Introduction

[Guest guest]

My name is billijo I am a 62 year old woman (63 DEC 26)! I have lived with cf

and fn for the last 22 year severe enough to recieve SSD. I lived in Rochester

New York, had a great Dr! In June I moved to NW Michigan to live with 2 women

friends. We live in the Manistee National Forest, so my live has changed from

city living! We heat with a woodstove so I am the wood cutter and splitter! We

have a cute cabin and property named Croneville Homestead! My roommates are also

retired and sell collectables on Ebay. I am a woodworker (at one time designing

and building high end furniture) and a fine arts photographer! The grateful part

is I have a 24x14 heated shop in the polebarn and work at least a few hours a

day.

Besides the meds I take, nuerotin, cymbalta, tizanidine and vicodin, I have

learned through many chronic pain groups to set priorities of what I want done

and have learned I can't do all some get done at a later time LOL!I've learned

to break through the pain to function with cf and fm (oh forgot ms in

remission). I want to live with these things not be a victim to them! I think

attitude is essential to quality of life!

The only problem with my move to the NW Michigan woods is the lack of avilable

DR's. The soonest appointment I could get is March 3. Atleast my NY Dr wrote my

meds for 11 months with the exception of the vicodin which is a problem here

Dr's will not take you if you are on pain meds or will not prescribe them. This

scares me!!!! I have a trip back east at Christmas to photograph a wedding so

the nY DR will write another 2 month script. After that I amy be in trouble!

Sincea spiritual belief is a a big part of my recovery I would like to know how

others deal with stress and apply spritual;ity to theie recovery?

grateful to join the group and hope to be a benifit to others!

billijo