Dieting with Obstacles - Fibromyalgia #129

Tammy ... my hubby discovered he was diabetic several years ago. He started out trying to control his by just watching what he ate, too. But he soon had to start taking a pill every day. He doesn't have to take the insulin shots, though ... thank goodness for that! He does pretty good by watching his carbs and taking a pill. Carbs are the killers. Most people think it's sugar but carbs are a lot worse than sugar.

I'm really having a time staying the same weight. Those darn scales just don't want to participate at all. All my life I have had to fight to lose every pound and now I find I'm having just the opposite problem. This is just the weirdest thing! I just don't want to have to deal with this! I was enjoying eating when I was hungry and not worrying about food for the first time in my life ... now I'm having to worry about it again ... only in the other respective. Used to: I would be out for the day - eat lunch - worry ... I'm going to gain weight. Now: I was out today - didn't have time to eat lunch - worried ... I'm going to lose another pound.

Maybe some people are just born to worry about their weight one way or the other! :p

THIS WILL BE US SOON! (I'm almost there already!)


An elderly couple had dinner at another elderly couple's house
and, after eating, the wives left the table and went into the
kitchen.

The two elderly gentlemen were talking, and one says: "Last night we went out to a new restaurant, and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly."

The other man says: "What's the name of the restaurant?"

The first man knits his brow in obvious concentration, and finally
says to his companion: "Aahh, what is the name of that red flower you give to someone you love?"

His friend replies: "A carnation?"

"No, no. The other one, " the man says.

His friend offers another suggestion: "The Poppy?"

"Nahhhh," growls the man. "You know - the one that is red and has thorns."

His friend says: "Do you mean a rose?"

"Yes! Thank You!" The first man says. He than turns toward the
kitchen and yells: "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"

Good joke Meme!!! I went out to dinner with teachers I used to work with-one has breast cancer-one just became a widow, one just found out she was diabetic, Yikes, we are getting old-oh yeah, another went to the restaurant and couldn/t find us. Going to meet Auntie this am. or breakfast!!! Bye Mima

I gained 2 lbs while I have been sitting on my duff.. Makes me so mad.. Ofcourse, I have eat out much too much this month..
I am going to ask you great gals to put my sister back on your prayer list. Please, until she gets her pacemaker and defibulater. She is not doing so good..There are some days worse than others and I am worried about her..
Our brother goes back to AZ, this coming Monday. I am going to miss him.. We are all getting older and have more ailments as the years go by. We never know what may happen.
Meme- I wish it was that easy for me to lose weight...
Mima- I went with my sil and had a pedicure and foot massage. The bottom of my right foot has been hurting ever since..
Hello everybody...Joanne

Well ... the scale was up a pound this morning. Of course, it's raining and windy and I'm swollen. But at least maybe hubby will get off my back. We to IHOP after church last night and I got the country omelet. A 3 egg omelet with ham, cheese and hash browns and 3 pancakes. Couldn't eat it all but I tried. I was stuffed. I was moaning and groaning afterward. I told him I just couldn't do that ... I was miserable. He said if I would just go to the Dr. and make sure that I wasn't losing weight because something was wrong he'd stop bugging me to eat. But if I do that they'll make me go through a bunch of tests, etc. and spend a bunch of money for nothing. I feel fine (except for the arthritis/fibro junk and the anemia ... which I've had forever and my foot & ankle of course!) :p ... I'm not passing blood or anything unusual ... I have no other symptoms out of the ordinary. I've told my Rheumatologist TWICE that I'm losing. He weighs me every time I go, which is every 3 months. I'm just not going to worry about it any more! I'm going to continue to eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. I refuse to stuff myself because somebody else thinks I should be eating. I did that the first 16 years of my life. Last night at IHOP ... my husband was saying I left too much on my plate and my friend's husband was fussing because their son left almost all his food on his plate and he was telling the kid (age 10), don't you know their are children all over the world who are starving ... and look at the food you are leaving on your plate. What do you think we should do with all that food. I leaned over to my friend and whispered, "Pack it up and mail it to them, it's those dam little Chinese kids fault that I was overweight most of my life!" That's all I heard growing up. I'm going to tell him tonight that he's not my parent and that I don't need parental control anymore. Let it BE!

I need feedback guys! HELP!!!

My son used to say that to me when I told him about starving children-send them a sandwich. Meme-maybe you should go to your regular doctor and then everyone will keep quiet, We had to go to a Chinese restaurant-after dinner-because brad left his cell phone in the cooler where he was working the night before. They insisted we have something to eat-chicken fingers and they are still in my tummy. WE are getting another storm tonight, And tomorrow we are going to a brunch for my friend's 60th birthday. Should be fun. And Sunday I am going to see my stepgrandaughter. I hope Eleni gets her pacemaker soon, Mima

Mima ... that's exactly what I don't want to do because he's the one I feel will make me go through all the tests needlessly. Every time I have anything little thing wrong with me, he's the one who sends me to a specialist or over to the hospital for a thousand dollars worth of tests. Used to, at least once a year when my blood would drop really low, he'd insist I do one of those 'poop' tests and send it off to see if I was bleeding internally. I tried for years to convince him that I was just anemic and had been since I was a baby but he still insisted on those stupid tests. We did about 10 years of those and a blood specialist and now he finally believes me. He drives me nuts.

Last night I spent over an hour looking up unexplained weightloss on the internet. Some of the reasons were: Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Abnormal Thyroid, Lung Cancer. I don't have ANY of the other symptoms of these except the thyroid (and it's excessive weight anyway) and I've been checked for that several times ... it's borderline. Nobody will listen to me when I tell them about the thyroid ... so there you go!

