Re: New To Group...Thanks For The Welcome

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Thank you Marti and Tigger for the warm welcome.

I hope that I get to know you both and others on here. We are the

only ones that really know how badly Fibro effects us. I know in my

case that most don't think I'm sick because I don't " look sick " , even

my own kids. If they only knew! But anyway...I hope that I learn, and

grow from you and the others on the board.

Thanks so much,Ginger

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> Hi Ginger, I'm Marti,

> Welcome to the group. We are a diverse group of people who have

Fibromyalgia and assorted other diseases. We support and encourage

each other, and listen to you vent about your bad days and tell us

about your good days. I'm so glad you're here.

> I'm 59 and live in Connecticut, but was born and raised in

Georgia. I have lived here since 1982 so I call it home now. I'm

divorced and live alone. I have a daughter Andi 34 who is married to

Joe 38 and has 3 boys, Jack 6, Brady 3 and Aidan 9 mons and lives

about 40 min from me. They are my pride and joy. I have a great son

who is 30 and lives in Boston and teaches special ed and works

in a hospital. I also have my kitty L.C.

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> I have had fibromyalgia and CFS since 1989,and have Sarcoidosis,

and a lot more things. I no longer work because I'm in too much pain

and can't plan my days, in addition to the brain fog that keeps me

from concentrating and making decisions.

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> I definitely have bouts with the flu like symptoms which you

describe. Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between the

flu and my fibro. With the fibro flu I generally run a low grade

fever instead of a high one and the symptoms seem to stay the same

rather than changing like the flu. Right now I'm lucky because I'm

not going through one of those periods. They are draining and no one

seems to understand that something like fibro could cause the flu.

> Lots of people here are taking Lyrica, but I am not.

> I'm sorry you have all of those other diseases on top of the

fibro. That must be really rough.

> Welcome to the group.

> Take care,

> Marti.

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