Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 Hi Pat! this is a great group...so far I have only lurked a bit, but the support here is unbelievable!! Welcome! R > Hi, > > My name is (Pat) and I am a new member to the group...thanks > for inviting me! I am almost 49 years old and live in Newark, Delaware. I > am married and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I teach high school > English and 7th grade math at a local Christian school. > > I feel that I have had FM for a number of years but am just currently being > diagnosed. I have ~90% of the symptoms and the pain varies in intensity but > is almost always there. I currently take Ambien and Trazedone for sleep, > guafeniscen for overall symptoms and Vioxx for osteoarthritis. I also take > Synthroid, Glucophage, Zestoretic, Allegra, and 2 types of inhalers. I > occasionally take Bentyl for stomach spasms and Vicodan for pain. > > I know that one of my biggest problems is lack of exercise but I am always so > sore and so tired that I never truly get started on a regimen and stick with > it. I am also seriously overweight. My doctor has strongly recommended > water exercises but it is just finding the facilities and the money to make > it happen. > > I am looking forward to making a lot of friendships here, and learning much > to help in the management of my FM. I also am here for support for > others....so email me any time! > > Hugs, > Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 > > >My name is (Pat) and I am a new member to the group...thanks >for inviting me! I am almost 49 years old and live in Newark, Delaware. I >am married and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I teach high school >English and 7th grade math at a local Christian school. Hi Pat, Welcome! This is really a good group--you'll find lot's of moral support, tips and advice, and nuggets of information that should make your life much easier. Since I've joined, I don't know how many little tricks I've learned and not feeling alone is wonderful. Speaking of tips... how on earth do you manage to find the energy to teach high school English and math? Not to mention be there for 3 children and 2 grandchildren? I'm floundering trying to do about half that! About exercise: there is a book out called Fibromyalgia, Simple Relief through Movement by Stacie L. Bigelow, M.A. that you might find useful. It has a very gentle approach, taking into consideration the fact that sometimes exercise can actually make fibromyalgia worse. Again, welcome, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 > > >My name is (Pat) and I am a new member to the group...thanks >for inviting me! I am almost 49 years old and live in Newark, Delaware. I >am married and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I teach high school >English and 7th grade math at a local Christian school. Hi Pat, Welcome! This is really a good group--you'll find lot's of moral support, tips and advice, and nuggets of information that should make your life much easier. Since I've joined, I don't know how many little tricks I've learned and not feeling alone is wonderful. Speaking of tips... how on earth do you manage to find the energy to teach high school English and math? Not to mention be there for 3 children and 2 grandchildren? I'm floundering trying to do about half that! About exercise: there is a book out called Fibromyalgia, Simple Relief through Movement by Stacie L. Bigelow, M.A. that you might find useful. It has a very gentle approach, taking into consideration the fact that sometimes exercise can actually make fibromyalgia worse. Again, welcome, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 I am new also. Pat, abd welcome you very much to this helpful and interesting group. I feel that there is plenty of sharing of valuable inforrmation and I hope you will like it here. Best of luck from Janet Gruhn Margaret Dienelt margd@...> wrote: > > >My name is (Pat) and I am a new member to the group...thanks >for inviting me! I am almost 49 years old and live in Newark, Delaware. I >am married and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I teach high school >English and 7th grade math at a local Christian school. Hi Pat, Welcome! This is really a good group--you'll find lot's of moral support, tips and advice, and nuggets of information that should make your life much easier. Since I've joined, I don't know how many little tricks I've learned and not feeling alone is wonderful. Speaking of tips... how on earth do you manage to find the energy to teach high school English and math? Not to mention be there for 3 children and 2 grandchildren? I'm floundering trying to do about half that! About exercise: there is a book out called Fibromyalgia, Simple Relief through Movement by Stacie L. Bigelow, M.A. that you might find useful. It has a very gentle approach, taking into consideration the fact that sometimes exercise can actually make fibromyalgia worse. Again, welcome, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 I am new also. Pat, abd welcome you very much to this helpful and interesting group. I feel that there is plenty of sharing of valuable inforrmation and I hope you will like it here. Best of luck from Janet Gruhn Margaret Dienelt margd@...