Good morning. I am finally feeling somewhat better. We are into walking every night. Have to start packing for our trip. I am afraid of my stomache acting up.
It's warm here but the mornings and evening are nice.
There is a party for our Sunday school class tomorrow night. Have to bring an hors d'ouvre??????? I will make something I can eat-not rice!!!!
How are you doing with the new puppy, Tammy?
And your house candice-see-I spelled your name right.
Bye fpr now Mima

Hello Everybody..
Mima - Hope your stomach holds out for your trip..Enjoy yourself..
Happy- It is nice here now in the morning and evening.. Mid days are not too bad..
I manage to have a couple good days and no pain and then it starts all over again.. If it isn't my legs hurting it is the abdomen..I don't really plan too much lately.
I didn't go to Tops today. I had a some angioedema in my lips last night.. Got that under control with some benadryl. Something reacted..Several years ago I was having that really bad.. Ended up in ER. I read up on my meds and found the one doing it. The Dr. said that wasn't it. I refused to take the med and it stopped..We have to stay one step ahead all the time. You would be surprised how many Dr's don't keep up with these things..
Hello Meme.I hope you are taking care of yourself..
Candice. Where are You? How is the house coming?
Joanne

Don't you all get tired of having to tell the Drs. what is wrong with you and then argue with them about it to get them to do something? Hubby keeps telling me to get new drs. but I tell him whats the use, another dr. will just eventually do the same thing and meanwhile, I'll have to go through all new tests and meds and wind up paying more money and suffering for it. I'm better off just staying where I am and arguing with this one!

Same goes with people. My friend has GB problems now. Had ultrasound and other tests and galbladder is only opperating at 15% so her Dr. is sending her to a surgeon next Friday. I told her how bad this one surgeon in town is at least 3 or 4 times. He did 2 bad things to me and did 2 surgeries at once on my mom because he got the first one wrong. He's REALLY bad. I told her, not long ago, whatever she did never go to him. She let them make her app. with him. When she told me, I flipped out. I told her that she never listens to anything I say. I'll tell her something and then she says she doesn't remember me telling her that. That's because she doesn't listen to what I say ... much like my husband and my kids. I'm giving up. Gonna just stop telling people things. They have their minds so wrapped up in themselves they actually DON'T hear what I'm saying to them so I figure, what the heck ... what am I wasting my breath for. Ever feel like that?

Meme- I totally agree with you!!!Being a nurse for so many years I learned that we have to do our work.. That means find out everything you can about your problem and meds.. Don't just take something because a Dr gave it to you..It is our body and we are the only one that can really take care of it..I don't have any problem telling a Dr. that I won't do something or take a certain med that I don't agree with. I also have no problem disagreeing with whatever diagnosis they throw at me just to get rid of me.
I know changing Dr's is a pain in the butt..I just let them know that even if I am 75 I am far from senility..
Some people just don't want to hear what we tell them.. Don't waste your time ar breath..They have to find out by themselves.. My sister had surgery several years ago.. I let her know there were some bad and some good Dr's around.. She went her own way and suffered for it..The hospital she went to was bad,the nursing care was bad and the Dr. was worse..
Hello Everybody...Joanne

Hi everybody. Jumping in here with a reintroduction. I've spent much of the last year trying to live like I don't have fibro, and it's bit me in the butt super big time with some pretty nasty, long flares (especially the last month, complicated by some respiratory infection that I just can't shake. I don't know if it's typical of this particular strain, or if the fibro is just not letting my body heal), so I'm dropping in to start hanging around and posting here more often. I'm Colleen, and on disability for the fibro, osteoarthritis and some mystery autoimmune condition. We thought the autoimmune issue was in remission, but I'm having some Sjogrens like symptoms so maybe not.

Oh and Meme (if you've been through this already, I apologize), but if there's a fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue support group in your area, it's a great resource not only for support, but to find which doctors in your area are sympathetic (and which to avoid). My neurologist is my best fibro doctor, but I'm long, long overdue for my appointment because I'm just so afraid of the expense (after having great insurance most of my life, Medicare sucks). I have some dental stuff that needs serious attention too, but I've got no dental coverage, so I'll have to see if there's a dental school close enough to be an option (and there's a rumor of a local dentist doing reduced rate care for Medicare patients).

Good morning and hi Kaplods. My husband and i just went on medicare and haven't had a dr. bill yet-just seeing how it works. I like it because we live in 2 places so it works while we are in FL.
Not sure about my stomache-yet-but today is the last day for my med. I stopped taking the other one because it made me sick.
Going to get body perm today-did well last time in the humidity with one.
And tonight is our party. Bye Mima=hey Joanne, I am with you on the symptoms!