Meme, that joke was great!! Over the summer I kept losing weight too. It didn't matter how much I ate, I lost. Since school has started, I haven't lost any more. Haven't gained either, so that's a good thing. It is frustrating for you not knowing why you are losing. I can understand that you don't want to go through all of the testing. BUT if there could be something wrong, you need to find out now, not later. PLEASE? I lost one of my best friends in Sept. because she wouldn't go get things checked out. I don't want to lose anyone else. I know I haven't been posting here long, but I feel like I'm getting to know you all. And Meme, we're almost neighbors. lol Ohio and Tenn. are kind of close. right????

Tammy ... you and Candice and I need to find a middle point and get together sometime (she's in MO). Maybe we can do that next summer. Woudn't that be neat? Just take off one weekend and spend one night in a hotel ... have dinner together and have a gabfest!

Has anyone ever heard of POTS? (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) Excessive heart rate increments upon upright posture. A person with POTS will experience heart rates that increase 30 beats or more per minute upon standing and/or increase to 120 beats or more per minute upon standing. Remember me telling you about how my heart rate got up to 120 something just from calling the dog when they tried to change my heart medicine last year? Well, seems that's not the only symptom of POTS. Listen up:
*Tachycardia (Grubb, 2000)
*Lightheadedness (Grubb, 2000)
*Dizziness (Grubb, 2000)
*Palpitations (Grubb, 2000)
*Exercise intolerance (Grubb, 2000)
*Blurred Vision (Grubb, 2000)
Chest discomfort and/or pain (Grubb, 2000)
Clamminess (Grubb, 2000)
*Fainting or near fainting (Grubb, 2000)
Anxiety (Grubb, 2000)
Flushing (Grubb, 2000)
*Fatigue (Grubb, 2000) (which can be disabling)
*Headache/migraine (Grubb, 2000)
*Shortness of breath (Grubb, 2000)
Postprandial hypotension (Grubb, 2000) (low blood pressure after meals)
*Blood pooling in limbs (Grubb, 2000) (can make legs feel heavy and appear mottled and purple in color)
*Intolerance to heat (Grubb & Karas, 1999)
*Feeling cold all over (Grubb & Karas, 1999)
Low blood pressure upon standing (Grubb, Kosinski, Boehm & Kip, 1997) (Some physicians feel orthostatic hypotension is a separate entity from POTS)
Bloating after meals (Grubb et al., 1997)
*Cognitive impairment (Grubb et al., 1997) (may include difficulties with concentration, brain fog, memory and/or word recall)
Delayed gastric emptying (Grubb et al., 1997)
*Polyuria (Jacob & Biaggioni, 1999) (excessive urination)
*Diarrhea (Jacob & Biaggioni, 1999) (sometimes with alternating constipation)
Narrowing of upright pulse pressure (Jacob & Biaggioni, 1999)
Tremulousness (Low, Opffer-Gehrking, Textor, Benarroch, Shen, Schondorf, Suarez & Rummans, 1995)
Tunnel vision (Low et al.)
*Sleep disorders (Low et al.) (can cause unrefreshing sleep and an increased need for sleep)
*Cold hands (Low et al.) (and often feet & nose)
*Loss of sweating (Low et al.)
*Hypovolemia (Low et al.) (low blood volume)
*Chills (Low et al.)
High blood pressure (Low et al.)
Hyperventilation (Low et al.)
Numbness or tingling sensations (Low et al.)
*Generalized weakness (Low et al.)
Reduced pulse pressure upon standing (Low et al.)
*Low back pain (Mathias, 2000)
*Aching neck and shoulders (Mathias, 2000)
Excessive sweating (Robertson, 2000)
Nausea (Robertson, 2000)
*Noise sensitivity (Stewart, 2001)
*Light Sensitivity (Stewart, 2001)
*Disequilibrium (Sandroni, Opfer-Gehrking, McPhee & Low, 19
*Arrhythmias (irregular heart beats)
*Chemical sensitivities (May have multiple chemical sensitivity and can be very sensitive to medications - may only need small doses)
*Easily over-stimulated
*Feeling full quickly
*Feeling "wired"
*Food allergies/sensitivities (some foods seem to make symptoms worse)
Hyperreflexia
Irregular menstrual cycles
*Loss of appetite
*Loss of sex drive
*Muscle aches and/or joint pains
Swollen nodules/lymph nodes
*Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
Pupil abnormalities
*Weight loss or gain
*Feeling detached from surroundings
*Restless leg syndrome

I have or sometimes have all the symptoms I've marked with the asterisk ... THAT'S A LOT!!! And notice that Loss of appetite and Weight loss or gain are two of the symptoms! Tachycardia is simply a rapid heart beat. Mine has been rapid for most of my life. I can remember it beating so fast when I would walk home from school, I would have to sit down on the curb and wait for it to slow down so I could walk the rest of the way home. I would get so weak I couldn't even GET home for a while. I've been on Inderal for over 30 years because of it. My dad and my grandfather both died from heart failure. I have 40 out of 49 symptoms of POTS ... sounds to me like a winner!
I read a bunch of case histories of other people who has this and none of them have the same story. All their symptoms came at different times and they all seem to have discovered they had POTS in a different way. Some had virual infections, some had heart attacks, some had neck injuries or auto accidents some just went through a divorce or anxiety attack. Weird. So, I'm wondering, I KNOW I have rapid heart beat ... on meds for that ... could it be that I have POTS and something ... like maybe that medicine I took last spring that made me so sick ... have triggered the weight loss?

