Hi and welcome.My name is Lori,and I am 35 from PA.I was injured 2 times in
the last year from careles drivers and developed my FMS form the
accidents.Looking forward to knowing you better... lori,PA


>From: Eunicebeck@...
>Reply-To: 4fibromyalgia@onelist.com
>To: 4fibromyalgia@onelist.com
>Subject: [4fibromyalgia] Hi.
>Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:31:13 EST
>
>From: Eunicebeck@...
>
>Hello folks. My name is Eunice. I am 53, and although I have not been
>"officially" diagnosed with Fibro (ie trigger points, etc) I was diagnosed
>with Chronic Fatigue syndrome about 10 years ago. And I'm a nurse who sees
>a
>lot of FM patients. The fact that the researchers are now linking CFIDS
>and
>FM does not surprise me, as I have some of ther symptoms of both, and most
>of
>the symptoms that both of them share. During the early time with CFIDS, I
>was only able to work part-time, and even that was rough. Now I am back to
>full time, although I work 4 10 hour days, so I jdo have 3 days off at a
>time. I'm also lucky because my spouse is retired (medically), so does the
>shopping, cooking etc, so I can come home and collapse, which I do very
>frequently. I'm on a number of meds, including muscle relaxers at bedtime,
>NSAIDS, and pain meds on occasion. But I feel very lucky that I am still
>able to work, and grateful that I have the spousal support that I do. I'll
>look forward to learning more about all of you. We all need to take care
>of
>each other, and give special support during the rough times, and
>celebration
>during the good times. Have a restful and pain-free day tomorrow.
>Eunice
>
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