Recent content by AmericanBrandy

Yay, congrats to you for getting your surgery date!! Exciting!! I hope it goes really well for you and you have an easy recovery, I look forward to following your progress and your successes! =) Hugs Brandy

Thanks!! =) Yeah, I've had fibromyalgia for about 16+ years now. I did the "med-go-round" early on but quickly realized I'd rather suffer the pain than suffer the side effects of the drugs. Now, so many years later, it's getting harder and harder to avoid seeking medicinal relief so it's just...

Thank you, Pat! This is EXACTLY the kind of info I was looking for!! What great suggestions!! =) I am printing your reply and sticking it in my WL Binder so I don't forget any of it! Keep the ideas coming, everyone, I'm loving the suggestions, tips and ideas!

Thank you everyone, for your replies and your support! As you all said, I was worried about nothing, lol. The psych eval was a breeze - I'm either perfectly sane or I'm really good at faking it! *wink* I actually had a harder time at the nutritionist appt and that was the one I wasn't worried...

Thank you so much for your reply, Karenina! I completely agree about not trying to "spin" anything - that goes completely against the way I was raised. Plus, I'm just not very good at it - the only thing I can spin is a top, and admittedly I am not very good at that either, lol. My biggest...

Tomorrow is my psych eval (and my first nutrition appt, but that one I'm ok with) and I can't believe how nervous I am! I've been to therapists a handful of times over the years (especially after my divorce) but for some reason, THIS psych appointment has me in knots. I think this may be because...

Hi, 1Step!! Thank you so much for your warmth and kindness. =) I hope you are having a fantastic day!!! I'm plugging along! Lol =)

My daughter hasn't seen Cinderella yet but I have a feeling since it's been released again this year that it's going to end up in her Christmas stocking, lol!! =) We also love Brave, having Scots ancestry I was super excited to go see it in the theater! =)

Paula, thank you so much for that link! I'll show my son as soon as he gets home from school. =) Unless something changes or we move in the next three years, I plan to enroll my daughter in the Boyle School of Irish Dance =)

Deb, thanks for the great list - it's not unlike what I packed for the hospital for the birth of my children! I also appreciate the suggestion to get copies of the labwork, I'm going to definitely want to keep track of my lab numbers, post surgery. =) Do you have any suggestions for a Tool Kit...

Thank you, Step1, for mentioning this and thanks Pat99 for all the info! I would've never thought to ask for something like this so I'm very glad to know about it. It sounds a bit like a corset, is that correct? I'm going to mention this for sure.

Thanks, 1Step! I love your ideas! =) What shakes have you found so far that you find agreeable? I also like your idea of sewing a special pillowcase, I might have to do that too. Maybe I can design an uplifting message for mine so I can read it when I start asking myself WHY, lol.

Me! I do, Shoutjoy! I don't dance but I'm fascinated by it. My heritage is Scottish and my ex and my SO both have Irish ancestry. My (2 years old) daughter will begin Irish Step dance classes when she turns 5, the earliest they will accept her. Meanwhile, in preparation for Irish dance, I am...

Tangled! Love it. =)

A question for those who have already had their surgery: In hindsight looking back, if you could have put together a "Post Surgery Tool Box or Starter Kit" for day 1 through the first month, what items would you have included in it? Anything goes...pain relief, comfort, food, more helping...