(Anyone else with the above symptoms can find information on POTS at the link below.)

http://www.potsplace.com/index.html

I am sure that could cause weight loss-lack of sleep does too. Candice lives in Illinois-that;s what the forum says. I think we all should get together in Florida!!!!!That's where I met Joanne last year. It was so great ! Going to a 60th birthday brunch today. Should be fun. Going to RI tomorrow to see my stepgranddaughter. Haven't seen her in a year. 2 more weeks!!! And it's snowing again but not bad!! Have a good weekend everyone. Mima

Cute joke Meme! Hey all those symptoms sounds like fibro! Why don't you give it another few weeks and see if you are still losing and then go for tests? Stress can cause you to lsoe weight too...DH can drop 20 pounds in a month and then put it all back on in another month!

Mima..you are right I am in Il. I would never make the tirp to Florida, too far for me.

Tammy.my son put in to do his medical rotations in Ohio, we don't where yet though.

Joanne....I'm with you on the gaining 2 pounds, but I have not been sitting around...or eating over pts. I was blaming on my IBS and bloating....just get so plugged up.

Happy..I need your new address to update my files please:D You ok?

Our meal went well and our son gave us all an adjustment, now I hurt!

Made a new cookie recipe but did not eat to many yet...........;)

Oops ... I knew that ... have your address. It's another internet friend I talk to that lives in MO ... already met her. She's been to my house for dinner. Sorry. See ... Cognitive impairment! :p

LOL I'm glad that I'm not the only one that gets a little confused! Some friends that I met in Diettalk years ago have gotten together the past 3 years. One year in Indianapolis, and the next 2 years we've gone to Chicago. We're from Ohio (me!!), Indiana, North Carolina, Colorado, Michigan, and New Jersey. We have a great time.

Pretty lazy day today. I like that.

Meme, I can relate to many of those symptoms too.

What a great day yesterday!! We went to my friend's 60th surprise brunch at the Senior Center. She is so loved by everyone-people got up and told funny stories about her, I was in stitches, Then we went to Brad's church who had a Fair yesterday and I got 3 things at the auction. Came home, rested, ate a sandwich, and when to see the new movies with Pierce Brosnan and Woody Harrelson-funny and light. Today I am going to Woonsocket to see my step-grandaughter. Haven't had a relaxing weekend in a while. Hope everyone else relaxes too. Mima

Hi, Ladies! Sorry to be missing so long. Glad you're doing better, Joanne and will pray for Eleni too.

Still struggling. Endoscopy showed nothing really wrong (thank goodness) in stomach, esophagus besides GERD. Don't know where we go from here yet. DH's last bloodwork showed kidneys worsening and dialysis rearing its ugly head possibly soon. But he's not giving up on staying off it, is eating practically nothing (it seems to me) to get numbers back in line. Increased Procrit shots as well.

Will be doing Thanksgiving here but have told all I will need a lot of help. Getting lots of promises. We'll see. Starting to think of Christmas.

Off to church, then out to eat. Maybe Christmas cards and back reading this afternoon. We're not planning to go to FL for two months this year but may take a shorter trip down if things are going well enough.

Hi, Tammy.

Got DS off and striped his bed and the stuff is in the dryer and then when I get it back on I will go to bed! DH went off with his mom to see his dad to day at the nursing home. Gotta get some last work done outside before I can put some Christmas stuff out. Strill working on presents too and cards.

Ate too many cookies last night, they were realy crunchy and good! But I did exercise too!

Anagram, hope things get better for all of you. Christmas cards? I'm jealous. I know that I need to get started. My son wanted to put up one of the trees this weekend, but we didn't. Maybe Thanksgiving weekend. I guess I should think about shopping too.

Cards are about the easiest thing for me to do so I usually try to get them out of the way. But I've baked two batches of holiday nut roll (need to do one more) and hit a craft fair yesterday that netted me more gifts than I expected to get. Also had ordered some things from a catalog for the granddaughters. Not done w/them yet. But have some things for daughter's birthday, some for Christmas for her and DIL. It's those guys...........I have three to buy for plus dh birthday yet. But I'm way ahead of usual and don't have many to buy for. Also have gifts for 2 sisters and a friend. ( What I had before last weekend is also wrapped.) Won't decorate until after the crew leaves after Thanksgiving (unless they want to do it while they're here :o I have no shame. Lots of appointments again this week. takes so much to keep the old body running anymore.

Have a happy successful week, all.

Glad to hear from you Anagram. I hope you can get to Fl-you are not far from the auto train-I have to get some of my shopping done before we leave 2 weeks from today. I am supposed to go to Nashua tomorrow and then I will finish that part. Went to see stepgrandaughter. It was good. I am feeling stuffy-gotta get some zinc in me/ I could get a flu shot from Brad's doc but I have to call my doc to see if I am at risk-I would think wheezing counts. I get wheezy from Christmas trees. We won't have one this year but Mike will. Bye for now. Mima

Good to hear from you Annagram. Glad you got good news from your tests but it's frustrating to get 'no' news ... I hate not knowing what wrong!

Having a spell with IBS and anemia again. I'm so weak I can barely go. My friend is wanting me to help her paint the church kitchen this week. I'm not sure I have the energy!!! I'm going to try to get my Christmas village put up this week, don't want to leave it 'till next week ... it will take all I can do to get Thanksgiving dinner and housework, etc. done! I also wanted to get some baking done this week. Seems like the older I get the more there is to do. It's not supposed to be this way - I thought 'stuff' was supposed to SLOW DOWN as we get older!

My van is still in the shop so I have no wheels - they still don't know what's wrong with it. We turned the rental car in last night as I didn't really need it for a few days. Guess I'll have to go get another one about Thursday evening if mine isn't fixed. I hate not having a car ... it's just the fact that I CAN go if I want to!

