erm...... :) hello

[tiggy864]

erm...... hello, very new to all this.... diagnosed this year had pain for a lot longer though, motorcycle accident in aug 2010 left me with a fractured neck of femur and last year in feb 11 had metalwork taken out and a total hip replacement put in, still smilin on the good days though hugs to all xx

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Hello tiggy864.Lovely to hear from you and a fellow bike lover too....Although can't ride now due to all this pain etc..i am so glad you keep smiling,Big hugs to you.xxx

[jazher]

Hello welcome from me.

This site is brilliant and there some lovely people. It is full of support and advice and there is always someone here when you need them.

I hope you enjoy this site as much as i do, its lovely to meet you.

hugs, kel xxxx

[Ruby12]

Hello & welcome...

To such a lovely forum with such lovely people

Ruby

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Hello

Nice to meet you, I know that you

Will have a lot of support in here

As I have and a wealth of knowledge

And every one is so nice

[tiggy864]

thankyou for such a lovely welcome, i have been reading others experiences and feel their pain and decided i'd like to be part of this site, dorsetali...love bikes though i haven't been on one since, even driving sometimes scares me but i won't give up :), jazher.... thankyou, i'm sure i will, some comments can really brighten ur day, ruby12...yes it is and i hope to be as supportive as you all are to others xxx

[rosehip]

HIi , i was diagnosed this year as well .Welcome here everbody lovely xx

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hello tigs I hope its tigs and not figs having eyesight problems at the mo lol u will really like it here I felt at home after three seconds... hope we chat soon butterfly hugz from petal

[tiggy864 in reply to Hidden]

definately tiggs lol,

[flowerfairy]

Hi there, hope your good days will lift you during the bad ones, try to remember when the black clouds loom, that sunshine is only just behind them and it will appear again.. x

[Suzyindahouse]

Hi Tiggy. I only recently started posting here and have had such a positive response and friendship from everybody who has replied to me and it has been such a help to me. I have been diagnosed for 7 years now but similar to you with your hip I am just about to go in this month on the 20th for the first of my hips (both have totally collapsed) to be replaced. I am sorry that it was a bike accident that caused your hip problem and that you are no longer riding as coming from a family of bike lovers and classic motocross riders I understand how hard it is to not feel able or even safe afterwards in any type of vehicle. I have only ever rode pillion and have not been able to do that for about 8 years now as I got that I was so stiff I could not get my leg over the bike but boy I do miss the adrenalin rush. Good luck with recovery and I hope it all goes really smoothly now and you do not suffer too much with the fibro as well. Big Hugs from Suzy xx

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Welcome Tiggy, If I said I was a facbook addict up until a month ago after relocating back to be close to my family 400 miles away from my friends and support network, it probably wouldn't surprise you.

What might - it certainly surprises me is that I'm lucky if I log on to fb at all most days and certainly hours after I've come straight to this site.

I still go to fb to catch up with my long term friends which being so isolated and with such a massive life-style change from the busstle of London and having been such a full-time and a half-job but fibroaction is my home now.

If got breast cancer at the moment and have suffered with depression for a lot of my adult life so support groups are not new to me. Neither online or face to face self help groups have found anything like this group.

I have sleep problems with the pain and fatigue so I can find myself awake at odd times and still, I'll find somebody here to have a chat with.

That's just one side of it. The practical and informational benefits of this site and the main site at fibroaction.org. Maybe you found the forum through the main site but I didn't, I somehow ended up straight on the forum and it was weeks before I was directed by one of our fabulous admin team to the main site where there is so much information, for the first time I was getting tips on how to approach my GP who honestly know less than I did but is one of those olf fashioned types who won't admit it to me. Through making contact with members who live near me, I found out that the way to get a full diagnosis is through a neurologist, I've found out that once that has happened, the local rheumatology clinic runs a fibromyalgia clinic once week. None of which my GP had a clue about.

Well, I post quite a bit about all sorts of things, so if you keep coming back, we'll get to know each other for sure. Don't worry if i turn out to be not your cup of tea. There are about 4,000 of us on here so you will meet some people who are.

Welcome again and looking foward to getting to know you.

Whippet x

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Hey Tiggy gentle hugs,

Welcome! I was diagnosed about 7 years ago with Fibro and PTSD, blah, blah - I love being amongst other Fibromites here as each knows what the other is going through and do not judge as normal people are wont to do. The support, advice and friendships are priceless.I hope you can visit often.

Love,

Carol xx