Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Thank you for the welcome. Unfortentely due to the pain levels work and school is about all I do. I am active in my church teaching 2/3rd graders on Wed nights, singing in the Worship choir and performing with the Drama Team. For me if I did not have something to do I would just sit and rot, so to speak. Although the school is kicking my rear at times, I have so many loans out that I HAVE to finish otherwise I will never be able to pay back the money....LOL. I am hoping to find the support I need here as my boys just do not understand. It will be nice to be able to have a place to go and know that others understand exactly what I am going through. Thank you Christi Randall www.singingwomenoftexas.com 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 _________________________________________________________________ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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