Re: Good Morning-- to -- handicap parking

[Guest guest]

Does this doctor think fibromyalgia is not a handicap??? I have news for him...

it is.  It can be more debilitating than alot of other diseases or conditions

that they give out handicap stickers for.  It is the same old fight.... " I

cannot see your disease, so therefore it must not be that bad " ... Uh Oh.. I am

getting on my soap box again.  LOL.

hugs,

Debra V.

Subject: Re: Good Morning

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 3:58 PM

I've been fighting tooth and nail to get a handicapped parking permit,

and had to tell the doctor point blank that I was not requesting,

asking for, or pleading for it,...I was demanding it.

I haven't been to the mall in 2 years, the walk from the parking lot

to the front doors by itself just kills me.

Those permit slots close by the front doors sure look inviting.

I would really love to be able to get one of those electric scooters

to zoom around in.

I still have a lot of living to do, and will take advantage of

anything that helps out.

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[Guest guest]

You know, when my pulmo doc put me on restrictions as far as walking,

he had absolutely NO problem signing the paperwork so I could get a

handicap placard (Rock star parking). Now that I've added fibro and

DVT to my mix of issues, well, it has come in handy on more than one

occasion and I have wondered if I should push for the plate too. I am

with on this one. I have lots of living left to do and well,

I'm going to figure out a way to do it, even if it involves using a

scooter in a bigger store. I'm not quite ready to get

a " hoveround....lol " but who knows? Maybe next year. In the

meantime, I am doing a lot of stuff on my own to change my eating and

add foods that won't hurt my diabetes but provide natural anti-

inflammatory relief. One less pill. Taking the probiotics has

already enabled me to stop taking the protonix. Hmmm......

Darlene

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> Subject: Re: Good Morning

> To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

> Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 3:58 PM

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> and had to tell the doctor point blank that I was not requesting,

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> I haven't been to the mall in 2 years, the walk from the parking lot

> to the front doors by itself just kills me.

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> Those permit slots close by the front doors sure look inviting.

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> I would really love to be able to get one of those electric scooters

> to zoom around in.

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> I still have a lot of living to do, and will take advantage of

> anything that helps out.

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[Guest guest]

I'm not quite ready to get

> a " hoveround....lol " but who knows?

I'm ready to get the Hoveround that you can take on the highway, the

one you can take to the dragstrip, the one that you can lay out

" Beacon strips " at the mall, the one where people will be sorry they

got in my Fibromyalgia way, the one that has the word " Interceptor "

some where in its designation. (:I)

[Guest guest]

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> Does this doctor think fibromyalgia is not a handicap???

This doctor almost found out that it would be hard for him to function

day to day with one of my size 12 boots sticking out of where he sits.

[Guest guest]

ROFLMBO.......will you need a helmet and a rollbar with it????

I personally want mine to be hot pink and fast enough to keep up with

my long-legged DH!

Darlene

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> I'm not quite ready to get

> > a " hoveround....lol " but who knows?

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> I'm ready to get the Hoveround that you can take on the highway, the

> one you can take to the dragstrip, the one that you can lay out

> " Beacon strips " at the mall, the one where people will be sorry they

> got in my Fibromyalgia way, the one that has the word " Interceptor "

> some where in its designation. (:I)

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[Guest guest]

I mentioned it to my doctor and he didn't hesitate. It's really been helpful for

me. Especially at like Costco. I had stopped going because the walk from the

parking lot (it's ALWAYS crowded) would do me in and then there was the walk

around the store still. So now I at least do go there. Have not been to the

mall shopping in years I could not afford a scooter so that's out for me.

hugs

debra van ness ladybug75901@...> wrote:

Does this doctor think fibromyalgia is not a handicap??? I have news for

him... it is. It can be more debilitating than alot of other diseases or

conditions that they give out handicap stickers for. It is the same old

fight.... " I cannot see your disease, so therefore it must not be that bad " ...

Uh Oh.. I am getting on my soap box again. LOL.

hugs,

Debra V.

From: Loest

Subject: Re: Good Morning

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 3:58 PM

I've been fighting tooth and nail to get a handicapped parking permit,

and had to tell the doctor point blank that I was not requesting,

asking for, or pleading for it,...I was demanding it.

I haven't been to the mall in 2 years, the walk from the parking lot

to the front doors by itself just kills me.

Those permit slots close by the front doors sure look inviting.

I would really love to be able to get one of those electric scooters

to zoom around in.

I still have a lot of living to do, and will take advantage of

anything that helps out.

________________________________________________________________________________\

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