I get what I call a ‘cold flash’ sometimes during the night. It happens maybe a couple times per month…..I’ll wake up just freezing cold, even when it is not cold. I bundle up for about 15-20 minutes, and it goes away. I also have achy joints in my feet (tops) and tops of my hands in the mornings for about an hour or two after I get up. I’ve had X-rays and only have mild arthritis in my hands and feet consistent with my age. I’ve had both the achy hands/feet and the cold spells for many years…..not sure if they’re related to my fibromyalgia or not, but they haven’t gotten worse over the years or caused any other problems…..more of a nuisance than anything else.

That’s what I thought of too…..this is exactly how my fibromyalgia feels. It’s frustrating and it sucks. I also have Hashimotos, but it’s well-controlled. I cannot do yard work at all….it will always cause a flare up of symptoms. Rest, gentle consistent exercise, heat/baths, reducing stress, and trying to get quality sleep seem to help the most. I’ve had fibromyalgia for almost 25 years, and it’s a lot of trial and error of balancing activity.

Distraction…..find whatever it takes to get your mind off of it…..and from my past health insurance experience, from what you wrote, it sounds pretty likely to go in your favor…..especially since they have records of telling you to do x, so you did x.

DH has severe sleep apnea, and his medical insurance is covering replacement machines for people with a recalled machine, and they’ll deal with getting reimbursed by Phillips eventually. He got his new machine months ago. I’m not sure if it’s just his employer’s policy or BC/BS overall.

Yay! That’s great. I listened last week and thought they had a great discussion. Also 100% agree with your comments. It’s so nice to hear other pro-life Christians who do not want to see abortion made illegal and also see the need for better and easy access to contraception, better education, and real, long term support for women and families.

Update: My dad is feeling much better. He took 5 days of Paxlovid, and is now 12 days past symptom onset and says he’s feeling 95% better, just a little tired. My mom is still testing negative and has not had any symptoms, even though she didn’t really isolate from my dad. Dd has also stayed negative and has no symptoms.

My dad tested positive today for Covid. He’s 74, fairly healthy, and double boosted. Currently has mild symptoms—sore throat, stuffy/runny nose, cough. Hoping it stays mild and my mom avoids it. She’s also double boosted but has other health conditions that would make her higher risk. Unfortunately, dd(16) visited them briefly yesterday (less than 15 min) before my dad was feeling ill. She’ll test in 5 days unless she develops symptoms before. ETA: Dad’s primary care is prescribing Paxlovid for him as well as monoclonal antibodies.

The referral to a rheumatologist is good (though the wait to get in is frustrating)…. I’ve found them to be the most helpful doctors for looking at the big picture and trying to figure out what’s going on. I have some autoimmune conditions (Hashimotos and inflammatory arthritis) along with fibromyalgia but started seeing rheumatologists in my 20’s because I have a positive ANA (pretty high at 1:640) and elevated sed rate. I was also having joint and muscle pain, sun sensitivity, rashes, hair loss, fatigue, etc….my primary care at the time was certain I had lupus. But after seeing a rheumatologist at a university hospital and a ton of blood work and imaging, they were confident I did not have it. I’ve seen a few other rheumatologists over the years as symptoms changed, and have always gone through the rule-out lupus and RA testing because of my always positive ANA. They have, however, been helpful figuring out what was causing my unusual symptoms. All that to say, they will probably have you do a lot of blood testing but should also be able to help figure this out for you. Also, my good friend had “thick blood” and some unusual labs, and hers was due to undiagnosed sleep apnea. She’s been on her CPAP for about a year now, and her blood has returned to normal. I hope you are able to get some answers and feeling better quickly! 😊

It’s probably going to be different for different people, kind of a Goldilocks situation. I have fibromyalgia and hate my mattress—it’s too firm. I’ve slept in my dd’s bed, which is very soft, and that’s uncomfortable too. I’m hoping we can get a medium memory foam mattress in the near future.

Dd and I both had mild sore throats after all three of our Pfizer doses. I haven’t seen it listed as a side effect, but we did have sore throats for a few days after.

