Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 18-36 months of continuing coverage. You have to pay the premium (which is what the employer pays plus 1 percent) and each payment has to be made on time. It can be expensive, but it might be an option. Your employer should send out the Cobra package. COBRA is Congressional Omnibud Budget Reduction Act or something like that. It's a Congressional Act that allows you to make the premiums for so many months. Usually 18, but in cases of disability, could be up to 29 months. And if anyone has a dependent child who is going over the age limitation, or is getting divorced, COBRA can cover them also. Thank you all! I've been depressed since I lost my job, but today, I can talk insurance!!! Which is about the only thing I know. ~ Re: Not completely sure about the ins & outs of cobra - But it is where you can continue to have your insurance for up to 18 months I think - depending on what state you are in. This also costs alot, but depending on your medical bill - it may be worth checking into. Cinda > What is COBRA? Never heard of that. So far I haven't found any programs. > There is the Indiana Comprehensive Insurance but I can not afford it at all. > The premiums are $450/month with a $500 deductible. You have to pay the > deductible for the prescriptions also. It's just too expensive for us right > now. > > If you know of the state programs, could you please fill me in? > > Thanks so much and goodluck to you!! > > Cyberhugs, > Sherri > > > > Big cyber hug to you, Sherri. SSI/Disability is one of my sore spots (pun > > intended). I have been trying to avoid filing, but I don't think I really > > have a choice at this point. Sounds to me as if the stress you were under > > really kicked things off. If you are in Indiana, there are several state > > programs that might assist you with medical help. I've recently lost my job > > and am scrambling amongst my family for my COBRA premiums each month, but I > > know I could not survive without insurance. Even if I qualify for Disability > > immediately, it's still a two year wait for Medicare and, after working in > > health insurance for nearly 15 years, I can honestly say Medicare stinks. > > > > I really hope things work out for you. Please take care! > > > > ~ :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 , it is called Hoosier Healthwise and my husband makes " too " much money. Thanks anyways, really appreciate it Cyberhugs, Sherri > > I know there is the State Medicaid program. I'm not sure what it's called in > Indiana. In Kentucky, I think it is KentuckyKare this year. Wisconsin called > it " title 19 " . (You can tell where most of my client base was). I know it's > based on income, but they do acknowledge the dependents and the medical costs > you are undergoing. It's my understanding that Medicaid is mostly free if you > qualify and the co-pays here are really cheap. I would suggesting talking to > the Insurance coordinator at the hospital or doctor's office you normally go > to. Surely they would have more information as they deal with payments. > > Sorry I can't help more on this... I only dealt with Medicaid when they were > requesting re-imbursement from us. Medicaid is always 2ndary to any other > group insurance (like if your husband has insurance thru his job and covers > you, Medicaid will make 2ndary payments) > > Hopes this helps some. > > ~ :-D > Re: > > > What is COBRA? Never heard of that. So far I haven't found any programs. > There is the Indiana Comprehensive Insurance but I can not afford it at all. > The premiums are $450/month with a $500 deductible. You have to pay the > deductible for the prescriptions also. It's just too expensive for us right > now. > > If you know of the state programs, could you please fill me in? > > Thanks so much and goodluck to you!! > > Cyberhugs, > Sherri >> >> Big cyber hug to you, Sherri. SSI/Disability is one of my sore spots (pun >> intended). I have been trying to avoid filing, but I don't think I really >> have a choice at this point. Sounds to me as if the stress you were under >> really kicked things off. If you are in Indiana, there are several state >> programs that might assist you with medical help. I've recently lost my job >> and am scrambling amongst my family for my COBRA premiums each month, but I >> know I could not survive without insurance. Even if I qualify for Disability >> immediately, it's still a two year wait for Medicare and, after working in >> health insurance for nearly 15 years, I can honestly say Medicare stinks. >> >> I really hope things work out for you. Please take care! >> >> ~ :-D > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 , it is called Hoosier Healthwise and my husband makes " too " much money. Thanks anyways, really appreciate it Cyberhugs, Sherri > > I know there is the State Medicaid program. I'm not sure what it's called in > Indiana. In Kentucky, I think it is KentuckyKare this year. Wisconsin called > it " title 19 " . (You can tell where most of my client base was). I know it's > based on income, but they do acknowledge the dependents and the medical costs > you are undergoing. It's my understanding that Medicaid is mostly free if you > qualify and the co-pays here are really cheap. I would suggesting talking to > the Insurance coordinator at the hospital or doctor's office you normally go > to. Surely they would have more information as they deal with payments. > > Sorry I can't help more on this... I