tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45527962341714308352011-07-08T01:15:13.045-07:00This blog is about a mom's perspective on living with fibromyalgia. Please feel free to follow this blog, leave comments, share your experiences too. I also try to provide a list of helpful articles and websites - please send me links for additional sites that might be helpful to others.Mom with Fibrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13915463320860440972noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552796234171430835.post-66093314895035065042010-04-04T21:08:00.000-07:002010-04-04T21:08:06.046-07:00

Again, I promise to stay active and write, but I don't follow through.  Sometimes I am just too lazy, but mostly just too tired.  I have so many great things going on in my life that I try to push the fibro aside like it doesn't exist.  I mostly hope that if I keep ignoring it, maybe it won't be there.  Mind over matter, right? If only it would work that way.  I sit here with a pounding sore

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It's been awhile since I have written here.  I was struggling with overwhelming feelings in my last post.  Most of the time I try to remain upbeat and thankful that I do not have a life threatening illness.  But, like everyone, I have moments when it all feels like its too much to handle.  So, I stopped writing for a bit. I have continued my chiropractic therapy and I now only go once a week.  I

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I am overwhelmed this morning, that is putting it nicely.  I started to feel very sore last night and I tried to fight it off.  When I got home from work, my daughter began crying that I could not attend her school Halloween party.  My son (3) doesn't care about this kind of stuff as much as my 5 year old little girl.  She is a full blown mommy's girl and she can't seem to get enough of me.  I

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Well, I am not feeling well this morning.  I am slightly achy, but not too bad.  However, my stomach is a bit sour and I just have an overall feeling of unwell.  It is dark and rainy outside and I would love to just go back home and go to sleep.  I will keep chugging along and see if I feel any better. So much debate is happening in the U.S. now about universal healthcare.  I will admit, I don't

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I am very itchy tonight.  It's driving me nuts!  I take Zyrtec every night at about this time.  I guess its the 24 hour pill wearing off.  But, tonight it is on the palm of my hands and soles of my feet too.  It usually doesn't get that bad unless I skip a Zyrtec, then the itchiness becomes unbearable.  I had a histamine urine test done by my hematologist last year.  I suffered through many

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My 5 year old said "What is fibro?".  I think she is confusing it with fiber!  I didn't get a chance to answer her because she siad she was confused and couldn't think of the right word.  So, that buys me a little time to think about how I want to explain it to her.  I feel so grateful that I am explaining something that while unpleasant, isn't life threatening or scarey.  I feel so much pain for

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I found some more blogs on the internet and posted them on the page.  If someone doesn't want their blog posted here, please let me know!  I am trying to read about other people's experiences, I find it comforting that other people feel as miserable as me!  LOL - JUST KIDDING!  No, but reading about the way other people feel helps me to know that what I am feeling is real.  Others feel it too.

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I got a good night's rest last night and woke up on time today.  No tyelenol pms or muscle relaxers, just good old fashioned sleep.  I don't have a problem with sleep in the way that I usually have no difficulty falling alseep or staying asleep.  But, I am a light sleeper.  I tend to hear every little noise.  I am getting better about it now that the kids are getting a little bigger, but I still

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It has been a very bad weekend.  On Friday afternoon, I went to the chiropractor.  As I mentioned in earlier posts, the normal Dr. I see isn't there on Friday.  So, a different Dr. did the adjustment.  It was the same Dr. that did it last week and she is just not at all understanding of a patient with fibro.  The minute she put her hands on my lower back, I felt pain.  Not just any pain, the

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As much as the chiropractor seems to be helping, the true test will be when I bring fitness back into my routine.  The pain got so bad last month that I stopped everything but a light walk.  I couldn't do the treadmill or even wii fit because it made my legs hurt so bad.  I took a 20 minute walk yesterday and seem ok today.  Tomorrow I am taking the kids on a Halloween Parade which will be a 2

