago I went to the doctor with pain in my flank side. They did a ct scan and it showed nothing. I followed up at my doctor and she said I should go for...
Hi its me again. Does anyone have urinary problems? For the past couple days I had pain in my bladder and my lower stomach. I feel like I have a urinary infection. I don't want to go to the doctors...
Hi I am new here. This summer I had mono so they think. My spleen is enlarged and my ebstein barr is high. But my glands are still swollen, I have aches and pains, dizzy, I get so tired I cant see...
I was not yet dignosed with fibromyalgia but I am sure I have a lot of symptoms. This July I had mono but never got rid of the pain I had. My doctor said my ebstein barr was high and my spleen was...