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nelly that sounds like me if you take away the bobbing legs. I ALWAYS have a sore throat and achey legs. P and I have an ongoing joke about how cold my hands and feet always are....going to move slowly away from this forum as I don't feel bad enough for fibro but I tend to get a touch of the "conditions I might possibly have" if I read too much about them.
Like the time I was 20 and so convinced I was pregnant, I think that worrying about it was what made my boobs sore and nauseous in the morning..until my period eventually came...My imagination really should get paid overtime!
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Sorry, just saw this! It's a natural sedative.
Here:
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Valerian.asp
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Nelly
#151803 - 02/18/05 05:03 PM
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Do you have fibro Nelly? I haven't had a chance to read this whole thread.
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Re: Nelly
#151807 - 02/18/05 05:11 PM
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Nelly
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Officially, yes.
~nelly~ 
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I don't want to self diagnose. I've had these things for years. Combined with never being able to keep track of anything! I drive my family nuts with "where did I put my wallet" "where are the car keys, oh they're on the hook, oh that's where they ALWAYS are?" I forget appointments, birthday parties, school event and if I didn't put my bills on automatic payment I get letters from debt collectors. I have the money to pay, I just forgot I owed money on that bill. The aching drives me crazy the most. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and I originally thought it was from the cold in winter but I get it all summer too. Not even hot showers and baths help. And I used to love to "shop till I dropped", now I drop in 1/2 an hour with aching pelvis, legs and back. I just assumed it was "me" and that some of it was connected to motherhood but I've had a lot of it since I was a teenager. Thanks for the info guys. I might ask my doctor about it.
Oh and one more thing. I don't "move" or "bob" my legs but I feel like I have to stretch them out every couple of seconds cause they feel "funny". Is this kinda the same thing?
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Isn't it weird that it all might be connected?? Read up on it and let me know what you think! This isn't a sudden occurance for me because I've felt this way all my life. A diagnosis was just an "Oh! So I wasn't nuts!" But now I'm looking to be treated for the pain and especially the memory thing. So I'm really hopeful for the future.
I make sure to tell my mom too that she was making fun of a sick girl who could not defend herself when she called me "lazy."  Maybe I'll make a list of everybody since age 6 who I've been mad at, and call them up one by one... 
~nelly~ Hello... Information...?
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but yeah you might want to get evaluated too. It could be chronic fatigues syndrome or something else so you should tell your doc about all your symptoms. And go to fibrohugs.com and look at the tender points chart. Most docs diagnose fibro by testing to see if you have 11 out of 18 tender points. But I have read lately that even if you don't have all the required tender points but do have overwhelming fatigue and migraiting pain all over your body then they usually diagnose Fibro.
Good Luck and try to find a doc who knows something about the condition and is willing to listen to your needs as well. I found a doc who is like a text book of knowledge on Fibro but not real good at listening to my wants and needs.
Good Luck,
Christie
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Who knew??
#151819 - 02/18/05 06:17 PM
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Thanks Ruchie. But I just started this post to respond to Nelly about getting a Fibro/IBS support group started in our area and then it just snow balled from there! huh! But I guess someone knew that this thread would do good. I am glad if helps anyone who is suffering from the pain of Fibro to get motivated to go to their doc and get diagnosed.
Good Luck Ladies,
Christie
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