RA, Lupus link...via WebMD

I found this article interesting. In addition to having fibromyalgia, I also have RA. Between the two, my life is a pain in the... well, everywhere. Lately, it's been the tendons in my feet and ankles that's been bugging the bejeezus out of me.

OTC pain relievers help some, but somewhere down the line, I'm going to have to see someone for something stronger.

--MorelaterZ--

Pain redefined...

I know stress aggrevates my FMS. I know that diet sodas containing aspertame makes things worse with my FMS.

Since the last post in July or whenever it was, I've been under a bit of stress because of my finances. Because of school. Because of other things I'm not at liberty to discuss in this venue.

And not a bottle of Aleve in sight.

When school started for the fall semester last month, I had trouble staying alert in class. I discovered Diet Pepsi Max in the Cafe at school and bought a bottle. I was wired for about four hours.

And not a bottle of Aleve in sight.

Natch, I was in a lot of pain this past week. It all caught up with me...

Sitting for long hours in class, plus a workstudy job doesn't help either, but I can usually handle that with either Aleve or Tylenol.

It seems that the pain is more intense than I remember it being. It's time that I really find a doctor to help me so that I don't end up crippled before I'm fifty. Then all this schooling will have gone to waste, then where would I be? I don't want to rely on others to get me thru the day, the rest of my life.

This scares me. A lot.

What am I waiting for? A miracle, perhaps. I don't know. All I know is that I can't go on like this indefinitely. I don't want to be any more of a burden on people than I already am.

--Morelaterz--

Playing catch up

Sorry for the long time between postings. I've been a bit busy.

Since my last post in October, I have moved to a new town about 20 minutes from where I was living with my mom, I applied for and eventually got unemployment, and I started school with the goal of getting an Associate in Broadcasting.

All was going well until a couple of weeks ago. Then everything started to hurt again.

Aleve (my miracle OTC drug of choice) takes care of most of the pain, but I really do need to see a doctor for all the other stuff.

Most days though, I feel pretty good. So I consider myself lucky.

I really should check in on the groups I've joined to see what's new in the world of FMS.

~until we meet again~

Maybe this isn't going as well as I had hoped it would

I am still so tired, and I'm pretty sure I'm used to the altitude by now.

After about three months pain free since i've been here, I'm now in pain all the time it seems.

Aleve and I are fast becoming reacquainted.

I have a doctor's appointment on Sept. 18th. It's a family practice doc, but I gotta start somewhere, right?

I just want to rule other things out, and I haven't had a general check up in a very long time. I'm 42 years old; I need to find out what I should be on the look out for because I'm getting older.

So far, it's just bifocals.

I've lost weight, but I really think that's from all the walking I'm doing because I still don't have a car. I'm not eating as much either. I wonder if that means something significant?

And of course, I want to ask about a rheumy, too. I could benefit from seeing someone.

I'm almost desperate enough to try all those supposed "cures" that are out there. Almost, but not quite. I'm not stupid.

I get a lot of freedom in my job to stand and stretch and move around, so what I'm feeling now is not because I'm stuck in a chair eight hours a day.

Maybe it's the hours I work: 5am to 2pm. If the job weren't fun, I'd have never taken the position and moved all the way up here.

I have my dream job. So why do I feel iti's slowly becoming a nightmare?

Any thoughts?