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- Hi AllI have missed being part of this group. I have had a hectic year so far and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on coping with the stress and trauma of caring for a loved one. I am unable to get away as there is no-one to leave with my daughter...
- Hi allIt has been a very hectic year so far and I haven't made time for my fibro friends. I am sorry. I have missed being a part of this.My daughter's fibro crash has returned. She had a few months of a lightening of the load, but then it started...
- Hi allI haven't been here much for a few months. Missed you guys. I have been caring for my daughter who has fibro for several years now and ignoring my own aches and pain. When my physio sent me to a neurosurgeon who did a MRI which showed...
- Hi allI know most of you have had this issue and so I was wondering if any one has some ideas we may not have tried yet...My daughter has struggled with sleeping properly for years. Now, however the fibro has decided to take it to a new level! She...
- Last night my son came very close to a melt-down. We were thinking about the whole situation and I remembered that, after being mostly gluten free for several weeks, we had pasta for supper two nights in a row. (easy meal to cut down stress we...
- Just wanted to stop by and say hi to everyone. We are having a lot of rain here and it is wreaking havoc with our electricity supply so I dare not leave the computer on for long.My daughter has been doing much better recently - pain free for two...
- Just wanted to say hi and have a great day to everyone. We are having a lot of rain here and it is playing havoc with our electricity. I dare not keep the computer on for long.My daughter has had a couple of really good pain free days. But yesterday...
- After reading so many posts here and listening to others talk about fibro, I was wondering...Does having fibro make one more likely to get other health issues. The IBS, Chronic Fatigue, osteo porosis etc and things like flu and other viruses?If so,...
- I was sitting at Bible study today and one friend asked what exactly fibro is. I was just starting to explain when another friend butted in and said it is like very old age starting way too young! I thought that for someone who doesn't have fibro...
- My daughter is just recently in the last couple of months realising the impact her fibro will make on the rest of her life. How can I help her to deal with this as easily as possible. She has been ill for about 7 years now, with the last year being...
- Someone suggested we try this for my daughter. It is way too expensive for us, but I wondered if anyone else has heard of it or tried it. If it does work, I was thinking of looking at the ingredients and trying to find a locally available...
- My daughter has had swollen glands in her neck. last week the doc said it was Parotitis. This has been going on for 5 weeks now. The first treatment was antibiotics and parecetamol. The next week was antihistamines. Three days later back on...
- My son has Asperger's as do my husband and myself. Our daughter has fibromyalgia and no Asperger's. A very interesting mix some days. We figure that we are the normal ones and everyone else is wierd...
- While I was making my daughter's bed yesterday, I suddenly had a thought that I should share this little discovery in case it can help someone else...My daughter uses a waffle mattress topper as she is in bed most of the time. To stop it from...
- I really didn't know what to call this:-)My daughter uses one of those sponge waffle looking mattress toppers as she spends most of her time in bed. I found a way to stop it from wrinkling and thought I would share it in case it helps someone else.I...