I went to Penney's yesterday afternoon ... they had a big sale on if you used your Penney's card after 4 p.m. I got 65% off on a coat, a dress, a suit and a wool blazer ... got all that for under $200 ... including tax. The coat alone was regularly priced at $159. I done good! ;) (By the way ... everything was 10s and 12s and the coat was a medium! I went from an extra large to a medium! I still can't believe it ... somebody pinch me!)

Good shoppimg, Meme. I think I am finally getting a flu shot-we have our names on a list and I have the diagnosis of asthma and Brad has heart problems and diabetes. I hope they have the clinic before we leave!!! I didn't feel well yesterday-sinus, wheezing. So I didn't tutor. I am going shopping today with a friend. Hope I hold up since I have been up since 4. Brad put heat into the bathroom-very nice. Then i noticed the jets in the tub were b;ack so I sprayed them with mold stuff-have to clean them before I take a shower. Then my creamer spilled in the frig-the one that I ckeaned thoroughly-have to clean that-the cream,er traveled all the way to the bottom. So exciting. Have a good day. Mima

Have a headache ... and the gas men are hear hammering, drilling and sawing! Putting in a bigger gas pipe for our new water heater. Were getting one of those new 'on demand' water heaters ... our old one has a leak. The new one will go on the wall and since the bathroom tile in the basement doesn't go all the way under the old heater (which will come out) - I told hubby I want new tile in the bathroom and utility room and for him to build me shelves under the stairway for my Christmas present. There is currently a MESS under there ... it's in the utility room and there's a table there with my laundry supplies on it and junk under it. I want him to block part of it off and build me some shelves at the top and storage at the bottom ... he's an excellent carpenter, that's what he did before he became a toolmaker. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of painting! I want to paint that wall in the utility room when he puts the tile down ... the other wall is paneled ... I need to paint some ceilings (my bedroom especially) and we're supposed to go paint the church kitchen tonight and Thrusday night. That new water heater is supposed to be able to heat water to do three things at a time ... like two people taking a shower and the dishwasher or the washing machine running all at the same time. I don't know how it works ... it's just a BOX that heats the water as it runs through it ... weird. We got the big one in case we ever have to have one of hubby's parents move in with us. You never know!

Sami will be happy ... the bathroom downstairs is her room in the winter when the weather is really bad! With the water heater off the floor, she'll have more room (and a new floor)! :lol:

Mima- I am always fighting mildew in my bathroom too. Not the rest of the house thank God.. It has cooled down some. Just pleasant days now. No rain though..We need it here.
Meme- My daughter has one of those water heaters . She had to change a shower head in one of the B/R. The water would not stay warm. I was taking a shower and suddenly it was cold. I mean cold they have well water..My sil said it was because the water wouldn't run fast enough through that shower head. I hope he fixed it. I hhhhave to use that room next week. :lol: :lol:
I had my last check up after surgery. Everything is fine. Benign.Now I have to lose the weight I gained..I need motivation to get back into my routine of walking..
Hello Everybody...Joanne

Joanne ... just how much weight did you gain? Here's some motivation for you ... just think - if you don't lose what you gained this time - you may gain more over the Holidays and then you'll weigh even MORE than you do now!!! :eek:

That's a possibility with those type of water heaters. If you don't have enough water running through them they don't kick on and heat the water. That way, if you have a small leak, they don't run out hot water. But that shower head must not have been running much hot water out of it though for it not to have been heating it at all! Sure hope we don't have any problems ... no turning back now! Already have the new gas line in and the heater is paid for! :rolleyes:

Meme, you are absolutely right about that holiday gain. I've been so proud of myself over the past few years by only gaining a pound. Hope to do it again this year, or even lose!!!!!

Good luck to everyone with their hot water!!!! We are now having dryer problems. The man was here this morning about it. He needs to order a part, then he'll be back on Friday to fix it. Fun.

Good morning. I thought those water heaters sounded interesting. Hope it works. We got flu shots yesterday. Brad's doctor had ordered some privately and they were nice enough to include me. I have been on a hunt to find 3 of my stepgrandchildren. I got the bright idea to e-mail the school they went to and the guidance counselor gave the e-mail to the youngest one who is still there. Then the mom left me a message but the phone number didn't work. Frustration. Lo and behold, i got an e-mail from her-my address was on the letter. So we can go from there. Getting a manicure and pedicure today. i need to relax. I still need someone to work at the craft booth Sat so I can have lunch a some time off. Everyone is so busy. Oh well, God has answered my other prayers so He will again. Appliances are great if they work!! The one I couldn't do without is the dishwasher. Mima

Meme- I gained over my goal weight. Not good as it is so hard for me to lose.. I did get on the T/M yesterday for 40 min. Weigh in tonight.. Cross your fingers. I don't think I will eat or drink all day.. :lol:
Tammy- What grade level do you teach? My hubby is a retired teacher. My daughter has 20 years under her belt..both elementary.He taught for 30 years and she is planning on going for the same.She has her masters and is planning on working on her PHD.
Mima-We haven't gotten the flu shots yet.. I will call my Dr. again and see if there is any hope. I refuse to stand in the lines of hundreds here in Fl. Then get to the front and find out it was hours for nothing.
Got to get busy .See you all later..
Hello everybody...Joanne

My doc had said to keep calling. MA says you have to be 75 unless you have medical problems. And they have to document it . I think supplies are drifting in. Going to saet up for Fair this am. Niece is ready to have her baby but my SIL is 5 hours away. That is nerve wracking. She's due Dec 1st so it's close enough. Baby Evan #2, Been up since 4:20. but slept 2 hours yesterday. Mima

:dz: I had a flu shot way back in October before there was a known shortage.

