[cakeladie]

I am here got a lot going on I think I finely found a psychologist for my son but the SSA office is giving me issues the cat demolished the bathroom today my daughter is still being a pain and then hubby today thought after work he would go and poke around my the pipe outside the house. He's been planning on digging it up and putting in new pipe. I ASKED him not to bother with it today. The sun was on that part of the house and he could have left it for tomorrow. He is off for the next 4 days. But nope he had to poke it and I heard a noise but thought it was the neighbor but he came running in saying me messed up really bad.

He grabbed some tools and ran out the front doors. Thank god we do not have carpet. Because the floor was a muddy mess. So I walk outside and water is just pouring out and he is at the box by the street trying to turn the water off. I asked him if I need to call the fire department. He gave me a look like I asked him if he wanted me to cut his head off. He said no I said the water company he said no. But he was struggling to shut the water off.

He got it off. We are waiting for our plumber friend to call back but he is back out there digging again. The pipe needed to be changed. And just hitting it not even a foot below a pipe should not break off like that. So it will be changed hopefully by tomorrow

In the mean time no water but we do have a pool so we can still use the bathroom and I have Mikey staying at my grandmothers.

I see the rhemy next week. I am hoping for a shot in my shoulder. I can hardly use my right arm

Hope everyone is ok

[January]

Coming off my medicine is harder than I realized. I am nervous and ill. She gave me Cymbalta to help, but there hasn't been time for it to work yet. I am just not myself.

In other news, we were to have 1 inch of snow last night and I woke up to six inches. It's supposed to rain, sleet and snow this afternoon. I think I'll be staying in because I'm sick. Otherwise it would be a beautiful time for a drive.

[cakeladie]

I am so sorry jan. I did way to much in the yard trying to get water to the house that I cried myself to sleep last night because the pain was so bad

[LettinG0]

I haven't had time to catch up with how everyone is doing....but hugs to you all!

I survived my surgery and am on the mend! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

Just wanted to touch base.

[cakeladie]

Hi guys I hope everyone is doing ok
I am in a lot of pain. Not sure how much more I can handle but I do see the rheumy tomorrow. Hopefully this will go good

Jan I hope your teeth are doing better

Sorry if I missed someone take care everyone

Hugs from cake

[cakeladie]

Where is everyone.

I got 2 shots under the shoulder bone yesterday. I went to the store came home took my meds and ate and I was done for the day. Hubby put me to bed when I tried to walk my mom to the door and collapsed. I did ask about the treatment Christina is getting but my doc has not heard about it yet but will look into it.

Take care everyone

[Septembersrain]

Due to the pain, my heart condition, my anxiety and depression I had a breakdown. The new meds introduced caused me to overdose due to suicidal thoughts.

Thankfully I'm trying out new medication. So I'm trying to keep myself in check. I was voluntarily committed for about 3 days.

I'm home now, went back to work yesterday and it was hard but I did it. I'm really scared I'll lose my job but I'm hanging in there...

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[January]

I'm here. My dental work apparently causes fibro flares and it definitely causes IBS flares. On the 8th, they'll remove the last of my top teeth.

Cake, I'm so sorry you're in such pain and I hope your shots helps you.

September, hang in there and remember we care about you.

Everyone else, I hope you're ok. Thank you so much for caring about me.

[ThesisGirl]

Hi everyone I'm a fibro thread newbie

I just found the forums and have been on a few other threads elsewhere but wanted to say hi here, I've had fibro for a couple of years and this time of year is never fun with the rain and the cold making things worse. I'm trying to keep warm though

Hope you're all ok x

[lizardlady]

Hi ThesisGirl. Welcome to PC, but especially welcome to the fibro thread. Folks at PC are kind and supportive (for the most part). Folks who post in this thread are some of the kindest, most supportive people on the face of the planet.

[lizardlady]

Jan, dental work, even just "everyday" stuff like a cleaning triggers a flare for me. How much more work do you have to have done?

Septembersrain, I believe the struggles of dealing with fibro make dealing with MH more difficult. I told my pdoc once that if you took the average human and subjected them to pain 24/7 they would become depressed too.

Cake, I think anyone who got two shots in their shoulder would be done for the day. Be kind to yourself dear one.

Weather here is changing so I'm having a flare. I hurt and have no brain.

On top of that I got some kick in the gut sort of disappointing news tonight. I don't know how many of you have been following my thread about my Great Horse Hunt. I found one I fell in love with. Called the owner yesterday to say I wanted her. Then called today to say I'd set up an appointment for the vet to come do a physical on her. The owner called later today to say she sold her to someone else. That's not the way I used to do things when I was in the business. I would have told the new people I already had an offer, but would contact them if the sale did not go through. I've always believed that things work out in the long run, but I'm hurting tonight. I have a case of "life sucks" tonight.

[cakeladie]

Liz I am sorry about the horse. I know how hard you have been looking for a good dependable horse.

The weather here is unpredictable one day it's hot the next day it's cold. On top of that I feel like crap. It's just not fair

Sept hang on it will get better.

Jan I hope your dental drama will soon be over.

I dropped off our taxes today then went back to the pharmacy to get a med they forgot. Tomorrow I have to go to Mikeys work because what little he gets for SSI it looks like they might try and take it away because he name makes to much. The kid works around 25 hours a week at minimum wage. It's never ending

Take care everyone and I am sorry if I forgot someone my head is pounding

[cakeladie]

Hi and welcome thesisgirl. We are a tight group of ladies here we know what you are going through.

