(((Trix)))

I remember the moment it set in...this fibro diagnosis.

It is most definitely a very real illness.

I still haven't gotten the book Wendy recommends though I really want to when i have the extra 'funding'. LOL that could take awhile.

I do have a good fibro book though and it helped to read it, and of course all the information the wonderful people here give.

And I agree, sleep is crucial. Definitely, crucial.

I've had reported to me, by various friends, that I am scary to sleep with, LOL. Apparently, I stop breathing many times during the night, and I gasp when I start breathing again! I apparently also snort, snore, groan and make these very strange whaaaa'ing sounds.

A friend I saw in Charleston was the last straw when she told me how frightened she was when she heard me sleep.

So, when I got home I made an appointment with my pdoc and he has referred me to a neurologist for a sleep test. I know other fibo'ers who have had this done and ended up using CPAP? equipment. And they said it's helped with their sleep.

I also take Restoril to help me sleep.

Whatever diseases we have, I think that restoration period our bodies go through called 'sleep' is crucial.

Hugs.