Recent content by PhillyFibro

Hello ... and yes, it's an awful pain!! This is the oblique muscle, and I've had that spasm frequently. Check out exercises and treatments online; what works very well for me is using a heating pad for about 20 minutes a time ... a few times a day. Also massage the area with your hand: it...

Hello Rainbow ... and thanks for your advice. :) I did a quick search for retailers of unbleached bamboo toilet paper in the UK ... and only found offers on ebay.uk ... but there a LOT of them! I understand you're not being tech savvy ... it took me a while, but maybe you know someone who can...

Ah, thanks Donna ... I saw it advertised, but was unsure. Will check it out. THANKS :)

Thank you, SBee, for your quick reply ... and the information about coconut oil ! Much appreciated: cheers :)

Many of us FMS women suffer from vulvodynia ... pain, itching, etc. in genitals. I've just learned using WHITE, BLEACHED toilet paper and tissues just adds to the problem. I've been diagnosed for over 30 years; here's the first real relief I've found: I now use UNBLEACHED BAMBOO toilet paper...

Try these words, with NO spaces between: fibromyalgia resources . com Hope this helps!! Cheers

This is a list of 251 Symptoms of Fibromyalgia (Hard to Believe). What are Yours?", which I found online from Septembe 14, 2018. Written by M. H. Shahid. Please search for this ... I saved a copy as a good reminder I'm not alone ... and not a nut job :) Cheers !

Welcome, GillyR! This forum is the best way share with people who suffer the same disease ... and its ugly effects! Anxiety and depression are part of the symptoms. Seem to me very sensible responses to having constant pain and fatigue. Try to find a caregiver to help you with...

Hello Keri: First and foremost ... do NOT blame yourself for any of your symptoms ... or reactions. I'm 30 years plus with FMS, and other issues ... and people who are well do not understand. Some will be kind; most will not care. Sad, but true. So we tend to blame ourselves for having a...

Thanks so much, njdev95av and Shyest, for your replies and info. Been down with a bad head & chest cold, which's why I didn't reply sooner. Had the colonoscopy (yuk!) and am lucky to have had no polyps or bleeding, etc. My doc has me on iron (non-constipating) and Vit. D ... and it really is...

Thanks much, moe1959 and leeta, for your very quick replies ... and all the info !! I see my doc in two days, and am definitely going ask about both the Vit. B shot AND Vit. D deficiency. Will try to get back ASAP with results, and thank you both sincerely for your help. I guess this means...

Absolutely seems like Fibro. I've had for 30 yrs. as suggested, find a doctor ... probably a rheumatologist ... to get meds and maybe stretching exercises. A ROTTEN DISEASE. ROTTEN! Don't give up on yourself, and good luck :)

Thirty years, next year, with fibro ... still stinks!!! all of the symptoms you folks mentioned here seem to be the same for most of us. And of all those, fatigue bothers me FAR more than pain. I don't believe we get "used to" pain, just that it's there all the time ... and we try to adjust...