Need Suggestions...BAD!

December 28, 2001

Hello everybody...

I'm sorry I haven't talked to you guys for a while. The main reason

is because I'm afraid of getting myself down while I write these letters.

As everyone knows, I recently saw a rheumatologist and basically what

happened was he officially diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia then said I could

be helped by my family doctor. That is a problem because, like I told him,

my family doctor fired me because of my high bills. So now I am finally

going to get on the phone next week and find out why he can't help me.

I was wondering if you guys could give me suggestions on some of my

problems. 1) I am having a VERY HARD time sleeping. Whether it's falling

asleep, staying asleep, or getting enough sleep. Even if I take my

antidepressant, which is supposed to help me sleep, plus two PM pills (I've

taken Tylenol and Bayer) I still can't sleep or fall asleep or stay asleep.

Another problem I'm having is just hurting. I usually take 4 extra

strength Tylenol's about two or three times a day, plus my prescription which

is 3 times a day. And I am having strong pain in my feet, ankles, legs,

arms, hands, fingers, toes, back, and spine. I spend most of the time crying

because I'm so tired of this.

This March (2002) will be the second year I have gone through this

with no help thus far. I have finally realized that I need to stop working

until I either A) get cured or at least feel well enough where I can work.

I haven't started the disability process but I'm strongly thinking of at

least starting it.

I just wish something would happen. Just ANYTHING to make the pain go

away. I have absolutely no income and get $135 a month for foodstamps. My

rheumatologist never sent the paperwork so my Medicaid (or whatever it's

called) is held up at the moment. That's another thing I have to call him

about next week.

New Years is this Tuesday. Right now, I don't see how 2002 could get

any worse than 2001 is right now.

Weaver, Jr.

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