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Happy birthday to our friends born May 19, Anmarllo, faithhopenlove11, youngone!
Started by SK in General. Last reply by Shila 2 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Just curious?
Started by Shila in General. Last reply by DreamCatcher 1 hour ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I read a post and notice someone say they don't eat meat. I just wondered is this something that is common for Fibro as can barely eat meat anymore. Is this typical?
Bad day
Started by Victoria in General. Last reply by BlueeyesIIII 14 minutes ago. 6 Replies 1 Like
Last night my boyfriend of a year unexpectedly broke up with me. I took it very hard and now it feels like I have the worst flu I've ever had. My entire body hurts, my skin hurts, I'm nauseas, and now I have a fever. This is the first time I've…Continue
Frustrated!!!! (Vent)
Started by Shila in Emotional Support. Last reply by Shila 47 minutes ago. 14 Replies 0 Likes
I am a mother of five beautiful boys, with a loving supportive husband(thank god),I am a director at a child care facility who had everything going well. I delivered my youngest son in April of 2012 and starting having endless headaches and…Continue
venting
Started by shirley in General. Last reply by tricky123 1 hour ago. 5 Replies 0 Likes
TODAY SUXED BIG TIME. SO TIRED OF REPEATING MY SELF CUZ HUBBY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAID. SO TIRED OF YELLING CUZ HE DIDN'T HEAR ME. SO TIRED OF CHACEING HIM AROUND THE PROPERTY CUZ HE HAS A PHONE CALL. SO NOW I SAY I'LL HAVE HIM CALL YOU BACK…Continue
The Men's Private Group... Is it dead?
Started by PsyberTech in General. Last reply by SK 3 hours ago. 8 Replies 1 Like
I was wondering about the "Men's" Private group. Is it dead? There has been no activity in about 10+ days. Are those in it inactive? Do we need to make a…Continue
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BlueeyesIIII replied to Victoria's discussion Bad day"HI VICTORIA, Three years ago when my boyfriend left the state, I took it very hard. Had…"
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My latest diagnosis, Osteopenia!Posted by SK on May 16, 2013 |
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Good day!!
Posted by clarah on May 17, 2013 at 8:53pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Today started out amazingly good! Woke up early and no pain! That's def a bonus! Spent the day out with my kids getting a few things done before two of them headed out to Tennessee for…
ContinueA way to escape the pain for me...
Posted by PsyberTech on May 17, 2013 at 4:44pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Just got back from watching Star Trek The Edge of Darkness, and I do not remember feeling one single bit of pain for the entire movie... until the closing credits.
Sometimes I guess all you need is an AMAZING distraction. Humm.. now…
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Well I have failed myself
Posted by mikejudd on May 17, 2013 at 8:13am 4 Comments 0 Likes
Yep, that is right. I have failed myself. Yesterday I got into a right state with myself and before I knew it had stabbed myself and cut my arm up. Went to the hospital when I calmed down because it was done with a rusty scalpel. They cleaned it…
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