Asking for SoWaller's Prayers

Beach Fanatic

Jul 31, '07 · 11:08 PM33,495

Hi Everyone!

I usually keep all this to myself, but I'm overwhelmed and need your prayers and thoughts. :blush:

Over the past 15 years I've battled with Fibromyalgia and Chronic fatigue syndrome. I have tried many things....some worked and some were a waste of time and money. It's hard for people around you to understand, as one day you may be on top of the world and the next three days or more you can't move from the bed to the bathroom. :idontno:

It is sometimes even harder to get a physician to believe you. :confused:

Fortunately I have had some good Doctors.

Fibromyalgia is a burning painful feeling in your muscles. This makes it hard to pickup things and to move your limbs without a lot of pain. CFS is debillitating and the most frustrating! Usually comes with a cough you can't seem to get rid of, intense fatigue, low grade fever, need for sleep, sleep, sleep. BUT also includes insomnia....that's the double edge sword about CFS.

So it you don't see me very much at the Cafe you'll know I'm at home wishing I could greet you. I hate this because I love working at night ans seeing all my :wave:

SoWal friends. I don't really want to change to lunch, but we'll see. My Doctor says I need to stop at 5:00 p.m. and start my evening of rest. :yikes:

Okay everyone who knows how hard it is to stop at 5:00 in the afternoon raise your hand. :lolabove:

I thought so!!!!

I :wub:

you all!
ItzKatzTime
:wave:

Kat:roll:

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SoWal Insider

Sep 13, '07 · 6:23 PM#202

FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com

Sep 13, '07 · 7:56 PM#203

Speedy recovery wishes for Doug...if he is hard headded enough to tough it out for 10 years...he will be tough enough to make a great recovery!
HOW ARE YOU doing??? :wub:

Beach FanaticAuthor

Sep 14, '07 · 12:50 AM#204

Speedy recovery wishes for Doug...if he is hard headded enough to tough it out for 10 years...he will be tough enough to make a great recovery!
HOW ARE YOU doing???

Allifunn I'm ready for a Week or Two Spa Vacation....by myself! The stress leading up to the surgery, going through the surgery and recovery room, and finally getting him home without a wheelchair has me rethinking my own health!!!!

Thanks for asking....when will you be back? We need to do lunch!
Kat

SoWal Expert

Sep 14, '07 · 6:12 AM#205

Home without a wheelchair- excellent news!!!! :clap:

SoWal Insider

Sep 14, '07 · 7:35 AM#206

Kat, I am so glad to read that Doug is well on his way to recovery. I think a spa vacation sounds like it's just the ticket for you. Take care and I'll continue to keep you and yours in my thoughts and prayers.

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Sep 14, '07 · 7:37 AM#207

Kat, I am very happy to hear that Doug is home and recuperating. I hope and pray that he will continue to heal. Thank you for keeping us updated. :wub:

SoWal Insider

Sep 14, '07 · 7:46 AM#208

Kat, Please make sure to take care of yourself too. Let others pamper you when offered. :wave:

Beach Lover

Sep 14, '07 · 8:31 AM#209

Hello,
I really hesitated to post on this thread since I don't know you two at all except thru this site. I just wanted to let you know that I'm keeping you in my prayers and will pray for a speedy and complete recovery. Also will pray that your man will learn to pace himself in his passion for his work! Take care of yourself as well since you've prob been living on nerves and stress during all of this and now will have that let down feeling take over.
We spend the winters in sowal and can't wait to meet you and dine at D & K's! . I so enjoy your posts and updates!

FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com

Sep 14, '07 · 8:49 AM#210

Take care of youself, Girl! A spa week...sounds like the ticket for you, when time and circumstances permit!
I'll be back Oct. 12th - 14th for the Ho-Down. Short visit...but I hope to see you! :wub:

Beach Lover

Sep 14, '07 · 9:13 AM#211

Take care of youself, Girl! A spa week...sounds like the ticket for you, when time and circumstances permit!
I'll be back Oct. 12th - 14th for the Ho-Down. Short visit...but I hope to see you!

What Ho-Down? Maybe I missed a thread.
Kat I pray that your family is doing well, and that things will look up soon.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 16, '07 · 12:11 AM#212

Kat, I hope Doug is feeling stronger every day!!

Beach Fanatic

Sep 16, '07 · 10:26 AM#213

Kat: I'm so glad that the surgery went well and that Doug is on the road to recovery. Allifunn was good to ask how YOU are doing. I feel I need a spa week and I don't even have the stresses you have right now. So, you definitely need at least a long weekend at a spa once Doug is back on his feet!

SoWal Guide

Sep 16, '07 · 1:14 PM#214

hello kat and doug. sending you wishes for an excellent recovery... doug - please be patient, take it easy and do just as the doc says!!!

kat - we're thinking of you both. hang in there. :wub:

Beach FanaticAuthor

Sep 17, '07 · 1:04 AM#215

Thank you ....I know he's getting better as he's getting grumpy!:funn: :yikes:

Ut Ohhhh time for an "in house nurse"!!!! I need to get back to work. :clap:

Doug---->:breakcomp:

Kat------> :whack:

Meow

Sep 17, '07 · 6:44 AM#216

...oh Kat, that was too funny! Glad to hear Doug is mending!