only dealt with Medicaid when they were > requesting re-imbursement from us. Medicaid is always 2ndary to any other > group insurance (like if your husband has insurance thru his job and covers > you, Medicaid will make 2ndary payments) > > Hopes this helps some. > > ~ :-D > Re: > > > What is COBRA? Never heard of that. So far I haven't found any programs. > There is the Indiana Comprehensive Insurance but I can not afford it at all. > The premiums are $450/month with a $500 deductible. You have to pay the > deductible for the prescriptions also. It's just too expensive for us right > now. > > If you know of the state programs, could you please fill me in? > > Thanks so much and goodluck to you!! > > Cyberhugs, > Sherri >> >> Big cyber hug to you, Sherri. SSI/Disability is one of my sore spots (pun >> intended). I have been trying to avoid filing, but I don't think I really >> have a choice at this point. Sounds to me as if the stress you were under >> really kicked things off. If you are in Indiana, there are several state >> programs that might assist you with medical help. I've recently lost my job >> and am scrambling amongst my family for my COBRA premiums each month, but I >> know I could not survive without insurance. Even if I qualify for Disability >> immediately, it's still a two year wait for Medicare and, after working in >> health insurance for nearly 15 years, I can honestly say Medicare stinks. >> >> I really hope things work out for you. Please take care! >> >> ~ :-D > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2002 Report Share Posted May 25, 2002 How do I unsubscribe? Go to Yahoo, go to your fibromyalgia group and you will be able to unsubscribe from there. There will a list of your groups, that is, if you have more than one group. You can unsubscribe, go no mail from there, Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2002 Report Share Posted May 25, 2002 How do I unsubscribe? Go to Yahoo, go to your fibromyalgia group and you will be able to unsubscribe from there. There will a list of your groups, that is, if you have more than one group. You can unsubscribe, go no mail from there, Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2002 Report Share Posted May 25, 2002 How do I unsubscribe? Go to Yahoo, go to your fibromyalgia group and you will be able to unsubscribe from there. There will a list of your groups, that is, if you have more than one group. You can unsubscribe, go no mail from there, Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2002 Report Share Posted May 26, 2002 , I really don't know. I know I started taking anti-depressants after my sister tragically died, (1992), miscarriage (1994) and very traumatic pregnancy and delivery (1996). Anti-depressants started in 1997 after I was soooo depressed I didn't want to live anymore. I was also diagnosed with CFS at that time also. I have read on a few fibro websites that a trauma can cause it but my fibro symptoms didn't start until this year. What about you? Cyberhugs, Sherri > > Hi Sherri, > Just a quick post- you're another one whose fibro symptoms didn't show up > until after taking an antidepressant. I'm one, too, and I know of others. > Wonder if there's a connection for certain people?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 That sounds familiar. I had what they call a Fribromyalgia crash 2 years ago, and was on antidepressants for a long time after that. I ran out of medicine up here in Philadelphia, and had to find something quick, so that is why I am going to the doctor that I am going to. Re: , I really don't know. I know I started taking anti-depressants after my sister tragically died, (1992), miscarriage (1994) and very traumatic pregnancy and delivery (1996). Anti-depressants started in 1997 after I was soooo depressed I didn't want to live anymore. I was also diagnosed with CFS at that time also. I have read on a few fibro websites that a trauma can cause it but my fibro symptoms didn't start until this year. What about you? Cyberhugs, Sherri > > Hi Sherri, > Just a quick post- you're another one whose fibro symptoms didn't show up > until after taking an antidepressant. I'm one, too, and I know of others. > Wonder if there's a connection for certain people?? SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 That sounds familiar. I had what they call a Fribromyalgia crash 2 years ago, and was on antidepressants for a long time after that. I ran out of medicine up here in Philadelphia, and had to find something quick, so that is why I am going to the doctor that I am going to. Re: , I really don't know. I know I started taking anti-depressants after my sister tragically died, (1992), miscarriage (1994) and very traumatic pregnancy and delivery (1996). Anti-depressants started in 1997 after I was soooo depressed I didn't want to live anymore. I was also diagnosed with CFS at that time also. I have read on a few fibro websites that a trauma can cause it but my fibro symptoms didn't start until this year. What about you? Cyberhugs, Sherri > > Hi Sherri, > Just a quick post- you're another one whose fibro symptoms didn't show up > until after taking an antidepressant. I'm one, too, and I know of others. > Wonder if there's a connection for certain people?? SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 Hi All, I just remember that my fibro didn't start until after I started taking antidepressant, maybe it does have something to do with fibro. I've had so many things wrong