maggie914

Hi, fibro diva....I have had severe fibromyalgia since I was 42 am now 62. My surgery is on Aug. 19. How long have you had this and what meds do you take? I had a triple hernia surgery on May 8 and boy howdy did it really kick my fibro into third gear,but figured it was just another day just more pain. Now three months out of hernia surgery here I go again. I mainly take hydrocodone 10 mg, flexeril, Xanax, gabapentin, requip (RLS), omeprazole (acid reflux), losartan 100 mg (high BP). Never ending,huh? My doctor is really on top of the pain meds in hospital and have 4 scripts for after I get home.

Unable to afford CYMBALTA or Lyrica. Do you have sleep apnea? I am praying my weight loss will make it go away. It's killing me. Love your blog.

Rock on, Chickie!!!!

Just wondering...how many shakes do you have a day. My Pre-op will be 2 shakes and 1 small meal for 2 weeks.

Omg! I really needed to read this...I'm having melt down after melt down. I meeting with my dr. Aug 1st for Pre- surgery appt. (surgery date Aug. 19) and have gained 10 lbs. since last month. So afraid he's gonna kick me out. I' m yelling at my daughter, she's 23 so she knows her mother is a blithering idiot when under duress. I'm griping at the dogs and cats and my husband just shakes his head. All of a sudden this life change stuff has really hit home and all my excitement has turned into a big mess - ME!

On a more serious note... Since my psych EVAL, I decided to keep weekly appts. With my psychologist for support up to the big day. Also, I have severe fibromyalgia and she's working with me with my pain with biofeedback,etc.

We discussed mood stabilizers like LAMECTIL - so is anyone on depression meds now? Does the new tummy accept them? Please, anyone?