Progress
20 %
Goal End Date is Mar 18, 08 617 days ago.
Current Weight (Lbs)
175
marsharebel 
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About Me
marsharebel
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About Me
Disabled/retired for the last 7 years, I have 2 cats (here's one of them) who keep me company and provide terrific distraction from my pain and other assorted symptoms. I am an artist who works in wood, ceramics and my garden. I am a political progressive who supports freedom of speech and the pursuit of happiness. I have a sister and brother who have FMS. My mother, who died 2 years ago also had it. I am a voracious reader and film buff.
Disabled/retired for the last 7 years, I have 2 cats (here's one of them) who keep me company and provide terrific distraction from my pain and other assorted symptoms. I am an artist who works in wood, ceramics and my garden. I am a political progressive who supports freedom of speech and the pursuit of happiness. I have a sister and brother who have FMS. My mother, who died 2 years ago also had it. I am a voracious reader and film buff.
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Ray of Sunshine
Agressive rest. That's funny! I get it.
Thanks.
Moment of Peace
i hope u feel better
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thank you for your advice on the fibro board,...I know the quicker I get up and move the quicker I will be out of the hospital...I cant do lifting and bending and alot for awhile...but those little movements are going to be the key for quick recovery...hugs
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A hug back to you for Valentine's Day!
I’m With You
I love my cats too. When I feel really bad and can not get out of bed my orange cat named Tony lays with me. I lay there listening to him purr. It relaxes me. Happy Valentines. Mary
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Close Fibromyalgia
Treatments
- Acupressure Not Working
- Caused additional pain, discontinued the treatments
- Acupuncture Not Working
- MUCH more pain after treatments
- Aqua Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- Can only use hand-held showerhead due to other conditions being aggravated (rosacia)
- Cyclobenzaprine Not Working
- Elavil Not Working
- Guaifenesin Not Working
- TENS Not Working
- I couldn't STAND to have even the lightest level of electricity applied. Hurt when applied, hurt HORRIBLY after.
- Ultram Working / Worked
- This saves my life. I had to jump through some hoops to get my HMO to pay for it. Of course, there is the constipation, but worth it.
- Vitamin B12 Not Working
- Didn't notice any change, good or bad.
- Clonazepam Working / Worked
- This is a wonder drug for helping me get some decent sleep. I wouldn't take it and try to drive and I love ago gave up alcohol. You'd be in big danger to take this and drink.
- Stretching Working / Worked
- The only exercise I can do without pain. In fact, this can help me work out the tense, painful areas. MUST BE DONE CAREFULLY...EASY DOES IT.
Close Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
My condition is likely connected in some way to the fibromyalgia I also have. Mother had this too and was one of the first people in the country to be treated with DMSO.
Treatments
Open Obesity
Treatments
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- Over the years I have eliminated more and more foods. I guess it's working, although I have continued to put on weight because of other issues (fibromyalgia). If I still ate fat and sodas, I guess I'd be as big as a house.
- Cycling Working / Worked
- Did work, but can't bike anymore because of other illness
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- Worked when I could work out. Can't any longer because of fibromyalgia. Don't know where to go now. Current diet looks like an eating disorder and I'm still fat.
Open Sexual Abuse
I endured a medical procedure during childhood that is no longer performed because of the reactions of the girls who had this done. My research tells me that almost no male children had it done.
Treatments
- Art Working / Worked
- gardening, ceramics, drawing, quilting. Anything to keep my hands busy really. I also have fibromyalgia so can't do any of these for very long due to pain created.
- Music Working / Worked
- I like listening to sound effects to calm down, like waves on the shore (my favorite) or rain. Any kind of tones are helpful. I sometimes use a gong as a meditation aid.
- Talking Working / Worked
- My sister and I both endured these same abuses and talking to each other and supporting the memories is very helpful. Makes me feel less crazy.
- \"The Courage To Heal\" Working / Worked
Open TMJ
My teeth never fit together properly, but the TMJ became problematic the first time I tried to quit smoking. I chewed pack after pack of gum, trying to alieve the nervousness and the next thing I knew, pop goes the jaw. Now I have arthritis in the right side which sounds like sand when I open and close my mouth
Treatments
- CranioSacral Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- I do my own version of massage on the outside and inside of my mouth several times a day. This helps me more than anything else I do.
- Mouthguard Somewhat Helpful
- Causes me to wake up at night. I already have horrible insomnia, so I only use when I have no other choice.
Open Rosacea
My mother had rosacea, so when mine first showed up right around the time I became menopausal, at least I knew what it was.
Treatments
- Doxycycline Working / Worked
- REally, I don't know if it does much at all. With the treatments/lifestyle changes I've made, I still have aggravated red, blotchy skin.
- MetroGel Working / Worked
- This seems to be the best thing I've tried. Feels great when I put it on and relieves the worst of the redness.
Open Diabetes Type 2
I am diagnosed as "pre-diabetic" and want to educate myself on ways to keep those numbers in check.
Treatments
- Dietary Modification Not Working
- Have only lost 5 pounds. It's very difficult to maintain my focus on proper servings, although I eat all "good" food.
- Eating Healthier Foods Not Working
- Lost only 5 pounds. I think that serving size is an issue for me.