with me it is hard to tell. Audie Re: , I really don't know. I know I started taking anti-depressants after my sister tragically died, (1992), miscarriage (1994) and very traumatic pregnancy and delivery (1996). Anti-depressants started in 1997 after I was soooo depressed I didn't want to live anymore. I was also diagnosed with CFS at that time also. I have read on a few fibro websites that a trauma can cause it but my fibro symptoms didn't start until this year. What about you? Cyberhugs, Sherri > > Hi Sherri, > Just a quick post- you're another one whose fibro symptoms didn't show up > until after taking an antidepressant. I'm one, too, and I know of others. > Wonder if there's a connection for certain people?? SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2002 Report Share Posted May 27, 2002 Hi All, I just remember that my fibro didn't start until after I started taking antidepressant, maybe it does have something to do with fibro. I've had so many things wrong with me it is hard to tell. Audie Re: , I really don't know. I know I started taking anti-depressants after my sister tragically died, (1992), miscarriage (1994) and very traumatic pregnancy and delivery (1996). Anti-depressants started in 1997 after I was soooo depressed I didn't want to live anymore. I was also diagnosed with CFS at that time also. I have read on a few fibro websites that a trauma can cause it but my fibro symptoms didn't start until this year. What about you? Cyberhugs, Sherri > > Hi Sherri, > Just a quick post- you're another one whose fibro symptoms didn't show up > until after taking an antidepressant. I'm one, too, and I know of others. > Wonder if there's a connection for certain people?? SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 IN regards to the virus, there is merit to that thinking….the virus is long gone but then sets your immune system into overdrive, or it can. Rheumatic diseases which include fibro can be very hard to diagnose. The clue in your situation is the high sed rate..it is before their very eyes.. That was the only clue they had for me while all other tests came back negative…they thought I had MS, did the MRI and ruled it ou……then two years later was diagnosed with sero negative RA which mimics fibro and fibro.. I would be careful of the medications he prescribed until you have done a bit more investigation.. I went from a neurologist to musculoskeletal specialist. (she was the smartest) then to a rheumatologist and to a sports medicine doctor. It was a long journey of blood tests and confusion but the sed rate was high for a women and yours is high also. That is what they need to address…I don’t believe that MS has a high sed rate reading but MS and RA mimic each other so you could also have some form of inflammatory arthritis..remember there are over 130 types of arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica and fibro are also close Sometimes the doctor could say fibro and you could have two overlapping diseases… Keep talking to the group and they will help you sort it out. Also you may determine you want to keep a pain journal and the days you start new medications and what you feel so that when you see the next specialist you are dealing with more concrete information Also in regards to dietary matters…do you feel worse after you eat red meats….???if you have an inflammatory situation with your high sed rate you want to eat foods that are high in omega 3 oils…fish oils eggs..and yes I know they have a bad rap…but you need the omega 3 oils you want to lower the inflammatory process as much as possible Also b12 can help with your fatigue..and learn to pace yourself…that your body cant do what it used to..and the more you ask of it the more you deplete it..there are other supplements for the inflammatory process indicated by your sed rate but I don’t know if you prescribe to that thought or belief so I will leave it there.. Both my husband and I have the same thing..within 10 days of each other, ours was started by a virus and two years later we are still coping and it will not get better.. We are on an approach to chronic illnesss as set out by a dr brown…and included in the link down below JUST A VIRUS is one of the most alarming statements that can be made..it changes the way our immune system reacts.. I hope I am helping…fibro is brought on by injury or so they say as everyone seems to have a physical injury..but what is in the body that starts that reaction???????? If anything your doctor should be prescribing something for you to sleep so that you rest and heal overnight…..do you have great trouble sleeping as that is one of the major patterns of fibro… Always look up the drugs you are given as they themselves can cause symptoms… I know you are probably overwhelmed…it really makes the mind go crazy and to be treated badly just compounds the problem…it will sort itself out the more you talk to the group and the more you research…there are arthritis groups on yahoo also as your problem falls within an arthritic disease. Whether fibro Usually with chronic fatigue you will find that most had Epstein barre virus or mono as a child…again the virus has hit but the body is forever altered.. http://www.ra-infection-connection.com/ is a link to a book that connects these diseases via MYCOPLASMA…you can write to the author as she had trouble being diagnosed…and it says rheumatoid arthritis on the cover but it says other chronic conditions which include the fibro and chronic fatigue