Livin' with Fibromyalgia

Today is a day of sharing.... As I find information, I promised that  I would share.   I know we all want to feel better and there are things that you can do to enhance your life and feel better.   Sometimes just the smallest change can make the biggest difference. On Sunday, my Pastor shared some good information on Vitamind D and being deficient and on Yesterday, my Boss sent more information on the same thing.   Wow...    I  must admit that I was told by my doctor that my Vitamin D level was low....  that was just about a few months ago.    So the information must have been for me and you too if you are having health issues then you will more than likely benefit from adding a Vitamin D supplement.   Please check with your primary care physican first... Read the information included below on Vitamin D to assist you in gaining a better understanding about Vitamin D.  retrived from   http://www.antioxidants-4-life.com/vitamin-d-deficiency-symptoms.html Vitamin D Deficiency S

Well  it is Christmas time in the city.....Looking at the Lights that are popping up all over the city is getiing me very excited about the Season....Keep Jesus in the Season.....Continue to focus on your family and the Blessing of Life that we all have the opportunity to experience.   If you do not have what you need and want.  Do not be dismayed....Trust God and create an atmosphere around of expectancy of greatness in the upcoming year.   Enjoy the moments in time!!!! As I write this, I am encouraging myself and hoping to do the same for you.   No matter the things that are are going on.  I have to much to be thankful....I am feeling some better today.  As the season approaches, I know that I must pace myself and not over do it......I plan to do a little at a time in order to get ready for Christmas Day....I can't wait for the good food and fellowship of family and friends during the upcoming season..... Let the lights shine through this HOLIDAY SEASON!!!!!

It's Friday, the end of a long week.  Although it has been long, I so look forward to the end of the week.  I like the idea that I do not have to be anywhere at a certain on most Saturdays  and can just move at my own pace.   Today, I will continue to recover at home and try to get over the issues of bronchititis and try to feel better for the upcoming week.  It is bad that one has to stress over how the next week will be even though it is several days away, but that is what I deal with.  I am  looking foward to the day that I can be just like other people and live without worry of physical discomfort. I am working on my faith in an attempt to see that my latter days will be greater than my past.  It is something to look foward to change and it seems that the days will never come.   I am so Glad that I have a relationship with God that constantly gives me strength to help me self not to go in depression.   I know that there are others like me that want throw in the towel.   I d

I don't mind waiting...   I continue to wait for my change to come...days and nights go by and nothing seems to change.   I continue to wonder where my life will go from here.   I continue to wait patiently for things to change for me and my situation.   As the weather begins to change, I see the changes that begin to happen in my life and my body.  On yesterday, I spent a great deal of the day in the hospital getting a series of test ran due to the fact that I could not breathe and was coughing and feeling like I was throwing up my lungs...my blood pressure was up and my heart rate was elevated and nothing seemed to br working to get things leveled out.  My pain was at an all time high and I confirmed that "Pain" does not discriminate.    I am missing work and wondering will I soon get the pink slip....I  worry and worry will I have to give up my career.  I am at a point that I have to trust God.   He will get me through this.   I have to continue to see the ligh

Do you have a spouse that has a chronic illiness...do you often wonder what you can do to help them and yourself to cope.  Do you sometimes have a little to much tension in your house.   If so there are somethings that you can do to for  the one that you love the most.We have to accept that sometimes they just do not understand what they can to do help and you may not understand why they don't know.   I know many days I find myself frustrated.  I plan to share this with my husband and my children to help them better understand how to take care of mommy when she is not feeling the best,which is 85% of the time. I found this information on another site and wanted share.  Whatever  I find and share, I feel that it would be useful for application to ones daily life as well as my own.   Happy Reading and feel free to pass it own as well as leave comments for the readers. Below are 15 suggestions on ways your spouse can care for you.  Why not print this list, circle those you would

I have been away for a while.    For the past few weeks, I have been in a battle and struggle just to put one foot before the other.    I am truly thankful God’s Grace and his Mercy that keeps me alive.   So many days, I just want to keep my head covered and not come out, but I know that is not a way to live.   I would like to thank those people who keep praying for my strength and healing.   I cannot do this by myself.   On this week, I was finally able to get started on my exercise program.   I think this is going to be very good for me.   As I research Fibromyalgia and learn how to cope, I see you gotta get moving.   Although this seems likes the hardest thing for me I am looking for very positive result.   I am also working on changing my diet as well.    Taking out all processed foods and just looking forward to leaving a more healthy life.   I really did not have much success with the medication meloxicam due to the side effects that were making me sick. When I say sick, I really