Once again welcome

[January]

Hi ThesisGirl. Welcome! You are more than welcome!

Liz, I am so sorry about the horse. Some people have no business morals anymore.

Cake, please take care of yourself. You are such a giving person, you forget to take care of yourself.

They are going to try to remove the last three top teeth on the 8th and then I'll have the bottom 6 left. At my insistence, we have moved things up to every two to three weeks. At this rate I'm going to be 110 before I get my dentures. After they remove the last tooth, I have to wait for 6 weeks before they can do the molds and then I don't know how long the wait is until the dentures are done. I don't know what I'll eat.

My colitis is so out of control....

Take care everyone.

[ThesisGirl]

Hey all, thanks for the welcome

It's cold today, I can feel it in me bones. Went to make a cup of coffee and realised I have no milk!! Luckily some is on the way!

I need to be out and about tomorrow so I'm planning on taking it easy the rest of the day. Whoulda thought leaving the house would take so much effort...

[lizardlady]

Jan, when I had all that dental work down a few years ago I was on a "mushy" food diet for the better part of a year. Do you have a blender? You can make most anything mushy in the blender. I once made "stew" in the blender with veggies and cooked hamburger. It was absolutely disgusting looking, but tasted great. I also made lots of soup. Yogurt was one of my mainstays too.

I didn't get dentured. I got implants with a bridge between them. Like you I had to wait for the swelling to go down before they could do a mold for the bridge. I think it only took a few (2? 3?) weeks for them to make the bridge. Maybe the same amount of time for the dentures?

[cakeladie]

Jan I am so so sorry. I had jaw surgery when I was 17 and had to drink my food for months it was the worst. Make sure you get enough food and if you do not have a blender get one or a ninja. The ninja is awesome. You can even make ice cream with it.

Keep us posted and and take care if yourself.

Liz I hope you are taking care of your self.

Has for me I am in pain but I managed to get my sons SSA paperwork done I have to turn up it on tomorrow. I hope it's good enough.

We are missing a few people and I am worried about them. I think I will send them a note to see if they are ok.

Take care everyone

Hugs to all

[ThesisGirl]

I have successfully managed to shower this morning which is an achievement...I've also got dressed and am planning on leaving the house later.

Every time I say to myself "I have to have a shower the night before because if you do it all on one day it'll exhaust you" and yet every night before I never do it...I'll learn eventually...!

[ThesisGirl]

As an update to my last post - I went out, to do my volunteering...and they had a fire alarm which meant of course I couldn't use the lifts and had to walk down two flights of stairs to go outside. It wasn't the most helpful thing that's happened!! I now plan on sleeping for a considerable amount of time!

[cakeladie]

Today is a day that I could Curl up in a ball and never leave my bed

But what I came on here to say is that each and everyone on her is special to me and there is says that I that I thought I could go on but with your help I have pulled through. So thank you. Thank you for listening to me Whine and complain about what life has dealt me. Thank you guys for always being there no matter what. Oxoxoxo

[January]

I honestly thought I was the only one who was exhausted by taking my shower. Thank you so much for sharing that, Thesis. It makes me feel better about myself, but I'm sorry you do it, too.

I don't have a blender, but I'll have to get one. Baby food is pretty expensive and that's my other alternative. Thank you for your wonderful advice. I really appreciate it.

[lizardlady]

Jan, I think the blender I got from Wally World was under $20. It's a bare bones one. I didn't need one with all the fancy bells and whistles.

Trying to think of other "mushy" food....

scrambled eggs

pudding (I buy the packs of four small cups for $1 at Wally World)

yogurt

cream of wheat and that sort of hot cereal

ice cream!!!!

sherbet

frozen fruit juice on a stick

soup, soup and more soup

can't tell you how many Frosties I had from Wendy's

smashed potatoes, actually most veggies can be cooked and mashed up. Someone told me about mashed cauliflower - YUMMMMM! I use frozen veggies for mashed veggies. They are easier to cook until they are real soft so you can mash them.

some baked fish - not breaded! - is mushy enough. I would recommend fillets so you don't have to worry about bones.

When my mouth was healed some I could eat really well cooked (mushy) white rice. I would add different flavoring to the water to give it some taste.

French toast with the crusts cut off the bread

Be sure to check with your dentist about eating hot or cold food after they pull your teeth. They told me to avoid hot food at first to let the swelling go down.

Speaking as a person who likes to come home and throw a Healthy Choice dinner in the microwave, it is possible to feed yourself decently on a mushy diet. Might take more work/cooking than usual, but it's possible. One thing I would do because I didn't want to have to create something to eat each night, was to cook pots of things on Sunday. Then I'd either eat the same thing several nights in a row. (I don't mind doing that.) Or I'd freeze single serving sizes of whatever. Then all I had to do was throw it in the microwave when I got home after work.

[lizardlady]

Not only is baby food expensive it can be high in sodium. What you could do is look online for recipes to make baby food at home. On second thought, I wonder if baby food recipes would be bland.

Maybe you could post in the food forum here to ask about recipes for mushy food.

[January]

Liz, you're an absolute angel to help me so much. Thank you a million times over for your suggestions. I'll sure try them.

[ThesisGirl]

Does anyone have times when they just can't do food? Not just they can't physically make it but just the thought of having to eat a proper meal is just too much? I can only cope with sandwiches and mashed potato right now...