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Greetings List: Here is the intro from a new member Faye . She lives

in British Columbia, Canada.

I live in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada, am 49 years old and

have

been happily married for 31 years. I have a son 29 and a daughter 27.

The

love of my life is my 3 year old grandson.

I have been on long term disability since 1995 from Canada Safeway Ltd.

In order to receive LTD, I had to file a law suit against Sun Life and

Safeway which was settled out of court. I also receive CPP disability.

I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, Bursitis and Fibromyalgia

in

1995 but I feel I have had them for years.

Over the years I have been on NSAIDS for Osteoarthritis and Tendonitis.

I

have had migraines since my teens and I think, first the Aspirin, then

the

Tylenol, then the NSAIDS have masked the pain of the AS & FMS.

Over the years I have had many health problems, Dysentry, Bell's Palsy,

Vertigo, Tinnitus, Deep venous insufficiency, Appendicitis,

Pericarditis,

High Cholesterol & Triglycerides, High Blood Pressure, TMJ dysfunction,

Gastritis, H.pylori infection, Cystic Liver, IBS, and the most recent

diagnosis is Diabetes. If I have forgotten anything I will blame it on

the

fibrofog.

I find the fatigue, chronic pain and poor sleep from AS & FMS to be the

most

disabling.

Because of the AS my SI joints were 2/3 fused in 1995 the resulting pain

travels down my legs. It is especially bad when I lay down to rest my

neck,

shoulders and upper back to alleviate the headaches.

I have put on weight over the last four years due to inactivity and

change

in diet. I now rely on my scooter for any walking over 50 ft.

I have been going to aqua therapy.

I am a non-smoker and non-drinker. At present I am trying to

incorporate a

low salt, low cholesterol, low triglyceride, low calorie, and NO sugar

diet.

It is amazing the amount of energy it takes to try to eat right. The

biggest problem I have been having with my diet is that for over a year

I

have been unable to eat any fruit or some vegetables. I have also not

been

able to drink tea, coffee or hot chocolate. Whenever I have tried to

have a

piece of fruit it tastes like I have swallowed battery acid. This

happens

while I am on 3 stomach medications. I see the gastroenterologist again

at

the end of Sept. and I hope she can do something that will allow me to

eat

fruit. She changed the Tylenol #3 I was taking to straight codeine as

the

caffeine in the Tylenol #3 bothers my stomach and aids the insomnia.

My family has supplied me with a new computer to alleviate the cabin

fever.

Although I am a novice when it comes to all this new technology, I do

enjoy

surfing the web. Having this new toy helps to distract me from the

pain.

I just happened across your site and signed up. I look forward to any

suggestions or help offered by the group.

~~~Faye~~~

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E. Darwent

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