> wrote: > > >My name is (Pat) and I am a new member to the group...thanks >for inviting me! I am almost 49 years old and live in Newark, Delaware. I >am married and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. I teach high school >English and 7th grade math at a local Christian school. Hi Pat, Welcome! This is really a good group--you'll find lot's of moral support, tips and advice, and nuggets of information that should make your life much easier. Since I've joined, I don't know how many little tricks I've learned and not feeling alone is wonderful. Speaking of tips... how on earth do you manage to find the energy to teach high school English and math? Not to mention be there for 3 children and 2 grandchildren? I'm floundering trying to do about half that! About exercise: there is a book out called Fibromyalgia, Simple Relief through Movement by Stacie L. Bigelow, M.A. that you might find useful. It has a very gentle approach, taking into consideration the fact that sometimes exercise can actually make fibromyalgia worse. Again, welcome, Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 In a message dated 8/2/02 10:53:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jgruhn2000@... writes: > Hi Pat, > Welcome! This is really a good group--you'll find lot's of moral > support, tips and advice, and nuggets of information that should > make your life much easier. Since I've joined, I don't know how many > little tricks I've learned and not feeling alone is wonderful. > Speaking of tips... how on earth do you manage to find the energy to > teach high school English and math? Not to mention be there for 3 > children and 2 grandchildren? I'm floundering trying to do about > half that! > > About exercise: there is a book out called Fibromyalgia, Simple > Relief through Movement by Stacie L. Bigelow, M.A. that you might > find useful. It has a very gentle approach, taking into > consideration the fact that sometimes exercise can actually make > fibromyalgia worse. > > Again, welcome, > Margaret > Thanks Margaret. I will check out the book! My children are grown...youngest is 20 and in college....my grandchildren live about an hour and a half away so when we see them they are here for the whole weekend and I am pooped but loving it....my hubby is a very " young " and active age 54 and does most of the physically demanding stuff with them. Take care! Hugs, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2002 Report Share Posted August 3, 2002 In a message dated 8/2/02 10:53:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jgruhn2000@... writes: > Hi Pat, > Welcome! This is really a good group--you'll find lot's of moral > support, tips and advice, and nuggets of information that should > make your life much easier. Since I've joined, I don't know how many > little tricks I've learned and not feeling alone is wonderful. > Speaking of tips... how on earth do you manage to find the energy to > teach high school English and math? Not to mention be there for 3 > children and 2 grandchildren? I'm floundering trying to do about > half that! > > About exercise: there is a book out called Fibromyalgia, Simple > Relief through Movement by Stacie L. Bigelow, M.A. that you might > find useful. It has a very gentle approach, taking into > consideration the fact that sometimes exercise can actually make > fibromyalgia worse. > > Again, welcome, > Margaret > Thanks Margaret. I will check out the book! My children are grown...youngest is 20 and in college....my grandchildren live about an hour and a half away so when we see them they are here for the whole weekend and I am pooped but loving it....my hubby is a very " young " and active age 54 and does most of the physically demanding stuff with them. Take care! Hugs, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Hello June, Welcome to the group. I think caring for animals keeps quite a few of us going. ~Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Hello June, Welcome to the group. I think caring for animals keeps quite a few of us going. ~Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Hello June, Welcome to the group. I think caring for animals keeps quite a few of us going. ~Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Although Jackie knows all about me (we've been friends for years) she suggested we sent intros for those who don't know us. I am a 60 year old (last month) mom of two VERY grown children ages 38 and 41. I am the proud gramma to 8 grandkids ages 7 to 24. I share a home with my son, his wife and their four kids ages 8, 13, 15 and 16. My other grandkids live 5 miles away with my daughter and their dad. Those kids are 7, 11, 21, 24. Whew... that's a lot of ages to throw out at'cha. lolI was dxed with Transverse Myelitis (where I first met Jackie) in 97. Then dxed with MS in 98. I was working at CPS in a job I dearly loved. But my cognitive "upset" got the best of me and I had to go on disability. I tried working through the "cognitive upset" but my job was very detailed and involved a lot of legal work. I just couldn't function at my job any longer:( Since "retiring" I moved to the mountains, then to Alaska for one last adventure, then back to my mountains in Arizona. In 2002 I had a very serious car wreck and nearly died. I broke my neck, collapsed lung, broke all right posterior ribs, had a variety of gashes and was actually scalped. The trauma team stapled my head back together and I floated from life to death for days. I lived through it and have spent the years since being thankful for my life and am still recovering. Life is good! (better than the alternative:)I live off-grid with our power coming from our solar panels and wind generator. I have a good sized flock of chickens and ducks. I enjoy going out to the poultry in the spring/summer/fall mornings to feed them out of my hand. Winter is a no-go for me usually because of the ice and snow. I don't walk well anytime but especially not on ice/snow. We have a large organic vegetable garden that isn't doing well this year. Warm weather was late coming this year and the wind was awful (the plants don't like the wind).I enjoy genealogy research. I like to spend time with my grandkids. I like to read and I like to save money with coupons. I enjoy watching the news or listening to the radio. That's me in a nutshell. (emphasis on NUT:)hugs SharonThis email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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