Transitions:   We get what we expect! When you think of changes, what comes to mind?   You have to get your mindset right in order to be able to positively deal with the change process. On this week, I have been dealing with a lot and trying to deal with the changes that my body is going through as I am learning to deal with Fibromyalgia.   This is truly a process.   I have been dealing with aching and stiff joints, elevation in blood pressure and adaptation to new medications to help to deal with the widespread pain.   On yesterday, I spent the entire afternoon until 8 pm at the doctors getting a full work up getting tests run to see why my body was just haywire.   The doctor finally gave me an additional medication (Triamterene 37.5 mg) to assist leveling off the blood pressure and( Meloxicam 7.5 mg) also known as Mobic   for the pain that will not interfere with my high blood pressure.   I have been looking at the side effects that come along with the medications that include heart

I am awake now because I have been asleep for quite some time since returning home from a few hours out with my girls.    I took them to the fall festival at their school.   I think they enjoyed themselves.    I try to keep give them some opportunities to have fun.   On the other hand, I was dealing with the fact that my head was hurting due to the fact that I have been experiencing problems with my blood pressure being elevated.   It seems as nothing that I am doing is assisting.    I have informed by doctor of what is going on as well as taking my high blood pressure medicine.   I just took my pressure after working up and it is still off the chart.    In efforts to educate myself and other based off previous studies and research and what I have found out is that it not uncommon for person with fibromyalgia to have problems with elevated pressure due to increased pain and the side effects from prescribed pain medications that are being used to treat inflammation that include NASIDs,

"My mind says yes and My Body says not TODAY! It is time to get up and get to moving......I really just want to just stay here in this bed...Not that it feels any better here.   I just do not want to move.    I am saying Body you must line up.   I have got to be in church today.   I know there is a Blessing in the Pressing!   I am going to press my way today and I hope that as the day progress that I will feel better.   I will Pray and take all my medications in order to get the things done on this Blessed Day!.... Although I hurt, I have to so much to be Thankful...Two beautiful girls and a loving husband that tries his best to understand me.   In a few days, we will be celebrating our 15 yr. wedding anniversary.   Wow what a journey this has been.   I never would have thought when they said in "sickness and health"   that we would visit that part so soon....I have had numerous surgies with dealing with endometrosis and all the pain that goes with that as well as i

I found this information useful so I wanted to share.... First published: October 17, 2007; This version published: 2008. Review content assessed as up-to-date: August 16, 2007. This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of exercise for fibromyalgia. The review shows that in people with fibromyalgia: ‐ moderate intensity aerobic training for 12 weeks may improve overall well‐being and physical function; moderate intensity aerobic exercise probably leads to little or no difference in pain or tender points. ‐ strength training for 12 weeks may result in large reductions in pain, tender points and depression, and large improvement in overall well‐being but may not lead to any difference in physical function. ‐ the exercise programs that were studied were safe for most. The intensity of aerobic exercise training should be increased slowly aiming for a moderate level. If exercisers experience increased symptoms, they should cut back until symp

Well, I have been away for a few days and these have been some tough days.   I have decided to take this by force.    I cannot let this FIBRO thing get the best of me.    The Lord has reminded me that he is bigger than any problem and he heals every disease.   I must admit that some days, I do let the pain get me down.    But who can blame me for feeling this way, when you hurt allover and your pressure has shot to the roof and your head hurts so bad that you feel sick to the stomach and week in the knees.     Yes, that about sums up how my last few days are.     I know when you see me you don’t see what I am feeling.   I do mask it very well.   I have to present well and look the part…. I remind myself when I look in the mirror that it want be this way forever and I must PRESS my way.    I have increased my education time on finding out more about Fibromyalgia and how to cope with this dreadful pain that tries to overtake me.    I am not defeated….In the, I win. In a few weeks, I wi

