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Fibro and CFS Handicap Tag Question

By bigjoe · New reply 7:18 pm
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Hi, Does anyone have one? I have asked for one because when I go anywhere in the car it is a major struggle. There have been times I thought I was going to have to call someone to come get me and give ...

wrong time of the month???

By KatUK · New reply 5:12 pm
3 replies
Hi. Each month for two weeks my symptoms are worse. That's one week leading upto my monthly cycle and one week whilst I am on. I manage my sysmptons with a healthy diet and rest when needed. I can eat ...

Hello ~ I'm new here but not new to symptoms

By Powitree · New reply yesterday at 10:07 am
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Hello all, I signed on a few days ago to this support community & thanks for welcoming me, but have just this morning found the energy enough to make an intro. While I've not been formally diagnosed with ...

fibromyalgia

By difetericik · New reply May 14, 2012
12 replies
Ty to all of u that answered my last post my doctors still arent listening i am still on only lyrica 75mgs no pain meds yet :( i have not found the right doctor yet still looking im trying really hard ...

Weight loss AND improved health

By Susan-FibroBlog · New reply May 14, 2012
14 replies
I’ve been really successful at controlling my Fibromyalgia symptoms for the last 12 years, but I’ve struggled with my weight since about 2006. And I do mean struggled. I think I gained and lost the same ...

Happy Mothers Day AND Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

By VTway · Posted May 13, 2012
0 replies
Hope you all have a super day today and that your kids remember to honor you for all you do for them. But you may also want to use this opportunity to let them know that today is awareness day for fibro ...

OLD MAN

By dave1960 · New reply May 13, 2012
3 replies
Having joint and musle pain 24 7 now, unless take pain pills. Have to hang on rail with two hands just to go up stairs and walk side ways down. Finding it harder to work. Used to working with pain, but ...

LADIES ~ Do you have BREAST PAIN from your Fibromyalgia?

By _Taffy_ · New reply May 12, 2012
18 replies
Hello ladies ~ I'm sure this question has probably been bounced around on this site several times, but since I haven't been around to see any of them I guess it's my turn to ask. Do any of you have terrible ...

So much pain & frustration

By butterfly094 · New reply May 12, 2012
9 replies
I felt so good yesterday after weeks of constant pain in my right side. Now this morning sharp burning pain in my left arm woke me up. It was scary. I managed to get an appointment with my rhuematologist ...

International Fibro Conference in May

By VTway · New reply May 11, 2012
1 reply
The 12th Annual Fibromyalgia/CFS Conference and Pamper Day will be held on May 5th, 9am-4:30pm at KU Medical Center at 3901 Rainbow Blvd., in Kansas City, Kansas. These conferences are priceless. I plan ...

CFS and Fibro

By bigjoe · New reply May 10, 2012
8 replies
The only male I knew with this disease committed suicide recently. It is near impossible to connect with anyone with this disease because I a man. Happily married for 34 years I might add and a Christian ...

Things you might consider when eating healthier

By VTway · New reply May 9, 2012
3 replies
One of the members of our local support group let us know about a food coop that she has been a member of for quite some time. The way it works is you buy a "share" of a weekly harvest. A "share" is basically ...

VAGUS NERVE

By Canebaby · New reply May 8, 2012
3 replies
A friend of mine just went to the doctor because she thought she has IBS. He said no, you have a damaged vagus nerve from your car accident. Evidently this nerve touches a lot of organs and is responsible ...

STIFFNESS IN MORNING. HELP.

By Canebaby · New reply May 7, 2012
18 replies
Does anyone have horrible stiffness when they first wake up in the morning. Sometimes I feel like I have 100 lb weights attached to my arms and legs. It's awful ...

Perception is Reality

By Susan-FibroBlog · New reply May 5, 2012
60 replies
Twenty years ago I had a boss who was taking a psychology course who told me that “Perception is Reality.” That same year I got a first-hand lesson of what that meant. I was asked to attend a meeting ...

OUCH MY FEET BURN

By Canebaby · New reply April 28, 2012
16 replies
Lately at the end of the day the bottoms of my feet burn. Does anyone else have this? They feel like their on fire. I hobble around cause I can barely walk on them. Ive been spraying them with eucalyptus ...

Slow Heart Rate and Fibro

By Kimann70 · New reply April 28, 2012
8 replies
Lately I have been paying attention to my heart rate. At times I feel like my heart rate spikes. However, what I have noticed is that often at rest my pulse or heart rate is around 57 to 60 beats per ...

My Temporary Password Request Code from SS

By Wildwater · New reply April 27, 2012
3 replies
Hello, I have applied for Disability benefits from Social Security - had an interview with a doctor who asked me questions about my disability. Today I received a temporary password request code letter ...

At least its not cancer but my life is over

By melodyb60 · New reply April 22, 2012
26 replies
Hello my name is Melody Bartels and im 51 years old . I have been diagnosed with fibromialgia and Im struggling with that reality. It all started last Febuary when I was injured at work bulging 2 disc ...

amino diet

By 3grandkids4me · New reply April 15, 2012
1 reply
anyone out there know of this diet...does it help/hurt FM sufferers? Just Askn ...

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