Hello Kaplod- sadly we can't ignore some of these problems..
Mima- You may need a supplement to medicare.. We have a group policy with Humana. The hubby was a teacher for 30+ years. That helps although we are limited to which Dr's we can go to.. I am not happy with the medication part though. The Dr's have the hubby on brand meds and that costs us around 500 a month..
Hello All... Joanne

Hi-We have medex from ***S and Medicare D Silverscript prescription coverage. I know we are fortunate.
Diverticula can bleed as well as get infected-went to 2 docs and got blood work done for anemia-back for blood work tomorrow. So far-the bleeding has stopped-can only take tylenol for fibro-not my nsaid. Never a dull moment.
We are leaving next Wed. ???? One day at a time. Mima

Hi caroline and welcome. My advice is to not have the other food in the house-Dr Phil's book.
Bled again yeterday-seem ok today. Ate spinach both days before I didn;t bleed-vitamin K. I hurt so much since I can only take tylenol. Haven't packed yet. Praying for the wisdom as to whether to cancel the trip that leaves on Wed.
I guess I can go to church-bye Mima

Hello Ladies! My name is Tammy, and I'm back! Well, I hope that I'll be here on a more regular basis. Things have been going well considering. The past few days have been super painful ones, but those are the first in ages. Maurice (puppy) is doing well. No messes in the house except when he ran to the back door (I have a puppy pad there just in case), he started to go on the pad, but he wasn't all the way on it. I didn't yell at him because at least I know he was trying to do the right thing. He's a cutie!

Meme, keeping your dil in prayers. I think some brothers and sisters have a natural tendency to fight. My brothers and I were that way for a while when we were about that age. That's cool that Garrett is into magic!! The book Boundaries is a book a group of teachers read and discussed after school each week. We read several books over a few years. That book was especially meaningful for all of us because we were being asked (almost ordered) to do so much extra stuff for the school on our own time.
I have a picture of Maurice on my computer, but I don't know how to send it to this group.

Mima, I cannot believe that Al will be starting driving lessons!!!! Good for you for getting some walking in. I get some in when I am out with Maurice.

Anne, glad to hear that Celebrex is helping you. I tried that when I was first diagnosed with Fibro, and it didn't do a thing for me. 3 cups of aloe vera juice a day sounds like alot. I am now taking 1 tablespoon in a glass of juice each morning.

Joanne, I agree about needing to learn about your health problems to talk about with your doctor. I have started printing things out from the internet and taking info with me. $500 a month for your husband's meds is crazy!!!
Still hot down there? It's going to be about 60 today.

Welcome to Colleen and Caroline!

Oh, by the way, Tim and his girlfriend are engaged!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He had talked to Bob in June before he got sick again, and we feel blessed that Bob felt about Lauren the way we do. It will be a long engagement. Tim still has a year of college left, and Lauren has 2 or 3.

Hello Everybody..
Tammy- Nice seeing you back.. Yes I agree 500 a month is crazy for meds. We are going to talk to Dr. when we go back and see what we can do about it.. We are on a limited income and that doesn't leave a lot of room for anything extra.. We almost never eat out or do anything extra..
So Tim is engaged? That's nice.. I bet he won't want to wait 3 years to get married.. They wouldn't be the first couple to get married while in school. My hubby was in college and I was in nursing school when we got married..That was some lean times.. Then he was working on his masters and I was working in A hospital . That was hard. I made 30. a week.. He was getting a hundred twenty five from G I bill a month.
Mima- If you are not feeling good cancel. You can't enjoy yourself feeling bad. This is the first day I haven't had pain in my abdomen. I don't even want to think how long this will last..
Caroline- I can't tell you how much healthy food I have thrown away. Just to go out and buy more. The thing I found out is to eat it..This is a life long new way of eating.. Try to get rid of all your unhealthy food.. That is hard in my house. The hubby wants it and does not have the problem with it that I do..
Well it is sunday and the weather man says we will be getting cooler weather.. The Bucs lost to Texas and the Rays lost to Philly last night. We will see how they do tonight. I never watched ball games in my life till this year. Now my interest is there. Better than Watching the elections. I am sick of them.
Hello Happy, Meme.. Joanne

Good morning. Glad you are back Tammy and congratulations to Tim and Lauren, If you can send the pic to Meme-she can post it. I have done it-go to advanced I think.
We want the rays to win too. I am good today so far-went to Health Food store and got Vitamin K. i am miserable because I can't take my reg Fibro med.
We were supposed to meet someone at church but Brad and he were at opposite doors. He went to the service without us and loved it, And we will meet up with him when we get back. he is a friend of a friends in MA and new down here,
Maybe some of your meds aren't generic. Joanne, Our tenant was having that problem.
Well bye for now-Mima

hi,
im new around here... i a, looking for some meds. or alternatives meds. or services that people have had success with. Im in pain, getting more and more depressed and at the highest weight i have ever been... thanks

Welcome Nothingtofear- You need to get with a good Doctor.
Mima- Nearly all of the hubby's meds are brand.. It seems that the Dr. doesn't want to change to generic.. Maybe he feels nothing else will work.The hubby won't exercise and not even take a walk. We have a expensive treadmill and he doesn't use it.I use it on bad weather days. I like to walk outside.I am hoping the Dr. will find a way to work with us..
Hello Everybody...Joanne