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I hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected.  I've been trying to get everything sorted out. my brothers daughter has been living in one of the duplexes and she wasn't too happy about me selling them.  I have put enough money into a trust fund for her so she will at least have an anuity. She is going to have to make it on her own. Lots of stress with the move is all i've been dealing with.

Kristy, I guess dh is excited, his work takes him all over the country, mainly to NY & NJ, so I don't see him much anyway.  I know at times he will visit me in Florida, but not until he retires will he move there for good.  My brother tried to buy me out, but I wouldn't let him, it's a good thing too. His daughter would have just pissed it all away.

I hope everyone has a wonderful HALLOWEEN! It's my favorite holiday.

Lilli

Hi,
The sad thing is that narcotics are really the only thing that actually works. (once you get a good combo) I use the Fentanyl patch 50 mcg and Norco as a break though med.  My combo works very well for me.  I was taking Cymbalta but stopped that, too expensive and I can't see a difference.  Also, try to get into a pain clinic.  They are there for the skills and pills as they put it.  The doctors give meds to pts cuz they know we need it and they aren't worried about getting into trouble like a reg doctor is.  HOpe this helps.  Kristy

i used to get trigger point injections, and the elavil for sleep it worked for me for sleep but not for the fibro><. i also take vitaminb12 which helps with the fatigue mu doctor gines me the scripts, and i give them to my self once a week, some dr.s dont like to give that out but uf u'r ins. pays its well worth  the try. i also try to saty away from the narcotics. have u tried lyrica? well good luck.

Hi im 33 years old and i was recently diagnosed with fibro.....I take effexor for depresstion which I have taken for years.....My Doc gave me evail for sleep which i dont think would put a bird to sleep and i take percacet which i find dont help much and i hate to go ask for somethin different because she always tells me how addicting percacets are and i should try slowly bring my dose down. I have a apointment to see her today and i want to ask for some different meds.....and i know she will try to stay away from narcotics any suggestions??????

Thats true and you never can take them after surgery. I have severe arthritis and the fibro, sometimes I wish I could take something. I take 3 vicoden a day mostly for my arthritis. But I am still glad that I had the surgery and stopped cause I didn't need  2 blood pressure pills, zocor, thyroid med's and needing two med's for my asthma....
So there are pro's and con's.