What is Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS or Fibro) is a debilitating chronic syndrome (constellation of signs and symptoms) characterized by diffuse or specific muscle, joint, or bone pain, fatigue...

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Everyone should do this...we'll learn alot about each other. I'll start.



A - Age: 28

B - Bed size: Twin

C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the cat box! I swear my cat is ordering spicy Mexican food when I'm not home!

D - Dogs' names: Maggie. I've also had Gizmo, Sparky and Philly...but they are off playing in heaven

E - Essential start your day item: Lortab.

F - Favourite colour: Depends on the situation. Right now it's a toss between a Merlot red and a sea glass green

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'2

I - Instruments you play: Uhhh....I don't.

J - Job title: sales associate. Although my personal title is "store kicking post"

K - Kid(s): No biological ones...but I have my kitties and Maggie to keep me busy.

L - Living arrangements: I live in my own apartment in a not so scenic area of Orlando...but it's honestly not as bad as some may think...you just need to keep your eyes open and keep to yourself.

M - Mom's name: Rosemary

N - Nicknames: Uhh...Mare mostly. I used to be called Cute Tomato and Marioochi....

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: For myself, an allergic reaction to penicillan. I spent a few nights taking care of my brother when he was sick.

P - Pet Peeve: I have a few. Bad parenting drives me batty. Voluntary stupidity. Cruelty in any form. Backstabbing. Fakeness. Being stalked by fireants....

Q - Quote from a movie: "KHHAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!!"

R - Right or left handed: For writing, right handed. Driving, left (radio with right)

S - Siblings: I brother, older, deceased.

T - Time you wake up: Whenever unless I have my alarm set for work. I've learned the last few months that if my body says "We need to sleep", then we need to sleep.

U - Underwear: lol just regular panties, thanks.

V - Vegetable you dislike: Turnips! YUCK!

W - Ways you run late: alarm issues, bus problems...

X - X-rays you've had: Hmm...I've had my upper chest done a few times...my torso...my back quite a few times and my arm...I think that's it.

Y - Yummy food you make: uhh does it count if I push the buttons on the microwave?

Z - Zoo favorite: Depends on if I can pet them. I like giraffes.
Posted on 05/10/09, 09:05 pm
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Reply #1 - 05/10/09  11:19pm
" A - Age: 57 (ouch)

B - Bed size: Q

C - Chore you hate: matching socks when they come out of the dryer

D - Dogs' names: Blake (golden retriever) and Charlie(german shepherd)

E - Essential start your day item: COFFEE, fully loaded. And brushing my teeth.

F - Favourite colour: PERIWINKLE (It's so much fun saying it)

G - Gold or Silver: white gold

H - Height: 5'2

I - Instruments you play: Uhhh....I don't.

J - Job title: unemployed

K - Kid(s): grown, 1 boy 1 girl

L - Living arrangements: own my home, my college student daughter lives w/me (financial reasons)

M - Mom's name: Mary Frances (Happy Moms Day, Mama)

N - Nicknames: Mama A, Sharonski

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Asthma attack, hernia surgery, alergic reaction to medication.

P - Pet Peeve: Drivers who swing left to turn right.

Q - Quote from a movie: "Have you seen my stapler?"

R - Right or left handed: R

S - Siblings: none, ever

T - Time you wake up: Every three hours, it's been a real problem for many years

U - Underwear: lol, yes! (most of the time)

V - Vegetable you dislike: Cooked spinach (sorry Popeye)

W - Ways you run late: need extra coffee

X - X-rays you've had: Jaw, wrist, shoulder, ankle, foot, lungs, knees, (RA and fibro, and a few broken bones)

Y - Yummy food you make: I get requests for my spaghetti and sloppy joes.

Z - Zoo favorite: Polar bears, black bears, brown bears, koala bears, mama bears, papa bears, baby bears, teddy bears!! "
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Reply #2 - 05/10/09  11:21pm
" OOPs, I forgot, Gummi bears... LOL, that was fun. Thanks Mary! "
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Reply #3 - 05/23/09  6:57pm
" A-Age: aren't you a cheek!

B-Bed size: fit for a Queen

C-chore I hate: doing dishes( I hate them all)

D-Dog's names: wolfeee and Habib

E- Essential start your day item: chocolate(off a diet)
oatmeal(on a diet)

F- Favorite color: Robin Egg Blue

G-Gold or silver: Gold but wear silver(more of a diamonds
and pearl girl)

H-Height: 5'9"

I-Instruments I play: Piano as a child that's it

J-Job title: Jill of all trades

K-Kids: None, boo hoo

L-Living arrangements: Private

M-Moms' name: Private

N-Nicknames: L.L. Bean Queen, Big Bird,Twigit

O-Overnight Hospital stay: Hahaha Read "Girl Interrupted",
otherwise no stays

P-Pet Peeve: People who name their pets PEEVE

Q-Quote from a movie: "My GOD, THIS is JUST TOO MUCH"

R-:Right handed but started as left

S- Siblings: Private

T- Time you wake up: 5:30am

U- Underwear(women call it underwear and men call it panties)

