Re: Life for FMS/CFS Sufferers- to

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Well said ! Very uplifting, yet realistic. You made me smile

Carmen

" Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. "

-- Kaiser

>

> RAB....

>

> Well I can answer this easily.

>

> What kind of life do I lead? I choose to lead a life that's filled

with

> happiness and love, good times, I'm a housewife, due to being ill

so much.

> But that was something I chose, not forced to do. I could have

continued to

> work, but my hubby and I talked it over, and he preferred that I

stay home

> and take care of myself and my son (when he was at home with us,

he's out

> and married now).

>

> My biggest setbacks are not getting to go out whenever I want

shopping, or

> gardening, or site-seeing, traveling. I still keep my home clean,

meals

> cooked, except on my really bad days. I'm still a loving wife, who

still

> enjoys a very healthy and active sex-life ( my RA doc told me that

sex in

> the BEST thing for pain relief from fibromyalgia, he has it

himself) and he

> was right. You get anywhere from 1/2 to 2 hours of no pain after

sex...at

> least I do. Has something to do with the neurotransmittors and

such. I don

> t get to walk my doggies like I would like to, cause some days the

pain is

> too much. I didn't get to continue being a real estate agent, cause

theres a

> lot of stress at a job like that.

>

> Meds I take daily... Tramadol, Zoloft, and Norvasc. That's it. I

was on a

> lot more meds, but I took myself off of them. I needed to feel

human and

> alive and able to function.

>

> What drives me day to day? Knowing that I have a son who loves me,

a husband

> that puts me before anything in this world, friends who love me

although

> they don't understand me at times, family, and my animals....but

most of all

> my need to live, to be...even with my pain, I look forward to

another day.

> Another day of seeing my son or my hubby smile, another day of my

pets

> coming to me for lovins...another day for me to help someone, which

I try to

> do daily...whether it be something small or whatnot.

>

> That's me...and that's my life.

>

> K.

>

> -- Life for FMS/CFS Sufferers

>

> Group I would like you honest opinion/thoughts on what kind of life

you lead

> and what your biggest setbacks are due to the above diagnosises and

the meds

> you take daily. Most of all what drives you day to day. If you

prefer you

> may email me privatly.

>

> Thank you and gentle hugs,

>

> RAB

> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

>

>

>

> 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.

>

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