Myself 09, I quit working when I felt that my cognitive skills were affecting my work. I was having a lot of problems remembering things related to work activity, and I couldn't keep up with the...
Oh, I meant to say to Sherrine that another side effect of PPIs is stomach polyps. I have many, many polyps and have to have an endoscopy every year to have them biopsied. That has been going on for...
Hi, everyone. Long time, no see. :) michgirl81, here's a website devoted to helping people (with their doctor's help) get off medications (Sherrine, please feel free to pin this if you think it will...
There is a whole set of forums for those with MCS. I think it's on Yahoo. I thought I had it bad until I read some of their stories, include those about not even being able to leave the house because...
That could be the tramadol. It's not the benign medicine they claim it to be....
Hi, and welcome to the forum. I have severe nerve pain in my left thigh, and neurontin has been a lifesaver, although I do have a lot of fatigue. My dosage is 200 mg 3-4 times a day (I take the...
CRP, if it is really high, can be an indication that you have an autoimmune disease. It's also a test for inflammation in your body. Mine fluctuates....
Joy, you'll be in my prayers. At least you know what you're battling now (in addition to all the others)....
Acheybody, I know where you're coming from. I also have chronic blepharitis due to ocular rosacea. I've stopped wearing makeup altogether. Even moisturizer bothers my eyes. I wash my face with Aveeno...
I have been taking gabapentin for several years. If I don't take it, I get sharp stabbing pains in my left thigh. I had a duck-egg sized fatty tumor removed from that area. My leg goes numb and it...
1. You can help keep stress out of her life (family drama or family not believing she is really sick). 2. Be her medical advocate. You can go to doctor's appointments with her. Make a list of the...
Thanks....
My reflux is so bad that the radiologist who performed my barium swallow said I'd have to sit at 37 degrees or higher to get relief from the reflux. He said just raising the head of my bed wouldn't...
The cyst will certainly cause pain. My granddaughter has had two cysts and her mother had several, and all of them were painful. What do you do for the interstitial cystitis? Some people with IC are...
I have interstitial cystitis and have period pains and problems with my bladder. Sometimes I feel I'm in active labor. And reflux. Ugh. Sympathies to ya....
Same thing here...live at 7600 feet and do better at lower altitudes. Perhaps you live in a hot and humid area and the dry heat helped you?...
Spookiesmom: I'm really sorry that I hurt your feelings. I certainly did not intend to do that. What I said at the end was not meant in a bad way. I see what my friends with cancer go through and...
You can also check out any medication at rxlist.com....
Just an FYI. Migraines are debilitating and I missed many days of work due to them when I was younger. All I wanted when I had a migraine was to be left alone in a dark room with no sound at all. It...
As long as you don't leave the ultrasound wand on the same spot for too long, you'll do well. When my father hurt his shoulder, his doctor's nurse burned my dad's shoulder by doing exactly that....
If your doctor hasn't left yet, and he supports you in filing for SSI or SSD, ask him to write a letter on your behalf and take it with you to SSA when you go for the appointment to file. When they...
I'm a weird one. I don't use heating pads or anything with heat on my fibro. I'm so hot natured I just start sweating and it's unbearable. I use ice packs on a daily basis for my low back pain and...
If you'd get off all that medication, you'd feel better. I don't know why you can't do all that your SIL does. She has a form a lupus [that is not SLE] and also fibro. Well, SIL takes Cymbalta, which...
Is there a reason you can't drive 45 minutes to continue seeing your old doctor? I drive 1-1/2 hours for my regular doctor appointments and either 1-1/2 hours or 2 hours to see specialists....
Ljm 2014, are you a redhead? If so, you should always tell the doctor (if you have gone gray, like I have) that you are a natural redhead. It takes more to knock us out. I woke up during the...
There are lawsuits against sulfa drugs for causing tendinitis. I have rosacea and it was diagnosed by a punch biopsy. The theory that I may have had lupus had been thrown around for so many years...
I was reading up on it yesterday at rxlist.com, and there are a LOT of side effects. I'd be scared to try it. I had an EGD about 3 months ago and had esophagitis and gastritis, and I was told not to...
I don't sweat with gabapentin, but I sure did when I was on tramadol. The clothes that protect people with lupus have things in them that keep a person from sweating too much. You might look into...
NextAdventure, when you say this: "Things like massage are temporary feel goods and don't really get to the core issues There is a fibro clinic in Germany that has people meditating 4 times a day for...
I went to the ER one time because I had been in a bad flare for an entire week. We had to drive into town to see two of our grandchildren in a school function, and I cried the whole time I was there,...
I'm glad you're finding some answers. Yes, I'd think the bulls-eye rash would be major. Please keep us updated as you go through treatment. I know Lyme is a bad disease and can even affect your...
I have decided not to get into those kind of conversations with her anymore. No jokes on the side that can be misconstrued, either by her or by my husband. I'll just keep my mouth shut. If it's...
What great news! I'm so very happy for you, akangel. Rest, rest, rest, and then enjoy being on top of the mountain for a while....
Thanks, guys. I appreciate the support!...
How did the hearing go? Hoping for good results....
The skin mottling intrigues me. Aren't there types of lupus where there is skin mottling (for example, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus)? Do the places that mottle seep blood? Have you been...
I found out last week that my daughter and my husband have been wondering about my brain functions. They think I need another neurological test done (I had one in 2010, I believe, and it showed some...
I was going to reply to this but I decided it was more of a rant than a reply to fibrofog moments, so I've started a new thread....
Will be praying for you, AK...and would like to talk to you about your GERD surgery some day (privately, of course)....
Sorry to hear you are going through all this. :::hugs::: Your boyfriend might think of applying for a job with Pinkerton. They have a website and I think they pay around $17. If he's already working...
I bought collapsible laundry bags at Wal-Mart for $1.97. I got three: one for whites, one for hubby's work clothes, and one for all other clothes. We sort our clothes as we take them off. When I get...
You might talk to your doctor about performing a tilt-table test. It's to find out the cause of fainting. Here's more information: http://www.medicinenet.com/tilt-table_test/article.htm ...
You're welcome about the recliner in the closet idea. At first we put it in there for a short time because we didn't have room for it when our daughter and her children moved in with us. However, I...
I went through a possible cancer scare in 2009 and it seemed to me as if my husband wasn't giving me any support, which he usually does. After it was all over, I asked why he wasn't as scared as I...
My daughter asked my why I only had two children. My answer? That's all my mom would keep at a time. I wasn't stupid. That's all her nerves could take at one time, too! Now it's my turn at this...
This is from the rxlist.com site: The five most common adverse reactions in patients treated with LIPITOR that led to treatment discontinuation and occurred at a rate greater than placebo were:...
My doctor tried to get me to take Lipitor years ago, and I told him that I wouldn't take any kind of cholesterol-lowering medicine because of the side effects, one being an increased chance of...
You know, I've seen these kinds of things on TV before, but I have never known someone who was actually subjected to such abusive scrutiny. How horrible for you! I understand your anger and distrust....
I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy two months ago, but they gave me Versed and fentanyl and I woke up in the middle of the endoscopy. I was trying to talk and they were saying, "She's awake!"...
Yes, I forgot to mention that my grandson's doctor says he needs to have braces on his knees to keep the kneecaps straight. My daughter's kneecaps are not straight, and her ankles shift when she...