For me, if I had to choose, I’d choose my orthotics, but my vision isn’t bad, and I only wear my glasses when driving at night. I’m sure I’d choose vision otherwise. I was really surprised that my insurance paid for the majority of my orthotics. I was sure they were an exclusion, but the podiatrist was able to get an authorization. I tried OTC ones first, and they helped some but still had foot pain. I’ve had custom orthotics now for 15 years (this is my second pair, and they’re still in good shape), and have had no foot pain or problems since wearing them. Before, I could barely walk because my plantar fasciitis was so bad.

I don’t have advice, except I made my college decision based on where my boyfriend was able to get in. I had high grades and test scores and was accepted to all the schools I applied to. He was accepted at a smaller, public university on the other side of the state. Much to my parent’s dismay, that’s where I went too. Of course, we broke up during our second year there. The next year, I transferred to what had been my first choice school originally and graduated from there. However, I don’t see going to the smaller school with him was a mistake. It was still a good school, it was good for me to be away from home, I learned a lot of independence after we broke up, and I met my best friend there who I still talk with daily—25+ years later.😊

Agreeing with everyone else…..this is not ok, and I would be mad. My dd has been in dance for 14 years, multiple studios, and I’ve never seen anything like that. Her teachers have always taken the entire class into consideration when selecting costumes to find ones that will be flattering and available to all.

I was the pianist for a LCMS church for many years. She should be able to get a list of the hymns at least a week in advance, and they’re not really hard to learn. There have been good suggestions in previous posts. But also for preludes, offertory, etc. there’s a series of books by Andrea Dow that I really like. They’re pretty easy to sight read but sound really nice. They’re based off of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, etc. The Sebastian Sessions The Beethoven Sessions The Chopin Sessions The Amadeus Anthems

This is how my TMJ is too…..more of a constant dull ache when it’s flared up. I have a lot of clicking/popping in my jaw as well that doesn’t really hurt.

I had a cyst on the lower rim of my eyelid removed…..worrying about it was much worse than the actual procedure. The lidocaine injections stung for a few seconds but weren’t horrible. Felt no pain after that. My eyelid was slightly sore and a little swollen for a couple days….took Advil for it, and it was fine.

Million Little Things is pretty good.

Yes, dd(17) has had benign essential tremor in her hands for several years. When it started, she did see a neurologist and had an MRI to rule out anything scary, and that came back normal. ETA: Her tremor is worse when she’s stressed or anxious.

Mine are dark green/forest green with an outline of gray around the pupil. I have no hazel or brown in my eyes at all. Depending on what I'm wearing, they either look very green or very gray.

No, but I don’t think it’s intentional. I know dh loves me, but feel cherished, no. We’ve just been in survival/barely getting by mode for so long, I don’t think we have the energy to cherish each other.

Our whole family is vaxed and boosted. Dd got an email from her college that she had a close contact exposure on 1/5. She also works at a grocery store, but in the back, so not a lot of customer exposure. She has not been ill at all. Friday evening, I got suddenly very achy and very tired. (I have fibromyalgia, so wasn’t overly concerned). Slept 10 hours, woke up even more tired than Friday. Also had headache, some congestion, and slight sore throat and cough. No fever. Rested/slept most of Saturday. Sunday, same symptoms, was able to get a PCR test for both flu and Covid. Both negative. Dh began feeling ill (tired, achy, sore throat) yesterday, too. Today, I feel a little better, but still more tired than usual. Dh is feeling fine today. Both dc are fine. I’m not sure if I believe the negative test or not?? There are no home tests available here at all, but have some coming from Walmart that won’t arrive until Friday which will probably be too late to accurately test again. ETA:we’re in an area with high transmission….14- day cases of 1,770/100,000.

Positive

Just started yesterday….love it!

Yes, I understand how they work…..but I work in medical insurance, and many don’t understand that deductible either. 😂

Eatingwell.com and Allrecipes.com are sites recommended by my dietitian that I use frequently.