Mellow Monday
Well I am six days into the worst fibro flare...keeping hope that each new day will bring back my normal fibro levels. So much for my going to walk on the treadmill at planet fitness...just wait the...
View ArticleHump Day!
Finally came our of my fibro flare..yeah! Only to go to the doctor for an ear infection (cellulitis..skin infection). I had this same issue Halloween week last year and wound up in the local er to...
View ArticleThirsty Thursday
:lol: Another exciting day at the homefront...not!....this morning was the first time I have ever slept through my husband leaving for work. I must have been in a coma! I am usually up at 5:30 am...
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Here is a good laugh for my fibro friends...the bread I baked last night...well even though I had the jar of yeast sitting out with all the other ingredients...in my fibro fog, I forgot to put it in...
View Articletuesday's forecast
So today and yesterday were good fibro days only to be upstaged by knee pain. Guess it is back to the ortho to find out what has turned my successful menicus tear knee surgery in june go bad. I am...
View ArticleThursday Update
Hi..fibro is holding steady at about a 5 out of 10. I went to the ortho doc today for my painful left knee. He said it was lack of cushioning (bone on bone) and gave me a shot into my knee of some sort...
View ArticleHappy Wednsday!
How is everyone today? I know some days are better than others..so hoping this is one of the better days. Tomorrow I go back to the ortho for my knee pain..I think its the ligament on the side of my...
View ArticleTuesday - Still waiting for fall breezes to come
:smile: Hi everyone...as always wishing for low pain levels for you all! I am going to my first visit next week with a pain doctor to control my fibro pain and sciatica, knee pain, etc. Due to the new...
View Articlefinally fall is here
Beautiful weekend here in Orlando..plan on doing a little yard work...if my body will cooperate..LOL! Had an appt. Thursday with acupuncturist..she was very knowledgeable and good at explaining how the...
View ArticleMore tricks than treats
If you saw the way I looked this morning, you would think I had on my Halloween costume. Bad night with knee pain again...what is it about sleeping on my side that makes the left knee hurt so...
View ArticleVisit with physical therapist
Hi, had my first appointment with the physical therapist to rehab my left knee and hopefully get rid of the pain. My therapist, Nikki, was wonderful and actually told me that my own diagnosis of IT...
View ArticleYes, I am an IDIOT!!
So I was elated that my second PT appointment on Tuesday went very well (for my knee) and yesterday felt the best I had felt in ages (kneewise). I take a dear friend to a doctor's appointment, have...
View ArticleGod Bless Physical Therapists
After an agonizing Thursday, I made it to my 9 a.m. appointment for Knee therapy on Friday morning. Burst into tears when the PT came to greet me and told her my tale of woe. By the time I left, I was...
View ArticleNCIS nite!
Okay, yes, I am an NCIS junkie..I watch the original, L.A. and New Orleans. When I had severe sciatica 6 years ago and was home in bed with ice packs and pain pills, Re-runs of NCIS were my guilty...
View ArticleFriday Eve - Ready for the Weekend
:wink: So how is everyone doing? Had our first cold blast in Orlando this week...whoa, yesterday morning was quite chilly.I know most people with fibro get an extra little pain from the weather...
View ArticleCount down to Turkey Day
The year has certainly flown by...can't believe it is thanksgiving already. Not going to anyone's house this year...having a leisurely day with just the two of us....we brine the turkey overnight and...
View ArticlePutting up the Christmas tree!
Happy Tuesday everyone...have you come out of your turkey coma yet? Keith and I chowed down on hamburgers on Saturday for lunch...just had to break up the turkey marathon. Fibro is such a strange...
View ArticleFriday Follies
I am going to impart some non-essential information to you about how to get your Dyson stick vacuum exhaust not to be so smelly. It doesn't matter if you empty the canister or clean the filter, when...
View ArticleThursday the 11th
Morning everyone...weather is really nice right now in Orlando and great for putting up Christmas decorations and going out to shop. So my fibro has settled into my upper back, neck and shoulders for...
View ArticleFriday 12/19 - Christmas Cookies
Hi everyone...countdown to Christmas...how's your 'to do' list coming along? So since this is the first year I'm not bogged down with a job, I decided to make Christmas cookies to share with friends...
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