Went at 3pm for my counceling sesssion and then shopped untill 3 am!, Got DS some shoes, and DH a CD for our anniversay coming up Saturday, 28 years....and my neices some jewlery, the boys socks, me some stretch jeans (gotta have that stretch with my big tummy! :lol: and I baked cookies last night. The pumpkin ones...so good.

I'm off to bed haven't had much sleep this week... :dz:

Joanne, I teach 2nd grade. This is my 28th year.

Candice, you really got some shopping done! Good for you!!

I have 2 things purchased for Christmas so far.

I am doing my shopping for the people around here-almost done-will give it to them Thanksgiving. Mike called and said they were buying Alison a piano-did I want to chip in-so I did. Then he asked me about babysitting if Jill goes to work. I don't mind a little but we have plans for FL and it's not about working every day. Course she doesn't have the job yet. I do know that taking care of an 8 month old is tiring and he is high maintenace. I bet that's why she wants to work and I can't blame her. It's good to get out. We'll see. Right now I am exhausted=all I want to do is sleep. And then I was awake at 3:40. Today is the Fair and I'll be there all day but someone will be with me all day. So it will be fun and I can't do it next year because we will be in FL. We have a table at another Fair. Tammy, second grade was my favorite grade to teach. It was the grade I taught in 1960-my first year, Yikes, I am old, Maybe I'll get a nap before I leave this morning. Mima

Tammy- My daughter taught 2nd grade till this year. Now she is in 1st. My hubby was a 5th and 6 th grade teacher. Me ,I was a nurse..
Mima- I would be reluctant to take on a baby to watch. It limits your time too much..
I will go to my daughters monday. She has already planned for me to help in her classroom..
I hope all you guys have a Great Holiday...Joanne

Wow! Second grade sounds like a popular age with this group!! I also taught 5th, 7th, and 8th. LOL to 1960. I was starting Kindergarten that year. Oh my. The fair sounds like fun, but alot of work. Take it easy!

Joanne, I agree with you about a baby limiting your time too much. It would also wear me out!! I'm exhausted when I get home from school every day.

Hey! Maybe you could help out in my classroom sometime!!! A little bit of a drive though.

I can't believe this, I had a long message posted ... but the picture wasn't showing ... then I went back to see what was the matter and the message was gone! Oh well ... I'm NOT going to type all that again! I feel yucky ... raining here, they're putting my water heater in and have the water turned off and I can't do anything and I'm all outta sorts! Think I'll just go to bed!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CANDICE!!!

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I have had that happen to me, Meme. The Fair was fun and I didn't get uptight. We were 45 dollars short of last years profits but we made people happy. We have had this beautiful doll with a crocheted purple dress on a crocheted pillow-for a bed- and it was priced at $25 2 years ago-I said I just wanted to get rid of it and a little girl came with $3 and I gave it to her-it had been marked to $5. So it's not about the money. Then we gave some stuff to the Battered Women's group for their Christmas program when they let the women pick out gifts for their children. So if we had things for 2 years, we got rid of them and made people happy. And I wasn't bossy yesterday. That's what happens to me from being a teacher for so long. I refuse to sub but I love to tutor, tomorrow is my last time. These 2 elderly ladies volunteer all the time so we just visit. I am afraid to leave them alone if it gets busy but they are wonderful. Happy anniversary Candice!!!!I will set limits on the babysitting. I used to love taking care of Alison but I was 14 years younger and she stayed put because of the spina bifida.And my daughter used to help me. This one demands a lot of attention. Well, we will see. Have a nice Sunday. Mima

Hi. Sounds like everybody has been keeping busy. I have been away. Went to stay with my girlfriend that had the brain tumour removed. She is just doing wonderfully well. Hopefully, some of those terrible migraines that she had been having will be a lot less.

Mima - not long before you go, now. Next year are you going for the whole 6 months? I don't know about looking after a baby. That is really hard work, and if you have shoulder or neck pain, that can sure make it worse. They want to be carried around. It would be wonderful if you could just visit with them - lot's - and get to know him.

Candice - you are still not doing well. You said before, something about being bitten by a tick. Do you have a diagnosis of Lymes Disease? If not, there is a specific lab in the US that does a great job of finding out whether or not that is what is causing your problem. Then, you should go to a Lyme specialist and get the right treatment.

Joanne - You only gained 2 pounds from sitting around, so don't worry about it. You will lose those again once you get a little more active.

Meme - gosh, down and out for the count again today. Hope you start to feel better soon.

Tammy - Hi. I don't know you well, but I hope that you are able to continue teaching.

Well, gals, that's it for today. Too darn fatigued to type more.

Hi Anne-so happy about your friend. Brad and I prayed for her. Most people we pray for get better-the power of prayer!!! My stepgrandaughter is coming down in Feb-by herself but she went with me a few years ago so she is ok to fly alone-17. We watched 2 movies yesterday and relaxed. Have to get my oil changed this am-at walmart-Shop at the same time. Bye for now. Mima . feel better Meme.

Everyone must be cooking. Went shopping last night-only little turkeys and big turkeys so we bought a little ham in addition to a 12 lb turkey. Gotta make 2 pies today. Now the weather looks good to travel on Monday !!! Bye for now MIma

It's snowing but Igot some lights out before it beagan to get yucky! Over did on MOnday so resting now, just finished my cards now gotta get to the gifts.

I taught K-3 and preschool, love it too before I got my Firo stuff..too much for a teacher to do when you don't feel well. Keep it up Tammy as long as you can.

