Thanks Ak angel for your support. I also believe the pain makes my depression worse..then depression makes pain worse. That neverending circle. After such an emotional roller coaster of a year, I am...
Thanks couchtater. Self pity is something I keep reminding myself is not helpful but harmful. I wrestle with it daily. I had thought to find a therapist in our local area, but I live in a small rural...
It's not in your head even though I think that passes through most of our minds occasionally. Please believe in your own self awareness and doctors dx. Fibro is such a confusing disease. You never...
Thank you Jasmine Grace. I think I feel so unworthy b/c I have always enjoyed volunteering and caring for others. I always believed that was my "gift" from God so it's hard accepting that I am unable...
It's been quite a while since I posted, but am feeling so overwhelmed. I was diagnosed over a year ago with extreme fatigue and flu-like symptoms with occasional severe pain. Told my rheumy I could...
This is my first time on the ms forum. I have commented on the fibro forum in the past, but i am new here. I have had health issues for the past five years beginning with trigeminal neuralgia. Meds...
Thanks everyone. My mom has fibro and COPD so when she complained about not being able to breath I always attributed it to the COPD. Hate that others suffer through the heat and humidity also but I...
I was just dx in January with fibro. There are so many things going on with my body and I don't know if its an age thing or fibro. My question of the day deals with humidity. I have always enjoyed...
So sorry for your loss, Crush. You and yours will be in my thoughts and prayers....
Hi ak angel Thanks for your reply. I was only doing daily basic cleaning today.Maybe worked around the house maybe 1 to 11/2 hours. Just decided to use bleach to clean kitchen surfaces to kill germs....
I was cleaning today with bleach. I began to feel like I had a knot in my throat/chest then all of a sudden My neck and shoulders began to ache horribly. I know fibro can make you chemical sensitive,...
I am new to the OA forum, but have been involved with the fibro before. I just had exrays done to check for OA in my hips. My results show that I have moderate hypertrophic OA in bilateral facets in...
Does it feel like an electrical shock kind of pain? You may want to ask about Trigeminal Neuralgia. I was diagnosed Fall 2010. I had the shooting pains in head and ear plus my nose was going numb. I...
So sorry about your loss of Sabra. You are in my prayers. I have a lab that we call our son. I just can't imagine your grief....
I am still new to this fibro thing. Rheumy just dx me last friday. My mom had already diagnosed me months ago. I notice now that when I get around lots of people talking, I start feeling boxed in and...
I am still confused over this fibro thing. Was finally diagnosed by rheumy last friday even though my mom had already diagnosed me months ago. She has been suffering with it for years. I have noticed...
This is my example of an extreme "fibro fog" moment. I was fixing a salad for my lunch. Lettuce, cheese, salad dressing, and a dash of vinegar. Went to cabinet to get croutons....and saw vinegar!...
My husband loves to laugh at me when it comes to my debit card and checkbook. They are always hiding somewhere. I can look and look and never find it. Next day...I find it exactly where I was looking...
Sherrine, does the fibro cause your fingers to lock? I have never experienced that sympton. I have hand pain but OA is present too. Sometimes I can't type or write, hold things tightly, or pick...
/community/emoticons/yeah.gif I'm glad to know others pop too. When I stand I sound like Rice Crispies! LOL. I started to say something to my daughter a while back and my jaw popped. She just...
Are clicking/popping sounds in you wrists, knees, and ankles part of fibro? I was diagnosed with ostoearthritis also. I just notice that when I walk I pop in my feet and ankles alot. Everytime I...
Thanks for the replies to my question. I appreciate it. I had been noticing the wrist thing but had know idea what it could be. Then it hit me that fibro is such a confusing medical issue so I...
I have noticed that anything around my wrist, even loose rubber bands will cause wrist and arm to ache. Then this past week I have noticed that my ankle and lower shin bone hurts when I wear socks....
Hope your day got better after that start. I have to admit it got a loud chuckle out of me. Sounds like a chevy chase movie....
Thanks everyone for all your help and suggestions. I think a lot of my problems deal with stress. My daughter has just been diagsnosed as Bipolar which we have been dealing for the past year. My dad...
Thanks Karen. Maybe one day the drs will figure it out. Like you, I think I have had for a while. I used to have days where I was exhausted and achy and in a few I was back to my active self. I had a...
Hello everyone. I am new here but have been reading your posts for the past month. I have not been diagnosed yet but am pretty sure I have fibro. My mother has had it for years and kept telling me...