Lubbock and West Texas support

December 30, 2001

At 03:09 AM 12/30/2001 -0500, 1951@... wrote:

>I do live in Lubbock, and I've worked in the medical field for the past 20

>years, so I know just about every doctor (and nurse) here. Whoever

>summarized the doctors in this area did a good job. I could add a few

>more to your list of those to avoid. And I do not know a good

>psychiatrist or therapist in this area, and I know every one of them.

Oh man, you're right here -- that is fantastic! We must must must get a

group going; there are so many sufferers around here but the only way I've

ever had to communicate with them is when they show up in the ER.

As I said before, I will volunteer my living room if we want to meet

sometime. I work 3-11p so I have weird hours, but I'm off on Sunday and

Monday, so maybe that will work. Or else, hey, let's meet for lunch!

Regarding doctors -- , it sounds like you have seen more of the

local doctors than I have. And it's really disappointing that a community

with such a HUGE medical establishment as Lubbock is so lacking in

options. I am the type to want to rattle cages. I get angry, and I would

like to confront this medical community with this grotesque lack of

informed medical care when it comes to fibromyalgia. I mean, there is

nowhere to turn. And I see FM patients come into the ER because their docs

won't see them, because they get this " drug-seeker " reputation, etc., etc.

Maybe if we can come up with some other local folks who are fellow FM

sufferers, get our heads together and come up with ideas, we can start some

kind of activism here. I fully realize not everyone has the energy for

that, but I am basically okay except for FM and high blood pressure, and I

am highly motivated. Well, okay, I'm very depressed much of the time, but

this Effexor stuff seems to already be making a difference -- or maybe it's

jsut that I'm cutting back on the Prozac! Who knows??

Holler if y'all are interested.

Best,

Em

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