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July 10, 2008 11:10pm
50 Signs of Fibromyalgia:
1. pain 2. fatigue 3. sleep disorder 4. morning stiffness 5. cognitive or memory impairment 6. irritable bowel 7. chronic …
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cupcake50 
11:34pm, July 17, 2008
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About Me
cupcake50
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About Me
Cat owner to 7 cats.Cats are a big part of my life. Cats are great "therapy". I have had FMS for 15 years. I have no health insurance and am not on SSD SO I treat myself w/ alternative medicine and procedures, OTC's and use holistic healing.
Cat owner to 7 cats.Cats are a big part of my life. Cats are great "therapy". I have had FMS for 15 years. I have no health insurance and am not on SSD SO I treat myself w/ alternative medicine and procedures, OTC's and use holistic healing.
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Interests
I make jewelry when I feel up to it.I am a beadaholic actually.I dabble in collage and altered art. I read contemporary fiction.I'm a child of the 60's unwilling to let go of my hippie ways. I'm an unabashed ultra liberal. I try to "listen" to my body and keep my pain level manageable.I have practiced an earth centered spirituality for over 40 years.Happily partnered for over 12 years to the same guy. Animals are my top priority--please spay and neuter your pets and consider adding an older, unwanted pet to your family.
I make jewelry when I feel up to it.I am a beadaholic actually.I dabble in collage and altered art. I
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Moment of Peace
Hoped to join the bead group you'd mentioned you'd started - couldn't find it!
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Haven't been on in a while. I just wanted to say thanks for the hug! Hope you're doing well.
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Happy Thanksgiving sweet one, hope you are doing ok, haven't seen you around lately. luvya,mema
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good morning hon!
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hey hon! still around? xx
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I have had fibro 15 years and it has become progressively worse in the last 7 years.I am now unable to work and do not get SSD. When I did work I didn't have Health Insurance that I could afford so have no formal diagnosis.So I treat myself now holistically and without perscrition drugs. Simply no option.
Treatments
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- Had 6 months once weekly tx in 1997 for foot pain and it worked. That pain spot has not returned again. I sware by acupunture and if so much money wasn't going into the gas tank for the car and for rising food costs I would use it again.
- Avoid Certain Foods / Chemicals Working / Worked
- I am wheat and gluten allergic (life long) so going on a modified Atkins Low Carb does help me w/ my pain management.
- Heat Working / Worked
- heating pads work well!
- Ibuprofen Working / Worked
- Works for awhile but then kind of stops so I have to switch to something else.
- Naproxen Somewhat Helpful
- Used to work very well but somehow it doesn't work as well anymore.
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- Actually when I do a housework task that seems to take the energy out of me I am not "worse for the wear" the next day.
- Positive Thinking Not Working
- I don't like this disease so it is hard to find something to be positive about!
- Support from Friends & Family Considering
- Considering no one really understands because I look OK I don't think it works as well as if I was disfigured by something someone could see!
- Tylenol Working / Worked
- Actually my latest concoction is 2 Tylenol, 1 low dose asprin and chased with a strong espresso drink. Works great--but Excedrin has caffine, acetominiphen and asprin in it.
- Walking Not Working
- Who can walk? Without pain? Yeah? Well not me....
- Magnet Therapy Working / Worked
- It works! The magnet ankle brace helps knee and leg pain!
