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  1. B

    Husband Day to Day

    New to the forum and wanted to reach out to those of you that could offer some guidance on care giving role I play. My wife of 35 years has battled Fibro for 7 years now. Background: I still work full time and have to travel out of town occasionally. She manages pain with Butrans patch and...
    • Bruin11
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    • anxiety bipolar caregiver comfortable fell flare frustrated good helpful meds night pain sleep stress supplements support travel unpredictable wanted work
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  2. 1sweed

    How To Manage On A Tight Budget With Fibro

    I have always struggled with this issue as lots of times I had to make a choice between eating healthy or going to the doctor or buying medication. With any health plan this is always going to be tough for those of us that live on a very small income. My disability income is less than $500 a...
    • 1sweed
    • Thread
    • age anxiety bills budget clothing disability doctor foods healthy how to income information job jobs medication money social security stress testing travel vegan video work working
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  3. VanGogh

    Does anyone remember how it used to be?

    I've asked a number of people including doctors if the remember how it used to be when ER's were only used for serious emergencies? Much to my surprise very few people recalled anything being different than it is now which is to say: if you can see your doctor or get an appointment with A...
  4. Sagey

    University of Alabama study,Interesting !

    Hi All, Just read an article that a new study is being done with 20 Fibromyalgia patients and 20 control patents in (UAB). The study will be performed by Dr. Younger and his team.They will administer an ultra low dose of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) intravenously. Which is a molecule that is found...
  5. C

    28 and feeling a little hopeless...

    Hi! So, I posted in the newly diagnosed section but this seems to be the place to introduce ones-self, so here I go! I was just diagnosed on monday but have had a lifetime of pain in my 28 short years. I feel like a 90 year old inside and out. I was bullied all through school and never had...
    • CrazyCatLady
    • Thread
    • age children depressed drugs happy healthy job newly diagnosed pain relationships school travel work
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  6. SierraTrout

    What do you do for vacation? Yes, I am being serious.

    Hi again everyone. Since I became ill two years ago, my husband and I haven't been on a vacation. We've scheduled two but had to cancel. He has accumulated a lot of vacation hours and periodically asks if I want to go somewhere. Much of the time I can't imagine sleeping anywhere but my own bed...
  7. S

    Herpes/Fibro, IMC-1 update

    I see there had been a previous thread about this clinical trial. So supposedly there were positive results (although no results have been posted on the NIH database) and it has been granted fast-track status by the FDA, and phase III is scheduled for 2017. I don't know how all the pieces fit...
  8. S

    Finding Rheummys

    Just wanted to put this out there, since I see threads from people looking for a specialist and/or rheumatologist in their area. You may want to considering looking into doctors that are affiliated or work strictly at teaching hospitals. I find that often they have long tenure and have seen a...
  9. C

    Tremors? hands and feet pain and prickling

    Hi all , I was diagnosed in the fall and have been given lyrica and elavil for the pain and stiffness, that I've been feeling for awhile. The pain has improved, but now I feel short of breath and have the shakes..which is messing with my energy and makes me look and therefore feel nervous. I...
  10. J

    Travel

    I travel a lot with school and it seems that I have a lot of flares that are extremely painful and hard to deal with on these road trips and plane rides and I feel as though I would be better off cutting off each limb or body part where the pain is. Does anyone have this seem problem and/ or...
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