Re: update on my life, some ranting, and ?'s (long)

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I'm so sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time with pain and depression right here at the holidays. I truly understand because I am going through somewhat the same situation although slightly different. I have a problem with my hips too and sitting too long. Moist heat and my meds seem to be the only thing that helps even some. Even with that, they still hurt and I can't tolerate sitting for very long any more.

With the Alopecia do you have no hair or you just can't stand your hair to touch you because you are allergic to it. You were talking about the bandana and it sort of confused me. If you have no hair, then can you get a wig? Would it make you feel better and boost your self esteem?

huggles,

Sundra

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: I too have the excrusiationg hip pain.. it is very hard for me to sit, stand. and especialy walk.. regreatfully I am now using a walker. and I hate it but it beat's being on the ground all the time KWIM? Wish I could give you some advice on what to do other than just live with it.. I have tried pretty much every thing, from pain pill's to exercise even stretching,NOTHING HELP'S Sorry I couldn't be of more help.. Hope you are feeling some what better.. and you have a very nice Holiday.. hope you get to go see your family for Christmas.. I know it is painful for you to ride that far. and I do sympathys with you I wish i could be with my family for the Holiday's even with the pain I would glady drive the 8 to 10 hours to be there.. Take care Gentle Caring Hug's Marie Marie A. Roomsburg P.O. Box 346 Ava, IL. 62907 E-mail marieava@... or marieava62907@... Messanger. aol. marieava. yahoo. marieava62907

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sorry to hear about your troubles.... the Hip Pain , I can surely

sympathize with, My hips get so bad, that they actually give way on

me....literally....the only thing that helps is to sit in my

recliner, with my legs elevated at about half the way the foot rest

goes up...

hope this is of some help!

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> My ex and I recently got back together on the 5th of this month,

we were together since 1-27-03 and broke up this past August. So

naturally I haven't been so depressed...I went about 2 weeks without

crying. Then of course my deppression cought up with me and I was

upset because I had my outfit picked out for xmas...cute skirt, nice

sweater and nice boots...and a bandana. I dunno if I can wear my

boots because it hurts to wear heels anymore and I hate gettin

dressed up because no matter how nice I look the bandana makes it

look bad (bandana is due to my Aopecia (I'm allergic to my hair).

After crying to Joe (my b/f) on the phone for and hour I fell asleep

from crying so much. He told me that he likes me better without

hair and all that sweet stuff but it's really getting to me. I hate

not having hair, sometimes it hurts me more than the fibro. That's

the end of that story. Then this past Friday I wen to Staten

Island, New York where I used to live cuz it was my friends

> birthday. We went out drinkin and had a great time. The drive

from my house to there is about 1 1/2 hours. We went on Friday and

came back on Saturday. On the way hhome I was in an enormous amount

of pain so I came homw and layed down. When I woke up on Sunday I

could hardly move. It felt like someone was drilling into my hips.

My mom made me feel bad for layin down all day and I got really

upset so I asked him to take me somewhere. We went to his house and

I spent the entire day in bed. I was in hysterics cuz of the pain

and i was debating on going to the ER it was so bad. He took care

of me and tried to do what he could but there wasn't much he could

do. From my body shakin and tensing up cuz of the pain my badn and

shoulder started to hurt. It took me 5 minutes plus just to get

upstairs to use the bathroom, he wanted to carry me but I'm stubborn

so I didn't let him. He took me home around 8 cuz it started

snowing and it was really cold out...and as all of you know

> the cold doesn't help. So I took some tylenol PM's and passed

out, woke up yesterday, hips and back still hurting, plus my ankle

and calf were sore and it felt like someone stompped on my ribs. He

came and made me dinner and spent the day with me. He has been

really helpful tryin to take care of me and stuff but I don't like

the special treatment (although sometimes it's nice and neccesary.)

Today I'm feelin much better, still have pain but it's tolerable.

But now I'm upset again because joe and I were going to go to Staten

island for Xmas to spend it with my family but I know that it was

the long drive that caused me all that pain and i don't think we are

going now because I can't deal with that much pain. So now my

holiday plans are all messed up because of the fibro. He is going

to spend the day with me at home but everyone else is going to NY so

I don't get to spend it with my family. On top of all this...since

I am no longer going to college I'm about to loose my health

> insurance and I'm tryin to get medicaid and things are all messed

up. Now for my ?'s...does anyone else have extreme hip pain? I

can't lay down with my legs straight cuz it hurts too much and I

can't sit up straight either. If you do, what do you do about it

that you could recommend to me. Also has anyone heard of Cymbalta?

It's an anti-deppressant that is helpful to fibro patients. my dr

prescribed it to me but I don't know if I'm going to take it...any

info on that would be really help ful. I had more questions than

that but I'm in a fog right now and I've been sittin at the computer

for almost 2 hours checkin my mail cuz I haven't checked it in

days. It hurts to sit at the computer anymore, i used to be on a

few times a day and i'm lucky if i'm on 1-2 times a week anymore.

do i have any hope of things ever getting better?

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> Hugs n stuff...Merry X-mas

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> ~Skyler~

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