Disability, Chronic pain, illness Forum (Forum) http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums.php/item_id/1013752-Disability-Chronic-pain-illness-Forum I'm sorry it's taken so long since my last entry in this forum. Life, and fibro have been complicating things in various ways, and I haven't really had a chance to get here. I deeply apologize for that. My own fibro symptoms have escalated, as have [Link To User kenzie] 's, during the time I've not been here. Mine are far more frequent, and i...[Read Full Post] Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:50:02 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/2221333 Judy, Welcome aboard! As you can see, our activity has been a little low here in the forum, but hopefully that is a good sign - that none of those who've dropped by earlier are going through a rough time lately. Either way, we all support each other. You may find someone commenting who either has a similar situation, or knows someone who does....[Read Full Post] Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:26:35 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1694598 b} I have been adopted by a mentor in The Angel Army [Link To Item #1188309] My name is Judy and I just happened upon this forum - I struggle with borderline personality disorder - which is very similar in a lot of its characteristics to bipolar disorder. I have crazy mood swings, and...[Read Full Post] Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:19:33 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1694596 Jean, Thank you for that wonderful Christmas wish for all of us. Please consider this as my Happy New Year wish for you, and all the rest of those who have joined this forum. Since it's just after 2:00 AM - yep, AM - LOL - I don't have time to make this wish as elaborate as yours, but it's from the heart just the same. Let us know how ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:20:41 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1642533 Thanks for the heads up on those derivatives! Thankfully, at least for me, my pain hasn't reached the level that would have me considering that as an option. Hopefully that will never happen, and I wish that same positive thought on all Fibro patients! Thanks again for letting us know what you found. And for putting us in your favs! ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:10:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1591598 Hi all, May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month. I have two contests going. One for fibro/chronic fatigue folks and one for everyone else. [Link To Item #1262145] [Link To Item #1262109] Be sure to check them out...and enter! Tue, 15 May 2007 08:21:35 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1509900 You're right, that's one of the hazards of living in a small town. Shame, too, because small towns are also really neat to live in for a lot of reasons. Tough choice. Hope your new braces are holding up better than your first ones, too. Thanks for sharing, Jim Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:27:15 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1500968 Thanks. I've just had the braces for...wow, about two or three years, I can't quite remember! He never said anything about other meds, it was just the one, and then oh well. I would try to get a second opinion, but he's just about the only good podiatrist in town! (One of the multitude of problems of living in a small town...) You're right, it's not ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:10:39 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1494453 Angel Dust, Don't worry about the sleepies. Believe me when I tell you that there are a BUNCH of us that fight them along WITH you. Chronic fatigue is a part of Fibromyalgia, so Kenzie and I fight the sleepies every single day. It does, currently, hit her more than me, but I'm sure not immune to it by any means. And you are certainly not alone. Just do...[Read Full Post] Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:26:46 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1494266 How long have you had only the braces to help by now? Has your doctor said there aren't any other medications that you can try? Sounds like there should be alternatives for you. Are you looking into other options? How do you feel about getting a second opinion? I'm just letting you know the first thoughts I had after reading your comment, in th...[Read Full Post] Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:20:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1494264 Sorry I haven't been back sooner, but I've had the sleepies a bit bad this week, which means my writing is all on my head and not on the computer just now. Thank you for the kind messages. I'll try to make my next attempts a little more cheerful! Angel Dust. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:12:54 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1493724 I can't remember. He did put me on something, but it had some weird side effects and wasn't really helping anyway, so he took me off them. Since then, I haven't had anything but my ankle braces to help. "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into the abyss, the abyss...[Read Full Post] Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:35:55 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1492605 Starr, Welcome aboard. And you're very right - we all need to have a place we can go where we know others will understand. We're glad you're here, too. Feel free to stop by and read earlier entries to learn about OUR chronic problems, too. Then you'll REALLY know you're not alone. Stop by anytime! Jim - aka Incurable Romant...