Hello Everyone!
Just a quick post to say I'm so glad to find this forum where we are all coping ~ sometimes rising, sometimes falling down ~ with FM and where there are real voices of wisdom and hope.
I was dx'd almost ten years ago by a wise PC doc who helped me begin the journey without shame. I'm now dealing with RA & Lupus as well ~ and tho' my life has changed enormously living with these illnesses, I do greet every day with real gratitude for what I'm able to discover that is good and hopeful and beautiful in the world around me and I just refuse to let illness "have me", even if I "have it".
I'm no Pollyanna ~ I have terrible days and long stretches of difficulty . . .but I've just gone back to work (retired fm. teaching Creative Writing to at-risk Arts students) ~ this time part-time in my beloved yarn store (I took up knitting when I couldn't play cello or work much in my organic garden anymore) . . . and I'm starting a trial this week on Savella (Ixel), just released in the U.S. after great success in Europe & Australia treating FM pain & depression.
I may not be able to post regularly, but I'll be here when I can to offer thanks and encouragement . . .
Best to you all, Razzilou Annapolis, Md. |