One last thought..kathleen turner the actress was just diagnosed with RA and it took her ten years for a diagnosis…you can type her story into a search engine and read about her situation… Sincerely Thank you for the links---will check them out right now. As for the MRI, have not had one for my brain, only my back and I ended up having a panic attack. But, something for me to chew on---I heard that FM or CFS can be brought on by injury? I blew a lumbar disc in 1998, had surgery in 1999 and began having these symptoms in summer 1999 (just 3 months after the surgery). In fact, it was my neurosurgeon who said it was just a virus (in explaining the pain and fatigue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 IN regards to the virus, there is merit to that thinking….the virus is long gone but then sets your immune system into overdrive, or it can. Rheumatic diseases which include fibro can be very hard to diagnose. The clue in your situation is the high sed rate..it is before their very eyes.. That was the only clue they had for me while all other tests came back negative…they thought I had MS, did the MRI and ruled it ou……then two years later was diagnosed with sero negative RA which mimics fibro and fibro.. I would be careful of the medications he prescribed until you have done a bit more investigation.. I went from a neurologist to musculoskeletal specialist. (she was the smartest) then to a rheumatologist and to a sports medicine doctor. It was a long journey of blood tests and confusion but the sed rate was high for a women and yours is high also. That is what they need to address…I don’t believe that MS has a high sed rate reading but MS and RA mimic each other so you could also have some form of inflammatory arthritis..remember there are over 130 types of arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica and fibro are also close Sometimes the doctor could say fibro and you could have two overlapping diseases… Keep talking to the group and they will help you sort it out. Also you may determine you want to keep a pain journal and the days you start new medications and what you feel so that when you see the next specialist you are dealing with more concrete information Also in regards to dietary matters…do you feel worse after you eat red meats….???if you have an inflammatory situation with your high sed rate you want to eat foods that are high in omega 3 oils…fish oils eggs..and yes I know they have a bad rap…but you need the omega 3 oils you want to lower the inflammatory process as much as possible Also b12 can help with your fatigue..and learn to pace yourself…that your body cant do what it used to..and the more you ask of it the more you deplete it..there are other supplements for the inflammatory process indicated by your sed rate but I don’t know if you prescribe to that thought or belief so I will leave it there.. Both my husband and I have the same thing..within 10 days of each other, ours was started by a virus and two years later we are still coping and it will not get better.. We are on an approach to chronic illnesss as set out by a dr brown…and included in the link down below JUST A VIRUS is one of the most alarming statements that can be made..it changes the way our immune system reacts.. I hope I am helping…fibro is brought on by injury or so they say as everyone seems to have a physical injury..but what is in the body that starts that reaction???????? If anything your doctor should be prescribing something for you to sleep so that you rest and heal overnight…..do you have great trouble sleeping as that is one of the major patterns of fibro… Always look up the drugs you are given as they themselves can cause symptoms… I know you are probably overwhelmed…it really makes the mind go crazy and to be treated badly just compounds the problem…it will sort itself out the more you talk to the group and the more you research…there are arthritis groups on yahoo also as your problem falls within an arthritic disease. Whether fibro Usually with chronic fatigue you will find that most had Epstein barre virus or mono as a child…again the virus has hit but the body is forever altered.. http://www.ra-infection-connection.com/ is a link to a book that connects these diseases via MYCOPLASMA…you can write to the author as she had trouble being diagnosed…and it says rheumatoid arthritis on the cover but it says other chronic conditions which include the fibro and chronic fatigue One last thought..kathleen turner the actress was just diagnosed with RA and it took her ten years for a diagnosis…you can type her story into a search engine and read about her situation… Sincerely Thank you for the links---will check them out right now. As for the MRI, have not had one for my brain, only my back and I ended up having a panic attack. But, something for me to chew on---I heard that FM or CFS can be brought on by injury? I blew a lumbar disc in 1998, had surgery in 1999 and began having these symptoms in summer 1999 (just 3 months after the surgery). In fact, it was my neurosurgeon who said it was just a virus (in explaining the pain and fatigue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2002 Report Share Posted June 13, 2002 IN regards to the virus, there is merit to that thinking….the virus is long gone but then sets your immune system into overdrive, or it can. Rheumatic diseases which include fibro can be very hard to diagnose. The clue in your situation is the high sed rate..it is before their