Mima, maybe that movie will be one that I'll have to watch at a later time. So many I've seen lately or shows on tv make me cry. Hope things went well with the surgery!!

Kate, I do feel like Bob is watching over us all the time. I know Tim does too. Maybe when your guest leaves, the puppy and I will come down for a visit! I'm sure he and Queenie would get along great!! I've been tired too lately, and in fact, I just woke up from a couple hour nap. I sleep at least 7 hours at night.

Heading to the store. I planned to go Saturday, and I ended up reading and playing with the puppy instead. Priorities!!

How does FM affect your weight loss? It affects mine very negatively. I'm always too sore and tired to exercise, and I eat to comfort myself. Eating seems to be my only pleasure these days. Being overweight and in pain all the time makes it so I can't do anything. Even my personal life is suffering. I'm sad because I don't see a way out of this.

It's a 2 edged sword-The less you move, the more pain you have. Don't give up. I learned that from watching my mother who had rheumatoid arthritis-much more painful but she took to the couch. Make sure your meds aren't making to tired-muscle relaxers will do that. One day at a time.
Surgery was ok-it started to hurt last night but tylenol helped. 2 days with the bandage. What a nice skin doc!!!
We are going to sarasota today-hobby store for Brad and Whole Foods for me. Went to Joanne's for quilt material but didn't get what I wanted but it will be cute.green and blue-not sure of her colors.
I can't live without naps. Even 20 minutes restores me.
My back hurts because I have to stoop-can;t put my head lower than my heart for 2 days.
I worked on my bank accts-one was 500 over and the other was 600 short. Haha!!
Mima

Hello Everybody
This is the first day I have been here since Jan. 28th ,as my computer says. I can't be here long , but, I wanted to THANK YOU ALL for your prayers. I know now that that was what saved me.God must have other plans for me or he just didn't have a spot somewhere .It has been a hard road for me lately.. I didn't expect to get so sick. I try to stay in good health..
Each day is a little better.
Joanne

So good to hear from you, Joanne, Glad you are home-never underestimate the power of prayer. Sometimes I look back in my prayer journal and it;s amazing how many prayers have been answered. You sure went through an ordeal. Eleni and tammy were so good keeping us informed.
Went to sarasota and a drive up the coast to Anna Maria island-had fish and chips at Rotten Ralph's -nice day.
Must have been tired because Brad put the coffee on and I put new grounds over the old grounds-he said it was a mess.
Art today-Bye for now Mima Stay healthy, Joanne,

Welcome back, Joanne! So good to see you back on the forum! Eleni and Tammy kept us well informed and we did appreciate that so much. Hope to see your health improve quickly.

Sunshine, As hard as it seems, please try and get control of the "comfort eating". Being overweight and eating high sugar/carbohydrates could be contibuting to your feeling tired. And Mima is right when she says to keep moving...that is an essential part of managing fibromyalgia pain. Another issue I had to deal with some time ago was to get my butt to a professional therapist to help with the negative feelings I had from being in constant pain. You might need to start with your primary care doctor, make sure your medications are working effectively, and have him/her recommend a therapist to help deal with bad feelings. Some FM people do well with the new Cymbalta medication.....but you really should try and seek help from a medical person if you are feeling this depressed. All I can tell you from personal experience is that there are ways of feeling better with Fibro...but you just have to find the way that works best for you. It's an "individual" thing.

Mima, glad to hear the skin surgery went well. We should all be checking our skin regularly at this point in life. I used to be the biggest sun worshipper! I always had that "mediterranean" type skin that tanned easily and I would get very dark in the summer. But now that I am "older" , I know I should be checking my spots carefully.

Tammy, not sure how anyone else feels about this but I am beginning to renew my spirituality regarding loved ones who have passed on. For whatever reason, I have gotten away from my original feelings about it all. I lost my brother in a car accident in 1992, my favorite uncle 3 months before that, and my mother in 1998. I like to think of them as watching over me too. My GF (who just left this morning) has just recently been to a spiritualist and after reading a couple of the books she brought down with her, I felt myself getting back to my beliefs. I will be heading to the library this weekend to pick up some more reading material.

Need to get busy today. Cleaning and shopping at the top of the list. Having so much company is wearing me out. My GF's hubby will be with us a bit longer....not sure how much longer but I can tell you my hubby sure does miss his privacy! My sister decided not to come afterall so I guess he feels the spare room is his for now. Queenie sure is missing her room right now!

Hope everyone enjoys their day.

Hi everybody.

