Recent content by LucyJane666

Hey, Cheryl Ann. I have acyclovir tabs which I've learned to break in two. Much easier to swallow. If you have caps, you might try putting the pill in your mouth, taking a swig of water, swish to wet it, then lean your head forward, then swallow. Yeah, seems counterintuitive, but it makes...

It's Tuesday so I'm very late getting back to you Cheryl Ann. Yes, an xray is important in diagnosing a root infection. I had the same thing happen a few years ago and had a root canal, which saved my bicuspid. Did you have it pulled? About the acyclovir...I agree! The pills are huge and...

My husband of 15 years is hot and cold when it comes to my pain. He ignores me some days, tells me I'm over-reacting others, and always refuses to read the info I email or text him since he really doesn't want to deal with it. He wants me to ride his motorcycle/ride my motorcycle. Which I'm...

Cheryl Ann, you may have to take acyclovir on a daily basis to get over the herpetic lesions. Unfortunately they do come back, even after weeks of taking pills (for me, it's up to four a day to get over the infection), but it's prophylactic treatment to keep those buggers away. And it works...

I was a busy professional, working 12+ hour days, when I was struck suddenly. I'd not only been doing my paid job, but was also producing a children's book I'd written and selling it at a craft fair. I hit bottom that weekend, so exhausted that I was sure I was dying. Months later, I walked...

Willow, I honestly believe that your dentist needs to be replaced if he is causing pain. Today's dentists know that many people who are older than thirty-forty years or more have a fear of the dentist from bad dentists we had in our childhoods. I have no idea how old you are, but if your...

Thank you DK.

Thank you cstine. I can tell you understand, as only a fellow sufferer can... Glad to meet you!

It was definitely the peppers. Wear gloves when you handle hot peppers. I have all types of skin abnormalities since my diagnosis, and I've noticed that my skin becomes irritated, itchy, flaky and red often. I use coconut oil, but it doesn't help much. Sometimes my face feels burned, for...

Personally, I prefer to drink wine than to take hydrocodone. I figure it's more natural, healthier, and I'm so sick of taking pills (I KNOW you guys understand!). However, if the pain is very bad it would take way too much alcohol to even touch it. So, pass out from drink, or curl up with a...

Getemgirl, I'm with you on the potato chips! Sometimes they are the only thing that sounds good, tastes good and satisfies some hunger. I think it has something to do with the salt in my case, because I think it helps with the nausea as well as my sore tongue. I love fruits and vegs and eat...

Hi, Willow, as Krista said in the last post, Biotine helps, but it is temporary. I have to use biotene toothpaste because anything else makes my tongue sore and bleeding--yes, sometimes I taste blood. I also use the rinse. Rinsing with water and baking soda provides temporary relief, but it's...

I have lost about 20 pounds in the past few years, probably because of the nausea I experience off and on without warning. Also nothing sounds good, looks good, or tastes good. (I also have sjorgrens, which apparently messes with my taste buds and leaves my dry tongue raw if I eat anything...

Hi, PhillyFibro, I understand, since no one in my family will even bother to educate themselves about FMS, much less the other autoimmune diseases that keep me sick much of the time. My mother insists that I "stop trying to be sick," (her words last week). My husband tells me that I just "need...

Hi, I have been diagnosed with fibro (2004), chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis, raynauld's, sjorgren's, mitral valve prolapse, high blood pressure, anxiety and depression (no wonder!). I've joined an online group once before but didn't follow up, mainly because I still try to keep up with...