Guest guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Carol I & #39;m so sorry you are feeling so bad. It is very frustrating. We all take better care of ourselves than most but we still have this to deal with. The cold has really thrown me this winter as well and I know how you feel. I keep dreaming of moving to the florida keys. The winters take so much out of me. Have some tea and take a nice bath and you will feel better. This too shall pass my friend. Im sure your hubby will understand and when you feel better, surprise him someday and take him to do something special. Love, Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Carol,So sorry that you're feeling so rotten.  Winter has been bad on me too.  We are having snow and the like here in Alabama the past few days and it has really gotten me down too.  I am also depressed.  I just keep  trying to think of something enjoyable that I could do to occupy my mind.  We know from experience that it W-I-L-L get better. I am going to take a HOT Epsom Salts bath right now and try to keep moving.  We will have better days.  Hope you feel much better soon.Lovell Subject: Re: Flare Up To: fibromyalgiacured Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 1:36 PM  Carol I & #39;m so sorry you are feeling so bad. It is very frustrating. We all take better care of ourselves than most but we still have this to deal with. The cold has really thrown me this winter as well and I know how you feel. I keep dreaming of moving to the florida keys. The winters take so much out of me. Have some tea and take a nice bath and you will feel better. This too shall pass my friend. Im sure your hubby will understand and when you feel better, surprise him someday and take him to do something special. Love, Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hi Carol: Well I think its great that you reach out. That helps you a lot. We have all been there. I had years of feeling just like that. I tried to hide it and put on my best face. Yes, it can be a cold, or the cold medicine or stress that causes a flare up. I hope your family is understanding and supportive. Otherwise, I would just go back to bed. If that¹s possible. I think you said you have 4 kids? Are they grown up? Sometimes when we were on vacation and I had a day like that I would take excedrin. It has caffeine in it so it doesn¹t knock you out and make you feel groggy. That would take the worst of it away and I could put on my happy face and pretend I was ok. Otherwise, good music, being gentle on yourself, a long hot bath helps me too. If you have headphones try a Cd like the MCKenna CD¹s. Something soothing and uplififting. I hope this helps. Prayer, ask God for a miracle today. To life this pain, just for today. She listens. Sincerely, rosemarie > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > Just reaching out to you all because this cold has put me into a Fibro Flare > up. I have had abit of a crying episode this morning, > because I feel so awful. Chest pains, severe weakness in my arms and legs, > shakiness, and feeling like Im kind of out of it. > It feels like I have a severe flu, and yet I dont have a high temp or the flu. > I havent felt this bad in a long time, and its scaring the heck out of me, and > what makes it that much more awful is that today is my husbands birthday. > I'm so tired of feeling like this. It feels like no matter what I try, nothing > is helping me on the road to recovery. I'm still taking > the Coconut oil everyday and eating the high fat diet. I wish it would just go > away. I hope you all are doing ok. > I'm sorry about the depressing email, I guess I " m pretty down at the moment. > > Love, > Carol > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Thank you Colleen, Your very sweet. I caught a cold from my husband is what I had meant. And it seems like it has just completely destroyed my Immune System and has left me weak as a Kitten. The Florida Keys really does sound nice. Lots of Vitamin D3 to be had there my friend. Although we are here in Germany at the moment where there is so much snow that its ridiculous, we will end up retiring in Texas once my husband gets out of the Army. So I guess I'll be getting my Vitamin D3 too :-) Big Hugs, Carol To: fibromyalgiacured From: crash19691@... Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:36:15 -0800 Subject: Re: Flare Up Carol I & #39;m so sorry you are feeling so bad. It is very frustrating. We all take better care of ourselves than most but we still have this to deal with. The cold has really thrown me this winter as well and I know how you feel. I keep dreaming of moving to the florida keys. The winters take so much out of me. Have some tea and take a nice bath and you will feel better. This too shall pass my friend. Im sure your hubby will understand and when you feel better, surprise him someday and take him to do something special. Love, Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hi Rosemarie, I don't own the McKenna cd's as of yet, I hope to buy them one day, but right now we are struggling on money, I don't even have all of the Supplements yet. Christmas really wiped us out for money and we got behind on bills and such. I do take the Epsom Salt baths though, specially helpful for very painful days. I'm not sure what causes this weakness and shakiness feeling though. I took some Ribose in a cup of tea awhile ago, hoping