Re: answering several posts

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Hi Ruthie,

I took your advice on the Prosacea and bought some, I hope it works!! If it

stops the itchiness that's awesome.

And I have some Crocs and have just started wearing them, and they do help

with the stabbing burning rock sensations in the heels of the feet.

K.

-- answering several posts

Hi to from Las Vegas. Yes, we sound like twins! Fibro sisters!

Anybody else with a broken back can join too. ;-)

Face rash - I have cea. Not sure if it is related to FM and the

doctor doesn't know. Go to a dermatologist if you can and find out

for sure what you have. I did. Fortunately the rash isn't flaring

right now. Metrogel cream helps (RX) but so does an over the counter

cream called Prosacea and it is a lot cheaper. I got it at Shop Rite

but CVS has it too.

Had to laugh about the Girls Gone Wild and their tattoos. I have two

tattoos and if they sag I am in trouble. I had my eyebrows tattooed

on about a year ago because I lost almost all of the eyebrow hair

(menopause present) So those babies better stay up there where they

belong! Or / \ Hee hee!

Exercise - All I can do is stretches. I tried CURVES for a week and

even though that is gentle hydrolic machine exercise, I flared like

crazy for several weeks afterward. Not for me. I do find that I feel

better if I am moving around because lying in bed makes me feel like

crap. I get all stiff and in miserable pain and when I get up and

start moving around the stiffness leaves. My new mattress helps a

lot too. At least in the Summer, when it is nice and hot outside, I

can work a little in my garden. The sun feels good and planting

something helps my mood.

Foods to avoid? Chocolate? Kill me now! LOL! I know I can't have

alcohol with Lyrica if I want to remain standing so I am switching

to non alcoholic beer and also club soda with fruit juices. No

carbonated beverages? Moan! This reeks!

Personal thermostat - Good heavens! Hot one minute and freezing the

next. Thats me for sure. I thought that was just menopause. What did

I know? That I can deal with, but the whole body burning pain I can

do without.

Painful feet - feels like you are walking barefoot on sharp stones.

Hard to find a shoe that doesn't hurt when that is flaring up. Just

got a pair of Crocs and those are comfortable when the feet are

acting up. Socks or no socks, they feel pretty good.

To bed, perchance to sleep.

Ruthie

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