Guest guest Posted May 4, 2002 Report Share Posted May 4, 2002 Age range: 58 Male/female: male, wife is one with Fibromyalgia What are the symptoms? acute pain, chronic pain, muscle spasms, tendonitis, tingling in fingers and feet, headaches Has you illness been diagnosed? was in 1995 How long did you suffer before you got help? 8+ years Is there a time that you can remember when it started? after a back injury in 1991 Some of us have found lack of exercise we are overweight. Have you found this to be a problem also? have lost weight due to loss of appetite Are you on disability? technically, but have not gotten on disability If you are any pointers for others trying to get on disability? haven't a clue What have you found that helps ease the pain, warm baths, medications etc.? Baclofin, Neurontin, Xanex, Trazadone, Hydrocodone, but these only help at times Do you have sleep problems? How do you deal with it? Trazadone helps sometimes Do you have family that understands your illness? husband yes, but NO ONE else! Some have found certain foods causes problems with CFS or Fibro, have you? refined sugar, we think What type of Doctor have you found that has helped you the most? haven't a clue! _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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