[Read Full Post] Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:52:13 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1492567 Boy, can I sympathize with this forum! I've got everything but chronic illness! (unless asthma counts...) I was born with clubfeet and had surgery when I was ten months old. But as I've gotten older, my feet always hurt, and now my only choices are "live with it" or bone fusion surgery, which sucks. So I've got the disability and the chronic pain. I was on Vio...[Read Full Post] Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:05:34 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1492151 Hi, I'm one of those who suffer from sciatic pain, as well as lower back pain. Both are chronic. I'm going to add this to my Favorites list, cuz sometimes you just need a place to go where others understand. I used to come here (or one like it) a long time ago...glad I found it again. Starr* [Image #1133203] ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:36:41 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1492138 Angel Dust, Quite the contrary. I'm very thankful that you felt like sharing your tale with us. I will read it tomorrow (it's bedtime for me). Thank you for stopping by our forum, and please feel free to stop by as often as you like. I have no doubt that many of us will appreciate your situation. I look forward to hearing from you in the futur...[Read Full Post] Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:30:03 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1492070 Hello. I was interested to find this forum. I have something called Hypersomnia, which basically means that I fall asleep a lot, whether I want to or not. May sound good to some, but believe me it isn't! Anyway, I wrote this after looking at a picture of some stairs winding upwards, that brought home to me just how much my life has been changed b...[Read Full Post] Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:19:26 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1491637 Pamela, You are in a position that not everyone has experienced - seeing both sides of the suicide coin. I hope you take this rare opportunity and make it work FOR you. Learn from it. Not only for yourself, but so that you can help others - especially others who have seen only ONE side of that fence, whichever side it may be. And remember - by helping...[Read Full Post] Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:09:58 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1485925 Pamela, THanks for visiting, and thanks for passing along this forum to your sister-in-law. I, too hope she visits. She will definitely find that she's not alone in her chronic issues, fibro among them. You can also tell her about the Fibro blog that is here in my port as well. She may want to read that one and compare notes. Thanks again, and ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 06 Apr 2007 20:06:16 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1485924 My sister-in-law has fibro and is a nurse. She does have her good days and bad days and on those bad days i wish i could do something to help her. I do hope you have more good days. I have mentioned to her about this this forum and that she isnt alone. Hopefully she visits. Well, thanks for listening. Talk to you all later. Pamela...[Read Full Post] Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:12:19 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1485081 Over the last few days, my legs have been up to their old tricks again, just with a different kind of pain. And the fact that it's different shouldn't surprise any of us with Fibro, or any that know how it works. And it couldn't have come at a worse time. Though now that I say that, it'll probably find one. They've been bothering m...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:49:03 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1472843 Jean, Thanks for sharing your recent experiences with us, the good and the bad. This is another side of what this forum is about. Even simply sharing our situations, thoughts and feelings as you have done here can help pthers by letting them find out that they're far from alone, and that their situation may well not be as unique as they might have...[Read Full Post] Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:28:06 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1442671 I'm sorry if i am changing the subject here, but a friend of mine killed himself 2 days ago. At first i was afraid to ask if it really was him. Today i asked another friend and it was him. I've never been thru something like this. I have ptsd and major depression and have tried suicide myself. Now i see what it really does to other people when ...[Read Full Post] Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:37:57 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1442126 Jean, Here's another one from me ((((((HUG))))))!!!!! We all know just how you feel sweetie. I look around my house and see things that need doing and then angry at myself because I feel like I've wasted a lot of time doing nothing. It does make you feel useless at times. BUT.....We ARE NOT useless. We can contribute to our family and other pe...[Read Full Post] Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:01:50 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1440609 Jean, (((HUGS))) Thanks for the compliment. Your reply is first-hand proof that sometimes we can do more to help a person who's down with a simple reply or a certain feeling than we ever realize we are able to do. This is just one more reason that all of us should remember that the simplest word of encouragement or understanding can go far beyon...[Read Full Post] Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:31:10 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/forums/message_id/1439878