Hapy..I had a positive test and was treated by a DR. Masters in Missouri for several years (in the 90's )and then my body would not tolorate any more antibiotics so I had to stop. My liver got inflamed. My doc here says I never had it and that dr just took my money.....go figure he is nuts anyway! Glas your friend is doing well.

Mima..I was just saying the other day to my kids don't hurry on the babies cause I do not think I can help with them! They ar not in any hurry they say so that is good I guess.

Hi Joanne :D I gotta go try to lay downa nd get some rest now haven't been to bed yet and the laundry is done!

I have a friend who sells Reliv, a vitamin /food supplement. I started on it in Sept. I am not feeling any different than I did before I started it. Has anyone ever heard of it? Deb keeps giving me articles to read that are written by people with Fibro., who say that they are painless and full of energy. She's also giving me things about carpal tunnel, that say that people actually cancelled their surgeries after being on the product. My CT is getting worse, and I'm scheduled for surgery on Jan. 20. She thinks that I should cancel and keep drinking the Reliv stuff.

I figure that I've been on it since Sept., I'm still taking medicine for the Fibro., I went for therapy for the carpal tunnel, and I'm not feeling any different. How do I tactfully tell her that I'm not going to continue using the product anymore without hurting her feelings? She teaches in the classroom right next to mine, so it's a tense subject here.

Happy, wonderful news about your friend!

Mima, I made deviled eggs this morning. Tomorrow I'll make a green bean casserole and brown some rolls to take to my aunt's house.

Candice, between the Fibro. and the carpal tunnel, this has been one tough year. It is so hard to grade papers when your arms are numb and you're exhausted. 2 1/2 more years until retirement. I hope I can make it.

Tammy ... just tell her that you've found over the years that medicine and vitamins that work for one person don't necessarily always work for another and since you've been taking it X amount of time and it hasn't worked for you thus far you can't afford to keep spending money on it. If she can't understand that she's pretty dense for a teacher. Have you tried Aleve? I have Fibro, Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis and Carpal Tunnel and coated Aleve is the only over-the-counter medicine that helps. I also take Darvocet. When's your birthday? I'll be 60 in 2 1/2 years.

We're having Thanksgiving dinner here Friday. It will be the first Thursday we haven't had dinner here since my dad died! Will certainly be different. I'm planning to do my baking and do some Christmas decorating. I'll put my Christmas village up and maybe some lights and bake my pumpkin pies. Then I'm going to hunker down on the couch in front of the TV with a blanket and some hot choc. on Thurs. night. CSI and Without A Trace are both new - I'll survive!!!!!!! ;)

Good morning. My niece is 9 months pregnant and she has carpal tunnel really bad and is worrying about holding the baby. But doc thinks it might go away after pregnancy. Her mom had it too and had surgery. I had blood tests Tues and doc called and said I had hyperthyroid-my meds are too high so I ma to cut down. Maybe that's why I haven't been sleeping well and my stomache has been bad, Lots of IBS. I am upset because I wanted the test 3 months ago and it wasn't time-has to be a year. I lost 2 months sleep over it. And it's bad for osteoporosois, I have to be retested in FL. Brad has a little bug. I hope no one gets it. I did lots of cooking yesterday-2 pies-squash, stuffing!!! Only 2 kinds of potatoes today and oh yeah-the turkey!! Have good day everyone and a good day tomorrow, Meme. Mima

HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody. Hope you all have a great day. I could sure use some turkey and the works, but I guess I will have to wait until Christmas. I am glad our Thanksgiving is in October. Yours just starts off the Christmas rush and ends after New Years. That's a looooooong dinner :lol:

Tammy - just tell your friend your tried it, you don't feel any different and you don't feel like you want to continue. Sometimes with vitamins and herbal meds., it takes up to 6 months to help. If you don't take a multi-vitamin, it sure won't hurt you, that is for sure.

Mima - hope Brad feels better. Hyperthyroid (over-active thyroid). My daughter had Graves Disease and she lost 50 pounds right smartly. Her heart was beating at 150 beats a minute when she was resting. EVERYTHING is speeded up, including the bowel. So, the IBS, may not have been that at all. Hope you get on some sort of med. She had to drink a radioactive stuff to kill off the thyroid. That worked and now she has to be on Synthroid for the rest of her life.

Hope you all enjoy your day.

It was hard for me to hold my grandbabies with the carpel tunnel. I had to modify the way I held them. I kept 2 of them for a total of 5 years during the day. Ross 'till 3 yr. old and Jenna 'till 2 1/2. Feeding was the hardest. Holding them in your left arm ... the way you crook your wrist around ... you just have to learn to modify the way you do it. Isn't easy but doable. I had to wear the braces a lot ... a pain since you have your hands in water so much. Tell her wrapping them tight in receiving blankets really helps when they are newborns and laying a thicker blanket in your arm to lay them ON while feeding helps to ... that way you don't have to crook your arm and wrist so tight. She'll learn a lot of little tricks like that. Like burping them face down on your knee instead of on your shoulder where you have to hold them with your hands. And 'scotching' your elbow on a high chair arm, then straightening your arm and wrist out on the arm while the baby is taking it's bottle or sleeping. You can still hold the baby but not have to crook your wrist to do it.

I'm putting up my Christmas village. Then on to baking pumpkin pies for tomorrow. Hope you are all having a swell Thanksgiving Day!!! Anne, wish I could send you some of my Turkey tomorrow ... 22lbs! :dizzy:

We had a very nice day today. Lots of laughter and delicious food.

Thanks for the advice for me to say to Deb about her product. I think I'm a chicken when it comes to saying things to people that I know that they won't want to hear. Her husband quit the product, so I guess I shouldn't feel too bad, right?

