Wow! Thank you Luvs! I had a wonderful day. My daughter had a birthday dinner party for me and I had a great time! Thank you for your compliment. You know that you help a lot,of members too! You are...
Hi, Joy, and welcome! Here is a good site all about Fibro from the American College of Rheumatology. https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Diseases-Conditions/Fibromyalgia...
MsOuchie, thank you so much for sharing your story! I don’t know much about Raynaud’s so you did teach me a few things! I always try to remind members that not everything is caused by Fibro I’ve had...
[blue]Hi, Hopegirl! Oh, yes, I get cold hands and even more…cold feet. I live I. Florida and right now it’s 75 degrees and I have socks on. Sometimes my hands get very cold and I will sit on them...
Lynnwood, many of our members stopped taking Lyrica because of the weight gain. On average, most gained around 40 pounds! That certainly wouldn’t help muscle and joint pain! I think you made a good...
Hi, thecrabbylibrarian, and welcome! You are correct. Antidepressants are sometimes used to help with the pain of Fibro. I’m glad you found out and are getting the help you need. This is a list of...
Hi! Have you tried wire rimmed glasses? I used to wear plastic frames and they hurt me plus they are harder to adjust to your face. I know plastic frames are very popular now but it’s important that...
Asking your rheumatologist is a good idea. Let them know you went to a doctor who obviously doesn’t believe fibromyalgia exists. Do make sure whoever you go to is board certified and see if you can...
Luvs, I hope you are buying the generic of Robaxin. It’s methocarbamol and it is quite a bit cheaper. I buy mine using GoodRX. My prescription calls for one 500mg tablet four times a day. So they...
[blue] Hi, Missy! Half of the doctors graduated in the lower half of their class and yours definitely is one of them. I see a board certified Internist who is also a diplomate. That means they keep...
The medication i mentioned is very inexpensive. The muscle relaxer costs me around $17 and I do t need to take much. I only take o e tablet twice a day. When I started taking it I took one tablet...
[blue] Hi, Fuzzy Slippers! Well, your chiro is wrong because fibromyalgia is not considered an inflammatory illness. I copied this off the Arthritis Foundation website. “ Fibromyalgia is not an...
The only thing I could suggest is keep an eye on the for sale ads in your local newspaper. You might be surprised! You might even find a barely used scooter. I’m back! I just googles scooters and...
Hi, DKPain, and welcome! I’ve had bad hip pain where the pain ran down my legs so I was sent to a rheumatologist and was diagnosed with sciatica and also discovered a lot of my back pain. Was caused...
Thanks for bring this up! I had forgotten about this post and it’s calming just reading it! I do thank God daily for all the beauty around me. I notice so many things…like the leaves on the giant...
[blue] Hi, Canary and welcome! Puffiness isn’t a symptom of fibro that I have heard of. But I’m wondering if you are keeping track of the sodium you are eating. Too much sodium can make you puffy....
Hi, Linda! I also have costochondritis along with fibro and also ankylosing spondylitis. All cause a lot of pain. About nine years ago I could barely walk. Then I started taking ibuprofen with food...
There are other medications for depression out there that you can try. I’m sure you can find one that helps you and you don’t gain weight. I hope your doctor will try another antidepressant and see...
Hi, Nissree, and welcome! I don’t take antidepressants so I don’t know much about this medication. But I did look it up and, yes, it looks like Amitriptyline could be causing you problems…especially...
Merry Christmas to you too and also to everyone else! Enjoy your holiday! Sherrine ...
I don’t think the mesh was available back then…70 years ago. She never mentioned mesh and just said it was tacked back in place. Sherrine ...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Have a wonderful day with your family and friends. Don’t forget to count your many blessings…and enjoy a fantastic feast! Yum! Sherrine ...
[blue] Ahhh….those fantastic stirrups! 🤬. There really isn’t a lot you can do but you are only in them for about a minute or two. I can do anything for a minute or two, I did ask my gynecologist for...
[blue] Hi, Luvs! My back has been bad for years and I never let the dentist or his assistants lower the back of the chair flat. No way, no how! YES, they can work on you with the chair halfway...
