Hello Ladies. My name is Diane and I have FM. I was diagnosed 4 years ago after a car accident that happened 5 1/2 years ago. Do you mind having one more weary soul in the land of the fibromyalgia thread?

Have a great day!

Welcome Diane- At one time or other we all are weary soals.. Come on in a share.. We try to help each other when we can.. I just went through a bad month .Feb. Thank to the prayers of Family and friends I am here to say I don't know what I would do without them...
Mima- I have a bunch of jeans that don't fit right either.. Where did you find your Alfred Dunner.. I usuasly get jeans at sears.. Now the 12's are too big.. I will have to try on some 10's,but, I don't like them to fit too tight. They are either too tight /loose or too long. I just want to find a happy medium.
Kate- Most Dr.'s use the old fashion scales. They don't usually balance them or have them checked.. All it would take is 10 pennys on them to see if they are right.They must have had them since they started practice...I go by mine.
Hello Meme,Happy, Candice.
Joanne

Hi Diane and welcome to the Fibro board. Fibro is the pits. Not only because it hurts like the dickens but because people who do not have it can not see it and do not understand it so they do not believe it is real a lot of the time. It's one of the more complicated disorders and we who do have it are left feeling almost guilty for having it. We feel like we can't really SAY we feel bad because we spoil things for others when we do. Ever feel like that? Yep ... like I said ... it's complicated. Add another disorder or three like arthritis or anemia or any of the other 100 or so 'silent', 'non-killers' to Fibro and you have a cocktail for depression.

And speaking of weary souls ... add me to that growing list. I have had the most perfect day and evening. Dad came and got Ross this morning and they spent the day together. Then he went to dinner with the whole family and spent the night at home. He is supposed to come back here tomorrow morning in time to go to church with us. This is just a 'visit' home. I hope it went well for him. For me it was wonderful; peaceful and quiet. I got my washing done and the house all cleaned up. Hubby and I went to town and picked up a movie and a pizza. Back home to eat and watch 'Lakeview Terrace.' Then a time of 'togetherness' which we had not had in FOUR WEEKS!!! In one way I can't believe it's been that long and in another way it seems like 4 years. I want this over with but with his attitude I don't see it ever ending if they are expecting him to change a great deal before coming home. No one can tell the child anything. He has the attitude that he knows everything and he won't listen to anything without an argument ... a HUGE argument. I am tired of explaining and then arguing about every little thing I ask him to do. I've made up my mind I'm going to stop. From now on he will do what I say without an explanation and without an argument. He is grounded from almost everything he has. In order to get back what he has lost he will obey without question. If he does he can regain what he has lost if he does not he can not. Simple and plain. I'm going to make a 'Strike Sheet.' When he obeys he will get a reward point, when he doesn't he will get a strike. At the end of each week they will be balanced. We'll see how he does.

Joanne ... I order Lee jeans from the JC Penney catalog. They are the ones with the elastic stretch sides. There is a piece of elastic (not too big) in each side but they still have belt loops, the side pockets and zipper in the front. I also like the fact that they don't have back pockets ... doesn't make your bottom look so big. They fit the waist perfectly and the leg isn't huge. I love the fit. They come in all colors, too, and are only 24.99. I've got about 7 pairs right now of different shades of blue and some black. I live in them. If you don't have a catalog you can find them at jcp.com online. Go to jeans and look for Lee brand with side elastic.

Those jeans sound nice. I got the Alfred Dunner's at Anthony's. Don't know if you have one there-

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Hi Diane-welcome to the best posting place=Some of us have actually met in person.
My daughter was superthrilled yesterday-she passed the insurance exam for Ct-means a lot for her job.
We had a great bd for Mike, Dinner came out good-especially the cake. Then we went for a walk and everyone tried Evan's scooter. Ouch, my legs hurt-must be good evercise.
Sunday school and church.Glad you had some rest, Meme.
Bye for now=Mima

Good morning everyone! And welcome Diane...a great group of gals to get to know. Between all of us I would say there is plenty of experiences to hear about. Meme is so right about people not understanding the condition. You learn to tolerate the pain so it doesn't make everyone think you are a "whiner". Deep down inside you wish they could walk in your shoes for a day or so just to know how it really is.
I spent the day yesterday lugging potting soil, plants/herbs and patio pots to the screened enclosure and planted everything. Also trimmed my in-ground corner planters,and fertilized them, scrubbed and hosed down the patio and cleaned the pool. Yikes, am I ever sore this morning! Took forever to get out of bed and get walking. I definitely over did it as I had cleaned the entire house the day before. It feels good to have it all clean and tidy but I am paying for it now.
God love ya, Joanne.... a size 10! I haven't seen that small a jean since my early 20's! I'd be happy getting into a size 16 at this point. And I haven't had a pair of jeans on since I sold my motorcycle....just comfortable black loose leggings with t-shirts. That's my standard garb except for special occasions. I live in shorts, t-shirts, sneakers and sandals. I finally got another pound off but need to be more careful about my carb intake if I want to lose more and faster. I seem to have gotten into the rut of eating carbs with almost every meal instead of planning ahead and picking certain carbs to eat twice a day. I'll get back there though...no question there.
Meme, I do hope your family appreciates the effort you and your hubby are putting into having Ross stay with you. It is not easy raising someone elses child, especially a difficult teenage boy. Do try to keep some space/privacy for yourselves so it doesn't burn you out, okay? I hope things work out for all of you.
Hello to Candice and Tammy out there and I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their day. I'm going to do some ironing and fold some laundry....nice and easy for today. Chicken stir-fry for dinner tonight with brown rice. Bye for now...

