Re: - Introducing myself...Big Welcome Elaine ! ! !

[Guest guest]

HI

Thanks for the nice welcome.

I took a test on the " about " site and I got 15 out of 18 responses correct

for fibro.

Elaine

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>

> HI Elaine,

> Sounds like Fibro to me. I had symtoms for years of unexplained muscle

> pains and I thought I was just out of shape so I would try excercising

> but this only increased the pain so i would stop. I went to one Dr.

> that totaly DISmisssed me and then another for the same DISmissal and

> finally one Dr. though I might have FM so he sent me to a

> Rheumatologist who confirmed the diagnosis(DX) but niether Dr. would

> treat my pain effectively and that's been 10 mos. ago so come Monday

> the 21st I see a Fibro Dr. that an acquaintance recomended, she said

> he is Dr. that doesn't believe in letting a person suffer. I go to bed

> in pain and I wake up in pain. I take a hand full of pills just to

> knock myself out so that I can get some sleep or rest. I hope you find

> the right Dr. soon!!!

> May GOD Bless YOU Elaine ! ! ! . . . ................. . . . M

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> To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group@...

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> ElaineFASDMom@... <mailto:ElaineFASDMom%40shaw.caDate>: Fri,

> 18 Jan 2008 14:18:41 -0600Subject: Introducing myself...

>

> I'm a new member.Not dxed with Fibromyalgia but wondering if I have

> it.I want to learn more about it before I approach my Dr.I'm in a

> support group for parents with special needs childrenand someone

> posted some into on it. It sounded just like me.Here are my

> symptoms.Feeling tired a lot .Feeling sick for no apparent

> reason.Restless sleep (dxed with RLS) am on meds for that. Still I

> only sleep until about 5 am.IBSUnexplained aches and pains.Depression

> and anxiety. ON meds for both..I feel that I am generally a happy

> person and wonder why I get depressed.In my head I can talk myself out

> of anxiety, but not my body.I saw the heading " Sore Arms " and it made

> me think of having a shower today andmy arms feeling too tired to

> lift.During period time I am exhausted. Beyond what I think " normal'

> is.I had surgery in May 2007. I was almost paralyzed for 3 days

> because of temporarymuscle damage. I wonder if that has anything to do

> with it.Any comments and responses are appreciated.THANKS,

> Elaine