Cathy, I’ve taken ibuprofen for 34 years. I’ve developed ulcers twice. The second time they were bleeding ulcers and I was told no more NSAID’s. I tried that and within six months I almost couldn’t...
I see my iPad changed what I wrote about the upper straps I use. I use the Nubuck straps. Sherrine ...
This explains about the footbed of Birkenstock’s, Luvs. https://www.birkenstock.com/us/education/footbed/ I primarily wear the Arizona’s. They are the most comfortable for me and the straps I get...
Luvs, I had so many problems with my feet a long time ago. My heels killed me which turned out to be plantat fasciitis, and the bottom of my feet just hurt. It hurt just to put them in the floor....
Hi, Dianna, and welcome! Inflammation. I know it quite well. I have fibro along with Crohn’s disease, diabetes, and ankylosing spondylitis…among other things. The AS is a rheumatic disease of the...
Hi, Boy Boy, and welcome! I had something similar and I did have chest pain But the pain was like I had pulled a muscle. If you aren’t sure what you are feeling, do run it by your PC doctor. My...
How are you doing now, Debbie? Were your side effects short-lived? Sherrine ...
Hi, Debbie! I had the shingles shot about six years ago and had absolutely not problems with it. I know they have come out with a two shingles shot now but I have no plans on taking it since I had...
Hi, MQD, and welcome! I’m so glad you found us. I haven’t had chills in a while but I need to wear socks most of the time. I live in Florida and our heat index is 100+ degrees but yet I have socks...
Hi, Nikki, and welcome! I see Luvs beat me to the punch! She gave you good things to think about. We are all so different as to how medications affect us. It’s a trial and error situation. I...
[blue] I really can’t help you with exercises. You have to be very careful with a prolapse...can’t lift, pull, etc. it will just make things worse. But, have you ever looked into having the prolapse...
I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, Green Beans. I adored my dad but he passed on 35 years ago. My mom got very sick and I stayed by her bedside too. At least I could talk with her and hold her...
Hi, Akkami! I never used any of what you have tried. What works for one with fibro doesn’t necessarily work for another. But I’ll share what has helped me a lot. I use ibuprofen with food, Tylenol,...
[blue] Hi, NYHenry, and welcome! Pain doesn’t have to be symmetrical with fibro. But the areas you are mentioning seems to me to be. A used by the way you carry yourself. You may be favoring one leg...
Hi, Rose, and welcome! I’m so glad you found us. You will find a lot of good info by reading past posts and don’t forget to read Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum. There is a lot of good...
And we have had people diagnosed with Lyme disease who it turned out that they actually had fibro! It goes both ways. I always mention to rule out Lyme disease when posting to new members so please...
That’s really great news! Sherrine ...
500 mg of Robaxin isn’t a lot plus it’s a scored tablet so it’s easy to cut in half if you wanted to. Sherrine ...
I take the 500 mg dose. The script said to take 2 tablets every six hours. Well, I didn’t want to get sleepy because I need to drive my car. So I took one tablet every six hours and it helped. As I...
I haven’t personally taken Lyrica but many of the members have tried it and many stopped taking it because they put on a lot of weight...40 pounds...so they got off it. It might not do this to you...
He, Teeta, and welcome! We don’t hear of members taking benzos so you probably won’t get a great response here. I also don’t know of anyone here that has had all these symptoms at the same time. So,...
if you gals have healthy hubbies, see if they will build you a few raised beds for your gardening. It would be a lot easier for you and it only takes a few boards and some soil. Sherrine ...
I thought you were taking a muscle relaxer...just not Robaxin. They usually prescribe two 500 mg tabs every six hours but the tablets are scored so you can easily cut it down to 250 mg. That’s...
Good morning! You really don’t sound like you have fibro so I’m going to suggest you head over to our anxiety forum. It’s really very good and I think you will get a lot more responses. Anxiety can...
If you think you’ve been rambling, you ain’t seen nothing yet! 😂. Things like this have happened to me because my circulation has been cut off or my nerves have been pinched. Look when your foot...
[blue]Some of this could possibly be caused by anxiety also! I really had a problem with anxiety years ago. I was developing the aches and pains and my doctor didn’t know what was going on for sure....