Well, I'm thankful for the posts encouraging some separation. in my heart I know this is the right course for everyone's best interests. It's just so hard to watch your child suffer, regardless of...
My hysterectomy! My health went to heck in the proverbial hand basket since the day I lost my lady parts....
I'm sorry for your daughter & grand daughters but most of all my heart goes out to you & your husband. Somehow these things seem to fall on the broad shoulders of one or two & it's just...
I need help. Out of nowhere this horrendous pain in BOTH arms came on me. I can't lift my arms above shoulder height without excruciating pain, if at all. I've needed assistance dressing a few times....
Actually, I've had rotator cuff issues before after a fall. I would have thought that's what was going on now except that I have the same pain on both sides....
/community/emoticons/shakehead.gif Hey All, I have fibromyalgia & am very, very used to being in pain. I also have osteosthritis in my knees due to multiple surgeries, the first of which I had...
I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses & as you probably know, we're known for our dooor-to-door Bible teaching work, which I enjoy very much. All of JWs spend as much time in this activity as we personally...
OK, Deb, we can't talk to you! LOL My God, you actually lost weight? Wow! I'm happy for you, if a tad jealous. It just goes to show how different we all are & how intricately connected our own body...
Hey Guy! I'm Dot. :-) Welcome. I'm 'new' to this particular site myself. Just joined a week or so ago, but I'm an old hand with fibro. First of all, I want to tell you that I read every word of your...
My fellow Painiacs! All my problems really started 21 years ago when I had a hysterectomy at the age of 29 because of endometriosis. Well, they blossomed after that to be more accurate. I know alot...
What a great idea for a thread! WTG! My 'happy' contribution is (and will probably always be) about my 2 year old granddaughter. Last night I taught her the letter "S". For real. She loves to follow...
You're all going to get sick of me. I belonged to the FibroHugs community for years until their server blew up a long while back. Since then I hadn't found another online fibro support group I...
Wow, I'm really sorry to hear what happened to you. Do you mind my asking why you can't take the new fibro 'wonder' drugs? The reason I ask is because I can't take them either. After a short time, 3...
Hello Pain Gang! I'm new to this site but not to fibro. I have a long, colorful story but I won't bore you with the details. What I want to share is that after years of misdiagnosis & then more...
I've been taking 50mg of Valtoren (diclofenac sodium) p/day for a couple of years for joint pain. It works amazingly well. I didn't know how well until I stopped taking it recently. For a while I...
I don't know the names of the joints, but my problem is in the joint closest to the nail. Which one is that. And for the preceeding post, TKR is a Total Knee Replacement....
I'm not sure I'm in the right place. I know I have arthiritus in my knees. I've had a TKR. I know the knees hurt from OA. But I've also got tremendous pain in hands, especially in my little fingers....
Lunesta! It leaves a bad taste the next morning at first, but it doesn't last. And it's well worth it. I'd been on Ambien for a couple of years. I just got overly used to it & it lost it's punch so I...
Well, let me state emphatically that I LOVE chiropractic care. Good chiro care saved my life! I should have said so in my original post. And I'd go in a heartbeat if he'd offered free adjustments....
Oh, Sherrine, thank you for that reply. btw, I love your name. I guess subconciously I was picking up lots of things. My body language was pretty clear. But I was caught off guard & couldn't...
Lyrica scares me. I think I might be 'allergic' to these type of brain rewiring drugs. I took it for 3 days & had to stop because I got 'brain zaps'. I don't know the technical term, but they...
I had a very interesting conversation yesterday. As we rode the elevator together a chiropractor who lives in my building asked me how I was. I said OK, but he persisted & asked again. He said,...
Well, what I find ironic & frustrating is that despite being exhausted, I need meds to get to sleep! I'm sure you all know exactly what I'm talking about . However, when I'm especially tired, I...
Hi Pain Gang, I'm SO happy to be here. I belonged to Fibrohugs for years but their server blew up or some such thing. They're gone now & a few of the members chat a bit on FaceBook but it's not...