V- Vegetable you dislike: squash, zucchini, red peppers

W- Ways you run late: I am early

X- X-rays you have had: Several brain scans for head injuries,
several scans for OA(OsteoArthritis, and Fibromyalgia, and
Condromalacia Patellae, and Pneumonia/Bronchitis

Y- Yummy food you make: Brownies

Z-Zoo Favorites: Panda Bears,Seals,Otters,Oranguatangs "
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Reply #4 - 05/23/09  8:05pm
" A - Age: 45

B - Bed size: King

C - Chore you hate: Dusting

D - Dogs' names: Snoman, Abigail and my First furgrandbaby Loki {Tashas Doggie, See avatar}

E - Essential start your day item: Coffee & Quiet

F - Favourite colour: Green

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'3

I - Instruments you play: Most wind intruments, Piano...

J - Job title: Extractor

K - Kid(s): Tasha {28}..Jonathan {27}..Joshua {25}

L - Living arrangements: in own home

M - Mom's name: Clarice

N - Nicknames: Bonzia, Bon Bon, Bonita, Bonnie Bin Ladin, Bon Monster, and few Other Choice "B Words"

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Stent Placement, 2004

P - Pet Peeve: Rudeness, bad parenting, people talking on Cell Phones loudly..

Q - Quote from a movie:

R - Right or left handed: For writing, right handed. Driving, left

S - Siblings: 1 Older brother, 2 older Sisters

T - Time you wake up: 5am {usually}

U - Underwear: No TY !!

V - Vegetable you dislike:very few..but am sure I have not tried them all yet

W - Ways you run late: someone elses fault, I am always Early !

X - X-rays you've had: pretty much everywhere

Y - Yummy food you make: Chops & Garlic Mashed...

Z - Zoo favorite: Big sleepy bears...I just wanna crawl in the cage and curl up with them...sigh "
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Reply #5 - 05/25/09  9:34pm
" A - Age - 52 almost 53

B - Bed size Full

C - Chore you hate: vacuuming/dusting

D - Dog's names: Hannah (Bisenji/Australian Shepherd and Abby (black Labrador Retreiver

E - Essential start your day item: Chocolate milk

F - Favorite color - Blue any shade

G - Gold or Silver - Silver

H - Height: 5'4"

I - Instruments you play: piano

J - Job title - retired

K - Kids 0

L - living arrangements: live with parents

M - Mom's name: Frances Lee

N - Nickname: Smiley

O - Overnight hospital stay other than giving birth: Intense pain after undergoing right and left shoulder surgery

P - Pet peeves: any person tossing out trash such as the street, sidewalk

Q - Quote from a movie: "I don't give a damm, Scarlet"

R - Right or left handed - Eat with my left and right with my right

S - Siblings: 1 Brother

T - Time you wake up: 5:30 a.m. daily

U - Underwear: yes all of the time

V - Vegetable you dislike: Beets

W - Ways you run late: Forget a book to read etc.

X - X-rays you've had: Right Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Knee, Left Knee, Mouth, Spine, Jaws

Y - Yummy food you make: Brownies

Z - Zoo favorite: Monkeys, giraffes, hippos, birds "
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Reply #6 - 07/03/09  4:44am
" A - Age: 57

B - Bed size: K

C - Chore you hate: ironing

D - Dogs' names: Cannoli

E - Essential start your day item: bottled water

F - Favourite colour: purple

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'5"

I - Instruments you play: kazoo

J - Job title: unhappily unemployed

K - Kid(s): 12 nieces and nephews

L - Living arrangements: live with a caregive mother

M - Mom's name: Sara

N - Nicknames: Cackle, Aunt Yaya

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: biopsy, cancer treatments, kidney failure, bels palsy (they thought it was a stroke), etc.

P - Pet Peeve: can't handle dirty finger nails

Q - Quote from a movie: What we have here is a failure to communicate

R - Right or left handed: R

S - Siblings: 3 sisters & 1 brother.....all younger

T - Time you wake up: every couple of hours.....sucks

U - Underwear: yep

V - Vegetable you dislike: beets (are beets veges?)

W - Ways you run late: trying to keep Cannoli from following me out the door - boy is she fast!

X - X-rays you've had: chest, teeth, ankle

Y - Yummy food you make: macaroni and chopped meat

Z - Zoo favorite: San Diego Zoo is awesome "
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Reply #7 - 10/23/09  4:54am
" A - Age: 19

B - Bed size: Twin

C - Chore you hate: changing my mouse's bedding

D - Dogs' names: JD

E - Essential start your day item: Klonopin.

F - Favourite colour: mmmm Red

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'9 possibly 5'10"

I - Instruments you play: Played flute for 5 years, did percussion in band for a year.

J - Job title: none. I'm a student "taking some time off:"

K - Kid(s): No human ones but my mouse and dog and the cats have all been children to me.

L - Living arrangements: A studio apartment that i rent from my parents.

M - Mom's name: Elizabeth

N - Nicknames: Uhh...Lots of them but I don't care to share (the list includes the likes of "ooie-booie")

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: appendicitis plus some trips to the psych-ward

P - Pet Peeve: hypocrites, people jumping to conclusions, and denial to name a few

Q - Quote from a movie: "Eventually they all got out- even Lisa" that might not be the right wording, it's from the end of Girl, Interrupted.

