Re: Sherri/

May 27, 2002

I am so sorry to hear about all of this. I am lucky in that I didn't start

any of this until my early thirties. Up until then I was very healthy

(except for smoking, shhhhhh) I used to ride my bike and take hikes ALL the

time, even in the winter. Those were the days...

Sherri

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> Hi Sherri,

> Well, I do have a history of autoimmune disease. I had polymyositis in my

> early 20's, which is " incurable " and relatively rare muscle disease. I went

> into remission and considered myself in great shape and quite healthy for the

> next 25 years. I'm now 48. I've also had eczema as a kid and still have

> problems with some rashes now and then. Also have Raynaud's. A couple years

> ago, while doing my regular walking and Nordic Tracking, I noticed I began

> having trouble with stamina and also fatigue. Just prior to this I had

> started Celexa (antidepressant) for perimenopause symptoms, and my husband I

> and I were temporarily separated for 4 months. (that IS traumatic, but I

> really didn't go " downhill " until after we were back together, happily). I

> developed some muscle weakness, sciatica, low back pain, hip pain, and

> exercise intolerance, to name a few things. Specialists decided I was not

> having a flare of the muscle disease, which I thought I was. Felt the same

> way as I did back then! Things have been up and down since. I am sleeping

> well and a lot. Take naps many days. I try to keep up with some exercise, but

> am weaker than I used to be. Some signs point to autoimmune/rheumatoid

> problems, but a rheumatologist DX'd me with fibro last Aug. I haven't been

> back to him since last Oct. The only things I can come up with re: my

> deteriorating health have been- the antidepressants, possibly getting the

> Lymerix vaccination prior to health problems (it has been pulled off market),

> I had my first root canal, and heading for menopause. My allergies have

> worsened, at times I have joint pain in symmetrical joints. My upper legs and

> hips bother me a great deal! I keep researching, and hoping....... I am not a

> happy camper with this

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