very eyes.. That was the only clue they had for me while all other tests came back negative…they thought I had MS, did the MRI and ruled it ou……then two years later was diagnosed with sero negative RA which mimics fibro and fibro.. I would be careful of the medications he prescribed until you have done a bit more investigation.. I went from a neurologist to musculoskeletal specialist. (she was the smartest) then to a rheumatologist and to a sports medicine doctor. It was a long journey of blood tests and confusion but the sed rate was high for a women and yours is high also. That is what they need to address…I don’t believe that MS has a high sed rate reading but MS and RA mimic each other so you could also have some form of inflammatory arthritis..remember there are over 130 types of arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica and fibro are also close Sometimes the doctor could say fibro and you could have two overlapping diseases… Keep talking to the group and they will help you sort it out. Also you may determine you want to keep a pain journal and the days you start new medications and what you feel so that when you see the next specialist you are dealing with more concrete information Also in regards to dietary matters…do you feel worse after you eat red meats….???if you have an inflammatory situation with your high sed rate you want to eat foods that are high in omega 3 oils…fish oils eggs..and yes I know they have a bad rap…but you need the omega 3 oils you want to lower the inflammatory process as much as possible Also b12 can help with your fatigue..and learn to pace yourself…that your body cant do what it used to..and the more you ask of it the more you deplete it..there are other supplements for the inflammatory process indicated by your sed rate but I don’t know if you prescribe to that thought or belief so I will leave it there.. Both my husband and I have the same thing..within 10 days of each other, ours was started by a virus and two years later we are still coping and it will not get better.. We are on an approach to chronic illnesss as set out by a dr brown…and included in the link down below JUST A VIRUS is one of the most alarming statements that can be made..it changes the way our immune system reacts.. I hope I am helping…fibro is brought on by injury or so they say as everyone seems to have a physical injury..but what is in the body that starts that reaction???????? If anything your doctor should be prescribing something for you to sleep so that you rest and heal overnight…..do you have great trouble sleeping as that is one of the major patterns of fibro… Always look up the drugs you are given as they themselves can cause symptoms… I know you are probably overwhelmed…it really makes the mind go crazy and to be treated badly just compounds the problem…it will sort itself out the more you talk to the group and the more you research…there are arthritis groups on yahoo also as your problem falls within an arthritic disease. Whether fibro Usually with chronic fatigue you will find that most had Epstein barre virus or mono as a child…again the virus has hit but the body is forever altered.. http://www.ra-infection-connection.com/ is a link to a book that connects these diseases via MYCOPLASMA…you can write to the author as she had trouble being diagnosed…and it says rheumatoid arthritis on the cover but it says other chronic conditions which include the fibro and chronic fatigue One last thought..kathleen turner the actress was just diagnosed with RA and it took her ten years for a diagnosis…you can type her story into a search engine and read about her situation… Sincerely Thank you for the links---will check them out right now. As for the MRI, have not had one for my brain, only my back and I ended up having a panic attack. But, something for me to chew on---I heard that FM or CFS can be brought on by injury? I blew a lumbar disc in 1998, had surgery in 1999 and began having these symptoms in summer 1999 (just 3 months after the surgery). In fact, it was my neurosurgeon who said it was just a virus (in explaining the pain and fatigue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Dear Friends, Thank you all, oldies & newies; these post have been very imformative (I fogged on that word for several moments--lordy I think I detest the memory loss the most!) and I have copied them in order to finish my " decay " file for the company jerk doctor--Monday 8:15am! LOVE & LIGHT, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Dear Friends, Thank you all, oldies & newies; these post have been very imformative (I fogged on that word for several moments--lordy I think I detest the memory loss the most!) and I have copied them in order to finish my " decay " file for the company jerk doctor--Monday 8:15am! LOVE & LIGHT, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 Dear Friends, Thank you all, oldies & newies; these post have been very imformative (I fogged on that word for several moments--lordy I think I detest the memory loss the most!) and I have copied them in order to finish my " decay " file for the company jerk doctor--Monday 8:15am! LOVE & LIGHT, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 ~ A work injury brought on my fibro & fms. I a suffered from a severe right shoulder sprain while working at a hospital. 11 months later I was told I had fibro. Oh, well. Well, everyone have a good weekend!!! ~ --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 ~ A work injury brought on my fibro & fms. I a suffered from a severe right shoulder sprain while working at a hospital. 