JoAnne - so good to see your name here. Glad you are home, and I hope you are taking it easy and resting. I'll bet your dog was glad to see you back. Perhaps even hubby

Mima - glad your skin surgery went well. I have to go on Tuesday and get a small black spot removed on the side of my nose. I just don't like it there. It looks like somebody dabbed me with a ballpoint pen.

Sunshine - you do need to keep moving, even if all you can manage is a walk to the end of your driveway. Just keep going and going a little further every couple of days. The muscles get to tight if you don't use them. Stretching exercies are a great help as well, to just stretch those darn muscles. Also, meditation might help you. The winter is a bad time for me, especially Jan and Feb, due to the long, darker, days. I crave carbs. As the days lengthen, that stops some. Also, since you do have FM, watch and make sure you don't have a yeast problem. I do, and it has been ongoing for several years. Can't seem to get it cleared up.

Candice - where are you?? hope your toe is getting better now.

Tammy - you will have bad times, that is for sure, and for years to come. You will hear a song, or see something that will twig a memory and the tears will come. That's ok, because they are cleansing. Our loved ones are never far away. I was 26 yrs old when my Dad died, and I was at the hospital. He sat up, told my Mom he was going now, kissed he goodbye and laid down and died. Do I believe in the hereafter? You BET I do! How could I NOT! I feel my Mom and Dad with me at times. So cry and remember as it is the memories that will heal you.

I went to the Foot Dr. yesterday, and it appears that I have a ruptured capsule at the base of the toe next to the big toe and the one next to it. There are, apparently, ligaments that run to each toe, and the capsule that encases them is what has ruptured. This will cause the toes to become deformed, so he has recommended Orthodics. Said they can't cure it, but they will help so they don't get worse. The two toes spead horizontially, the one next to the big toe, wants to get as close as it can to the big toe, and the other toe wants to go the other way - causing a lot of pain. If I don't get the orthodics, eventually, that toe will start to go over my big toe. Go figure, out of NOWHERE, comes this foot problem. Never have I had a problem with my feet!

Well, everybody, have a good afternoon and evening.

I have seen that toe problem =I guess it's a good idea to get the orthotics. The lady across the street has that and she only can wear certain shoes.You haven't seen anything til you've seen my poor husband's hammer toes=he walks on the knuckles and they get corns.he will go for a second opinion at home.
talked to dennis sister-he has 5% of his heart=a defribulator and a pacemaker and he has to leave the nursing home because of his insurance=going to live with a friend. Yikes.
Great about wanting to read about spirituality, Kate. We had a great Sunday school class about Heaven by Randy Alcorn. Then there's 90 Minutes in Heaven. I believe that we need to make sure we have the right beliefs to get there. That's where the Bible comes in.
I bet you are tired of company. Hope he leaves soon.
I guess we are going to the outdoor market-going to a block party Sunday. Bringing a fruit trifle.
Wow-skin doc did a great job-Kate, your skin type is probably not as susceptible.
Hey tammy, Joanne, Candice and Meme. Mima

Good morning everyone. Another beautiful day in Florida. Our house guest was suppose to leave today to go a bit farther south to visit other friends but I think a problem has come up and he is not going now! Yikes! I think I am going to lose my mind here if I don't get some quiet time. All this guy wants to do is talk, talk, talk. It can drive someone who is used to the quiet nuts! I am going to lose it if I don't get some quiet time pretty soon!! My hubby just called and I quietly hinted to the idea our guest might not go....he's laughing at me because he gets to go to work to get away from it all. Not fair, I say!! Okay, enough of my whining...
Mima, I still have a few spots that need to be looked at and am hoping it turns out to be nothing. I just found a small hole in the top of my crowned molar (tooth)this morning. I have to go get it checked out tomorrow. Can't wait to see what the dentist will charge me for that. I definitely do not feel like I am aging gracefully!! I also have a weigh-in with my doctor in the morning. Not sure what he will have to say as I have not been losing fast enough. Hopfully he will cut me some slack because of the onslaught of company and being sick all last week. Guess we'll find out tomorrow.
I sure wish we had a Whole Foods Market around here! We have nowhere to purchase good organic and natural foods except for some veggies at the local road-side stands. Our only source of organic stuff is "Greenwise" at Publix Super Markets which is so expensive. I don't think there is enough "people traffic" in my area to warrant opening one of those great chain stores here.
Need to get some bookwork done as I have an appointment with the tax guy Monday morning. I only hope I don't keep getting bothered while I try to get it done!! Have a great day everyone!!

