Hi all - Sorry I haven't been here for a few days, but have been busy trying to design cards. I will have a new "charity" freebie up soon. Have been going to PT - water therapy - twice a week and it seems to be helping. However, Medicare only pays for a maximum of 8 visits. I am blessed though as the place where I go will let you come back when you want for only $3 per visit. So I hope I can keep up with it.
I did want to include a short message here about all the supplements you hear about for Fibro. It seems like every one in their brother has a "quick fix" for us. However, PLEASE check with your doctor or Pharmacist before you take them. Many medications start with the same "herbs" that these companies are trying to sell you. Many of them are nothing but sugar pills to make you "think" you feel better and TAKE YOUR MONEY. Others will counteract the medications you are taking and can cause serious side effects. Be sure and checkout some of the links I have posted to find new reseach and medications that are proven to work.
I have a link to get a free Fibromyalgia cookbook, if anyone would like to try it. I CANNOT attest to it's helpfulness, as I haven't tried it but eating healthy never hurt anyone. Please email me if you are interested.
Well it's to bed for me I have a long day tomorrow. Hope to be back very soon! Till then I wish everyone a blessed and pain free day.
2Hearts Designs
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Ok so here's my back up plan :)
It seems that me comment section is NOT working as it did for me last night. So could everyone just email me your comments to fibromite05@yahoo. com and I will post them. Sorry for the inconvience, but I'm new at this ya know. I'll get it worked out sooner or later :)
Monday, July 26, 2010
Comments
My comment section may say that it does not take your comment. However, if you notice it took mine twice. So please check before you post a second time -- unlike me :)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Be more aware and importance of support groups
WOO HOO - Comments are now working - can't wait to hear from you!!
Hey everyone I hope you have had a good and somewhat pain free weekend. It has been crazy here the last few days - but what's new right? First of all we went to see Scotty on Thursday and had planned to have my Granddaughter, Christina's, cake while we were there. Most of that went fine. However, Darren ended up with a big blood pressure drop and racing heart. Which meant a trip to the hospital in the ambulance no less. I don't even want to see that bill :( Anyway it turned out OK as it was just his medicine. The Doc at the VA had given him some new meds and told him when to take them. Well he did what they said, but they were wrong. At the hospital they gave him 2 bags of IV fluids and told him NOT to take the 2 meds at the same time any more. It just goes to show you that you always need to check with your Pharmacist when you get new meds to make sure you can take them together and/or at the same time. Then on Friday we had to go to VA for him to have more blood tests. This makes our 3rd trip there this week. It is a 45 minute drive - which is not bad. Except when it's 95 and you have no air conditioning in the truck - then it's BAD.
Of course Saturday the ugly monster that lives within me had to rear it's ugly head. Add I was in major pain all day. I know it was just a combination of the heat and stress, but it just loves to sneak up on us doesn't it?
I had a very enlightening experience while I was at the hospital. There was a nurse there who was very sluggish and seemed "out of it". I thought "Geez, oh Pete, can't this woman speed up a little"? Then it was like I slapped myself! What if this woman has Fibro and she can't go any faster? What if she is in so much pain, but has to work anyway, that it takes her forever to move? Oh my it really shook me up for a minute or so. Here I am judging others the same way I curse others for judging me. It's just like when I use the handicap parking and someone walks by and makes a snide remark like "She doesn't look handicapped to me". How I hate that!! It sure will make me more aware of how I look at others in the future -- although I have always tried.
I did create a new t-shirt design that night that depicts "the monster within". To me our attitude is just as damaging sometimes as our pain. It makes us want to strike out at others because they do not understand. But how can they? If you saw someone with a heart condition -- would you know it? What about first stages of cancer?
As with anything else in our lives we must be aware of our thought and feelings, as much as our pain. Our "monster within" causes us more pain than just physical, but others can't know that unless we share it with them. So please be kind to yourself and let others around you know when it's a "bad" day. It's VERY IMPORTANT to find a support group in your area and attend those meetings. If there aren't any listed on the National Fibromyalgia website, check your local paper or call the local information and referral line at your local hospitals. Just like doctors - groups are not always set up the way you would like. Go a couple of times and then make a decision as to whether you want to go back or not. If you can't find a group -- find a few friends who support you and/or also have Fibro and go out for coffee or meet at some one's house (where you can openly cry and bitch if need be) . From support groups I have ran and attended in the past here are a few things I feel they should include:
(1) Education about all aspects of Fibro and Chronic Fatigue
This can include speakers, handouts, flyers on events, etc - but don't blog a person down with too much information at once. Our foggy brains get confuzzled easy enough with only a few pieces of info. Pick your speakers wisely. I hate to go to groups and hear about a great new treatment only to find out it costs a zillion dollars -- which insurance doesn't pay for.
