Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Welcome aboard, Mardi! Melody in TX Mardi wrote: > Good afternoon, y'all! I want to start by saying thanks for letting > me join this group. I've lurked the past couple of days (because > I've been working) and I have to say that it seems to me I may have > found a new home! Y'all are really great at supporting one another, > and that is one thing I really need right now. > > I was only just diagnosed with fibro. For the past few years I've > had problems off and on that I chalked up to hormones, getting older, > stress, or my natural-born utter lack of grace. That all changed > last November when I had an accident while walking up a hill; my calf > muscle seemed to painfully " lock " in place and I just fell over... we > won't talk about the bruises that followed. Well, it took eleven > months for eight different doctors, seven intricate blood tests, four > mis-diagnoses, three MRI's, 2 specialists, and a partridge in a pear > tree to finally diagnose me with FMS. At least now I have an answer! > > I am a 33 year old mother of two teenagers and wife to a really > awesome man. These three are my center, my core of strength. My > husband, Tyson, has dilligently researched fibro with me and is > really understanding about my flares. My 14 year old son, Jay, is > very driven and does a lot around the farm to make sure things run > smoothly. My 12 year old girl, Kate, is a bit lazy about helping out > around the house, but she is totally awesome at massage! We all band > together to make our home healthy and happy. I'm very lucky! > > I work full-time as a correctional officer at a maximum security > women's prison. It's not as glamorous as it sounds! I work 12 hour > night shifts so my schedule is all over the place. My down time is > usually spent in the kitchen. I cook and bake all the time; it's my > passion! Also, having been a homemaker for 12 years bofore my > divorce from the kids' dad, I enjoy tons of crafts: sewing, > scrapbooking, card making, floral arranging, etc. I have a very full > life. I don't let the fibro control any aspect of my life... sure, > it wins a battle on occassion, but I'm in it to win the war! > > I can't wait to get to know more of y'all better. I'm so excited to > be here! Again, thanks for including me. > > Love from Mardi > > > > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general. > > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better. > > 3. To unsubscribe the e-mail is: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group-unsubscribe > > 4. Also, it is not uncommon for more than one member to be feeling bad at the same time when it comes to flares and b/c of that potentially take something another member says the wrong way. And that includes the things that one member may find funny (even if it's laughing at fibro itself) even though we who deal with illness whether one such as fibro or multiple illnesses try to keep a sense of humor. > > 5. Pls let's be gentle with each other, and if you are having a bad day pls let us know so that we can do our best to offer our support. > > Have a nice day everyone. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Welcome to the group. Nice to have you with us. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Melody wrote: Welcome aboard, Mardi! Melody in TX Mardi wrote: > Good afternoon, y'all! I want to start by saying thanks for letting > me join this group. I've lurked the past couple of days (because > I've been working) and I have to say that it seems to me I may have > found a new home! Y'all are really great at supporting one another, > and that is one thing I really need right now. > > I was only just diagnosed with fibro. For the past few years I've > had problems off and on that I chalked up to hormones, getting older, > stress, or my natural-born utter lack of grace. That all changed > last November when I had an accident while walking up a hill; my calf > muscle seemed to painfully " lock " in place and I just fell over... we > won't talk about the bruises that followed. Well, it took eleven > months for eight different doctors, seven intricate blood tests, four > mis-diagnoses, three MRI's, 2 specialists, and a partridge in a pear > tree to finally diagnose me with FMS. At least now I have an answer! > > I am a 33 year old mother of two teenagers and wife to a really > awesome man. These three are my center, my core of strength. My > husband, Tyson, has dilligently researched fibro with me and is > really understanding about my flares. My 14 year old son, Jay, is > very driven and does a lot around the farm to make sure things run > smoothly. My 12 year old girl, Kate, is a bit lazy about helping out > around the house, but she is totally awesome at massage! We all band > together to make our home healthy and happy. I'm very lucky! > > I work full-time as a correctional officer at a maximum security > women's prison. It's not as glamorous as it sounds! I work 12 hour > night shifts so my schedule is all over the place. My down time is > usually spent in the kitchen. I cook and bake all the time; it's my > passion! Also, having been a homemaker for 12 years bofore my > divorce from the kids' dad, I enjoy tons of crafts: sewing, > scrapbooking, card making, floral arranging, etc. I have a very full > life. I don't let the fibro control any aspect of my life... sure, > it wins a battle on occassion, but I'm in it to win the war! > > I can't wait to get to know more of y'all better. I'm so excited to > be here! Again, thanks for including me. > > Love from Mardi > > > > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general. > > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better. > > 3. To unsubscribe the e-mail is: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group-unsubscribe > > 4. Also, it is not uncommon for more than one member to be feeling bad at the same time when it comes to flares and b/c of that potentially take something another member says the wrong way. And that includes the things that one member may find funny (even if it's laughing at fibro itself) even though we who deal with illness whether one such as fibro or multiple illnesses try to keep a sense of humor. > > 5. Pls let's be gentle with each other, and if you are having a bad day pls let us know so that we can do our best to offer our support. > > Have a nice day everyone. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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