OT: Hi , Jeff and everyone!

January 11, 2006

Sorry I've been absent . . . saw the exchange about me between Jeff

and and thought I'd better get my butt into a post right

quick. Moving to VA has been just crazy, as I'm sure any of you can

imagine . . . especially feeling as lousy as we all usually do.

Long story short . . . I feel like crap, but at about 90% moved in,

kids are happy, husband is happy . . . life is good. As most of you

know, I had my happy lumps multiplying for over a year non-stop,

went through all the tests probably 4 times over, no trigger found.

Since they stopped appearing, I've been wracked with the malaise and

what I call " total body tendinitis " and " ghost pain " where the lumps

used to be. My doc put me on an old anti-depressant, deciding I had

Fibromyalgia . . . told me I wasn't sleeping deep enough due to the

pain and I needed this particular drug to do the trick. I was never

happy with that diagnosis, doing the research and all . . . but the

dang stuff actually worked. Well . . . it also made me fat . . . so

I've gone off it recently and been trying to work out and take

vitamins . . . at the moment, it's kickin my butt . . . but hoping

I'll win this fight. Whenever I try to do something healthy, my

body rejects the idea . . . such a royal pain in the butt, this auto-

immune crap, huh?

So . . . here I am . . . I'm alive . . . getting kicked . . . so, if

anyone out there knows of a good auto-immune specialist near

Richmond, VA?? Heck, I'll settle for a family doctor! I'd greatly

appreciate some ideas.

. . . I tried to change my email address backstage, but

couldn't do it. My new, personal email is msbouchey@... . If

you could change that for me, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'll try

to stay in touch a bit more . . . lots of new members to get to

know. Again . . . sorry for the absense! Didn't want my PG Buddy

to worry =)

Shins up, Peeps!!

M =)

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