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Hi Everyone,

My name is Rhonda I'm 41, mother of 5 (22, 18, 17, 16 & 14 only 2 live

with me thankfully!)and I live in a small village outside of Grand

Ledge, MI. I have been treated for Fibro for about 3 years or so now

but just recently had the tender point test done to confirm it. When

my doc finally started treating me for " fibromyalgic type pain " I was

so relieved. I didn't know it was going to take soooo long to find a

mixture of meds to help me. Well, after all that I have now decided to

start a clinical trial drug and have been doing that for about 4 weeks

now. Hopefully this will help a bit. I have spent the evening reading

all the latest posts and I sooo relate to everyones pain and problems!

My worst right now is my sleep I think. I have always been a night

owl, and have tried really hard to turn that around, but no matter how

long I keep myself up during the day, I can't seem to fall asleep once

I get into the bed! I've been tested for sleep apnea and have ruled

that out. Also once I get to sleep I can't seem to wake up without

being fatigued all day. Does anyone else have a problem with this? I

just sleep so much better during the day than I do at night. My other

problem is excersize. I don't know what to do without wearing myself

out anymore. Even going to the store for an hour to grocery shop or

taking my daughter to the mall for an hour is exhausting and I'm out

of it the next day. I can't afford to pay for a gym membership or even

to go to the YMCA or the local swim classes. Walking bothers my lower

back and I gave up on that. Ok... well I just noticed that I have

written a book now..lol. Oh one more question... has anyone noticed a

problem with their eyes?

Thanks for any input and I'm so happy to be a part of this group...

thanks to you all!

Rhonda