rosanab1031
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This was the case for me as well for some time. It hurt more than it helped with the pain but I found a chiropractor that I absolutely LOVE now. She is awesome! She actually does some massage first to warm up the muscles. I actually enjoy my visits now and feel so much relief. I try to go at least once every other week.
I am not a medication person either. I take some ibuprofen when the pain gets bad and some vicodin if the pain gets REALLY bad. But that's it.
I also go to accupuncture which I have found to be very beneficial now that I have found the right one
I have muscle damage in my left shoulder from a car accident and the cold has had me in agony. Went for my first appointment with this new guy yesterday and the pain was gone! Of course it is back today because sleeping is just painful. Lol. I'm doing two sessions a week for now until the relief lasts longer then we can cut back. I has an issue with my last accupuncturist who was just constantly pushing his home made herbal supplements on me. I decided to give them a try but they made me feel icky
I told him they were upsetting me stomach and he was like... "Oh... well keep taking them". That was the last time I saw him! Lol.Hope that helps!
As for me, things are pretty normal. I started doing yoga again and have definitely felt better. I go to a class called Yin Yoga which is extended holds of stretches. Very uncomfortable while you are practicing but the after effects are A-MAZING! I always feel so good walking out of that class
Plus, I started working there 4 hours a week so all my classes are free! It's glorious! Haha. Work is killing me. Trying to get my own business off the ground to make some extra money. Maybe I will make enough some day to live off of. So if anyone in SoCal needs a makeup artist I'm your girl! Lol. Also going back to school to get my esthetician license so I can do facials and stuff I'm really excited.Hope everyone is doing better. Read everyone's updates and I am very sorry for what so many of you have had to go through this winter
Much love and many pain free hugs to all
... I would say my primary is my Rheumatologist, he really is amazing.. Understanding, kind, and he believes me, and tells me I am not crazy...
I wish I did live nearby, I most certainly would.
Hugs and pixie dust to everyone. 
We are now in the process of the rest of what we opened up. Floors, painting, etc... It just goes over budget no matter what..
.. Waiting to hear how badly.. I see the Dr next week.. Last week I had a cortisone injection in my right hip. OMG OMG OMG. PAIN.. worse than my brain surgeries.. I thought I would just pass out later that evening. honest to god.. Dr said my bursae is so full it was leaking. If this doesn't work (it isn't) he is kinda worried in what is the cause of all this happening.
.. My daughter lay on me gently to watch the hockey tonight, and it felt like someone just tore my hip right off, or lit a match to it.. the pain is honestly just through the roof..
.. Dh is doing the rest of the floor upstairs, painting (all in his spare time, in the evening), returned my backsplash 
, can't decide on a new one... Now I need to pick and find $$ for furniture as upstairs has none.. HA HA.. this will be gradual.. Thankfully we got a nice return on our income tax, but it will still be gradual... 
.. It is a very gradual increase week to week, and I have found it difficult with moods, so I hope it works out, because it is the best for migraines I have had in 20 years.. THe doctors are worried for the weight loss, as this is a side, and I can afford perhaps a little, but not a lot.. hoping it is the pill for me.
Our kitchen is so old and out-dated and we've just been maintaining it since we bought this house 15 years ago. I bet your kitchen looks gorgeous! Eventually we will get around to re-doing our kitchen. 
He only discovered that he had cancer about 6 months ago. I miss him so much and feel like without him, I'm on a tightrope without a net. 
I can't wait to be finished!
from Myvegas I play on Facebook, and we fly basically the same, so a cheapie, quickie,and just lay out by the pool.. He has been working 6 days a week, and doing the renovations at night, so it caught up to him.. The only thing we did was rent a car and see the hoover dam, not much walking, and some shopping 
... I have heard the same about being denied, and also hiring a lawyer? It gets better results?
.. I hope you have a fabulous trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
) but this raises a huge red flag for me. I've had fibro for many, many years (diagnosed 12 years ago at the age of 27 but had it well before then) and it's only gotten worse as far as pain level and what I'm able to do. If your fiancé isn't supportive now, I would be very scared of what happens when you get close to 40 (as I am now), when kids come along (if you want kids anyway), etc. 
In fact, if I were to try that, I'd be bedridden for a week. My dh does know all about pain though, as he has several disc problems and RA as well. His mother has fibro as well as a host of other problems, so he's been around pain for a long time. 
Felt like I had the flu, although it was just the fibro rearing its ugly head. Feel a bit better today, but still in lots of pain. 
I agree... I had mixed opinions and emotions posting what I did.. I am almost 45 with 2 teens, well one 15 and one 18, but I still stay teen ... My DH is pretty mixed, he won't say work through it, but won't help either.. LIKE EVER.. However, it doesn't bother him if we needed traffic lights in here, and until my our recent kitchen renovations, we always used paper plates.. but that really is due to my brain surgery, and long recovery.. So if that is ALL that comes between you, that is why I said it.. Having lived almost 20 married years, and I get that DH works 6 days a week, and the last thing he wants to do is housework, and if he ever did say a word to me, I would hit him with a 2x4..
I've had fms and OA for several years too. I take tramadol 3 x day and alleve in the am. This helps but does not take the pain away. I might increase my tramadol to 5 or 6 a day while on vacation if needed. I started on a treadmill at the gym before our last WDW vacation and it really helped with the stamina and all that walking at WDW. I would suggest slowly walking more. I know it's hard to do, but just keep trying. It really helps
I feel better in the mornings, so my hubby and I go to the parks early, then come back to the resort for a rest for a few hours. It I feel too bad to go back to a park in the pm, we just hang out at the resort. The best advise that works for me is to go back to your room and rest every day!!! You will probably never feel painfree, like me, but the rest period really helps. I tell my grandkids that gramma needs her nap time too. They think it is hilarious
