Morning all! I left out this morning to pick up my brothers band. The van and trailer wasn't too bad to drive and they just dropped me off a few minutes ago. They really are a great group of people. However, I don't think the other band appreciated me coming on the tour bus saying "Wake up everyone!" LOL

Anyway, I am home and getting ready to face the blankets calling my name. Mom's appointment is today too so hopefully they will release her this week. *fingers crossed*

Sarah, HUGE :hug:

Jenn, good luck with your appointment today.

Sox, hope you get the house for the family! We loved the cabin we had minus mom getting sick of course. lol

Have a good day everyone! :hug:

Back from the poking. Doc was a good guy and well worth the wait. Even hubby liked him.

I wouldn't call those spots they press to test for fibro as tender points. More like "feels like someone is trying to put a steel rod through my skin" points. On the plus side, at least I found out my tear ducts still worked, LOL!

So right now we're slowly increasing my gabapentin to see if that helps with the pain. Since I already do well on that med on such a low dose, he'd rather do that than try another one right now.

Jenn ... so good to hear that all went well ... about the steel rod pain ... mine 'comes and goes' ... and right now - I feel great ... I've been eating about 5 gingersnap cookies a day ... 'ginger' is to help with pain ... a friend of mine just told me I shouldn't eat the WHOLE bag at once! :eek:

come to think of it - it's been about a week since I started eating the cookies - and my joint pain isn't hurting ...

wouldn't that be great?? Rx: Gingersnap cookies!! :Dancing-Chilli:

Hello everyone! I've been working out in the garage all morning getting stuff priced for my BIG garage sale on Saturday. DS went and picked up five 6-foot tables for me this weekend from a friends house. They'll help so much with my sale.

Sox, I wanna come to your house for cookies! I'd make some myself but guess who'd eat most of them? :o My boys just aren't much for sweets. :rolleyes:

Vonn! Monopoly money works?? :confused: I had no idea. I'm gonna try that this month! My bank account could use the break! :p

Fin, I'm sorry your appt was painful but maybe they can pinpoint what's causing your pain. I hope the Gabapentin helps.

Sandy, I'm glad you got there and back safely.

I'm stiff and sore from just the few hours I worked in the garage. Probably because I'm so out of shape. I've got to go to the drugstore for my "bottle blonde" but it's raining and I don't really want to go out. I need to touch up my hair so badly. :o Oh well, at least nobody sees me but me.....but I'm my worst critic!

It's cool here and getting colder. By Friday our highs will be in the 40's. Yea!! :D Did I ever tall ya'll I love cold weather? :D

:grouphug:'s to all!

Good afternoon everyone...hope all of you are recuperating from the holiday...
I slept for 1 1/2 hrs sitting in the chair this morning...thought I was reading...the nap felt great, though!
The house is getting back to normal now. Phew, it was mayhem with the eight young adults here every day...noisy is an understatement!! But it was great to have all of that energy around again...

Sarah...:grouphug:
Vonn, my throat hurt for about 5 days after surgery...good thing the docs never tell you how you'll feel afterwards... alot of us would not go through with it unless absolutely necessary!
Jenn, glad the appt. went well. Fibro pain sucks...hope the increase in gabapentin helps...
Sox, sounds like you had a housefull!!
Kel, take it easy...you want to have lots of energy when the cash register buttons need to be pushed;)
Barb, hope the rest of the semester goes quickly...sorry to hear about the passing of the coach at your school...:hug:
Sandy, glad the drive went well...are you going to post pics of your decorations this year?

We're supposed to get hit with a cold snap in a couple of days...and a bit of snow...come on, spring!!

Evening every one, Sounds like your all kicking life into touch. I'm a bit tired and fed up as my throat is getting sore well tonsil is. I have very large and holey ones which they cant remove so they get sore. My doc gave me anti b's incase. Poor hubby has got tendonitis in his ankle and he is hurting a lot. Its so unfaire he is my carer and I wont to ;look after him and I cant. :( Sorry rant over. Sarah,I am so sorry your a bit down I understand as I have lost several babys Including Ectopic twins. Never managed to succeed in having one to keep so sending you extra Huggs . Big huggs all round. Lots of love Jackie. xxxxxxxx :grouphug::hug::grouphug::hug::grouphug:

Mom's being released on Saturday!!!! We'll head down and be back before Chris's graduation on the 13th. We'll most likely leave Tuesday and come back Thursday. Mom said she is feeling rushed. I'll talk to her later about it. If she wants me to wait until after Chris's graduation we can do that too.

I've read all of today's post and can't remember anything except those gingersnaps :D. I think I'm coming down with whatever the DS had. Fever has hovered around 100.8 all day. I had chills earlier and finally took a little Motrin. Gingersnaps might settle my queasy tummy. That or the Buffalo Rock Gingerale I have chilling in the frige. That stuff makes Canada Dry taste like distilled water! :eek:

Sarah, I hope you feel better soon. I had that awful low back pain/spasm thing when I was around 36-44. The only thing that finally gave me relief was sleeping on 6 inches of memory foam pads. Yes two of them. It cradles me so well I sleep more sound...which not getting good sound/REM sleep is part of Fibromyalgia. :hug:

:hug: to all. Oh Sandy you missed the perfect chance to confuse those poor musicians... Ya should of yelled wake up YA'LL. They would have thought they were in Nashville, not IL. :D

Pam, the ironic thing is they were headed to Nashville. LOL