I am sorry I should have said that. I do take Tylenol and it doesn't seem to
be working right now.

I am half afraid  to use the capsaizin cream. I am sweating like a pig and I
heard that stuff is really hot. I don't think I could handle that right now
because of the heat stuff going on in my body.

I wish I had that violet stuff I got from a friend along time ago. It worked
well without heating you up.

Thanks Char, for the ideas.

I wish I could have used them. I am taking the pred right now. I had 2 50's
left. So I split them in half and are taking them. I have a couple 20 and a
couple 10's. So I will have to use them up and i don't know what I will do
after that. I was saying them for the adrenal insuffenciency (addisons
stuff) if i needed it for them. But it doesn't seem to be working for that
right now either. It is helping the pain somewhat, but not like I would like
it too.

I do take Tylenol on a daily basis for pain. But it is not doing good enough
with this fog being in. I just wish the damn fog would go away.

I have tried, heat and ice, hot showers, nothing is helping this time. I
have a feeling there is something bad going on with the back this time. It
was messing with the ribs big time. Starting from the back. I usually get it
all front in the chest, but this time from back. Then Jim tried rubbing me
down. Helped while he was rubbing. But after that, it got worse. I could
tell it was coming up from lower back and throwing it into the thoracic and
cervical areas too.

I am tired of all this, real tired. I have a virus, the pain, and the
addisons all acting up at once. I don't know why it can't just be one thing
at a time.

Thanks Ari,

I might have to do that. I do have a few pred left and I just broke a 50 in
half to take. This virus is going bad on me. My lungs bother me, and then
the pain is bad. I already have a hospital bill that I don't know how in the
heck I am going to pay it. I don't even know at this point how much it is.
But I do know they want like 10 percent a month and I know I can't come up
with that.

Till last night when hubbies mom called and asked if we were making it, I
didn't think we would be able to pay Jan. rent. But they are going to send
some money to help with it. So that was a miracle. It was just at the
beginning of Nov. they said they would not be able to help us anymore with
money.

Nicole,

I will check into this, I am not sure I will be able to do these as I have a
problem with herbals, supplements, vitamins and such. But I will research
and see if it lists any of my usual problems that i have taking the other
stuff and if not I will give it a try.

I think the pred would work better for me at this point though. I am going
to have to call my old dr and see if I can get some more.

For some reason lately, when I use heating pad or take warm to hot shower,
it makes me swell more. If i put the heating pad on an area, or aim the
shower flow in that area, it quickly swells more. Ice and I don't do well at
all. I am thinking whatever inflammation I have and try the heat on, is
areas where there is bursitis that acts up from the heat. I am not sure
though.

Also I found out not to use cortizone 10 cream on an area that is already
inflammed. I put some on the other day thinking if cortisone shots work,
this would work too. It made it swell more and the pain actually got worse.
My body is really acting weird these days.

I have been putting the heater on and walking around with just bare minimum
clothes on because of the sweating I have been having. but the heater helps
get the chill out of the bones. then I don't hurt as much. Still hurt but it
is more bearable.

I don't have transportation to get to a pool to exercise. I can't sit in tub
to do soaking either because the hips go when I do. I do try hot showers as
you saw above and get the swelling.

I have OA, FMS, bursitis, CMP, Costochrondritis, and more.
I also have DDD in lower back and I believe from the last xrays of the neck
I am getting it there too.

I get numbness and tingling in both arms and hands. I can tell it is coming
from the neck and shoulder blade area. Because when they are activated that
is when I get it. Also things like typing, holding a phone, stuff like that
make it happen too.

Our bodies are a real mess aren't they. I also have IBS.

They had tried me on Soma and Flexerall and that made the palpatations from
the thyroid stuff worse. See this is why I am such a hard patient to treat.
I bet they are glad I don't have insurance so they don't have to put up with
me like they used to.