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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group. I am also a newbie and have been here almost a

week. It's a bit slow right now but maybe us newbies can help pick

it up. One owner said the group is more active in the fall and

winter.

Everyone seems very nice and helpful here.

Sorry to hear you have a fibro diagnosis now, too. It's really not

that bad af a condition if it's treated right. My rheum gave me Soma

which works well. At night I take Elavil, Soma and a pain pill,

either Ultram or Darvocet. I also have DDD and OA. In 1992 I had C5-

C7 fused. No major problem since then. Since you have broader

infused discs you probably have more limited neck flexion than I do.

Hope you enjoy this group like I do.

warm hugs,

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie & and welcome to the group. I am also new. I joined about a

month ago when I was going through a terrible time. this group was very helpful

and very supportive and I was able to get through it with their help when no one

else was around. I was diagnoised with fibro about 6 yrs. ago and have tried

tons of different meds. Right now I am on talasan, lyrica, effexor at night and

sometimes vicodin, but very little. I was just to my dr. today and asked him if

when you have a bad day, does that mean that the med. is not working or doing

what it is suppose to and he says that with med. the way you can tell it is

working is that you have fewer bad days in a month and that the bad days are not

as bad. He said that a person could take morphine in a day, but if they over do

it or strain, etc. then they will probably fell pain. So I guess what he is

saying that no pill is magic.

Sheila