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- So, I had a pretty bad holiday, since my brother started having rages over nothing, which bummed me out.But today, I went to my Social Security and found out that I got disability, including Medicare soon and a nice lump sum payment.It's not in my...
- There is a new study in Pain Medicine News. You have to sign in to read it although it is free.However, I think this pretty much expresses the contempt that we are dealing with from our doctors:Dr. Fitzcharles, associate professor of medicine in the...
- My hearing is tomorrow am. I'm not a morning person so my brain fog may be at maxiumum. I think I'll have to take extra sleep meds to get any sleep.I'm afraid since I manage to shop by myself and bathe myself--I'll be denied. Everything I do I pay...
- I will be seeing the disability judge next Monday. I would be grateful for prayers for those who pray, and good thoughts if you don't. My lawyer says he is optimistic, but I was optimistic last year when I was denied--although I didn't have a lawyer...
- I thought this was fascinating. My question is what came first, the chicken or the egg. But if this holds up, I expect it is really a genetic disorder--the same thing that causes a propensity for anxiety causes joint looseness and fibro. But even...
- Here's a fascinating article. Do the symptoms sound familiar?http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27813-antibody-wipeout-found-to-relieve-chronic-fatigue-syndrome.html#.VZbccueq8V9
- Sorry I haven't been adding much here lately. I've been having a hard time reading and writing. But I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas about a situation I had with cognative testing.In December I had a 4 hour cognative testing. Apparently, I...
- I have two compression fractures that I know about caused by osteoporosis/osteopenia. When I was moving, I was thowing away papers, which was only sitting in a very ergonomic chair and filing. After an hour my back was hurting me so badly, I just...
- Some interesting news on new criteria for diagnosing fibro from Medpage. New Criteria Would Double Fibromyalgia CasesMore than 5% of the general population could be diagnosed under new system. by Wayne Kuznar Contributing WriterAction Points ...
- Happy Birthday and Happy Thanksgiving! Hope all is well.
- I was denied disability and just before my 62nd birthday, Ive run out of money. I'm preparing to sell all my worldly goods and move out of my apartment of 16 years. I'm hoping to move into section 8 housing at the end of the month, but there are no...
- Here's a link to a very interesting Chronic Fatigue Study.http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2014/10/study-finds-brain-abnormalities-in-chronic-fatigue-patients.htmlI wish they had also done this with Fibro patients, since we are often lumped...
- I'm am running out of money waiting for my disability hearing, so I have given my landlord six weeks notice, I'm hoping a section 8 apartment will be opening up that I can move into. I visited one of the apartments today and it is so tiny in...
- I have an appointment for testing on Tuesday and I'm really scared. My last run in with a shrink went really badly, because he seemed to think a seizure I had was psychological. He told me I was depressed even though I hadn't been remotely...
- I have an appointment for testing on Tuesday and I'm really scared. My last run in with a shrink went really badly, because he seemed to think a seizure I had was psychological. He told me I was depressed even though I hadn't been remotely...