Re: I some PROBLEMS that need your idas on

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I am so sorry that Fibromyalgia has stopped you being able to look after your wife as you want to. It does seem unfair. For some reason women seem to get Fibromyalgia more than men and we only have a few men in the group. I hope they will read your letter and try to advise you.

Your doctor should let you have proper pain killers. I have about three different types but one is paracetamol. I take 8 a day. So that is one over the counter analgesic that you could use.

Hope you soon get good help.

Penny UK

On 29/11/2004 05:09:53, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> Hi Everyone this is gc54.> I've been sort just lurking, reading the digest. The problems I have is as Follows: I went to my GP the other week to Talk to him about all of the pain I was having. I asked him if there was anything stronger that he could give me. He was giving Lortabs even though they didn't> help me much with the pain. Well he went and made a reveral to the pain> management at the hos. The other day I> couldn't get into there until Feb. 2005. So I called the Doctors Office thinking they would give a script ofr the Lortabs. They called me back and said thet weren't> going to do that, I was to try to take over the counter pain killers. I> told them the pain has been so bad that there times I just double over.> It's keeping me awake at night too, I can't get any sleeep. What should i> do. Problem number is with family my family> doesn't accept the problems i'am having they think I'am nuts. My wife's> family is the same way. I would like to know too, if you think> it's harder man to have Fibromyalgia or not. To me I think it is because I get angry at myself for not being able to things that I used to do. My wife has Parkinson's> Disease and I was trying to take care

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I think if I were you I would find another doctor. And if your in too much pain go to the ER. They can give you something for pain and probably give you a prescription for it too. Sorry to hear your family thinks your nuts. It seems that they would be supportive since you said your wife has parkinsons disease, but I guess we just can not have everything can we? Is it possible for you to find another pain therapist that could take you in earlier?? That would be another suggestion. Anyway, I hope I have helped you some.

hugs,

Lianne

Lianne Crisci

Hannoversche Str. 27

30629 Hannover, Germany

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Uncurable4evrIllnesses/

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Hi Welcome to the group sorry you half to be here.. But you did come to the right group.. This is a very supportive group.. Everyone here is wounderful and always there to help or give an opinion.. I would recomend that you find another. doctor.. Yes I do think it is harder for a man to have Fibro. than it is for us woman.. Not to say that your pain is worse than our's. but Men handle thing's so much diffrent than woman. Men are brought up to be the bread winner.. My hubby was diagnosed with MS.. and it has totaly changed him.. at first he had a real hard time excepting he couldn't work.. I think it is just a man thing.. a control thing I guess. I applaude you for trying to take care of your wife.. Just do what you can that's all anyone can ask of you.. Gentle Caring Hug's Marie Marie A. Roomsburg pretty_n_cute2002@... marieava@...

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Sorry I am behind but I am new also - I want to say hi to alleng54 [?] and all the other newcomers!

I hope you can get the medicine problem straightened out. ;-( sigh... it's just too bad when we go through that with doctors - it just isn't right.

I am sorry to hear your wife has parkinson's also.

I don't know if it's harder on men... I doubt that but... of course I am a woman so... hehe. It is or was hard on me for years, having to come to terms with having FM and Lupus and then getting too sick to finish school and then couldn't work... that does affect a woman's ego also. I live alone and really can't support myself. So... ? I was brought up to be independent and now am not able to do it, and it leaves me feeling like a "nobody".

And I guess on the opposite side of the scale; it affects me too because I think "well if I get married again, how can I care for my husband??" How will I be able to be a good wife with cooking, cleaning, intimacy....all the things that most married women do. I sure won't be contributing much financially, that's for sure. So I think it is similar at least, to your predicament? :-)

Good luck in whatever happens, ;-)

Liliput

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Hi Everyone this is gc54. I've been sort just lurking, reading the digest. The problems I have is as Follows: I went to my GP the other week to Talk to him about all of the pain I was having. I asked him if there was anything stronger that he could give me. He was giving Lortabs even though they didn't help me much with the pain. Well he went and made a reveral to the pain management at the hos. The other day I couldn't get into there until Feb. 2005. So I called the Doctors Office thinking they would give a script ofr the Lortabs. They called me back and said thet weren't going to do that, I was to try to take over the counter pain killers. I told them the pain has been so bad that there times I just double over. It's keeping me awake at night too, I can't get any sleeep. What should i do. Problem number is with family my family doesn't accept the problems i'am having they think I'am nuts. My wife's family is the same way. I would like to know too, if you think it's harder man to have Fibromyalgia or not. To me I think it is because I get angry at myself for not being able to things that I used to do. My wife has Parkinson's Disease and I was trying to take care her also the best way I knew how, with the way things were. I HOPE YOU GUYS can give some IDEAS on WHAT TO DO THANK YOU allengc54