Fibromyalgia

bigzippy

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

p.s. BZ, do you have Reynaulds in your feet? If you do, you really must take medical advice due to the reduced blood flow.

I haven't been diagnosed with it, but we all know how much that means :rolleyes:. The blood flow to my feet does seem alright but I will keep an eye on it. Trust me

As for the hot flushes, I get mad hot/sweaty spells and it's symptomatic of the ME. I suspect that it's symptomatic of the medely (sp?) of things you guys have too..? I'm with s/e on this one Cwta. And no, I wouldn't've laughed. Believe it or not. :rolleyes:

Elmostreet

Hello,
Does anyone get symptoms of low blood sugar?
I had my breakfast at about eight am this morning then had a break about half eleven. By half eleven I was shaking until I ate something. I then went home at had some lunch at about 1.20pm. It keeps happening. I have read that some people with Fibro can suffer from diabetes like symptoms but not have diabetes in the strict medical definition, but have the same symptoms. I also go to the loo alot and I am very thirsty. But I suppose that could be my anti-depressants making me thirsty then making me drink alot and then go the loo alot.
Anyaway I'll shut up now!:A

Careful_with_that_Axe

I only get the low blood sugar type thing very occasionally, but I am always thirsty and tend to drink several litres a day. I get dehydration headaches if I don't and, as I used to suffer from recurrent cystitis, I try to keep my fluid level topped up.
I think so many of the drugs we are on have side-effects, it can be quite difficult to spot a symptom from a side effect.

suep

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

Just wondering where Prof Davies is based? Just out of curiosity as I think Mum may have been to see him at some time.

Hi CWTA He's based at Guys i think, my friend saw him there. heres a link to his site.
http://www.fmsclinic.co.uk/

sue

raeh

hi everyone its been a long day today and im now enjoying sitting down lol

BZ im glad your heel is better keep an eye on it though good for you sending OH shopping.. i would never dare do that with DH as there wouldnt be anything at all to make a meal with lol. I did a shop last week and on tuesday im going to go to tesco about 7am with a friend hopefully and get the fresh stuff i need

Auntie Axe i have all my fingers and toes crossed that everything goes well and you get your holiday

elmostreet i get very dizzy/shaky spells when i need to eat [im terrible at forgetting until im starving] another thing i didnt really put down to the FMS i just thought of it as normal but i spose most people dont get that bad after not eating for a short while

s/e i hope you are feeling much better now your knitting is very pretty. I havent knitted since the kids were babies and i did things for them, i keep looking for a bolero type cardi for work for when its a bit nippy and i should have a go at knitting one instead maybe i might have one done for next winter lol

I dont seem to be able to type out those very long posts i did a few weeks ago as my brain gives up , i cant concentrate at all at the moment :rolleyes:

sleep well everyone xxx

bigzippy

Hi Raeh - d'you think maybe that you're not functioning quite so well because maybe your body is still trying to recover from your car crash...perhaps? I would take the opportunity to have a R.E.S.T. over the Christmas hols if I was you, esp as you wouldn't listen to us a few weeks ago :rolleyes:

Elmostreet - I'm with Cwta, I too get really thirsty etc and can get the shakes if I've not eaten for a while. It's my excuse for copious amounts of chocolate But seriuosly, I do usually keep a chocolate coin or a lollipop or something of that ilk in my handbag for a shaky moment.

Careful_with_that_Axe

suep, thanks for the link to Prof Davies. Mum did see him a couple of times and thought he was fab. She saw him regarding her Lupus.

Raeh, thanks. Sis is on the mend so plans are back on. I'm quite laid back about things these days, so I would have been sorely disappointed if I had to cancel, but would have put it into perspective quite quickly. I do hope you take some time out for yourself, get some pampering and stop playing with your new haircut *grin*.

Glad I'm not alone with the hot flushes (iyswim), it's horrid when it happens in a hot shop and all you can do is stand there dripping til it passes.