I think we might get out some Christmas things and put them up tomorrow. My brothers and their families will be here on Sun. for our family Thanksgiving, but I don't think they'll mind the Christmas things. 22 pound turkey is HUGE!!!

Meme, I forgot to answer your question. My birthday is in May. I'll be 50. Yikes!
So for I haven't found any over-the-counter medicine that really helps. The Relafin and the Flexeril have worked. At times I've taken Vicodin when the pain is unbearable.

Well GEE .... if her husband has quit then I wouldn't worry about it!!! :p

My BD is in May, too. 20th ... when's yours? I've got 8 years on you! I'll be 58. DOUBLE YIKES!!! :eek: :yikes:

Thanks Meme. I'll e-mail her what you said. You're right, Anne, it probably isn't the IBS-duh. I read that when your hyper, the food moves right through. I skipped yesterday and am going to skip today. Slept a little better last night. Watched a movie before I went to bed-Spiderman. Brad seemed ok yesteday. Boy, not much meat on that 12lb turkey but I had so much other stuff. Forgot the corn in the freezer. I made the best pumpkin pie of my life. And I boiled redskin potatoes and mashed them with garlic, butter, milk, salt and pepper. No peeling and they were great. Well, 3 days to go. I am glad it's 3 days. Our friends are coming over tonight to eat leftovers and discuss the trip. Hi Joanne at her daughter's. My daughter is going shopping today with her boyfriend's mother and his sister-in-law. getting more serious. He comes from a real nice afmily. Mima

My birthday is May 8. Maybe we should get together and have a party!!!

Mima, your food sounds yummy right now! Maybe I'll come over for leftovers, if that's OK. lol

How old is your daughter Mima? My son does so many things with his girlfriend and her family. He's only 16, and Jessica just turned 18. He's too young to be getting serious, but her mother keeps saying things about the future. Too early for that. They are both planning to go to college, so right now that is an important issue to consider. They've been together over a year now. Met through the band.

I went back to bed this morning after the dog got me up at 5:15. I read the paper, and then hit the pillow about 6:30 and slept until 9:00. Lots of things to get done around here for the family dinner on Sunday.

Going back to bed is a good thing. My daughter is 26, son is 29 and married one is 42. I did so much to get ready today-glad I got 3 days. Mima

Well... our dinner went well. Hubby decided to invite his aunt and uncle at the last minute so I wound up with 14. We had lots of food, too. Turkey and ham. Cole slaw & Creamed potatoes a la hubby ... that's always his speciality. Corn bread stuffing, green beans, corn, sweet potatoes, mac & cheese cassarole, deviled eggs, strawberry salad, cranberry sauce, rolls and of course the desserts - pumpkin pies and Milky Wonder Cake ... made with 6 Milky Way bars. Then, we listened to my kids (son, daughter and daughter-in-law) practice some of their Christmas songs for church. They sing so pretty. Watched the little ones show out and and then watched some old home movies ... son is getting some together and putting them on DVDs so he went through a lot of mine. It was fun to see some of those again.

It was good but I'm glad it is now over. At least until Christmas when we do it all again! ;) Tell me ... when did I become old? When I look in the mirror, I don't SEE an old person!!! :p This is my favorite time of year but it makes me weary.

I know weary too Meme. Heated up leftovers last night. We had homemade flam plus all leftover desserts. Wow, was that flam good. I pulled a muscle in my back and I can't stop to let it heal because I am still packing!!! Bye for now Mima

No decorating inside yet.....can't think about it right now.

Here's what's up with me, had a frantic call from my neice Friday morning that my
brother who is my mothers care giver showed up with her for the Thanksgiving get
together (we did not go south this year, supposed to be Christmas) and she had to
be carried in and looked like a skeleton. Seems she had the stomach flu a few
weeks back and quit eating and he never told anyone and didn't take her to the
doctor. He said she was just there 4 weeks ago and everyting was fine except not
eating well so he thought she had just lost her will to live and decieded by himself that
she did not need futher care! My nice took her to the hospital against everyones
whishes and wanted me to know what was going on and would I support her
decision and I said yes. We do not want her hooked up to any tubes or anything
just to pass peacefully with no pain. We lost her many years ago to alzheimers but
before that she did sign a living will. I was on the phone with my neice all Friday,
Friday night and Saturday morning trying to give her emotional suppport that my
sister would not... while wating for kidney function results since she was severely
dehydrated. The news is not good, they give her 24 hours to a month depending on
how long it takes her body to shut down. Now I have to try and figure out if I can
make it down there before she passes or wait until she does. I do not think I can
drive it by myself and my one son says he cannot get out of school, we cannot even
reach the other one and DH does not know if he can make more than one trip. I
have all my presents wrapped and boxed ready to mail down there with mom's
included.(nothing for here ready yet but that can wait) I am not feeling the best and
my eyes have been playing tricks on me, sometimes I can only see half of what I am
looking at. There would be no question about me gong if I was normal and didn't
have this Fibro thing. (ony had about 2 days sleep this week too.) They should
know more Monday when she is released, so that is what we are waiting for,
I'm not sure how that will work, something about Hospice care. My family does not
communitcate well, can you tell? I have never been happy with the home care my
mom has recieved but my brother was in charge and did it his way. It will be a
blessing for her to pass but it is still so very hard to make it so final. I just feel helpless so far away. I am just a total mess!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the up side..I am losing the weight I gained last Christmas, just have to force myself to eat!

