Re: New to the group and I have some questions.

[Guest guest]

Hello! Welcome to the group! This is a wonderful

place to be! Everyone is so supportive and the

information provided by and a is outstanding!

I'm sorry about the diagnosis, not exactly sure what

it is other than you mentioned fibro. What did your

blood tests show? Do they know which autoimmune

disease you may have? An internist, I would think

could help - based more maybe on their sub-speciality?

Others within the group are more informed or

experienced to help with that. Did your chest pain

start b4 or after the ibuprophen? Could be related,

that is a fairly high dosage. Could it be related to

your benign dilly bop? A rheumatologist is more

equipped to help in these matters and I certainly

understand about finances! A lot of us have to travel

great distances on top of that. What are your

symptoms? Hopefully some of the other members will

respond to your concerns soon! Have patience as we

all have our flares and it seems like almost all of us

lately are having a time of it! Please bear that in

mind while waiting on a response! Hang in there and

take care! Kim

--- Ms <pretty_please_honey@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone, I am a 61 year old female from

> Michigan.

> I have had fibromyalgia for many years, but was

> recently diagnosed with a Auto Immune Disease, it

> was

> based on bloodtests. My Dr explained all of the

> possibilites (medicine wise) but most were scarey

> and

> sounded like chemo drugs, one was shots but he said

> If

> I took them and got a serious bug I could die

> because

> it would wipe out my immune system. He then ask me

> if

> I wanted to go see a rhumatologist and I said NO ,

> not

> if you can treat this, (that was because the $$$$)

> would have been hard for me to come up with to see a

> specialist. My Dr is a internist. After hearing

> about

> the drug choices I ask for the one with the " LEAST "

> side affects first so he is giving me 2,400 mgs of

> ibuprofen a day. Do any of you think that will

> help?

> I sure am in a lot of pain. I have major surgery

> coming up in about 3-4 weeks, I have a benigh tumor

> in

> my left side so I am not sure about any strong drugs

> since I have to have that done. I am waiting for

> cardiac clearence before it can be scheduled. I

> have

> been having chest pain and I'm not sure what the

> heck

> that is, the fibro, the immune system or my heart.

> I

> am getting so discouraged, I just dont know where to

> turn. I need all of your thoughts on this darn

> disease!!!!!!! My Dr was not able to tell me which

> of

> the auto immune diseases I had, he just knows I have

> one based on blood tests, he found that out when he

> was checking me for Lupus. Thanks, Shirley

>

> True love is neither

> physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance

> of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

> It's easy to be an ANGEL when no one ruffles the

> feathers on your WINGS.

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[Guest guest]

Hello! Welcome to the group! This is a wonderful

place to be! Everyone is so supportive and the

information provided by and a is outstanding!

I'm sorry about the diagnosis, not exactly sure what

it is other than you mentioned fibro. What did your

blood tests show? Do they know which autoimmune

disease you may have? An internist, I would think

could help - based more maybe on their sub-speciality?

Others within the group are more informed or

experienced to help with that. Did your chest pain

start b4 or after the ibuprophen? Could be related,

that is a fairly high dosage. Could it be related to

your benign dilly bop? A rheumatologist is more

equipped to help in these matters and I certainly

understand about finances! A lot of us have to travel

great distances on top of that. What are your

symptoms? Hopefully some of the other members will

respond to your concerns soon! Have patience as we

all have our flares and it seems like almost all of us

lately are having a time of it! Please bear that in

mind while waiting on a response! Hang in there and

take care! Kim

--- Ms <pretty_please_honey@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone, I am a 61 year old female from

> Michigan.