Hello! I've been kind of out of it and haven't been on for several days. Hope you are all doing well!

Welcome to the thread Diane!

Good morning-tossed and turned all night-having the skin surgery this am-get er done!!!Suzanne called and said she got a raise in the middle of this recession.A 91 year old woman is getting baptized Wed night-I was only 68. It's never too late/Bye for now-Mima

Good morning all. Another warm and humid one here in Florida. We certainly do need some rain soon. Looks like the A/C will be on sooner than we anticipated too. Need to get my tax stuff sent out today and will be picking up our stuff from the accountant's office. Still feeling tight and a bit sore from all the planting the other day so I will wait to prune and clean out the Areca Palm bed that is behind my pool area. That will surely kill me....
Going to count on leftovers for the next few days. Hubby will just have to survive it as I need a few days away from the kitchen. We may have another friend coming down to stay for a few days...she and her life partner are thinking about buying a home here and relocating. I told her she could stay with us for a few days if she needs to come to look at things. She's a great gal and will be no problem at all, I am sure. (Famous last words!)
Spending too much time on the computer lately so if you don't hear from me for a few days, it is because I need to retrain my brain. Need to get more done during the day. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day. I am going to try to get 15 minutes in on the elliptical today...need to start up again sometime!

Wow for your vacation, Anne. A swimming pool in the house sounds awesome.
I was fortunate yesterday-my skin surgery only took a short time-they got it all the first time-especially since it was done before. Wow does it hurt-my eye is bruised and swollen and can't put on my glasses. Supposed to take bandages off today. And stitches out next week. The doc knows my doc at home!!!
It sure is muggy. We had a couple stay with us last year and they bought a place in the park-they didn;t stay long-found what they wanted quickly. Sure sounds like you have a nice house. Kate.
No keys yet. Mima

Wow-no posts . Well=spent 2 and a half hours at chiro-lots of tests, xrays, I have a disc in my neck that sticks out-probably from the bad whiplash 23 years ago. He gave me an adjustment and I am going back next week.
Hope everyone is good. Love this rain!!! Mima

Mima- You got rain!! Send it up here.. We didn't get any. It was gone before it hit the ground.
Happy- Enjoy your vacation.. We haven't gone on one in some years.. maybe this summer we will take a week at the beach.. In North Florida..It is not so crowded there..
Kate- I always said that if a person moves to Florida they always have visitors .. I call it free vacations.. I guess it is nice if you really enjoy them.. I guess I have become more of a hermit as I got younger.
Meme- There may come a time when you will need more help with Ross than you do now.. I hope not.. I hope he doesn't become more aggressive.. Teen agers are hard as it is and if they have a problem it only makes it worse for them and their family.. Take care of yourself.. There is always help out there that doesn't cost a arm and a leg..
Hello Candice, Tammy
Joanne

Good morning everyone. Happy to see some of Florida is getting the rain we so desperately need. Too bad we aren't getting any of it!! Just 1 hour south of us has had almost 5 inches and here we are with nada...go figure! I wonder if it has something to do with being right on the Intercoastal Waterway? Anyhow, I sure hope we get a share of this rainfall. It's cloudy and dreary looking but nothing yet.
Mima, great to hear you are going to a chiro. They always worked wonders for me. I need to find one in my health insurance network and get back to it. I just hate going through all that pre-care testing again. I wonder if they would take previous xrays? I suppose it is something to ask about.
Trying to stay busy around the house lately instead of being on the computer. I need to go back on phase 1 of the SB diet to get a jump start on more weight loss. My doctor is going to be "crabby" if I haven't lost at least 5 pounds this month. Oh well. At least I'm eating so much better than I ever have before. That must count for something!
Haven't heard anymore from my GF about buying a house here. I do know they are going to procrastinate over their selection but I think they will get one bought before summer rolls around. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what they come up with.
Having a quiet day today. My sciatica was acting up yesterday and I had trouble walking her royal highness. It's better today but i don't want to aggravate it by doing too much. I hope everyone is feeling okay and just busy not to have posted....How's the surgery area on the side of your nose, Mima? Is it healing okay? I hope everyone is enjoying their day.

Good morning.

Mima - glad that you are getting some rain. We are supposed to get some today as well, but our's may be freezing rain It is heading up to a whopping 42F today, so it will be a nice day. glad the chiro is helping you. Be careful with any neck adjustments.

Joanne - it really is so nice to see you here. When I think how ill you were, you are doing amazingly well. We don't leave for holidays until mid May, and we sure are looking forward to it.

Kate - starting on phase 1 is a good idea. That diet got my heart all upset, so for some reason, I can't do it. Had to go to the ER and they told me to stay off it. I have Atrial Fibrillation, and it caused my heart to race - by day 4 it was missing beats and by day 7 I was in the ER. Trying to wean ones self OFF the computer is NOT an easy task.

Hi Tammy, Candice and Meme.

My daughter does NOT need surgery on her arm. It was a clean break, so it just needs to heal. She goes back to see the Ortho in 3 weeks and then will probably start physio. She is still home from work, as it is her right arm, and it is pretty useless at the moment.

Hope you all have a good day.