RE: New Member~~~Welcome to the group Christi ! ! !

[Guest guest]

Hello Christi, I'm and I admire your strong resoluteness in your pursuit of

your BA under the lasting pain of FM. I'm not living withe daily pain of 8-9 and

I know I couldn't do what your doing. Christi I hope you find the Love,

encouragement and support that I've found since joing this group about 10 mos

..ago.

GOD Bless You ! ! ! . . . ...................................................

.. . .

n Arkansas

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group@...:

randallc2004@...: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:24:18 +0000Subject: New

Member

Hello all,My name is Christi and I am from Texas. I have just been diagnosed

today with Fibromyalgia. I have been in constant pain for at least 15 years. I

had a fall down some stairs in 1988 that messed up my spine and to be honest I

just thought all my pain was arthritis due to the fall. Well it turns out that

it is not. I also have a tumor on the bast of my spine that contributes to my

pain and I am currently on Ultram and Flexiril for that. I hope to have surgery

to remove the tumor sometime in the next month. My rhumatologist also said that

I have bursitis in both shoulders pretty bad, which contributes to my pain. My

daily pain level is 8-9 on a scale of 1-10. I also may be in the early stages of

RA and I have hypothyrodism - which a lot of the symptoms of hypoT and Fibro as

the same. I am a mess and am looking to find ways to get some relief from this

daily pain that does not depend on pain meds and I would love to get some of my

life back. I am 42, divorced and the mom to two grown sons (18 & 22). I work

full time and go to school for BA in Human Resource full time. I do not have

time for this daily pain. I want my life back! Thank you for letting me join -

ask me any and all questions, I am open to answering just about anything.

ThanksChristi in Texas

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