Temporary Relief from Fibromyalgia (humor)

Oh goodness I'm picturing you totally bald - the girl is going crazy with the epilator - but not feeling pain from fibromyalgia :) Actually I've heard of the condition before but never known anyone who suffered from it and wasn't really sure what it was - thank you for the explination. But do please leave a little hair :)

I have had several friends with fibromyalgia. I don't know how you stand it. I can understand the desperation to do anything to get rid of the pain for a little while. I hope the researchers can find something to help soon. Leave some hair on your head! lol! My thoughts are with you!

I am so sorry about the pain you go through.How did you find out you had this condition?I hope you can grow hair fast enough to keep up with your new ddiction!!

oh no I dont think I would want to do that I know the pai you are in and I dont think I could force the pain somewhere else to forget the pain already in. Good luck

Luckily mine doesn't hurt as often, or I should say the severe pain doesn't. I will be turning 31 come next Saturday, and it feels like it gets worse each year. With the hair epilator I got to try it when my mom visited, honestly it really didn't hurt at all for me. I can't remember what night it was but my right leg hurt so bad. It felt like someone was trying to rip the muscle away with a hot poker. For me it usally one leg or arm at a time, now I have had all four hurting, it makes doing anything very difficult. I just feel like my body is falling part and there is nothing I can do about it. I am currently looking at getting my own epilator and stocking up on a lot of batteries so I can do my leg hair, lol. My mom uses her's a lot when she notices a single hair, lol.

lol well best of luck to you...anything that helps you forget the pain for a moment or two eh? (i hear ya, having a very bad day with the knees!!)

Although I don't have the condition myself, I have heard many things about it. It must be a terrible thing to live with. Even though it sounds a little strange, I am glad that you found something that helps. I have heard that joke before and I believe it to be true. It makes perfect sense to me.

Wow yes Ive heard alot about fibromyalgia and I do feel for you. I hope they put you on some kind of medicine for the pain. You poor thing. How do they test you for that? I wish you all the best and I hope someday you wont have this anymore.

I do understand where you are coming from. I have another friend who also suffers from Fibromyalgia, and I can see the pain that it causes her. I own one of those epidlady things, and you aren't a kidding those things are very painful in of themselves. I use it though, cause it means less shaving I have to do, and the less likely I am to aggravate my skin condition known as Psoriasis, using razors and risking the possibility of knicking myself.

Hello Craftcatcher, I have a friend with Fibro. She and I have been friends since we were both in early 20's. She just suffers awful with it. At first I could not understand why she was always in pain and then after reading up on the condition, I now understand it better. I try to get her mind on other more positive things and sometimes that help. The epilator is an idea, I think I will purchase one for her. I have Cerebral Palsy and I get musle spasm which do not allow me to function normally in my movements of my arms and legs. It is also painful and are very similiar to a "charlie horse" people get in their leg calves, only thing with CP, you get those pains all over your body. So I can sympathize with your problem. Sometimes when my friend and I are together we sound like two old ladies suffering from old age. I am 33 years old. Not old enough and yet already with the pains. My friend and I try to go out and find those worse off then we are and visit them. They are happy to have the visit and know other care about them and for my friend and I, we are soon encouraged by those we visit who are also suffering. Most we visit are worse off then we are and so it makes us feel better that we are not as bad off as they are. Maybe we should buy a lot of epilator's, and give one to each person we visit. You know, start the first "epilator Club." :0) Want to join? Take care, Hope12

Well, at least it is taking your mind off one lot of pain. It does make sense. I have heard those epilators can hurt. But while the pain swap goes on, you are also getting nice smooth hairfree skin. But, on a serious note, i do hope it helps. Sometimes the strangest things do. Best wishes to you, craftcatcher

Where did you get your larger version of the epilator? I am suffering from my fribromyalgia right now. I am lucky and just suffer with flair ups and I am having one now! I ache all over from head to toe, and my stomache keeps cramping, my elbows hurt for gosh sakes. Oh well enough about me.

As a fellow Fibromite may I suggest these painful distractions, as well: Burying your face into the fur of your cat's belly. Walking around the house at night with the lights off. Plucking eyebrow hair without using a mirror. And my favorite: walking on the asphalt barefoot, in the afternoon of a Florida summer day.

My wife suffers from fibromyaglia. Anything that distracts you from the pain is good.

At least you are going to have lovely smooth skin as a result of your "treatment". There are a lot of things that operate on the theory of counter-irritants. I do not have fibromyalgia, but one thing my doctor recommended when I refused vioxx and steroids for a particularly bad arthritic joint was Zostix. It is a cream made with capsaicin (hot pepper) oil. The only thing I have ever heard of using it for besides this is to treat shingles (herpes zoster). Lots of other names are available, and several strengths. You put it on, and when it gets active, it feels like a sunburn. You do not want to get the cream on your hands, as you might get it in your eyes or on other sensitive mucosa. I do not know if you would find it beneficial for your disorder or not. I just remembered where else I have heard of using it. For a migraine, it is recommended that you put just a tiny bit inside the top of each nostril. So my smooth friend, I do not know if you would want to try my suggestion as well,you could end up being hot and smooth.

I know a couple of people who have fibromyalgia but I really don't know much about what causes it. Do the doctors know? Both of the women I know worked at a factory for years. I don't know if there is any connection.

I know exactly what you mean! My mom and I have fibromylagia and we have both been in situations that was so painful, that later we commented that that particular pain made us forget-for a while- the pain of fibromyalgia. Good analogy.

It makes perfect sense to me. My mom has fibromyalgia too. So i know what it's like. I hate to see her in pain.

I think that if you found something that helps in any way, as long as it's not harmful then good for you. I don't have this, but I know other people who do and it really takes a lot of energy some days just to get up. Good luck and I hope it keeps on working for you.

I suffer from Fibromyalgia, Lupus,Sjogren and 2 times cancer survival. I know what pain is.I am on Soc.Sec.Desability.I think you take some pain killers for the pain. All those have side effects, and before you know it you end up with more pain. Don't think is a good idea to create strong pain just to forget the small ones.I enjoy my life crosheting,kintting and cooking.