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Trust in God and pray for America ! ! ! ! !View Thread

I'm doing good to just get out of my chair and move around the house.....what hurts the most is I feel that folks don't understand and think I'm just "putting on" as the old saying goes....but, I can honestly say that these pains, etc are about to get me down...no matter what anybody else things...good night and gentle hugs to everyone....
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My problems are still with me, including another problem that started a couple of months ago...my head began roaring and buzzing terribly and my balance is really messed up....doc ordered a CT Scan...found some problems that that need to be addressed, so I'm seeing a surgeon in January 2013 to have that seen to...of course, I still have all my assorted aches and pains, fatigue, depression, etc...I'm still taking the Juice Plus+...as I said before in a previous post, that helps me a lot...still taking Wellbutrin for depression, Xanax for anxiety attacks, plus all the others...now, I am going to therapy to see if talking to someone will help me be less stressed...will let you know how that goes...View Thread

Today was particularly stressful for me and needless to say, I have had lots of pain and fatigue...some days I am so tired that I can hardly function..
Anyway, it is certainly nice to hear from you all and it would be great to keep in touch..
Thanks ever so much again ! ! ! !View Thread

You are so right about the people who don't have it who don't understand...I myself was one of them...my older sister was diagnosed with it more than 30 years ago when it was called something else...at that time, I sort of felt she might be "putting on" a little bit...around here, that means she acted like she was hurting, etc, but really wasn't to get attention...since I was diagnosed, I went to her and apologized for even THINKING! she might be acting that way to get attention, much less saying it out loud...poor girl has suffered so much with this stuff for so long...I understand now why when she retired, she just withdrew from the world...but of course, that was the wrong thing for her to do...now she has early onset Alzheimer's, so I suppose deep down, I worry about that happening to me, too....
I know that it helps to discuss this with folks who know and understand, but I sure hate that anybody else is going through what I am....I'm thankful that I have raised my kids and don't have to deal with small ones on a daily basis...my grandchildren are adults now, but I have 3 small great grandchildren, the oldest almost 8 years old, and he lives up the road from me.....so, we have done a lot of baby sitting and I know that wears and tears on a person with FM...View Thread

My children are doing better, but my son has ongoing therapy until further notice...my daughter has recovered from the chemo and radiation, but both of them left other problems in her body, so she is dealing the best way she knows how...she lives approximately 4 hours from me, so it is a hard driving trip when we go to see her and her family...
As for helping myself, I get a massage when I can afford it...living on a fixed income doesn't give too much leeway when it comes to finances...I try pain pills but they only make me drowsy or dizzy and don't kill all the pain...at this point, I worry about getting addicted...
It has been so hot here the last few months to walk outside, but now that it is cooling down some, I plan to get out and walk...slowly, at first, though..lol
I do stretches especially for my neck and shoulders that help some and my legs and feet feel better after some stretching..
I take Juice Plus to help me...the fruits and veggies both...they help in ways that I can't explain...but I know when I get without for about a week, it begins to get where I can't walk without a cane, get up out of chairs or up and down stairs without help..
As for the questions about whether I am in Alabama, no, I'm not...I live in South Arkansas not far from the Louisiana border...born and raised here, so I can claim to be a "dixiegal", too....hahaha
I suppose one of the things that bothers me the most is that I can no longer play the piano without lots of pain...I was church pianist for many years and still feel that is a ministry for me, so it really hurts when I can't do that any more...sad to say, I haven't even tried to play here at home any since the last big flareup where I had immense pain...that time, I had physical therapy, but that gets so expensive...Medicare paid their part, but I was still left owing approximately $600.00...now that really hurts ! ! ! ! ! !
Again,thanks for the warm welcome and hope to get to know you all better and better ! ! ! ! !View Thread
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