R - Right or left handed: For writing, right handed. for reading, left (it's a little complicated but I read left handed)

S - Siblings: 1 brother, older

T - Time you wake up: Whenever unless I have like a doctor appointment in the morning.

U - Underwear: lol just regular panties, thanks. I own some fancier stuff but don't usually wear it.

V - Vegetable you dislike: tomatoes- they make me gag

W - Ways you run late: I get around using public transportation. "nough said.

X - X-rays you've had: Hmm... legs, chest, lower spine, foot, and, um, I think that's it.

Y - Yummy food you make: I don't really like food too much- raw cookie dough I guess.

Z - Zoo favorite: I just love the zoo period. Although I really love aquariums. "
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Reply #8 - 10/23/09  8:22am
" A - Age: 39

B - Bed size: Queen

C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming

D - Dogs' names: Rex

E - Essential start your day item: Coffee

F - Favourite colour: Blue

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'10"

I - Instruments you play: Piano (not for a while though)

J - Job title: none. Husbands book keeper

K - Kid(s): None of my own - Stepchildren

L - Living arrangements:House

M - Mom's name: Barbara

N - Nicknames: Jo

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: appendicitis,Hysterecomy, tonsils

P - Pet Peeve: Bad manners

Q - Quote from a movie:

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: 1 brother, younger

T - Time you wake up: Usually 6am for hubbys work

U - Underwear:comfortable

V - Vegetable you dislike: brussel sprouts!!

W - Ways you run late: one of those days we all know

X - X-rays you've had:most places

Y - Yummy food you make:anything quick and easy

Z - Zoo favorite:Steve Irwins Australia zoo "
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Reply #9 - 10/23/09  11:56pm
" A - Age: 54 (42 when I got sick)

B - Bed size: Q

C - Chore you hate: Dishes, bathroom

D - Dogs' names: Rocky and Lizzy (English Bull Dog) Sheba (German Sheppard)

E - Essential start your day item: Norco, coffee, cig

F - Favourite colour: Depends on the situation. Right now it's a toss between a Merlot and Chardonnay

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'9

I - Instruments you play: Viola (used to anyway)

J - Job title: I’ve had many over the years. Most recent Install Base Administrator

K - Kid(s): 1 daughter 32. 1 stepdaughter 35

L - Living arrangements: I live in my own condo

M - Mom's name: Jacqueline

N - Nicknames: T

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsils at 9, Hysterectomy at 28. Allergic reaction to Voltarin landed me in hospital for 3 weeks.

P - Pet Peeve: Ignorance

Q - Quote from a movie: can’t remember any….

R - Right or left handed: right

S - Siblings: 2 older sisters, 2 younger brothers. 2 younger half brothers. 1 younger half sister. 3 step-siblings

T - Time you wake up: Whenever the pain wakes me

U - Underwear: I used to be a thong girl, but now I wear cotton panties

V - Vegetable you dislike: Green bell peppers

W - Ways you run late: Not sleeping the night before. IBS

X - X-rays you've had: I’ve had every part of my body x-rayed

Y - Yummy food you make: I love to cook and everyone loves my food. I don’t cook deserts though.

Z - Zoo favorite: I love to watch the antics of the monkeys "
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Reply #10 - 10/24/09  10:24am
" A - Age: 45

B - Bed size: Cali King

C - Chore you hate: Dusting

D - Dogs' names: Snoman & Abigail

E - Essential start your day item: Coffee

F - Favourite colour: Deep dark Purple, dusty shades of green

G - Gold or Silver: silver

H - Height: 5'3"

I - Instruments you play: Piano, Sax. base Clarinet, Clarinet

J - Job title: sales associate. Truck Driver, Bartender, Construction worker

K - Kid(s): 3 Kids...all mid 20s...2 Dogs & 1 Cat

L - Living arrangements: Live with Hubby and our Fur babies...on the edge of town

M - Mom's name: Clarice

N - Nicknames: Bonsai, Bon Bon, Boni Bin Ladin {LiL,terrorist}, Bon Monster, and a Few "other" choice "B" Words.

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: plenty of times...hate Hospitals !

P - Pet Peeve: I have a few. Bad parenting drives me batty. Voluntary stupidity. Cruelty in any form. Backstabbing. Fake People
{I just left your answer...matched mine perfectly !}

Q - Quote from a movie:

R - Right or left handed: For writing, right handed. Driving, left (radio with right) {Me Too !!{ Weird} !!

S - Siblings: I brother, 2 Sisters {all older {Ha Ha !!}

T - Time you wake up: around 5;30 AM

U - Underwear: what are THOSE ??

V - Vegetable you dislike: very few, and I will usually eat em anyway

W - Ways you run late: I don't...I hate being late, I am usually WAY early..

X - X-rays you've had: chest, abdomin, legs, hips..

Y - Yummy food you make: Honey/Pecan pork chops...OMG they are GOOD !

Z - Zoo favorite: Bears "

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