(2) Support - all groups should have some meetings where there is no speaker so those attending can share their support, strength and hope with others. This is NOT to TELL others what to do. It's to let them know what has and has not worked for you. Decisions about treatment, medications, etc should be left up to the individual. What works for one of us may not work for another. Our "monsters" have different appetites and some won't like what others do. :) Mine is very picky and only likes to eat certain meds for a limited amount of time. Then he doesn't let it work any more, so back to the doc I go to get another kind. :(
NO MEDICAL ADVICE -- Unless you are a trained professional DON'T DO IT
Well that's about it for today as my vaccum is waiting on me :) I have attached a link (if I did it right) to my Cafe Press store where you can buy my t-shirts, hats, etc. I will be adding more later, but as with this blog it's a learning process.
http://www.cafepress.com/2heartsDesigns
Sending blessings and a wish for you to have pain free day
Darla
Hey everyone I hope you have had a good and somewhat pain free weekend. It has been crazy here the last few days - but what's new right? First of all we went to see Scotty on Thursday and had planned to have my Granddaughter, Christina's, cake while we were there. Most of that went fine. However, Darren ended up with a big blood pressure drop and racing heart. Which meant a trip to the hospital in the ambulance no less. I don't even want to see that bill :( Anyway it turned out OK as it was just his medicine. The Doc at the VA had given him some new meds and told him when to take them. Well he did what they said, but they were wrong. At the hospital they gave him 2 bags of IV fluids and told him NOT to take the 2 meds at the same time any more. It just goes to show you that you always need to check with your Pharmacist when you get new meds to make sure you can take them together and/or at the same time. Then on Friday we had to go to VA for him to have more blood tests. This makes our 3rd trip there this week. It is a 45 minute drive - which is not bad. Except when it's 95 and you have no air conditioning in the truck - then it's BAD.
Of course Saturday the ugly monster that lives within me had to rear it's ugly head. Add I was in major pain all day. I know it was just a combination of the heat and stress, but it just loves to sneak up on us doesn't it?
I had a very enlightening experience while I was at the hospital. There was a nurse there who was very sluggish and seemed "out of it". I thought "Geez, oh Pete, can't this woman speed up a little"? Then it was like I slapped myself! What if this woman has Fibro and she can't go any faster? What if she is in so much pain, but has to work anyway, that it takes her forever to move? Oh my it really shook me up for a minute or so. Here I am judging others the same way I curse others for judging me. It's just like when I use the handicap parking and someone walks by and makes a snide remark like "She doesn't look handicapped to me". How I hate that!! It sure will make me more aware of how I look at others in the future -- although I have always tried.
I did create a new t-shirt design that night that depicts "the monster within". To me our attitude is just as damaging sometimes as our pain. It makes us want to strike out at others because they do not understand. But how can they? If you saw someone with a heart condition -- would you know it? What about first stages of cancer?
As with anything else in our lives we must be aware of our thought and feelings, as much as our pain. Our "monster within" causes us more pain than just physical, but others can't know that unless we share it with them. So please be kind to yourself and let others around you know when it's a "bad" day. It's VERY IMPORTANT to find a support group in your area and attend those meetings. If there aren't any listed on the National Fibromyalgia website, check your local paper or call the local information and referral line at your local hospitals. Just like doctors - groups are not always set up the way you would like. Go a couple of times and then make a decision as to whether you want to go back or not. If you can't find a group -- find a few friends who support you and/or also have Fibro and go out for coffee or meet at some one's house (where you can openly cry and bitch if need be) . From support groups I have ran and attended in the past here are a few things I feel they should include:
(1) Education about all aspects of Fibro and Chronic Fatigue
This can include speakers, handouts, flyers on events, etc - but don't blog a person down with too much information at once. Our foggy brains get confuzzled easy enough with only a few pieces of info. Pick your speakers wisely. I hate to go to groups and hear about a great new treatment only to find out it costs a zillion dollars -- which insurance doesn't pay for.
(2) Support - all groups should have some meetings where there is no speaker so those attending can share their support, strength and hope with others. This is NOT to TELL others what to do. It's to let them know what has and has not worked for you. Decisions about treatment, medications, etc should be left up to the individual. What works for one of us may not work for another. Our "monsters" have different appetites and some won't like what others do. :) Mine is very picky and only likes to eat certain meds for a limited amount of time. Then he doesn't let it work any more, so back to the doc I go to get another kind. :(
NO MEDICAL ADVICE -- Unless you are a trained professional DON'T DO IT
Well that's about it for today as my vaccum is waiting on me :) I have attached a link (if I did it right) to my Cafe Press store where you can buy my t-shirts, hats, etc. I will be adding more later, but as with this blog it's a learning process.
http://www.cafepress.com/2heartsDesigns
Sending blessings and a wish for you to have pain free day
Darla
Friday, July 23, 2010
Comment Section not working
Sorry but my comment section isn't working, but I am working on it and some other things here. Will be back later :)
Wishing everyone is a blessed pain free day!
Wishing everyone is a blessed pain free day!
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