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Hi, I am Dawn 36 years old and no children, with exception to my fur

babies.

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 95 after slipping on ice and

injuring my back, thru all the numerous test to rule out other

medical issues that could be causing all the pain they discovered

gall-stones and ultimately removed my gall bladder.

While my body was adjusting to the change I lost a tremendous amount

of weight but ended up regaining it tenfold, a few years later I went

thru a bout with rheumatic fever and a lumpectomy that left my right

(dominant) arm messed up. Prior to being diagnosed with fibromyalgia

I had pain issues and had been tested for arthritis and lupus several

times, lupus primarily because my mother has it.

My husband was supportive thru the back injury but when it never went

away we started having problems. I did eventually become employed

again. I had a very good doctor who at times would wait after the

office was closed to give me cortizone injections and spinal

manipulations while I was attending the police academy, I never would

have made it thru the academy and stayed gainfully employed had it

not been for him.

After the lumpectomy I lost my job with the police department, I

wasn't able to lift my duty belt because of the arm issues and quite

frankly it wasn't a safe situation to be in with a dominant arm

nearly useless. At any given moment I would drop an item I was

holding and had no control over it. Things got really bad between my

husband and I, he was so often gone leaving me alone to deal with

things and I suppose that was his way of dealing with things. After

he fractured my leg during one of our arguments I divorced him he is

still around and helps out but nothing is the same and never will be

again which saddens me because we use to be inseparable most of the

time.

I take daily Fluoxetine 60mg for depression, 300mg Ranitidine for the

acid the other medication causes, 150mg Indomethacin for pain, 1800mb

Gabapentin for pain, 25mg Hydrochlorothiazide for edema, 10mg

Simvastatin for cholesterol, 200mg Trazodone for sleep, calcium and a

daily vitamin. I use to take Hydrocodone at night to reduce the pain

so the Trazodone can work. The new doctor at my clinic took the

Hydrocodone away very recently stating she would discuss something

over the counter such as Ibupropen before she will discuss giving me

the hydrocone back and needless to say I am getting very little sleep

am averaging around 6 hours of sleep per 3 days. Some days I get more

just depends on the weather, my activities and emotional stress. I

tried to tell the inhumane WITCH that if ibuprophen worked I would be

taking it.

I don't like to take medications and for several years I tried to get

by without it or very little of it.

Well this is pretty long and I have probably put some of you to

sleep, but hey thats a good thing isn't it? LOL

Hugz

Dawn