Guest guest Posted February 1, 2002 Report Share Posted February 1, 2002 Joan's Questionarre answers > Age range: almost 37 > > Male/female: f > > What are the symptoms? fatigue, pain, > numbness/tingling, fog, tremors, muscle weakness, water weight gain, > problems sleeping > > Has you illness been diagnosed? Yes > > How long did you suffer before you got help? many many years > > Is there a time that you can remember when it started? > I did not know at the time but I can remember the numbness and joint and > muscle pain as far back as my Sr. Year of high school > > > Some of us have found lack of exercise we are > overweight. Have you > found this to be a problem also? > > I am overweight. I used to be in so much pain exercise was out of the > question. Now that I have found releif from the pain I have lost 37 > pounds. > > > Are you on disability? no > > > Do you have sleep problems? How do you deal with it? > I used to sleep 18 hours a day and wake up still very tired. Or I could not > sleep at all because I was over tired. When all I did was sleep I could > not find anything to fix that, but when I couldn't sleep I took a few PM > pain releivers and was able to fall asleep. I did not begin to sleep a > normal amount until I got rid of the pain. At > Do you have family that understands your illness? > Yes, my kids understand and they know when I am down I can not do anything > and they need to do it for themselves. My oldest is 16 and can be very > helpful and nice when he isn't being a 16 year old snobby know everything > boy. > > Some have found certain foods causes problems with CFS or Fibro, have you? > If I eat a lot of red meat I get gout in my ankles and big toe. If you > have never had it , it is like your toe has been hit with a sledge hammer > as it begins to swell and turn bright read and it feels like it is on fire. > My ankles become hot to the touch and the pain is something that you never > want to feel. > What type of Doctor have you found that has helped you > the most? > My family doctor understood fibro and when he was unable to help me with > pain control he got me intouch with a pain management doctor. The pain > management doc has been a life saver! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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