Okay, I just rejoined this website (my last post was in 2004 - WLS was in 2000). This is my first "new" post....

Just could NOT pass up this quote! I had to say that I don't care HOW MUCH pain I am in (I am detoxing so that I can increase pain med effectiveness in the future), I am RIPPIN OUT THE YUDU and making me a Tee shirt with this quote on it! 

Hell, I'm making SEVEN so I have one for evey day of the week! 

Smiles,
Courtney

Sorry you are having a bad day, we're all entitled to them don't worry. Pain is such a subjective thing, we all react differently. I know a gal with MS who rarely complained and I've known people who pulled a muscle that complain like it was broken. I have  pretty high tolerance for pain but only short term pain, when it comes to the never ending pain of fibro I get very frustrated. I have also found if I can do some meditation or just drift off and relax it helps the pain. It's not totally gone by any means but the more stressed and tense I become the worse the pain is. I guess I'm just trying to say what is nothing to one person is debilitating to another. You know you can always come here, we loves ya!

I was in the chat room.  We were talking about pain meds, someone asked why I was on them.  I told them CFIDS/FM.  One lovely person said she had MS.  She said it was more painful the CFIDS/FM and that she would be in a wheelchair sooner.  OH REALLY?  She had MS for a whole year. 

I didn't tell her than I have already been in a wheelchair and had been ill for 14 1/2 years.  At least MS has a clearer prognosis and treatment plan.

I don't mean to suggest, for a second, that MS isn't debilitating and awful.  But, what a put down!

Of course, this is a very difficult day for me and I feel rotten.  Sorry to be such a pill.  But, I needed to get this off my chest.

Thanks for your support.

I am pretty sure that I have had Fibromyalgia for a couple years now, but need a true diagnosis. My insurance changed this month and unfortunately I need to find a new dr. in Houston, Katy, Richmond, or Cypress TX that treats Fibromyalgia and recognizes it as a legitimate disease and possibly its connection with obesity surgery.    I had the RYN in 2000, lost 150lbs, but have gained about 100lb back. My insurance won’t consider a revision right now since I only have one co-morbity and I have not been over weight for at least 5 years – I’m going to have to wait until 2012. ..dumb, dumb, dumb…but anyway…..   I have been treated since 2008 for Restless Leg Syndrome, and can not take any of the RLS meds currently on the market – I have crazy side effects/reactions. So I’ve been on 60mg of Cymbalta – in the morning and 1200mg of Neuontin, 3mg Lunesta, 3 – 25mg of over the counter sleep meds, 2 Tylenol, and a super hot bath at night to help me sleep (this ****tail is not working any more). I still toss and turn, have night sweats, and although the body pain has subsided substantially since starting Cymbalta, the RLS is just as bad, if not worse. I’m at wits end. Any advice would be soooo appreciated.   Thanks all!

I deal with Chronic pain including fibro. I've found that the exercise that works best for me is working out in the water. It's less impact on your body yet you can get the same work out as inside a gym. I try to make sure I'm in at least chest deep water so when I'm moving around I'm making sure there's as little impact on my body as possible. Water Aerobics is fun or you can do your own thing. It also keeps your Blood pressure from being to high while you're working out. It's been the ONLY thing I've been able to do as far as working out.