I am new to the forum, and to being diagnosed with Fibro. I was just diagnosed September 3rd. I kind of figured I had it, but my doctor didn't believe me at first. She thought it was my thyroid, as I also have Hypothyroidism. She ran some blood test, and then when those came back all normal, she listend to what I had to say lol She put me on Gabapentin. 300 mg once a day for a week, then twice a day for a week, then three times a day. I am 31, I have a 12 year old little (Ok, not so little any more =( ) son, 3 cats, and an English bulldog. We all live with my disabled mom. I enjoy gardening, and have finally been able to have one lol My pride and joy is my llittle Rugosa rose shoot. I dug up a foot tall sucker from my boyfriends moms old bushes, and brought it home, and the top died, so I dug it up thinking I could put something else in, and it had a fresh root growing off it, so I popped it back in the ground, and a few weeks later a little green shoot showed up, and sprouted some beautiful green leaves =) I also have 2 little hibiscus plants, a little lilac bush (less than a foot tall lol), a blood red rose bush, and a whole porch full of morning glories.
Welcome MoJean.
You sound like my mother and son. My mother could grow just about anything and my son inherited the ability. It skipped a generation with me. The only plant I can keep alive is my aloe. It thrives on neglect.
Welcome, Mo. Glad you shared your story with us. I love plants and have a green thumb as well. It is so lovely to watch something grow with our care and nurturing. A real reward!
Hugs.
Welcome Mo! Glad you joined and shared about yourself. I also have cats (5) and an 11 year old (girl). I love to garden but don't have much time or energy to devote to it currently. It is great to watch plants grow, a sense of accomplishment as well. Please keep us updated on how you are doing. Hugs.
Hello Mojean, Welcome - you will find great support and information shared by great people. So happy to hear you gardening story. Though I have no green thumb, many of my friends and family do, and I love their ability to grow and love what they grow. Enjoy
hi and welcome. I've had fibro 35 years...cortisone controlled it nicely but now has caused osteopenia. dr. started me on gabapentin 6 weeks ago. 100 mg three times a day, and just now added 100 so at 400 a day. . I also take a pain killer. seeing him tomorrow. Its great your rose got a start. I moved from my house of 40 years to a duplex. moved 5 months ago and trying to get some favorite things started. what color IS the rose? I have one little dog, had to find homes for my other pets when I moved. Welcome to this site. carolyn
I kill plants by looking at them. I hope you won't hold that against me. I have a service dog, a boxer named Dancer. I talk about her frequently also a tiny pom named Oso. She's my mean old lady. I also live with my Mother but it's the other way around. She is healthy I am disabled. Along with fibro I have M.S. and chronic fatigue. She's my hero and best friend.
We are glad to have you. You'll find good friends and advice here.
Thank you for such warm welcomes everyone =) I used up most of my energy planting my flowers lol My hybred rose is a pretty blood red, and my Rugosa rose is pink. The man who built my boyfriends house planted them in the front yard, and had amazing gardens I hear. He won awards for them, and also grew his own grapes for wine. When he died, my boyfriends family bought it, and have lived there since. (Over 20 years) I feel kind of lucky to have been able to take a little bit of his roses, and grow them myself. He put alot of love and care into them. I have been kind of looking into a service dog. I also suffer from depression and horrible anxiety, so much so I couldn't work, and had to drop out of school. But it hasn't been something I'm sure I could get, and I know my Ella is not a good candidate lol
hi and welcome to the group. sounds like your doing better and thats good. keep doing the things that gives you pease of mind and
you enjoy. it helps to keep your mind of the pain. i also love gardening. i have a pittbull pure breed and he is always digging up everything i am planting. he is so naughty almost one year old, but such a sweetheart. his name is max. i also have a little girl of 5 years and she keeps me very bussy. i love her so much she is like the light at the end of the tunnel.
Hi more I’ve had fibro around 3 years I’m chronic in a wheelchair but we fight everyday. You must look after number one and as some doctors are good some of them don’t even understand the condition. So if your ever unsure about advice or medication all get a second opinion. I’m am on all the worst meds for pain and fatigue. But there is light at the end of the tunnel I’ve just heard about a new drug called MILZA which is for fibro I’m trying to see how available it is in the UK as it’s easy to get in Europe and U.S but not much in the UK. So I will keep you all informed on this medication. Also has anyone managed to get it on prescription in the UK?
Take care everyone love Lorraine
I tried getting into a specialist, but she is only taking emergency referals, and the other one is not taking new patients, and those are the only two in the whole Upper Peninsula. I love Pitties, they are so sweet, and adorable. I couldn't handle the high energy levels, so I went for a lower energy breed. Too bad she can be just as hyper haha Not all Bulldogs are sleepy lumps lol When I had energy I would take my girl to the beach, and have her swim for an hour,and then run around for another hour or so, and she would sleep in the car for the 15 minute ride home, and then be ready to go again lol One day me and her ran back and forth through knee high (for me, chest high for her lol) for about an hour, and she was still ready to go haha
WELCOME!! I think your gardening story is a beautiful one. I have a three and seven year old, both girls. They keep me moving. I also had to quit my job lately. I used to be a server, then when i could no longer carry trays i became to go. It proved very difficult so i had to quit. I look forward to hearing from you and your story. Blessings Janisrp
Welcome! I was diagnosed with Fibro about 2 years ago. I'm 62. I live with my husband and 2 adult children. I had undergone terrible stress before the Fibro kicked in. I find the biggest problem is the fatique and feeling like I have the flu. I also have bursitis, stenosis. So I ma dealing with a lot of stiffness and pain. I just started with a new rheumatologist and she put me on 2 weeks of predisone and also a muscle relaxer. I had seen a rheum 2 years ago and she did nothing for me! I just got blood workup back and my ANA was above normal, so I am waiting to here from her about the results. It is Sat. so no Dr.'s around!
I think it is great that you love gardening. Anything that helps is a good thing! I love singing and reading.,,,(just finished the "Outlander" Series......amazing). also find that watching reruns of old comedies is great medicine.
Welcome! I was diagnosed with Fibro about 2 years ago. I'm 62. I live with my husband and 2 adult children. I had undergone terrible stress before the Fibro kicked in. I find the biggest problem is the fatique and feeling like I have the flu. I also have bursitis, stenosis. So I ma dealing with a lot of stiffness and pain. I just started with a new rheumatologist and she put me on 2 weeks of predisone and also a muscle relaxer. I had seen a rheum 2 years ago and she did nothing for me! I just got blood workup back and my ANA was above normal, so I am waiting to here from her about the results. It is Sat. so no Dr.'s around!
I think it is great that you love gardening. Anything that helps is a good thing! I love singing and reading.,,,(just finished the "Outlander" Series......amazing). also find that watching reruns of old comedies is great medicine.
Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. My boyfriend was in the hospital for a week, and I was staying with him. He is on dialysis, and was doing the home dialysis, but his catheter stopped working, so he had to have surgery to fix it, but it hasn't. He had to have a port inserted into his neck/shoulder area. His catheter still isn't working, the cavity where it is, is bleeding. He's in so much pain, and they still don't know whats going on. As you can imagine it's causing me a ton of stress, and thats causing terrible flare up, there for causing me to stress that I can't take care of him like he needs, and that stress causes me more flare ups lol I would love ideas on how to cope with the flares, maybe help with the pain? What do you do to make your flares tolerable?