it would help build up some energy in my body. Yes I do have four kids, only one left at home these days. He's 17, and not very understanding of Mom not feeling well. My husband is a great support for me, he does so much for me, and helps me alot with this disease. I'm really scared for this coming Summer though, because he leaves again for another year. He's going to Afghanistan this time. And right around the same time, my oldest daughter and son in law and granddaughter will be leaving Germany, because my Son in law will be getting Stationed in the States. So that will leave just me and my youngest at home. Scares the life out of me. I honestly don't think that I'm strong enough to run things around here anymore on my own. I get too dizzy and too weak to even do the mildest tasks some days. The Army still doesnt even recognize Fibromyalgia as a serious illness so I already know that there's no hope of getting them to leave my husband back here for me. My youngest is 17, but he can't get his drivers license over here until he has his Stateside license, and we really can't afford to send him back just yet. All of this is very frustrating. Thank God I have all of you to have someone to talk to. I know I would have gone off of the deep end if I hadnt. Thank you again for being there. Love, Carol To: fibromyalgiacured From: rosemarie19@... Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:43:15 -0500 Subject: Re: Flare Up Hi Carol: Well I think its great that you reach out. That helps you a lot. We have all been there. I had years of feeling just like that. I tried to hide it and put on my best face. Yes, it can be a cold, or the cold medicine or stress that causes a flare up. I hope your family is understanding and supportive. Otherwise, I would just go back to bed. If that¹s possible. I think you said you have 4 kids? Are they grown up? Sometimes when we were on vacation and I had a day like that I would take excedrin. It has caffeine in it so it doesn¹t knock you out and make you feel groggy. That would take the worst of it away and I could put on my happy face and pretend I was ok. Otherwise, good music, being gentle on yourself, a long hot bath helps me too. If you have headphones try a Cd like the MCKenna CD¹s. Something soothing and uplififting. I hope this helps. Prayer, ask God for a miracle today. To life this pain, just for today. She listens. Sincerely, rosemarie > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > Just reaching out to you all because this cold has put me into a Fibro Flare > up. I have had abit of a crying episode this morning, > because I feel so awful. Chest pains, severe weakness in my arms and legs, > shakiness, and feeling like Im kind of out of it. > It feels like I have a severe flu, and yet I dont have a high temp or the flu. > I havent felt this bad in a long time, and its scaring the heck out of me, and > what makes it that much more awful is that today is my husbands birthday. > I'm so tired of feeling like this. It feels like no matter what I try, nothing > is helping me on the road to recovery. I'm still taking > the Coconut oil everyday and eating the high fat diet. I wish it would just go > away. I hope you all are doing ok. > I'm sorry about the depressing email, I guess I " m pretty down at the moment. > > Love, > Carol > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Joanne, Thank you so much! These are beautiful and very uplifting. Your such good and caring soul Joanne. I believe that God sends out Angels to help those in need. And I believe your one of those Angels. Lots of Love, Carol xoxoxo To: fibromyalgiacured From: joannesford@... Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:25:27 +0000 Subject: Re: Flare Up Carol On the AS site they told me that 500mg of vitamin c hourly can bing a flare down. I dont know if this is true but i guess it is worth a try When i am not so good i usually go to bed and listen to my music, or watch my films. Here are a few of my favourite songs. You might not be up to these today but maybe when you are a wee bit better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MhYS3P4GwE & feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WRfpQKnzns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBH-Eh9Bjjg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OsyiGgSlqY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJeI4Q9nBE Love Joanne Subject: Flare Up To: fibromyalgiacured Date: Wednesday, 26 January, 2011, 13:05 Hi All, Just reaching out to you all because this cold has put me into a Fibro Flare up. I have had abit of a crying episode this morning, because I feel so awful. Chest pains, severe weakness in my arms and legs, shakiness, and feeling like Im kind of out of it. It feels like I have a severe flu, and yet I dont have a high temp or the flu. I havent felt this bad in a long time, and its scaring the heck out of me, and what makes it that much more awful is that today is my husbands birthday. I'm so tired of feeling like this. It feels like no matter what I try, nothing is helping me on the road to recovery. I'm still taking the Coconut oil everyday and eating the high fat diet. I wish it would just go away. I hope you all are doing ok. I'm sorry about the depressing email, I guess I " m pretty down at the moment. Love, Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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