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Archive through December 22, 2007

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Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Monday, December 10, 2007 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
too funny! he looks like a fun 'victim,' lol

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, December 10, 2007 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
today was my first day at work since party and there are pics of the whole event everywhere LOL

some are printed and on ppl's desks, some are ppl's screensavers! ahahhahhahahaaaa

it really was a great party!

and I go to another one that he will be at this Thurs....wahooooooooo!!!!!

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Monday, December 10, 2007 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
bet he won't be wearing a tie... hahahhaha

Pamznic
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03-01-2006

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 6:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamznic a private message Print Post    
Season's Greeting friends:
I wanted to get back on the can't stand Doctors band wagon but alas I finally got excepted back into Kaiser as of Jan. 1st. On monday I went to see my "Doctor" and she's taking me off Neurontin and now I'm on Lyrica. You may have see commercials for it. Thus far I can't really report except it doesn't mess with my head like the Gabapentin. I am so sick of begging for help. At least I understand Kaiser and how to work it, putting all my eggs in that basket.
So nice that most of you are feeling better, Love seeing the teasing going on here. My motto is might as well be silly and laugh cuz I'm not liking the alternative.
Anyone else using Lyrica yet?
Be Well ----
p.s. to those of you who aren't feeling better I'm saying a special holiday prayer that you get relief soon.

Pamznic
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03-01-2006

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 7:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamznic a private message Print Post    
<PAMY> congratulations on quitting smoking - many props to you. Betcha feeling better over all now aye?

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Pam, if I might offer some advice on the lyrica. Watch your weight carefully. I went too long, gained almost 25 pounds, and it has proven almost impossible to lose. For some people, it really does change your body chemistry, and it appears to be a very longlasting change. I've never had a weight problem in my entire life before this. :-(

On the plus side, I had great pain relief, and I'd never slept better in my life.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Karuuna, if you want to make yourself feel better, go to one of those body morph websites and plug in your height and two weights 25 pounds apart. It is actually quite amazing that at our height the 25 pounds doesn't make a whole lot of difference in how you look to other people. At 25 pounds less, the body looks sort of skinny with visible hipbones. At 25 pounds heavier, the body looks pretty much normal but not overweight.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Juju, I'm not so concerned with how I look. But as you also know at our height, clothes are tough to find, and the nice stuff is really expensive. I'm just frugal enough that I don't want to buy all new stuff!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Shar, ROTF!!! I dont know how I missed your post earlier!!! hhahahahhah He did wear a tie and made sure to sit waaaaaaaaaaaayyy across the table from me! LOL I did have to spank someone that got out of hand later in the evening LOL

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 11:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Pamz, I am sorry you arent feeling better, prayers headed your way. I am interested in LYrica and if it really works. Doesnt sound like its helping you though :-(

did they say it took a couple weeks to feel better or is it supposed to help right away??

yes being a non smoker is a miracle!! that demon had me believing I needed it and that it actually helped me dull pain....silly me!

I dont know if being a non smoker is making me feel this good or if being non smoker is making my med/vitamins work better and thus feel great!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Kar, I had that happen to me when I was put on the birth control shot drug, it took about a year to get that out of my system and lose weight

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
For those who are interested and have XM radio, the Dr. Oz hour today is with Dr. Teitelbaum and all about CFS and Fibro.

You can listen to a short portion of the program here:

http://www2.oprah.com/xm/moz/moz_main.jhtml

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Pamy, the lyrica did really work well for me. It did take a long time, because it took me a long time to build up the dosage. However, the sedative effects worked immediately at the lowest dose, but I needed more and more to get to sleep. It helped a great deal with pain.

Now that I've been off it for several months, I can occasionally take the lowest dose (25 mg) and it knocks me out.

I didn't have the weight gain problem until I was up to 150 mg.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Kar, thx for heads up, that doc is the one that told about the Corvalen,, right?

Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
Lyrica didnt work for me at all. Increased my migraines and I ended up extremely jumpy due to the pain which increased to a point of bawling/ hyperventilation due to chest spasms.

I know that my pain seems way differnt than what I've heard others here and in real life describe, but the REAL gabapentin by Pzifer worked better than the Pregaba Lyrica.

Not neurontin, not Novo Gaba and not Apo Gaba.

It all comes down to body chemistry and how a person responds. I found lyrica amplified my pain. It seemed worse than when I quit meds last summer.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 1:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Pamy, yes he is!

Sunshyne, I agree. Everyone is different, and you just have to try things and find what works for you.

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
LoL pamy (re party antics) - you crack me up

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
But, Kar, you should also be advised that at "our height" clothes are easier to find in bigger sizes.

Plus, bless their hearts, all these young girls are getting taller all the time. I am constantly seeing girls taller than me nowadays. Never happened before.

Sharinia
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09-07-2002

Friday, December 21, 2007 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sharinia a private message Print Post    
juju do you have fibro ?

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Juju, at least you made me LOL. And you are right, it's true the bigger sizes are easier to find in taller lengths.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Shar, I dont think Juju does. Juju is just a supporter of all of us, isnt she a wonderful person?

either that or she has been banned from so many threads she is limited to posting in threads she normally wouldnt

hahahahh couldnt resist

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Sharinia, no, I do not have fibro (knocks on wood). It is just I am so doggone old that I know a little bit about everything. Or ... uhhhh ... what Pamy said. Yes, I know, I suppose that means I am now banned from this thread too. I am banned from the hair thread but I am going to try to sneak in over there in a minute.



Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 5:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hi guys, you all have me chuckling bigtime here, you are so wonderful and funny. Anyhow... great news: I was at the rheumatologist yesterday and got my blood test results... I do NOT have rheumatoid arthritis. Which my GP was worried about. But I did get a big lecture from the rheumatologist about the fact that I MUST take my thyroid pills, plus iron pills, plus calcium pills, plus vitamin D pills. (Shrug) Who knows, maybe I will turn into someone who is disciplined enough to do this daily. Truthfully I do not do this at all now. Been at least a year or two since I even just took my iron pills regularly. BUT I think I am ready to take the leap... in keeping with my dieting and excercising (which has also gotten a bit sloppy the past week or so.) But you all INSPIRE me to be a better me.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Mame, great news!!! I am going to start a good eating plan and excercise plan 2nd week of January...hope to see ya in the lose weight thread too! :-)

Sage
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07-20-2000

Saturday, December 22, 2007 - 6:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sage a private message Print Post    
Mame, I hope you find the discipline to start taking the meds you need. I went off my anti-depressant a month ago, and recently quit my thyroid cold turkey. I know, bad choice about the thyroid med. The reason is since I've moved, I haven't found a new doctor, and I don't have any insurance anymore, and am loathe to pay for medical expences with my inheritence money. I need to explore my options, I guess.

I have been extremely emotional the last few weeks. Yesterday I spent the day crying off and on, and I don't even know what all I'm crying about. My sister suggested it might be menopause, but I think it's because I need my meds, since I am diagnosed with chronic depression.

The fibro hasn't been hurting me too much since being back in my home town, but I have a feeling that once I get back home (Monday) the aches are going to intensify. Oh well.