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As I have mentioned before on this blog, when a person with fibromyalgia has a good day, we want to scream about it and tell the world!  I feel great today! I did go to bed very early again last night, I listened to my body.  Lack of sleep is probably my biggest trigger to pain.  I hate the fact that I will probably always be someone that needs more sleep than the average person, but I have come

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I am doing much better today, finally recouping from the camping and long weekend. I went to the chiropractor yesterday and sure enough...my pain is gone today. I still have some soreness if I push on my skin really hard, but it is very tolerable. Unlike when my body is so sensitive that the slightest touch causes me to scream out. I am still having a little bit of fatigue and waking up hasn't

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Sorry it's taken me so long to post, I have been recovering from the long weekend.  Friday afternoon, my husband and I went to the cabin and joined a bunch of other couples in the cold rainy forest! It was slushy and very cold, but we did have a good time.  My husband and I used the time to reconnect and it's always nice to spend time with him away from our children.  I love my children more

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Well, I am getting ready for our camping trip...luckily in a cabin.  We are expecting 3-5 inches of snow !!!  Please say it isn't so!  I am hoping I don't flare up, it will help that I should be able to sleep as much as I want.  Hope that isn't too tempting, I might want to sleep the entire weekend away. Today was my 6th chiropractic adjustment/therapy.  I do consider this to be theraputic.  It

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They are both syndromes!  So, why is it then, that critics don't say Austism isn't real?  Both Autism and Fibro exist based on characteristics.  I guess its because Austism characteristics can be seen and heard, and can also show physical symptoms.  But, there is no clear cut test or cure.  There is some subjectivity when trying to determine where a person might fall on the spectrum. Austism

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I have completed my 1st week of chiropractic treatment.  I am going to go 3 times per week - for 4 weeks.  Week 1 is complete.  I can honestly say, it is helping.  I haven't been hobbling around in the morning with the pain in my legs.  But, I also haven't been doing any exercise lately.  Maybe that is the true test. Whatever the reason, I am just going to accept it and be happy about it.  I am

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I forgot to mention in my previous posts, I did have a pretty bad headache yesterday.  It had been 3 days without going to the chiropractor and I was wishing I had an appointment (I do today). The chiropractor had given me an ice pack at my 1st visit.  She told me that when I get a headache to put the ice pack on my neck and at the base of my skull.  So, instead of reaching for the tyelenol, I

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So, yesterday was a challenge for me.  A friend called around 11am and asked if her and her son could stop by and "Boo" us.  This is something new, the "Boo" thing.  They fill a goody bag and then they place it on the door and ring the bell and run away.  They hide on the side of the house and then pop out and "boo" us.  It's really cute. So, she wanted to stop over at 4 and boo us.  Then, she

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Well, my long weekend is over and I did get some much needed rest.  Sunday we were supposed to go to the amusement park for the Halloween special.  But, Saturday morning Mercedes has a little cough and just wasn't herself.  She was running a low-grade fever of only 99 and she was eating ok.  But, she just wasn't the little ball of energy she normally is.  So, I gave her the option of going to the

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So Friday night, my thoat was sore and I was starting to feel like I was coming down with something.  I went to the chiropractor for my adjustment and then got a good nights rest.  I took some tyelenol pm to try to offset the sore throat.  I slept great! I woke up feeling great on Saturday!  One of my best days in a long time.  I got my haircut in the afternoon, which gave me a headache.  I

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What a bunch of crap!  I am so frustrated right now.  My throat is very sore and I am feeling the fibro, run down fatigue.  Not now!  Go away! I have been ver excited about my upcoming long weekend and my recent visits to the chiropractor.  But, with each minute passing today, I am feeling worse and worse.  My throat is getting very sore, usually the 1st indicator that I am run down.  I have a

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Well, I woke up a little sore today.  When I first woke up (with great difficulty) my legs felt like bricks.  I know the feeling all too well.  My legs were stiff and heavy and I really just wanted to go back to sleep. Very disappointing since I have felt great the last 2 days.  I am trying to track what could cause the change, here is my list: I just remembered that I forgot to take my Effexor

