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I'm 30 yrs old and Have a husband in the ARMY who just got back in July from Afghanistan... While he was gone i went to school to be a veterinary assistant. I ride and train horses and try to keep my 3 girl's active with them as well! My horses are what I absolutely live for and the rest of my critters!I have rescently become ill and no one can tell me what's wrong with me and i hope to find some help soon because my life has been put on hold......
Animals, soccer, riding 4-wheelers, staying active outside! Most of all my family!!
January 9, 2008 12:09pm
So yesterday was a pretty good day I only woke up with a migraine and felt really active so much that i wanted to go back to work!!! But i …
January 7, 2008 12:50pm
I have decided to join this chat group to hopefully get some questions answered and feel like i'm not the only one out there that feels the way i …
Hope you have a good weekend! How have you been feling? Take care Jacki
I completely understand!! I was diagnosed in 2006 and ended putting my daughter and in Family Therapy. It has helped us some. We actually added indiviual therapy sessions. It has helped some, but it is hard.
Lucky . . . I know what you mean and I have just started on this site. I ran out of understanding about my situation, that is how to deal with my husband and my family while trying to deal with "where did my life go". I feel so uplifted reading the support and prayers of so many others who understand. I know that "we" who know what it is like to have these debilitating symptoms can manage if we stick together. Apparently after 13 years it is not going to go away tomorrow, but I already feel better about my situation by reading all the hefty support there is from others. I have never known personally someone who has FM or CF and so now I finally don't feel so all alone. I have told my family members, "don't count on me no matter what I say, I never know from hour to hour what I will be able to follow through with, no matter what my good intentions are." I hope you can find some peace and some solutions to giving yourself a break from the confusion by reading and praying. The two are important for me. I need to hear what others are doing and hear them admit how they really feel, something I can hardly do. I can't do that with my family or husband, they seem to distance themselves because they feel so helpless and just plain get tired of hearing about my problems they frankly cannot see. I have found that if I pray for others as well as for myself it just feels right. I am trying a few things that work well for me. I drink warm tea when I am frazzled and need to relax my senses. I use a heating pad when my muscles get so achy and stinging. I take a bath as often as possible because it is less tiring than trying to stand in the shower. (wish I had an indoor jacuzzi or a mini-pool) I let myself cry and I mean boo-hooing and I always feel so much better after. I am going through a series of acupuncture treatments. I heard so many notable doctors recommend acupuncture and especially Dr. Mehmet Oz (Oprah's doctor)says that the only effective treatment for FM pain is acupuncture. I tried this 2 1/5 years ago and the doctor told me I would feel better after 21 treatments. she was right. I felt much better. Then our business failed and I had to cut back and discontinue the treatments. From mid-summer to spring I went downhill fast and was in such bad shape. Well, I just started up the treatments again and she says 11 treatments will be the turning point this time. I will be at that point the end of March and so I will let whomever is interested know how it goes. I am leary of prescriptions because I worry about the side-effects. She had me give my dog a treatment 2 months ago to get rid of his constant ear infections and he has not had one since, not even scratching his ears. It was a simple tapping on his spine and some point massage. Well, my friend I wish you well and better days and I will pray for you and for any others who suffer in silence.
Good Morning! I just saw your profile and it was like reading a chapter from my own life!! Don't let anyone tell you or convince you that "it's all in your head"! I swear that if I hear one more "misinformed idiot" tell me that I'm gonna deck 'em!!! How can anyone think that we like pain and feeling miserable, not to mention liking it so much that it keeps us from doing the things we love, that we "think" ourselves into this condition!! UUGGHHH! Your pain is very real and the fact that it keeps you from doing the things you love should be a big clue for the people in your life that know you the best!! On a lighter note, I ride and used to train horses too and I know what you mean about lovin your critters!! They help keep me sane!!! You hang in there and keep looking for a good FMS doc! And if you want to, you might try looking up FMS on the net and either printing or e-mailing it to the people in your life who just don't understand, I did this and it really helped! Have a great day and hugz to you!
Hi how are things going?? Just wanted to see how your feeling and say hi. What plans do you have for the weekend? Hope you have a nice evening take care jacki
I am trying to get through to the doctors to figure out what is going on with me right now.. I took it upon myself to look it up on the web and figure it out on my own and i too could be the poster child for FM.... Now if i could just get the doc's to see it and not focus on why i'm passing out!
