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  1. T

    Surgery

    I hate to keep harping on the same subject but as I sit here I sit here in raw terror. I have only 10 more days until my surgery (total shoulder replacement) and I know I'm not going to be able to make it through all the things I will need to make it through. I just took a shower, washed...
  2. Laurel

    Another New Face

    Hello everyone, I'm a 46 year old woman in Seattle area who has been suffering for nearly two years. I was forced to go on temporary and then permanent disability and been fighting my way through the SSDI process, living hand to mouth in the meantime. My daily life includes fighting through...
  3. H

    peace and joy are gone

    Is life really this hard?! Do you go around feeling cute puppies, and smiling sunflowers? Where did the simple times go? Where did the direction manual go? There use to be a joy at waking up. The nice routines of a morning. Talking to your young children who were happy to see you...
  4. Zolisindigo

    Morning stiffness:what I do to avoid it

    Be sure to get ample deep sleep so your body can repair and recharge,be sure to sleep either on your side or on your back, as stomach sleeping causes unnecessary stress on the low back and spine. If your room is drafty, seal the windows or door. If it is cold, try a space heater or use extra...
  5. C

    how to help a family member with fibromyalgia

    I have found that there are many family members that come to this site looking to find ways to help their family member cope with fibromyalgia. Below you will find some suggestions that will help you. Please try them and come back to our forum and tell use how it helped you and the member of...
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  6. Hippiechick91

    How about them showers..

    When taking a shower sometimes I get so fatigued and dizzy that I have to sit down.. I feel almost as if I'm going to pass out.. Does this happen to any of y'all?
  7. L

    Is it possible for the pain to go away for years and then come back?

    Hello, I'm new to the forum.. I have an appointment with my Doctor soon.. I'm a little nervous about bringing up the possibility of having fibromyalgia..because I have been going to her for over a year and never mentioned it, because if I;m not in pain I dont think about it,, A little history...
  8. ErinLC

    Facial sweating in waves. I'm about to lose my mind.

    Hi all, I need some help. I've never dealt well with the heat in summer and I tend to sweat everywhere I also have anxiety which doesn't help obviously. BUT, now it's winter and it's cold which I'm loving EXCEPT right after a shower or I put on make up I just start sweating from my forehead...
  9. sleepygrumpydopey

    Just diagnosed, frustrated, and Humbled!

    Hi there, My journey: My mother had RA and used to tell me she was "crippled after I was born" and couldn't walk for weeks. I used to laugh at her silently and think she was being a little dramatic, couldn't believe that was true. After my daughter was born, I was 29, I have head to toe...
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. M

    New to this...

    Hello all, I've been suffering for most of my life with this disease and have only just been diagnosed. I have however been mis diagnosed sooooo many times, with a corresponding drug regime which doesn't work. I would feel guilty topping my meds with painkillers to try and keep myself going. Now...
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