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As I launch this blog, I am trying to provide links to helpful websites, articles, and blogs.  There is not a lack of fibro on the internet.  In fact, when you do a google search, you will find hundreds of pages!  What amazes me is how many pages try to sell us something.  As if we aren't already desperate enough to be relieved from this pain, now we have to sort out the well meaning from those

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Unfortunately, when you have fibro, you tend to make a big deal when you have a good day.  Sometimes I wonder what it must be like to feel this way every day- as most healthy people do.  Most healthy people wake up pain free, refreshed (if they actually sleep well) and go on with their day.  They don't have to stop and reflect and tell the world "I feel good today". I also worry about how long

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There is nothing I enjoy more than being a mother to my 5 year old daughter and my 3 year old son. Part of the reason I am trying the chiropractic care is because of how much I love them.  I have to pull through this.  My daughter has been saying things like "Ouch, my legs hurt" or "Oh, my whole body hurts".  It makes me want to cry.  This is a learned behavior on her end, she looks up to me. 

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Well, last night was the big night.  I got my x-ray results and had my 1st adjustment.  For a long time now, I have always thought that many of my health problems were linked together and that the Dr.s were not making the connection.  I would see my OB/GYN for Endometriosis diagnoses/pain.  Then my hematologist for my ITP (autoimmune; low platelet count), Gastro Dr. for acid reflux and colon

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I recently read an article about friendships and support for people with fibro.  I have been thinking a lot about it.  To sum it up, it basically said you need to surround yourself with positive people and people that at least try to understand.  I am not sure that is even possible, I would cut out majority of my friends.  In fact, there are some friends I haven't even told about the fibro. The

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So, as the cycle goes, I had 2 days of pain and today I feel much better.  Not 100% pain free, but so much better.  As the fog clears and I feel as though I can manage this, I start to look for ways to make myself feel better.  I am always trying to figure out what I did differently yesterday to make me feel so much better today.  As if I can figure out the rhyme and reason of fibromyalgia. So,

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Mondays are usually the worst day of the week for me (with the exception of yesterday, a very sore Sunday).  My job requires very little physical effort, mostly sitting at a computer.  So, on Saturday and Sunday I tend to be more active and also spend 99.9% of my waking time with the kids.  So, by Monday I tend to feel like I didn't get any sleep all weekend.  The strange part is I actually got

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So, I went to the chiropractor on Friday and it was an interesting experience.  They asked a lot of questions about my health and stuff.  They also took 6 x-rays of my back.  I can't really remember much of what they said, because they had me do most of the talking.  They said they think they can help me relieve some of the pain. My next appointment is Tuesday to discuss a plan of action and the

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I feel wierd talking about it.  I get the impression from the "listener" that this is something very mild.  So, even if a conversation warrants a mention of fibro, I think I will avoid talking about it from now on.  Of course, my husband is the exception.  He lives with me everyday and sees how if impacts my life.  I hate to say that it interferes with my daily activities, but it does.  I try

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I will start to keep up with my blog. It's been awhile and I haven't felt much like writing. I am not sharing this blog with family and friends because I want a place where I can write about how I honestly feel without being thought of as "dramatic" or "crazy". I really think most of my family, outside of my husband, does not believe I have fibromyalgia. Like many previous doctors, they think I

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So, it's been a week since I was diagnosed with fibro and I started to tell some family and friends. Not many, just a few that I feel close enough with. And, I have done a great deal of research and I am amazed at how it seems like the description of fibro was written about me.The muscle aches are a strange thing. I really thought that it was normal to feel pain when touched gently. The thing

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I was diagnosed with Fibro on 3/25/2009. After years and years of strange and uncomfortable symptoms...this is the diagnosis. I am uncertain of it because I have had so many diagnosis over the last several years, it's hard to trust this one. But, I know this is different. I know this is true. I cannot deny the way most of my symptoms line up with the fibro symptoms.I will write more later,

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