BZ, I'm very good at dishing out advice and not so good at taking it myself. I know you're sensible enough to take your foot injury seriously (how's that for a bit of emotional blackmail!), but sometimes I need to say things even when I know the other person knows what to do.

s/e, you were missed when you weren't here and I hope you're still taking baby steps while you recover.

Gave myself a stern talking to last night after realising if I stopped spending all my time worrying about everything I needed to do and just got on with it, I would achieve so much more.
My Masters Degree - prevarication.
Gently, folks.
x

somebody_else

Elmostreet wrote: »

Hello,
Does anyone get symptoms of low blood sugar?
I had my breakfast at about eight am this morning then had a break about half eleven. By half eleven I was shaking until I ate something. I then went home at had some lunch at about 1.20pm. It keeps happening. I have read that some people with Fibro can suffer from diabetes like symptoms but not have diabetes in the strict medical definition, but have the same symptoms. I also go to the loo alot and I am very thirsty. But I suppose that could be my anti-depressants making me thirsty then making me drink alot and then go the loo alot.
Anyaway I'll shut up now!:A

Elmo, have you had a glucose tolerance test in the past year, and is there any history of diabetes in the family? My father was an undiagnosed diabetic for many, many years and what you've typed there is very similar to how he was before he started being treated for it. Do you suffer much from night sweats (especially the head)? This can be another symptom. If you haven't been tested in the past year, I would strongly recommend going to your GP and requesting a test. Undiagnosed, untreated diabetes can do a lot of damage.

In the meantime, may I suggest that you have something like porridge for breakfast (if you can cope with eating in the morning) and keeping a supply of bananas near to hand. They're both very high in fibre and will help to keep your blood glucose levels more stable.

somebody_else

raeh wrote: »

s/e i hope you are feeling much better now your knitting is very pretty. I havent knitted since the kids were babies and i did things for them, i keep looking for a bolero type cardi for work for when its a bit nippy and i should have a go at knitting one instead maybe i might have one done for next winter lol

Thanks Raeh.

I'm still plodding somewhat, and had a really rough night last night. Finally got to sleep around 6.00 this morning and was woken by my phone about 9.15. I'm hoping that if I tough it out and stay awake today I'll catch up on some sleep tonight. Oh, to be able to sleep through a whole night without waking!

You're very kind about my knitting - they actually look a lot more difficult than they are. I can only manage very simple patterns these days - anything beyond a 4 row pattern with an 8 stitch repeat and I get hopelessly confused with it. The lilac one I'm doing now (as a replacement for the purple one) has been greatly simplified in order to be able to complete it. That 24 row border is a killer - it takes so much concentration.

I may well have a bolero pattern in amongst my stash. If you're interested, let me know and I'll have a look and post a couple of scans*. I've acquired a huge amount of patterns via a well know auction site - many of which I'll probably never use, but ended up with them because there were 3 or 4 patterns in a lot that I wanted, and ended up with a few more for good measure.

*I've no intention of breaching copywright law - if there's anything that appeals to you, I'll happily send the original pattern, not a copy.

somebody_else

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

BZ, I'm very good at dishing out advice and not so good at taking it myself.

Oh, aren't we all CwtA.

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

s/e, you were missed when you weren't here and I hope you're still taking baby steps while you recover.

Thanks Auntie Axe. If taking baby steps means still being in my dressing gown at nearly 12.30, then yes. I might get dressed at some point today, but to be honest I don't really have the energy to drag myself upstairs right now. I'm actually starting to wonder if I've half picked up one of the bugs that are doing the rounds at the moment - as in it's there and stressing the old immune system (more than usual), but not manifesting properly. Oh well, all I can do is take it one step at a time and wait for things to improve.

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

Gave myself a stern talking to last night after realising if I stopped spending all my time worrying about everything I needed to do and just got on with it, I would achieve so much more.

Yeah, fine. But don't go overdoing it in the process. It's all very well saying you'd get so much more done if you'd just get on with it, but you could also end up knackering yourself trying to do too much instead.

Take care folks.