Re: Remission


----- Original Message ----- From: "Blinded" <blinded@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Newsgroups: alt.med.fibromyalgia
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: Remission


Dar,

I still am in considerable pain from the degenerative disk disease, arthritis, shoulders, hips, etc.

what has disappeared is the non specific achyness and flu-like symptoms. I have little doubt that they will return. Hopefully it will be a while, but everyday it is getting a little worse.

I'm sure you read the term remission in this group.......


But I did not have thousands of dollars of unnecessary testing, nor bother the hell out of my doctors or labs.

Hmmmmmmm maybe you are more convincing in a ratty NG than being convincing in getting to the ROOT CAUSE and getting care.
Or MAYBE you think having thousands is what it takes to be heard. Seems that is the case and that is sad (for others, not me).


I did pick up a couple of propane tanks improperly and threw a disk and impinged a nerve in the back, IOW, I hurt my back as bad as I have ever hurt it.

Hmmm the old joke "Doc it hurts when I go like this".
Even Paul Holland and I and others have learned the the things not to do that will cause us pain.
"A haed head makes a soft ass!"

I went to the Rheumy and he injected cortisone into the low spine and surrounding muscles.

LOL maybe you should read the down sides of Cortisone, but maybe at your age it doesn't matter that nobody cares LOL

I have an inversion table which I used very slowly.
After about a month of sever pain and not walking, the injury pain finally eased and I found that the non specific achyness and flu-like symptoms of FMS were gone also.

So one would guess by your writings an inversion table is "the cure" (for You at least)


I scheduled a vacation at the beginning of June. first time in 7 or 8 years that I will travel. I hope to leave the FMS symptoms at home while I am gone

Can afford a vacation but can not afford lab test and such as stated above???????????
Hope you enjoy the vacation and the remission of pain. (Until it comes back after the vacation money is gone!)


Mark

Goes to show some will give up what ever they have to to find results and relief of the ailments.

CB


"dar" <darhody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:c00b873d-5701-4fda-9f1b-aa98b01c883a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On May 9, 8:26 pm, "Blinded" <blin...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have in the past made replies to people discussing FMS remission by saying
that I do not believe that there is any such thing.

For the past two months or so, I have been feeling really good. As good as
I have felt in 5 or 6 years.
I still take the MS contin for pain which seems to be normally at a 5 level.
But that feeling of achyness and sever depression that comes with it have
seemed to have left, (for the most part).

I asked my pain dr. if we should reduce the opiates that I take and he was
very adamant that things be left alone. he said that the drugs are working
fine and why mess with a good thing.
I told him that I should get a job and he told me NO way in hell, I could
volunteer somewhere if I think I can.

Well, I went to the Rheumy today and filled him in on what is happening and
told him that although the tender points and still sore to the touch, I feel
like maybe I am in remission.

He said that the tender points are not the only way of dx'ing FMS, it also
includes the achyness and feelings that I described. He then said that I
should enjoy it for as long as it lasts. I very well may be in remission
from the FMS but who knows how long that may last.

I still have to deal with the pain from the severe disk disease and
arthritis, but with the achyness gone the pain is much easier to tolerate.

and they say there is no God

Mark

Mark,

What you have written sounds wonderful......

Please enjoy every minute of what you are experiencing. If it comes
back, you'll be able to have this moment in time to reflect on how
life was without all the pain and suffering......

While I personally haven't experienced this in the 20+ years since
diagnosis, I do reflect on my good days. They're the ones that carry
me through the bad days......

You should celebrate this time in your life..............! :-)

Take care and be well out there! Debra



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