Beach Fanatic

Sep 17, '07 · 8:30 AM#217

:funn:

Beach FanaticAuthor

Sep 19, '07 · 10:04 AM#218

Today I'm driving Doug for his first check up with Dr. Johns. It's been 9 days and he seems to be doing much better with his throat and eating. His lower back is killing him and he's in pain with that all day and night. We know from the MRI that he has a disc in his lumbar region that has herniated....now we wait to see if he will have to go through another surgery for that one. I just wonder sometimes if this will go on forever.

I really feel the check up will go good. He just needs to be patient and heal.
So please keep him in your prayers.

LOVE YOU ALL!
Kat

Beach Lover

Sep 19, '07 · 10:55 AM#219

Lexapro and flexeril, my hero's

Beach FanaticAuthor

Sep 19, '07 · 4:24 PM#220

Lexapro and flexeril, my hero's

Harriet

Thanks for that info. Who needs it me or Doug? :idontno:

Kat;-)

Beach Lover

Sep 19, '07 · 4:47 PM#221

sorry it took sooooooo long.
you need the lexapro to deal with him and you need the flexiril to deal with fibromyalgia and cfs. I hope it helps you like it does me. If I miss one dose I'm back to PAIN AND AGONY. Take the Lexapro in the Morn. and the Flexiril 30min b-4 bed. Both are prescriptions. Hope you feel like you were when you where 12. Love ya.

Beach FanaticAuthor

Sep 21, '07 · 5:13 PM#222

It's been a few days since I last posted. I think I was taking Doug to the Doctors. What day is this It's just been soooo busy around our house. I feel like Cinderella....if you get my drift.

Cinderella...The Work Song

Cinderella, Cinderella
All I hear is Cinderella, from the moment I get up
till shades of night are falling
There isn't any letup, I hear them calling, calling
Go up and do the attic and go down and do the cellar, you can do them
both together
"Cinderella."

How lovely it would be
if I could live in my fantasy
But in the middle of my dreaming
they're screaming
at me
Cinderella

Every time she'd find a minute
That's the time that they begin it
Cinderelly, Cinderelly

Cinderella!

Cinderelly, Cinderelly
Night and day it's Cinderelly
Make the fire, fix the breakfast
Wash the dishes, do the mopping

And the sweeping and the dusting
They always keep her hopping

She goes around in circles
Till she's very, very dizzy
Still they holler

So, back to the Doctor visit for Doug....it went well. He's doing quite good. He just needs to be patient. His back his killing him, but he has meds for that. He won't be driving for another week and a half. And he can go back to work around the middle of October...maybe. So if you see him before that at the cafe, just kick his B*U*T*T out of there!

He starts physical thereapy in another three weeks. I actually thought I needed your prayers before and during the surgery BUT I NEED THEM MORE NOW!!!!

I shouldn't moan...I am so blessed. I received a beautiful candle by Archipelago from our new SoWal friend....Minnie. She surprised me with it. and, of course it came from a favorite store of mine~~ Patchoulis. It has the most delicious aroma....called "FIJI"....Coconut, Sugar Cane, and Lemon Leaf.

ENOUGH! I'm going to get some read a new book while Doug sleeps. Can you guess which book it is?:scratch:

Thanks to each and every one of you....you can catch me these days out mulching the flower beds....getting ready for fall.

Kat

Beach Fanatic

Sep 21, '07 · 7:47 PM#223

Good Kat

Better Kat

Beach FanaticAuthor

Sep 24, '07 · 4:04 AM#224

sorry it took sooooooo long.
you need the lexapro to deal with him and you need the flexiril to deal with fibromyalgia and cfs. I hope it helps you like it does me. If I miss one dose I'm back to PAIN AND AGONY. Take the Lexapro in the Morn. and the Flexiril 30min b-4 bed. Both are prescriptions. Hope you feel like you were when you where 12. Love ya.

Thanks for the info Harriet...I will ask my Doctor about the flexiril. I also have a friend taking Flexiril...hers are 10mg. She has a terrible time with back pain and is now starting to have pain in her legs like restless leg syndrome. What mg. are yours? I hate it. I feel as young as I was 20 years ago, but then I'll have a day or days when I can hardly stand it. Stress related!!!!

Kat

Good Kat

LW~I love how you think! You nailed me. Thanks for all your cheery little notes.;-)

can't sleep, so it's nice to come to the board for a while.

Better Kat

Better Kat with no stress!

Skunky

Sep 24, '07 · 9:22 AM#225

A word to the wise-flexaril (cyclobenzaprine) is a muscle relaxer that is a potent hypnotic. It is not intended to be used as a sleep aid, nor do I think it is a good idea to use it for anything other than very short term select situations, ie, acute muscle strain or spasm. If one truly needs a pharmacological sleep aid, there are several superior options and those should be used only after non-pharmacological options have been exhausted. :wave:

hmmmm......can't remember

Sep 24, '07 · 9:24 AM#226

A word to the wise-flexaril (cyclobenzaprine) is a muscle relaxer that is a potent hypnotic. It is not intended to be used as a sleep aid, nor do I think it is a good idea to use it for anything other than very short term select situations, ie, acute muscle strain or spasm. If one truly needs a pharmacological sleep aid, there are several superior options and those should be used only after non-pharmacological options have been exhausted.

WHOO-HOO!!!

Can I get a prescription?