Fibromyalgia:   A Flare Up! Today is one of those rough days, head hurts; legs hurt back hurt and all the other parts of my body along with feelings of weakness as If I have the flu.    I do not have the flu, but I feel so bad.    I need to be getting ready for work, but I just can’t right now.   I am putting forth a great deal of effort not to sink into how I am feeling in my body.   Some days are just harder than others and today is one of those days.    This usually happens after I have been going and going just doing my everyday routine.   I call this a Crash… Others may call it a flare up.    At times it is very overwhelming.    I know many do not understand.    The reason for this it that there are no open wounds or visible signs of my condition….I must say so myself that I present well to others.    When I come out, I look the part.   I smile with you and talk with you as if nothing is wrong.     But I must confess that

Changes We do not have control over the fact time bring about change.    Season change, people change, days of the week change, and the scriptures says in   Ecclesiastes 3:1-8   To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven : 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn , and a time to dance ; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. I must say today that I as sit her in a great deal of pain that my change will come.   I gain confidence fr

In the fight for my life..... At the end of another week  and I feel like I have just been run over by an 18 wheeler truck.....but I can not quit.  If I quite, I  will not be able to complete my assignment and therefore I fail.   I am not a failure.   In him do I move and breath.   I am continuously trusting God to get me through each day. I can say that I am here and it is by the grace of good.   If I could sing that is the song that I would sing.  But I try  to operate in my gift and singing is not one of my gifts.   I  am daily trying to understand this journey that I am now taking and to this point I can only see that it is for a testimony.   Let me explain what I mean by this.    By saying that is for a testimony, I mean that I am being tested to see if I will continue to be faithful to God.   He wants to know that we will give him our all no matter the test.   He want to know if I will believe him to give me the relief that I so desperately need.    The woman with the issue of

This day has started how with a bang!   And of course I do feel pain, but I am going to press on this day to get the things done that I need to on this great day.   As I have stated before, God has not given us the spirit if fear.    I am an over comer through him.   Through him, I breathe and I move.    Get that I move….Through the pain, I move.    I had to get my children to school and to work I must go.    I have a lot of paperwork to do today as well as see one patient this afternoon.   I pray that I can get everything done that I need to before I crash this evening.    It takes everything out of me to get my job done.   I love my job as a Therapist, but I have had to cut done on all the work that I was accustomed to doing for the field.   I was once the go getter , seeing clients, starting new programs, overseeing staff and all that ……but things have really changed and I hope that the passion will return…If not, I know that I have done said and done a lot of things to help people.

Understanding Fibromyalgia Build a guide to help you discuss your symptoms of fibromyalgia with your healthcare provider . Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic widespread pain and tenderness for at least 3 months. You can take steps to manage the pain and help yourself feel better. Diagnosis Currently there are no diagnostic tests, such as x-rays or blood tests, to detect fibromyalgia. The symptoms of fibromyalgia may overlap with the symptoms of some other conditions. That is why fibromyalgia is sometimes difficult for healthcare professionals to diagnose. Some healthcare providers use certain guidelines to help make a diagnosis. According to guidelines set by the American College of Rheumatology, a person may have fibromyalgia if he or she has had both: Chronic widespread pain that affects the right and left sides of the body above and below the waist And feels pain in at least 11 of 18 possible tender points (9 on one side of the body, 9 on the other) when light pressure is

For quite some time now, I have been living in constant pain and today is not different and as I try to better understand, I would like to time to time share with you as I am learning to over come this dreadful curse of constant pain.   I give up everyday with the grace of God to keep moving forward.  I plan to beat this disease and with the help of the Lord I know that all things are possible.   I know some other people are dealing with emotional pain and hurt.   I have physical pain that is undescrible and I am looking for ways to improve my daily presence.   I know that we reap what we sow and I refuse to let anything keep me from reaping the benefits of the living a healthy and prosperous life.  some days, I feel like throwing in the towel, but I remember that I can not give up.  There are people depending on me to get the job done.  I remember that have have two beautiful daughters that love me and need me to be strong for them.   I have to keep pressing to beat this...... I

Does Life sometime see to take you by suprise.  We are more in control of what happens to us.  God has not given us the Spirit of Fear.   We must Live by Faith and put our best foot forward.   We must find happines in our situation and try to enjoy the time that is before us.   We can not go around with our heads hung done and we are being lead around w/o direction.  He has done so much I can not tell it all.  My Life is a living testimony.   I give all praises to God for my life.   No matter the circumstances today...I live and I move beacause of his grace....Now i am on a journey to my healing and I am looking for the blessings that are a head.  I will use this platform here to freely express my feelings as well as my Photography that I have recently connected with as a means of self-expression..