Recent content by Joybird56

I'm sorry you are feeling blue Willow. I understand about being so tired of all this. I too feel like I have gotten so old before my time. For me it's my garden. I used to have a huge vegetable garden - Now it's all weeds. For a while I kept up with my flower gardens, but now I go out and wonder...

I have an actual B12 deficiency so that is why I take shots. I went to the doctor and asked her to check B12, then she told me I was fine, but a nurse/nutritionist looked at my results and said I was just a little above what is considered pernicious anemia levels, and I was already below...

Feeling blue today. Went to gynecologist because of breast and arm pain, and she said I had fibrocystic breast disease - another list of foods to avoid. The pain is so tiring. I keep unconsciously elevating my arms a little out from my sides and now I have knots in my biceps that itch and burn...

Yes I have a B12 deficiency -I think because I have MTHFR. I can not take it orally (makes pain much worse) so I give myself shots three times a week. I have neuropathy - pain and burning in my hands and feet with numbness. Due to a mix up and change in my pharmacy I have not had B12 for almost...

Thank you for your kind words Willow. I think if I know for sure what I have, then I will be able to treat it better. I always felt there was some one thing unifying all my symptoms, but figuring it out was really hard!

Hello everyone! I was diagnosed last week with fibromyalgia. I am 56 years old and have been looking for answers for 12 years, however, I'm still not sure if this is what I really have. Kinda felt like the rheumatologist didn't know what to do with me. I'm trying to learn about fibro and see if...

Thank you SierraTrout. I have been looking around and it looks like some people here do not have the pain spots. I sort of feel like the rheumatologist does not know what to do with me, so he threw me in fibro. I could be wrong though. At least he is taking my symptoms at face value and never...

Yesterday my rheumatologist diagnosed me with fibromyalgia, but I am not sure if this is the correct diagnosis. For the last 12 years my main symptoms have been burning pains in my hands and feet, that can sometimes involve most of my body, that usually start at night, and end when I get up in...