Another newby

[Guest guest]

I'm new to this loop and am one frustrated chick.

I've been diagnosed as having fibromyalgia, polymyalgia rhumatica,

arthritis (osteo with inflamatory component--whatever that is) and

some sort of autoimmune disorder.

Now I have mouth lesions and more recently lesions on my skin.

Dentist won't touch my mouth. Sent me to peridontist who has seen me

for 6 months and the treatment he has prescribed is doing nothing to

heal the mouth lesions. He said it may take a long time. eeeek 6

months is a long time to me. And the doc gave me a steroid cream for

the skin lesions.

I'm on prednisone, tacromilis and the steroid cream. (

My children (adults) remind me that I'm in pretty good shape for my

age since my heart is good, liver is good, colon is good and I'm

mobile. (I really am grateful for those things!)

Of course, my kids don't wake up one day knowing that today they

don't dare drive a car or use the microwave or kitchen range or walk

very far from the front door. And, they don't look with longing at

the steak knowing they better stick with a mashed potato because

that's all that will make it through a painful mouth. <sigh>

Okay, I feel better. Just needed to vent. Thanks for listening. Now

delete the post.

DSK