Hi annette! Hope you are well? I'm having muscle cramping today. I think it's from my parathyroid disease since I've had it as a symptom in the past. I see my endocrinologist Monday.

Hi darknessemb..hope your dr can give you some muscle relaxers which will help

Unfortunately muscle relaxers wouldn't do much. It's because of my calcium levels. Nothing helped my muscle cramps in the past except having parathyroid surgery.

I know the feeling about so called muscle relaxers :( What about heat or ice?

Heat or ice doesn't help. Eventually the cramps subside on their own.

I can't find a pregnancy loss or infant loss awareness pink and blue ribbon anywhere and this is pregnancy loss awareness month. At October 15 I plan on lighting the candle from 7 pm to 8 pm but still don't have a ribbon. I have looked everywhere and I think online takes a long time to get there. There isn't a walk going on too close to where I live so I am sad I can't participate. I am just a mess having panic attacks today and might not want to leave the house again. I'm on zofran for vomiting that helps with meclizine but I'm just frustrated. My friend isn't doing much better and we don't feel great today so shopping around just seems like too much and too hard for us seeing kid stuff everywhere. I've been having my ups and downs pretty drastic since this happens. It's feeling like I've lost all trust in my life for things to be okay. It seems like every time I beleive I'm scared over nothing the worst always seems to happen. I'm always worried the worst situations will happen because I've been through so many loss situations that grief counseling just made things worse the billion times I tried it. We're just stuck dealing with the aftermath and that's breaking my heart every day. If it's not my life it's someone else's. Why can't I have one day where I feel like things are better?

perhaps Hollywood you should contact groups about such things and starting up an ribbon for such tragic happenings

I've tried to get more people to be involved but not many have experienced this. At work there were some charities and I pledged a small amount of money to a few- kosair (which is a well known one and their hospital has a nicu for critical condition preemie infants that is renowned and also helps sick and disabled kids), the Red Cross, and the SIDS alliance that also helps with stillbirth prevention. I have other charities that I just put in a little cash or spare loose change here and there. I just painted my nails with a pink and blue ribbon for pregnancy loss and infant loss awareness month. I'm still pretty sad today because a lot of the booths brought sad feelings. Almost everything had to do with kids or pregnancy resources and stuff. I was sad the whole time and missed my babies so much. I'm just perfecting the nails tonight.

Hi Annette, I like this dropping in. I am one of those who have stopped by a lot but never post. But I like this thread.

I'm just getting over 2 really hard years. I've had nausea for 5 years straight. I'm in the process of trying to want to eat again. It got really painful to eat for along time and now that the nausea is gone I still don't feel like eating. I never thought I wouldn't want to eat, lol!

Hi darkness embraced, two things you can try for muscle cramps are magnesium, up to 400 mg a day, preferably at bedtime because it will help you sleep. But magnesium can give you diahrea so you can start at 100 mg and work your way up to 400 mg if you don't have any problems. The next thing is to soak in a hot bath with a lot of Epsom salts. If you add baking soda and Lavendar oil too it pulls the toxins out of you. It's really relaxing. Don't you wish there were more things that made us better, like this bath? That would be nice.

Hollywood, I'm sorry about your loss. It must be very hard.
Well I'll see you all soon.

Thanks for the suggestions 22Lynn. I would just start back eating really slowly. I'm not sure what else to suggest. I have issues with foods and eating but it's due to my colon resection surgery.

I am still hurting from my er trip. I have all my chest muscles swollen and inflamed and pericarditis and pleurisy and everything. I'm on indomethicin and zofran to stop me from throwing up so much. My potassium is okay with the potassium supplements I found that are cheaper. I am lighting my candle tommorrow for Ava and Phoenix and all the other babies I lost for part of the October 15 thing from 7 pm to 8pm at least. My nails are painted baby pink and blue and I'll be wearing all pink in blue in honor of the Babies I have lost. I literally broke down when my boyfriend and I were watching a show he taped with a song about heaven that made me loose it and he had to help me stop crying. I miss my babies so much. I'm just too sensitive to things like that and need help sometimes just to calm down and that takes like twenty minutes at least from sad moments for even a split second. I just can't hear certain songs like that or even watch certain movies without losing it. I don't know.

I'm sorry your chest muscles are hurting so much! I hope they feel better soon! I'm glad the zofran is helping with the vomiting. It's wonderful that you have your nails painted in honor of the babies you lost, will be wearing pink and blue and also lighting candles in their memory.*hugs*

Hello everybody! wave wave..Glad to see you posting Lynn!
Perhaps Hollywood you will just have ot get things started on your own to get others involved

My ct scans were all clear so I'm in remission or NED(No Evidence of disease). I think the Nurse Practitioner was right and I do have a sinus infection. Also I might have a uti. Having cramping in my kidney area, feel burning sometimes when I pee and pee a lot more often. Seeing the Nurse Practitioner Friday. Tomorrow I get a cavity filled. Today, it was fasting blood tests at the hospital.

sounds like you may have a bladder infection too :(