Hello everyone,
I've been reading some posts the other day and wanted to pop my head in and say hi!
My name is Mel and I live in the northwest suburbs of IL. I am happily married now for over 13 years and have 2 beautiful children... one is biologically mine, and the other one is adopted.
My...
Can we get a section in this forum listing ideas for home based internet jobs for people with our condition? I'm reading more and more people are quitting their jobs and need something else to make money. I think we all can pitch in and give these guys a few ideas.
So I have officially broken up with my partner. But still living here and trying to decide what to do next...I don't have a job anymore or money. Applying, but very difficult in current state.
The pain is absolutely relentless. It has totally changed me as a person. I can understand why he...
I am sick to death of being treated like an idiot who does not have 2 brain cells to rub together and who should not try to involve themselves with adult conversation.
My OH is technical geek - but I have since having fibro taught myself a fair amount about web design and programming and I have...
Hi all,
I am so glad to be here. Let me tell you a little about myself. I have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia but have suffered from it for a couple of years. It started getting really bad when I took a job in document management where I basically spent my entire day pulling...
Hello people !
So recently I have had some really bad symptoms much that describe FM. So I started a new job in April and I was very content for a good month till
I noticed some "invisible pain" on my upper back. It felt prickling and I decided to continue to ignore it. After a hellish 3 months...
anxiety
back
bed
chores
chronic
chronic pain
depression
doctors
driving
family
fatigue
free
good
ignore
insurance
job
medication
men
money
neck
new job
pain
referral
rheumatologist
shoulder
sick
symptoms
tests
treatment
urgent
work
Hello people !
So recently I have had some really bad symptoms much that describe FM. So I started a new job in April and I was very content for a good month till
I noticed some "invisible pain" on my upper back. It felt prickling and I decided to continue to ignore it. After a hellish 3 months...
anxiety
back
bed
chronic
chronic pain
depression
doctors
driving
family
fatigue
free
good
ignore
insurance
job
medication
men
money
neck
new job
pain
referral
rheumatologist
shoulder
sick
symptoms
tests
treatment
urgent
work
My sister who has fibromyalgia also has a gambling problem. She gives money for the mortgage every month, but it's not enough to cover her share and the bills. I usually end up selling jewelries, going to coin-star to make up for the difference or borrow money from friends. I've been behind on...
After viewing a half a dozen posts, I came to realize something extremely important.
1) people rely on our un-educated doctors too much
2) people are hoping for miracle drug that cures all
3) no one mentioned food intolerances/sensitivity
4) elimination diet were hardly mentioned
5) if I ever...
I have had my fibro diagnosis for a couple of months now a long with a suspected lupus diagnosis. I have known for years that something was wrong and thought that it would be a relief to finally be diagnosed but... Well not so much.
My last child is in school all day. This is supposed to be...