11 months later I was told I had fibro. Oh, well. Well, everyone have a good weekend!!! ~ --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2002 Report Share Posted June 14, 2002 ~ A work injury brought on my fibro & fms. I a suffered from a severe right shoulder sprain while working at a hospital. 11 months later I was told I had fibro. Oh, well. Well, everyone have a good weekend!!! ~ --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 , I understand exactly what you are going through! Not only do I have my family but we also have 11 parrots that need constant care. I'm not much help at all. About the meds, I probably wouldn't tell anyone what I was taking. Really, if you think about it, it really isn't any of their business, LOL! We do what we have to do and if it works we don't have to feel guilty about it. So much has been written about people with chronic pain not getting addicted to opiods. Even if one does, it is easy to get off, just by decreasing the dosage. I took 75 mg of ultracet last night and woke up with a terrible headache. Felt like I had a hangover. I did sleep a little better tho. Only woke up when I had to turn over. Here's wishing everyone a painless (or less painful) day!! Hugs, Sherri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 , I understand exactly what you are going through! Not only do I have my family but we also have 11 parrots that need constant care. I'm not much help at all. About the meds, I probably wouldn't tell anyone what I was taking. Really, if you think about it, it really isn't any of their business, LOL! We do what we have to do and if it works we don't have to feel guilty about it. So much has been written about people with chronic pain not getting addicted to opiods. Even if one does, it is easy to get off, just by decreasing the dosage. I took 75 mg of ultracet last night and woke up with a terrible headache. Felt like I had a hangover. I did sleep a little better tho. Only woke up when I had to turn over. Here's wishing everyone a painless (or less painful) day!! Hugs, Sherri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2002 Report Share Posted June 26, 2002 , I understand exactly what you are going through! Not only do I have my family but we also have 11 parrots that need constant care. I'm not much help at all. About the meds, I probably wouldn't tell anyone what I was taking. Really, if you think about it, it really isn't any of their business, LOL! We do what we have to do and if it works we don't have to feel guilty about it. So much has been written about people with chronic pain not getting addicted to opiods. Even if one does, it is easy to get off, just by decreasing the dosage. I took 75 mg of ultracet last night and woke up with a terrible headache. Felt like I had a hangover. I did sleep a little better tho. Only woke up when I had to turn over. Here's wishing everyone a painless (or less painful) day!! Hugs, Sherri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 Georgia Well honestly I haven't been handling the hypo well, I was only diagnosed a few weeks ago and my Dr. just told me to eat frequently,exercise, and avoid sugar. So since I know nothing about hypo I have been reading everything I can on the web, I joined a yahoo group to get info and I have been trying to write down all the things I eat/drink and how I feel to try and avoid triggers in the future. But there are a few things that I know are triggers that I am going to have a problem giving up like caffeine, the occasional glass of wine or beer,etc. I just want to get healthy already. The weight thing is an issue too since I just lost 30 lbs and had finally gotten control of my eating and cholesterol and now I have to eat all the time and I am already gaining. So If you have any pointers for me regarding the hypo, or fibro please share them Thanks For It is interesting that you have hypoglycemia with the fibro, as I do also. What a royal pain this is! I have to eat every two hours whether I am hungary or not and it has caused me to gain all kind of weight. How do you handle the hypo? Georgia Marhefka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 Georgia Well honestly I haven't been handling the hypo well, I was only diagnosed a few weeks ago and my Dr. just told me to eat frequently,exercise, and avoid sugar. So since I know nothing about hypo I have been reading everything I can on the web, I joined a yahoo group to get info and I have been trying to write down all the things I eat/drink and how I feel to try and avoid triggers in the future. But there are a few things that I know are triggers that I am going to have a problem giving up like caffeine, the occasional glass of wine or beer,etc. I just want to get healthy already. The weight thing is an issue too since I just lost 30 lbs and had finally gotten control of my eating and cholesterol and now I have to eat all the time and I am already gaining. So If you have any pointers for me regarding the hypo, or fibro please share them Thanks For It is interesting that you have hypoglycemia with the fibro, as I do also. What a royal pain this is! I have to eat every two hours whether I am hungary or not and it has caused me to gain all kind of weight. How do you handle the hypo? Georgia Marhefka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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