Feeling at my wits end with Chronic Pain and Fibromyalgia

@astaingegerdm - I think my mom might be the only person who truly remembers each year of my loss. I tend to disappear during our Christmas Eve activities every year for at least 10-15 minutes just to be alone. I say prayers for my lost child, I allow myself to mourn the loss once again, and I thank God for my blessings and that I have a very special angel up in Heaven to look down on me and my family. Fibromyalgia is a beast. It rears it's ugly head at the worst moments - when you are stressed! It's brought on by stress, sometimes by weather, sometimes by activity, etc. Going to the Pain Rehab Clinic at Mayo was a Godsend, but it's still a struggle. The flares catch a person off guard and can be very difficult to get under control. AND you never seem to know if the pains you are having are fibro related or something serious that you should be going into the doctor or ER for. I also have a history of kidney stones (so far 6) but that pain is unbearable on my own, so I know to go in. At the age of 42, I've been through quite a bit. I had gastric bypass a couple of years ago to help with the fibro, other aches and pains, borderline diabetes, etc. I have lost 150 lbs which is great but had many complications through the process and they'd actually like me to gain about 5-10 lbs back at this point. I have had 3 kidney stones in the past year and ended up having my gallbladder removed because of gallstones and stomach issues that just weren't going away. One of the kidney stone surgeries and the gallbladder surgery were within a week of each other and the recovery time was incredibly LONG. Anyway, you don't need to hear all of this. I guess I got on a roll. I will pray for your children, as I pray for those suffering with pain often. Take care.

@karihammel The pain of miscarriage never leaves me either. I had 3. My first at 12 weeks. Then a year later so got pregnant again, this time had an extra surprise- My doctor couldn’t see twin 2 and when I fully aborted twin 1, I didn’t need a D &C. This was at the time my mom passed away. Three weeks after I buried my mom I lost twin 2. I never had any live births. But I have 3 wonderful kids. Two were terrific bonuses that came with my husband. The 3rd my ex husband and I adopted, ironically due to his infertility.
I had RNY gastric bypass in 2007. I’ve lost and kept off 135 lbs without complications thank goodness.

@sandytoes14 - I am so sorry for your loss as well. My husband has an aunt who had many miscarriages and they never did have any children. I think adoption was just not something they were interested in. I think it's an extra special way to give AND receive a wonderful miracle a life they wouldn't necessarily have otherwise. Congratulations on keeping the weight off. I seriously hope I keep mine off! I've been about the same weight now for almost a year so I'm hoping this is where I stay. Happy holidays to you!

Hallmark is my favorite. I'm a total Hallmark Christmas movie junkie!! My husband and girls laugh at me all the time. They say the acting is bad and that the endings are all the same. I don't care. They make me feel good! Well, most of them. There are a couple of sad ones mixed in there but even those tend to have happy endings. Great job on getting exercise in! Super important! Keep up the great work!

Lioness------where did you book mark it??? Do you go to google to find name of site? I am on now again by accident. I never got notified of your post. Thanks! but I am really confused!

I left you a post----went down below!

@trishj46 Go to Mayo clinic connect register or login you,ll be able to pick the groups you want to follow , click on them when someone post from those groups you should get them To bookmark in the first step I have a bookmark that I clicked on ,hope this helps When I go to my mail Mayo pops up then .Hope this helps

@sandytoes27 Hi Sandy just received this new naturel med Conoldine It's a dropperful under tongue I haven't been on it long enough to give my opinion yet .I was in pain and just took 1dropperful not in as much now here's the address if you want to look it up. Pharmorigins.com I hope the lady @lorirenee1 reads this I'm so sorry your in so much pain Take care Linda

@karihammel @sandytoes14 - I’m so impressed with how much weight both of you lost!! Fantastic! I put on a lot of weight with autoimmune GI disease plus being on a lot of steroids. 18 months ago I decided to lose weight to prevent diabetes to get worse. I lost 45 lbs and feel much better - plus my sleep apnea disappeared.
I have had fibromyalgia on and off for years too- stress definitely triggers it. Waiting for more daylight and warm air.

@astaingegerdm Congratulations on losing the weight! My husband has type 2 diabetes and Sleep apnea and has used a CPAP machine for years. He walks about 4 miles 4 days a week, this after 2 serious cervical spine laminectomy. Before the first surgery he could have been paralyzed if he were in an accident or fell. The poor guy had a spinal cord compression.
Stress sure does a number on fibromyalgia. I hope you are warm and happy.