Kate ,None of my business ,but, a house guest is no longer a house guest after a few days.. I bet if you asked him to go out and buy some groceries etc. he would be gone soon enough. Ask him to take out the garbage ...
Happy. Yes hubby was glad to see me come home after 18 days in hospital and 5 in rehab. He was not coping too well. Every day is getting better. Today I said no more walker and told PT I didn't need them. I needed them last week when they didn't show up,but, not now. I am doing most things for myself. I rest often.
Memi- Yes, I know now that it was prayers that pulled me through. I am learning slowly what I went through in ccu. It was so bad I don't really want to hear about it. I was told that the Dr's gave me 24 hours to rally. They told my family to make arrangements for me.. I now look at things with a little different outlook..
Tammy- I haven't read all the replys ,but, I feel sure this was a hard month for you... Things will get better ..
Joanne

It's great you are getting your strength, Joanne. We know you were really ill.You have a wonderful sister.Taxes-got the e-mail from our acct that we owed 1740 but that's not  the bad part. $900 in penalties because I didn't send in all the quarterlies because I thought they were just for the business and Brad only worked 6 months. He gets SS and we don't have taxes taken out. I really don't think that penalty amt is correct and I am trying to get a second opinion. Suzanne's FIL is an acct but hasn't answered me=I am sure he is swamped.I prayed about this asking God to intervene, At the same time, I prayed for a couple at church who may lose their 2 million dollar business so i guess it's all relative. We are having blood tests this am but I don't have to fast.Thyroid.Go somewhere, Kate. My husband talksa lot and it drives me crazy but I can tell him to be quiet when I am doing something. Hope he leaves soon.
Bye for now-Mima

Well, still have the houseguest! He hasn't left to go south to see his friends. Seems no one has called him back regarding his visit.....Gee, I'm beginning to see why! (Shame on me).....
I am vacuumning right around him and no cooking tonight or this weekend. I told everybody it was my weekend off. He can go out to eat, consume hotdogs with hubby or buy the groceries! I'll figure it out somehow but I am trying not to be rude about it. And his cell phone rings continuously...just another thing that drives me nuts.
Good report from my doctor this morning. He is pleased with my progress and all looks good so far. I do need to get my butt back on that elliptical though. That's my new goal for this weekend! The tooth is just a chip in the porcelain of the crown and nothing to worry about for the moment. When I can afford it, I will have it ground off and recapped with a new crown. That will be $890. Need to have lunch and then finish vacuumning. Hope everyone enjoys their day. We're getting another cold front coming through tomorrow for a few days but not as cold as the last one, thank goodness!

Thanks for your replies ladies. I got on my recumbant bike on Wed. for 15 minutes. Didn't do any on Thurs. Today was feeling crummy again, but told myself that I was gonna get on the bike anyway. I did 15 minutes, and I'm amazed that my mood lifted and I have a bit more energy. I really am amazed! I feel like I probably won't lose any weight with that much exercise, but that is all I'm going to start with.

Hope you are all having a good day!

Good for you!!! I force myself to walk and I feel great after-just have to be sure I don't overdo it.
Sounds like you need the same 900 Kate. I made a huge mistake-the 900 is the first quarterly due this year-the penalty was only 12. I have to pay the quarterlies. Don't mind the fine but I hate coming up with so much money. We get interest on cd's and insurance and that adds to it. But I told acct we were both over 65 so he's going to refile and get us money back. The apt was a loss but I hope it won't be next year,
Got a call from shin doc=there is still cancer so i need special surgery. Not happy about that. I had that before and my head is still numb-don't want my face that way. I am very light skinned.
We have a block party tomorrow but weather does not look good.
Mima

Good for you, Sunny! Even if you aren't losing any weight you are still circulating that blood and lifting your moods. That is a positive step forward. Better moods may help you move forward when you feel ready. Like most of us here with FM, I have to talk myself into doing physical things. But I always feel better once I do it. Keep thinking positive!!

Hubby talked to our guest while I was walking this morning. He told him I need some "space" during the day. Last time this guest was here, he played golf everyday and was gone all day long. This time, he hasn't even left the house and it is driving me crazy to have someone around me all day especially with that cell phone text message beeping going off all day long! Hubby finally explained it to him....guess he sensed I was being a bit grumpy! Long story short, he is leaving Monday morning to go back up north. It is definitely time for him to move on somewhere. I don't think I have ever had company stay as long as he has....very unnerving. Looks like hubby and I are going to have to have a talk and set some ground rules for future company/visits. I think no more than 1 week from now on.

Need to get some bookwork done for the accountant Monday. I will be glad when this is all done! I never liked having to get my tax stuff ready...guess that hasn't changed much.
Mima, hope you have this skin issue taken care of quickly. Sorry you have to go through all that. Is is going to be a major surgery (being knocked out) event? Keep us posted on your progress.
Hope everyone is having a great day. Hi to Tammy, Candice and Joanne too! Sorry if I missed someone......