> I have had fibromyalgia for many years, but was

> recently diagnosed with a Auto Immune Disease, it

> was

> based on bloodtests. My Dr explained all of the

> possibilites (medicine wise) but most were scarey

> and

> sounded like chemo drugs, one was shots but he said

> If

> I took them and got a serious bug I could die

> because

> it would wipe out my immune system. He then ask me

> if

> I wanted to go see a rhumatologist and I said NO ,

> not

> if you can treat this, (that was because the $$$$)

> would have been hard for me to come up with to see a

> specialist. My Dr is a internist. After hearing

> about

> the drug choices I ask for the one with the " LEAST "

> side affects first so he is giving me 2,400 mgs of

> ibuprofen a day. Do any of you think that will

> help?

> I sure am in a lot of pain. I have major surgery

> coming up in about 3-4 weeks, I have a benigh tumor

> in

> my left side so I am not sure about any strong drugs

> since I have to have that done. I am waiting for

> cardiac clearence before it can be scheduled. I

> have

> been having chest pain and I'm not sure what the

> heck

> that is, the fibro, the immune system or my heart.

> I

> am getting so discouraged, I just dont know where to

> turn. I need all of your thoughts on this darn

> disease!!!!!!! My Dr was not able to tell me which

> of

> the auto immune diseases I had, he just knows I have

> one based on blood tests, he found that out when he

> was checking me for Lupus. Thanks, Shirley

>

> True love is neither

> physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance

> of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

> It's easy to be an ANGEL when no one ruffles the

> feathers on your WINGS.

>

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>

>

> Image by FlamingText.com

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[Guest guest]

Hello! Welcome to the group! This is a wonderful

place to be! Everyone is so supportive and the

information provided by and a is outstanding!

I'm sorry about the diagnosis, not exactly sure what

it is other than you mentioned fibro. What did your

blood tests show? Do they know which autoimmune

disease you may have? An internist, I would think

could help - based more maybe on their sub-speciality?

Others within the group are more informed or

experienced to help with that. Did your chest pain

start b4 or after the ibuprophen? Could be related,

that is a fairly high dosage. Could it be related to

your benign dilly bop? A rheumatologist is more

equipped to help in these matters and I certainly

understand about finances! A lot of us have to travel

great distances on top of that. What are your

symptoms? Hopefully some of the other members will

respond to your concerns soon! Have patience as we

all have our flares and it seems like almost all of us

lately are having a time of it! Please bear that in

mind while waiting on a response! Hang in there and

take care! Kim

--- Ms <pretty_please_honey@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone, I am a 61 year old female from

> Michigan.

> I have had fibromyalgia for many years, but was

> recently diagnosed with a Auto Immune Disease, it

> was

> based on bloodtests. My Dr explained all of the

> possibilites (medicine wise) but most were scarey

> and

> sounded like chemo drugs, one was shots but he said

> If

> I took them and got a serious bug I could die

> because

> it would wipe out my immune system. He then ask me

> if

> I wanted to go see a rhumatologist and I said NO ,

> not

> if you can treat this, (that was because the $$$$)

> would have been hard for me to come up with to see a

> specialist. My Dr is a internist. After hearing

> about

> the drug choices I ask for the one with the " LEAST "

> side affects first so he is giving me 2,400 mgs of

> ibuprofen a day. Do any of you think that will

> help?

> I sure am in a lot of pain. I have major surgery

> coming up in about 3-4 weeks, I have a benigh tumor

> in

> my left side so I am not sure about any strong drugs

> since I have to have that done. I am waiting for

> cardiac clearence before it can be scheduled. I

> have

> been having chest pain and I'm not sure what the

> heck

> that is, the fibro, the immune system or my heart.

> I

> am getting so discouraged, I just dont know where to

> turn. I need all of your thoughts on this darn

> disease!!!!!!! My Dr was not able to tell me which

> of

> the auto immune diseases I had, he just knows I have

> one based on blood tests, he found that out when he

> was checking me for Lupus. Thanks, Shirley

>

> True love is neither

> physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance

> of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

> It's easy to be an ANGEL when no one ruffles the

> feathers on your WINGS.

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> Image by FlamingText.com

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