fibromyalga is a very hard type of
arthritis. I say this because on most
rhuematoid arthritis there are medication
and gold shots that can be used for
control of the pain and also surgeries for
the joints. However, with fibromyalga all
you can do is try to control the pain and
control the trigger points. I am no
doctor but I have had fibromyalga since
1991 and at the beginning I followed every
direction that the doctors told me to do.
Someone came in and done most of my
housework and I quit doing stuff that the
doctor wanted me to like dancing. But I
just kept getting worse. Then in 1994,i
had a little baby girl. My doctor told me
that I would end up in a wheelchair in 5-7
years. They recommended that I do not try
to have anymore children otherwise I would
be in a wheelchair alot sooner. Here we
are,my daughter is 9 yrs. Old and I have
not been a wheelchair at all. About 6 yrs
ago I met this fantastic man and I decided
that I was not going to give up to
fibromyalga! I now had 3 more children to
take care of and I wanted to be fully
active in their lives. So I lived my life
did everything I wanted to no matter what
the doctors said. You know what, I did
not get as bad as they said that I would.
I do have my bad times that I cannot do
anything but now instead of having
everyday being a terrible day for me. I
do have good days. Don't get me wrong
there is never a day that goes by that I
am not in pain but you learn to live with
it and you don't ever give up.
I guess that is my message "never give
up!" you know your body better then anyone
so you push yourself to your limit because
in the long run that is the best thing for
you.
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Bolman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Waren, MI
Posted: 05-06-04 01:21am
Do you experiance swelling with your pain?
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Health Angel
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 141 Location: Australia
Hi Posted: 11-16-04 05:00am
Well I am 21 and was diagnosed with
fibromyalgia when I was 19. Im the
youngest person in my area diagnosed in a
very long time. For me eating healthy,
taking vitamins and swimming is the only
thing that helps me. When I was told I
had fibromyalgia I didnt believe it
because its one of those things that cant
be proved or fixed through medication.
I havent given up yet .......And I
hopefully have a long life ahead of me.
It isnt the greatest feeling when someone
tells u that you have a disease that cant
be proved, cant be fixed and that you will
have for the rest of your life. I agree
dont give up.
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newbiz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 1
Posted: 03-21-05 03:10am
Hi
my father is 54 years old. He is a dairy
farmer and love the outdoors.
Last year, his joints started to stiffen
and his feet started to swell. He
was in terrible pain. In feb this year,
he could not get out of his bed
and could not dress himself.
A good friend of mine suggest to give him
to take tf as the one of the
arthritis treatments
medicine. Within 2 weeks, he was back to
farming
and was symtom free.
Newbiz
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sissam
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: elko, nv
Fibromyalga Posted: 05-26-05 18:14pm
Please explain what fibromyalga is. Is
it in the jionts or the bone?
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stephane
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 50
Posted: 05-28-05 09:56am
Drop me an e-mail and I will send you some
information that will naturally help your
fibromyalgia.
Yours in health,
stephane
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debinindiana
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 2 Location: indiana
Fm Posted: 07-18-05 15:03pm
You have to make up ypur mind if fm takes
over your life my started so long a go I
can't remember I was told I would be in a
wheel chair also I have changed my eating
habits ,became more active,i have a great
pain dr iam on
ultram,celerbrex,zanaflex,elavil I have
sever o arthtris also and need a knee
replacement drs. Want to hold off on that
cause my age I feel at work 1 year ago I
quit my jobs after 28 years working 65 to
70 hours a week it took 4 ortho and
painmanagement dr before I realized enough
was enough so this last year iam I quit 2
jobs ,had a 85 year old lady rear end me I
was dead stop at a stop sign gas she hit
the gas not the break and did I go in a
major flare p/thearpy injections whip
lash soft tissue damage plus nerve hitting
the spinal cord so now iam fighting or
rather my lawyer is ins.Compandy ,filled
ssd dr said too been denil once but going
to keep at it had to file bankrucy but iam
at peace now I have exceped my life and
iam a better person now so each day I take
23 pills for this grap and keep going and
I don't want to give in to a cane at 49
let a lone a wheel chair but if it happens
it does but one day at a time and there is
good ones and bad ones thake care deb
Joined: 06 Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Fibromyalga Posted: 10-06-05 20:32pm
I have been having more pain free days
since I moved to new mexico. I lived in
northern idaho for many years. My doctor
told me the best thing I could do is move
to the south. I stop trying to do
everything for everyone. I found that
stress was one of my big triggers. If
anyone has any diet suggestions please let
me know. I am trying to lose weight right
now but a lot of the diet food have stuff
that I cant eat.
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honora2929
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: somewhere near
Fibromyalgia Posted: 09-23-06 09:06am
Hi I have had fibromyalgia for thirty
years since I was a young teen and I have
been to depths of despair and out
again.Like you I try to live my life as
well as I can,sometimes this is hard ,but
you can never give up.Some days are ok(
never without pain.)but pacig a skill I
learnt from a pain clinic has helped a lot
.In essence you pace everything to your
worst day ,for me that is 15 min of
whatever you are doing ,washing crafting
etc.Als when pain is very bad to take
your pain relief by the clock every 4
hours for two to three days and it really
works.Nice talking to you.Honora
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AZWillis
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Location: AZ
Immune System Posted: 01-23-07 14:58pm
Focus on strengthening the immune system.
The only way to "cure" anything, from the
common cold to cancer is our own god given
immune system! Thats a fact. I have been
an athletic trainer for over 12 years and
I had a doctor/client introduce me to "the
skilling institute", they focus on the
immune system instead of symptoms.
fibromyalga is a very hard type of
arthritis. I say this because on most
rhuematoid arthritis there are medication
and gold shots that can be used for
control of the pain and also surgeries for
the joints. However, with fibromyalga all
you can do is try to control the pain and
control the trigger points. I am no
doctor but I have had fibromyalga since
1991 and at the beginning I followed every
direction that the doctors told me to do.
Someone came in and done most of my
housework and I quit doing stuff that the
doctor wanted me to like dancing. But I
just kept getting worse. Then in 1994,i
had a little baby girl. My doctor told me
that I would end up in a wheelchair in 5-7
years. They recommended that I do not try
to have anymore children otherwise I would
be in a wheelchair alot sooner. Here we
are,my daughter is 9 yrs. Old and I have
not been a wheelchair at all. About 6 yrs
ago I met this fantastic man and I decided
that I was not going to give up to
fibromyalga! I now had 3 more children to
take care of and I wanted to be fully
active in their lives. So I lived my life
did everything I wanted to no matter what
the doctors said. You know what, I did
not get as bad as they said that I would.
I do have my bad times that I cannot do
anything but now instead of having
everyday being a terrible day for me. I
do have good days. Don't get me wrong
there is never a day that goes by that I
am not in pain but you learn to live with
it and you don't ever give up.
