RE: Fibromyalgia

["Patrick Allen" <jfhrome@home.com>]

Nina, it is important that you stay warm at night. We sleep on and under
fleece fabric. I bought about 15 yards of high loft fleece. Cut the fabric
so that I had about 3 and a half yards for me and the same for Pat, then the
rest is put on the bed. Having your own covers is an added benefit as you
can snuggle and wrap up in YOUR portion and not bother anyone else. I also
made fleece pillow cases. WE wonder why we wake up in the middle of the
night during the winter time. It's because as we sleep we move and when our
cheeks touch that cold pillow case it wakes us up. With the fleece cases the
heat is reflected back to us, covers still hold the heat while we make our
trips to the potty during the night. This way we don't have to warm the
covers up again before we can go back to sleep.
One of my clients has FM and she was always cold. I made her some of my
polar stretch fleece tights and she could ride with out feeling like her
knees were falling off. We go to the ride events and sleep under our fleeces
too. Hope this helps a bit,
Evelyn and Pat
Just for "horsin-round"

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From: 	guest@endurance.net [mailto:guest@endurance.net]
Sent:	Sunday, September 23, 2001 21:46
To:	ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject:	RC:  Fibromyalgia

Nina Bomar caballos@att.net
About three years ago, I began experiencing severe back pain.  At times
the pain was in my upper back and at other times in my lower back.  I
attributed it to the stress I was under as I finished up at graduate
school.  I was riding and running in-between my hectic work schedule and
studying for finals etc.  Finally after I graduated, I was looking forward
to some sort of normalcy and most importantly, I thought the pain in my
back would go away.  Wrong... it only got worse and I began traversing the
trail to finding a diagnosis and a cure.

I have been to numerous chiropractors, acupuncturists, physical
therapists, orthopedic specialists and neurologists!  I have had x-rays,
MRI's, blood work-ups and nothing conclusive has been discovered.  The
most recent diagnosis is Fibromyalgia.  If anyone is familiar with this
dreadful condition, please share your knowledge!

I feel most painful during the night and when I first get up in the
morning.  I have taken a variety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, but
nothing seems to work.  My favorite therapy is riding the horses!  I can
ride and run for hours and I am very happy.  At endurance rides, I feel
great, as long as I'm moving and out on the trail.  It's once I stop, the
old bod freezes up?  I am seriously thinking of taking the horse vitamins
E/Selenium?  I tie-up just like my mare ;-))

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts!

Nina Bomar


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