Della

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Welcome aboard! You are not alone.

Hugs,

Melody

Della Shepard wrote:

> I am a new member been looking around for a few weeks. I am a 52yr woman with

fibro.was dignosed back in 2000.I have been lucky untill 2007. Up untill then I

just had a lot fatigue and a few sore mucles small amount of pain. In 2007 due

to working 2 jobs a stressful failed marriage the pain has been alot days where

I can hardly move or have energy to work. Plus I had to have knee surgery due to

fluid and arthritis in my knee. The arthritis is in all my joints as well. I am

also trying to raise a 9yrold granson who has been digonsed with bipolar and all

the compulisive disorders especially abandmonent issues he has a lot of anger

and anxeity. I am finding it hard to find a fibro. specialist here in aheville

or hendersonville nc. right now I just see my family practise dr. he has me out

of work for a year if not longer.with my grandson here and my 85 yr old mother

the stress is not helping me to have peace of mind. although I choose to fight

and to remain

> postive and to keep moving forward. I have a hard time sleeping through the

night even with requip for restless legs and c-pap for sleep apena, I am always

tired and fatigye have A hard staying awake if i get still which is most of the

days except for all of Isaiah counseling appt. which we both have to have. I

wish the best to all and continue good luck on our search for a better health

and life.

> Della

> sheparddella@...

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> Welcome Teri

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> Hey Teri - Welcome to the group. Thanks for speaking up. I had one of

> those kind of accidents, too. Traffic had come to a complete stop on the

> freeway due to construction. The kid that hit me had fell asleep at the

> wheel, so he was cruising around 60 MPH. This was back in Oct. of 2002. I

> was fortunate that his car was a little thing, and I was in our minivan. I

> had whiplash and a real banged-up knee from hitting the dash. But this

> didn't cause my FM as I was officially diagnosed in 1998 and believe I've

> had symptoms since childhood. I hope you find comfort belonging to a group

> of people who know and truly understand what you go through. Take care.

> Jeanne in WI

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> Hey, new one here. Actually I have been lurking for a couple of weeks.. I

> felt too lousy to even jump in and say hello. WOW, I do know exactly how

> you feel. I arrived in this condition from an auto accident.. Some young man

> used the back of my car to stop is car..abruptly I might say. I look fine

> other than a closed head injury, herniated disks and a really bad back now!

> To make matters worse this FM set in and has taken up permanent residence

> had to ½ my neck fused together, my thyroid then developed nodules (too many

> x-rays or possibly from the surgery) my gall bladder came out this spring.

> I am on more meds than I can remember to list and am seeing a pain

> management doctor. Oh did forget to mention I will be seeing an

> endocrinologist in a couple of weeks or as soon as I can get an appointment

> because the doctor keeps

> having to increase my thyroid medication.. I guess they might yank that out

> too depending on what they find again.

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