Originally Posted by dsj

You know, I never thought about my loss of smell being a symptom of Fibro but I can't smell any thing. I have had 3 sinus surgeries, along with rhinoplasty twice. My poor nose has been through so much, I just thought it was due to all the surgeries, I am sure that doesn't help. I don't miss the smells so much the only problem with it is that I don't have an appetite, there isn't a trigger for it. I have to remind myself to eat and really nothing tastes good and then the IBS issues that I have to deal with when I do eat. It is like an never ending battle with this stuff.

Originally Posted by sasseyib

Hi. I am new here and have been reading all of the responses to fibromyalgia. My hands and feet have been hurting so bad but the doctor says it is arthritis. I have been going to many different doctors over the last few years and have been on lyricia (which I am not now) and celebrex. I read about black cherry juice concentrate the other day and decided to give it a try. I am taking 1/4 cup twice a day and I can't believe how the pain has gone away. I am also taking extra magnesium for my restless legs. If they quit working I will let you know but the juice tastes good and I buy it at the natural food store or on line.

Originally Posted by sbeddingfield

I had a terrible accident about 14 years ago and thought it started then but not bad and I had 3 teenage children and a husband. I just thought I was overweight and didn't take care of myself. Well, 3 and 1/2 years ago, I found out that my deacon, sunday school teaching husband of 27 years had gotten into online porn and then I found out that he was meeting people he met online. I told him we could get help and save the marriage but he wasn't interested so we got a divorce. That started 3 years of stress - my best friend died, my daughter got married then had a baby boy (good stress but still stress), then while pregnant with her second (a girl) she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and wound up having a premature baby and brain surgery (even though they couldn't get all the tumor), then my dad died unexpectedly, my mom just about lost it as they had almost made it 60 years, I had to move, change jobs, find out that my husband had lots of hidden debt, my job is very stressful, and it goes on and on.
In the midst of this, I was diagnosed with a muscular distrophy autoimmune disease called dermatomyositis. It is the wasting away of trunk and upper leg and arm muscles. I have a great rhuemotolotist and that is sort of in control but still in so muh pain. When he asked me to write out over the course of 2 weeks how the pain is, I did, and he showed me the symptoms for fibro - you would have thought I copied the list - ha. So now I also have that diagnosis. I have to work but my job as lead special ed. teacher for a large inner city high school is very stressful. Sewing and quilting help me deal but my biggest problem is handling stress.
I feel so bad for all of you fellow sufferers. Take care,
Scherrie

Originally Posted by Ditter43

Scherrie, They say when it rains it pours....that's certainly been true for you. Stress really does a lot of damage to us all, with or without fibro. Learning to let go of the stress is hard, learning to let the stress flow around you instead of through you, priceless!! (but doable sometimes)There are all kind of visuals that you can use to help yourself get into the right frame of mind . When I was still working and the stress was getting to me, I would close my eyes and picture my self standing with crap flying past me, but none of it touched me. As a nurse, that was an easy visualization!! :lol: Find one that works for you..You will be surprised how much it can help.

Ditter