Oh Candace, what a dilemma. There are other kinds of transprtation-bus, train, air. I am not a driver but I learned to take the bus. or train, air -someone can pick you up. Ask yourself how you will feel if you don't go.? God gives us strength when we need it. Your niece will give you support. Prayers. Mima

Meme, your family Thanksgiving sounds wonderful! My son says that he isn't cleaning the house again before my brothers and families come here for Christmas. He thinks we need to just be careful and keep it looking nice. lol That'll be the day!!

Mima, how is your back? Hope you'll be better soon.

Candace, you and your family are in my prayers. Went through a similar situation with my father about 6 years ago. I believe that you and your niece are doing the right thing with your decisions. Those are the decisions that my brothers and I made, but some of our relatives thought that we were awful. We dealt closely with hospice when my mother passed away a few months before my father became ill. With their guidance and that of our family doctor, I know we did what was right for my father.

Right now, I know that your niece would appreciate you being there. Your support for each other will be helpful to both of you. Like you said, you lost your mother to Altz. many years ago. I wish the rest of your family was more supportive. Take care.

Thanks mima and Tammy, we find out more tody, I have to call after 9AM after the dr. talks with my neice and sister. We did find out that if she makes it out of the hospital she has to go to nursing home or have 24 nursing care at home. We are going the nursing home route.

I think I have too much anxiety to go by train, bus or air...and my son says I do not need to be driving with my vision problems so my other son might take me for a few days but can't untill wednesday....so that is the plan right now..it would be a quick trip just to see her at the nursing home. I will know more after I talk with them. the weather here is supposed to be nice by them too. They are trying to sedate her so she does not pull her IV's out but they can't seeem to knock her out! They are trying not to restrain her. I talked to her ont he phone but she is not responsive, just heart breaking! Wish I could quit crying over all this no sleep and makes me very emotional, my neice spent 90 minutes on the phone with me last night! Gotta love those free weekend minutes!

Sounds like you have a plan Candace. We are praying for you and her. Thank God for your niece!!!Just have a few more things to put in camper. back is better.Not perfect. But I have a stupid virus that Brad had. Feel goo one minute and not the next. Brad had it for a week and this is my fourth day!!!Course I ate pizza last night!!!! My step grandaughter called me yesterday-haven't seeen her since she was 3. And she is 17. I sent them all money that was in an account that was my deceased husband's. Talk to you on the road if I can get to a computer. Otherwise-see you next week. Mima

Good Morning Ladies just thought I would pop in and say Hi!!!!!!as it has been awhile since I visited I see some of the same people are still here so HI! well hope that you all had a nice thanksgiving the ones that werent feeling the greatest are feeling better by now and Candance hopeing for you that things will work out for you as this is a difficult time so you are in my prayers well got to go grocery shopping today as all the left overs are going so that means back to cooking once again but sutr did enjoy when I didnt gave to for a few days LOL well ladies may you all have a pain free day!!!!!!!!!!! Rita

Candice ... you, your mom and your whole family are in my prayers! I was there not so long ago so I know what you're going through except my mom was right here so I didn't have the agony of not being close. I'm glad you have someone there looking out for her.

Oldest grandson is wanting me to teach him to play guitar. His dad (my son) put new, lightweight strings on my old guitar and I've been trying to pick it back up but it's killing my hands. I don't think I'm going to be able to do it. Now I remember why I quit playing in the first place! :p

The weather is changing here. I'm freezing ... can't seem to get warm no matter what I do.

Candice, my heart goes out to you right now. I know how painful this is for you, having gone through the same thing with my own Mom. At this point in time, she will be better off in the nursing home, where everything is kept on an even keel. It is so upsetting to Alzheimer's patients to be in active surroundings. Your brother did his best, and probably didn't think of the consequences of dehydration etc. Men just don't think the same. My oldest brother thought my Mom would still be fine living alone, after she wandered out in the middle of the night and got lost. I took the matter into my own hands and got a placement in a nursing home tootsweet. I am glad your niece is there for your Mom.

Candice, all I can say, is the actual passing of an Alzheimer's patient is a huge relief. You have already grieved the loss of your Mom a long while ago. Yes, of course it hurts when they actually do pass, but after seeing them locked into wherever they are, you know they are finally at peace. Go ahead and cry, that is what you are supposed to do. It is sooo terribly hard to become the parent of the parent and make all these decisions. If ever you need to talk, I am right here.

Mima - have a safe trip. I hope you feel better tomorrow.

Meme - leave the guitar if it hurts. Don't your own kids know how to play instruments?

Tammy - Hello and I hope your day went well.

Rita - thanks for dropping in on us.

Well, I don't really know what to do today. My house is all cleaned so I don't need to worry about that. Hmmm, maybe I will venture out to the Mall. The weather is so nice and we have NO snow. Meme, I will bet I am a lot colder than you, but yet, it seems so nice out. This is the warmest Nov. in 50 years!

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Happy you have me sitting here crying now!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like we won't be making the trip unless we get a call that she is worse, my sister says she is stabilized and moving to a nursing home Wednesday and things would just be too hectic if I am there cuase I am the emotional one along with my niece. And when we made the plans we were to have good weather for 3 days but they have changed it to snow and ice. I know I can't help or do anything for her so why do I fell so bad not being there...do you think this feeling will pass if I do not make it be for she does. We will be going there for Christmas as a family this year and my sis says she thinks mom will be around then and if she gets worse they will call me. I can't hardley eat all my pts or sleep much, can't even bake...but I did clean and do laundry today for DH thinking I was leaving this week. Now I have a sick kitty too..one of them is throwing up blood, I think maybe some hard treats might have torn there insides cause taht is what came up. They all act ok...but I better call the vet I guess.

Mima..hope you feel better. Tell Brad not to be getting you sick!

Meme..you took wonderful care of your mother! I remeber what a good daughter you were......