I have tried calling her a couple of times and didn't get to find out much.
If I do hear from her soon I will let you know.

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Love and Hugs to all
Jo the squirrely one
I am nuts about you.

Happy Birthday February babies. ;-0

Boy this was a busy month for such a short month.

February

2/3 Big Bob

2/7 Gary Z

2/7 Harvey

2/7 Shannon (a.k.a Plantmistress)

2/8 Don W

2/9 Jo (sqjo)

2/20 Lorrie F

2/20 Rose B.

2/23 Kate

They didn't get all the cancer when they operated. They wanted to do chemo
but they can't right now in her weakened condition. Also she is having
shortness of breath and still on oxygen so they said they can't do it right
now.

she is also having to have insulin shots.

she is in the convenlesent (sp) hospital. She is doing somewhat better there
and getting better little by little but has a long way to go.

So that is the latest that we know of now.

that is the way my fibro fog works. Alot of us that have fibro talk about
how bad it gets with forgetting things, not getting the names of things out,
etc. It is a mess.

I am sorry to hear you are going thru this. I know financially you are
hurting, but if you could see a dr to rule out stroke activity that would be
a good thing.

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Love and Hugs to all
Jo the squirrely one
I am nuts about you.
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Hi

Just thought I would post here as I have just been diagnosed with
Osteoarthritis.

I guess I am looking for people who have this and can give any tips on
helping with the pain and may be exercise.

The pain is the worst particurly when first getting up in mornings and if
sitting watching TV etc for a fair length of time.

I am in Australia and at the moment it's really too hot for me to start
walking and/or exercising for long so any ideas I would apprecite. It's
also nice to be able to have someone to talk with who knows what you are
going through.

I have been given a Referral to an Orthopaedic Surgeon for ? hip
replacement, but haven't made any appointments as yet (hoping this will go
away I guess)

I also have 2 separate disc bulges but that pain I can live with but the
pain in my hips is shocking sometimes and I question just about every move
I make.

Anyway if any of you kind people would like to contact me I would truly
appreciate it.

Batten down the hatches, everyone, as we have another big storm coming
through!!!
10-12 inches expected!

Everyone stay safe and stay warm!

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Donna
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1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we
call them FRIENDS......

2.) J.K.M.A.

donna, a friend will take me to the doctor this afternoon to see if i can go
to a short cast instead if this over the elbow thing. that would help a
lot. my worst problem, though, is this bursitis in my hips. i can't walk,
and even sitting hurts. prayers for healing very much appreciated.
gwen

rhonda, i hope you're discussing this issue with your doc. however, i
know you have a lot of company here. i attribute my cognitive problems
to fibro fog (or ra fog or some kind of fog), but they ARE scary. i'm
57 and sometimes feel as though my mother's late-in-life dementia is
hitting me early. i have trouble coming up with the words i know
sometimes, but the really scary one for me is repeating myself, since
that's what my mom did. sometimes, i think of something to say and
then can't remember if i've said it or not. my doc thinks i just have
too much on my mind, which is certainly true. i write novels, and i
find it's harder to keep all the pieces of a story in my mind than it
used to be. all of this is indeed scary, and it's hard to know how
much is the "fog" versus medication vs something...

Rhonda, I know that we call it Fibro Fog...and I think that it is the snow
ball effect of everything else going on in your life...
I know that at my worst, I was trying to work, not making ends meet, lots of
pain...and depression...
After going on disability you would have thought it would have gotten
better...but no..there was so much more going on in my life...the final
straw for me..the death of my Dad...that is when I went for counseling.
And as I got my depression and pain under control, things started getting
better...I still have days and days where I can't get anything done because
I am all over the place, but I am much better.
The part about not articulating your thoughts...well, that was one of the
reasons I was having so much trouble at work. I had a very stressful
strenous job with lots to remember, schedules, part numbers and talking to
the managers...I wrote things down to remember them, and most of time, I was
on the go and wrote them on my hands, or anything else I could get a hold
of....
So no you are not an idiot, just someone who is going through way too much.
You spoke of some of your problems awhile ago...that in itself would be
enough to completely throw you off...
Hang in there Rhonda, and don't hesitate to see a counselor...Mine works out ...

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