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27 May 2008 08:34 #18744

Rachel

I don't think it's the meds at all, I get this numbness also from time to time, I'm only take a 25 mg of sleep med. We some times over do things and this can be the result of it. We don't have the same strength as we once had_I don't. I could go go go,move complete rooms around by myself,not any more. Our blood flows to a different tune some times and I think its all in the harmony of
this over doing ourselves some times. I finally learnt that fine tuning things over time I began to feel better,that is called learning my limitations. I some times get the muscle aches pretty good and it's like what did I do, It can be caused by the smalliest things some times. ((It does take a while to fine tune all the limitations you have but once you do it will get better.))
Here wishing you much better days
Hugzzz,Kathy
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27 May 2008 07:37 #18738

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Rachel,
Exactly what meds for FMS are you on? What dosage? You know I'm not a med tech but I've been on quite a few things in the last few months. Email me!!
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26 May 2008 16:49 #18708

Today it is beautiful out and everything is georgeous as my niece says. However I can't feel my Right arm or my Right foot because I over did it at my neices first birthday on Sat. How frustrating! She only weighs 21 pounds I held her setting down for about 45 minutes. I held my 3 month old neice for about 30 minutes and her year and a half old sister (she weighs 36 pounds for about 15) minutes. It was a great day though but boy am I paying for it. Plus I am soooo scatter brained today. I am newly diagnosed with fibro. Do you ladies get this way too or is it possibly a med reaction. I know that all my meds have the potential to do this but this just seems beyond belief. Rachel
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18 May 2008 17:07 #18334

Also, please remember that the anti-inflammatories should always be taken with food, to protect your stomach from irritation.

Pat in Rockport, TX
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18 May 2008 14:07 #18327

As with all meds you should be very careful. That is too true and a good point to make. Please read all paperwork that is offered about your meds. Also be concious of blood test that should be done. For example if a med says it may effect liver function or kidney function. Then ask your dr. about how often you should have your liver and kidneys tested for adverse reactions. Also keep an eye on your eyes. Often they will show toxicity to meds. before anything else. Have they changed color, are they jittery, pupil size (are they the same, too big ,small). How do they react to light? Remember all meds. have a purpose, but more is not better. Start low and gradually go up. Even Tylenol will kill your liver. Also if you take too much tylenol with a migrane headache you will end up with a rebound headache. Always talk to you Dr. about symptoms all of the regardless of how insignificant they may be. Small symptoms combined could give a whole new meaning to a diagnosis. Keep a notebook of how you feel what you are doing when you felt that way. See if there are patterns. Hope this helps Rachel
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17 May 2008 21:42 #18312

Please be careful with the anti-inflammatories. Celebrex, ibuprofen, advil, motrin etc. They are hard on the kidneys!
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17 May 2008 20:15 #18308

There are several avenues that you can take. I am sure that your Dr. will give them to you but here's what I know from experience (either personal or from family members).
1. cortisone injections- good short term but can cause more damage in the long run, also depends on where nerve pain is.
2. nerve root block- painful at first especially the injection site. Again can cause more damage because you don't feel the nerve saying knock it off there is something wrong.
3. traction- good especially for legs and lower back and neck. It takes pressure off that nerve area and provides relief at least for a little while.
4. chiropractic care- very good especially if you have one that will combine traction and massage with it. Just be cautious that you do not get one that is too harsh.
5. massage- always good. reduces the swelling and removes toxins from tensed up areas. If you can not handle a chiroprator a massage therapist is usually more gentile and yet can go as deep tissue as you would like. Relieving pressure from many areas.
6. meds. - Anti-inflamitories- Celebrex, Advil, Ibuprofrin, ect... good to relieve swelling. Muscle relaxants -Flexeril for example is good to reduce stressand tession from the muscle (like the word muscle relaxant wasn't self explanatory). Pain med. - Lortab, percocet, ect good for if nothing else to put you on another demension :wink: . For example cloud 9 who cares about the pain your head is no longer attached to your body so good night.

Basically if you go into a Dr. office these are the most popular options they will give you. If they go straight for surgury. Get up wobble out the door and don't look back. Find another Dr. the knife is the last thing you want. It maybe what you need but it should not be the first option offered.
Hope this helps Rachel
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quilting with disabilities 17 May 2008 14:31 #18305

Thanks Sharon. I'll ask on Monday about it.
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quilting witwh disabilities 16 May 2008 18:57 #18275

Patti, back in the mid-90s, when all my lumbar discs ruptured and I had so much sciatic pain, I used Neurontin (gabapentin). It helped the sciatic pain down my leg. I wasn't sitting up trying to work at the time, so I don't know now it would have worked for that. I was still in so much pain, the most I could do was to go from the bed to the couch. I certainly hope you feel better soon, Sharon in TN
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quilting with disabilities 16 May 2008 13:33 #18267

As I've wriiten in other places, i've been off work and unable to sit up for more than 10 min due to a pinched nerve. A couple weeks ago I was able to sit uncomfortably in the doc's office for an hour and thot PT was finally working. Monday I have my first visit to the pain clinic because the intense pain is back in my sit-down and left leg. Anyone have any good tips from experience to get back to sitting and work?
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15 May 2008 08:33 #18237

I want to make this one that is the star but it has all these little diamonds in it. And I mean little. They are about an inch big. There must have been hundreds. It was so beautiful. I must have taken a dozen photos of that quilt. Then I went home and looked for a book to teach me how to make it. I've come close to finding one but all the diamonds are too big. I figure I will just have to adjust the pattern. Still I am no where near that good and that is a LOT of fabric. So I will continue to improve and someday I will make one. :wink: Rachel
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14 May 2008 07:27 #18181

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Rachel,
That's the same reason I began quilting!! We went on vacation to Lancaster County and I fell in love with the quilts. I decided I would find a way to make my own, :D and I have-but like you, I haven't reached that level of proficency. I even bought a book called the Country Hearts or something like that. It's a beautiful appliqued red on white. Hey, maybe with Beth Ferrier's technique I can give it a try!!!
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13 May 2008 21:30 #18170

ukquilter, we have a condo in York, PA where my DD lives. I came back for a visit and am staying there, which is about 45 minutes away from the Steamboat. This was the only day out of my busy schedule of non-stop visiting that I could arrange for a shopping trip. Fortunately, not all of my friends quilt or I would have spent more money. My DH worries that I will spend all of our retirement savings on fabric so I have to limit myself. But he doesn't get it, there are so many beautiful fabrics out there and patterns that I have to have just a few here and a few there. You know how it goes. Judy in AZ where fabric is expensive
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13 May 2008 19:50 #18168

I just love Lancaster, since I used to live only three hours away I went a couple of times a year to stock up on fabric, I was in sticker shock when I saw what they pay in Texas,lots of things are cheaper here but not fabric. I am planning a trip back to Maryland in November so hopefully I can fit in a trip to Lancaster. Where did you stay in Lancaster Judy? I always stayed at the Steamboat Inn close to the outlets but within easy reach of the quilt stores.
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