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got over the flu now gums and tooth loose

having got over the flu feeling alot better than i did ,went to docs yesterday she pleased im looking better ,asked about the riding fir disabled and she...

having got over the flu feeling alot better than i did ,went to docs yesterday s...

tinkerbell66

•11 years ago

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sleep depravation:(

been awake for 24 hrs now taken painmeds but not making mme sleepy at all god! and to top it all walked into sofa leg and broke my stupid toe the other night!...

been awake for 24 hrs now taken painmeds but not making mme sleepy at all god! a...

fairytails

•11 years ago

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Need advice about coming off ESA & going onto JSA

Can anyone help with this . At the moment I claim ESA, I have my medical with ATOS on the 19th Jan which I know I will fail , to be honest I feel my RA is...

Can anyone help with this . At the moment I claim ESA, I have my medical with AT...

dippymb

•11 years ago

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what is it with the legs??

i stand on legs for a bit or busy having to walk then was doing bit of housework and my legs and base back twinging all time and could not get up stairs...

i stand on legs for a bit or busy having to walk then was doing bit of housework...

fairycazzie

•11 years ago

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Second letter of teachers ill health pension already to go...

I have been very lucky this time to have some help from a friend to prepare my second letter of appeal for my teachers ill health pension. We have this time...

I have been very lucky this time to have some help from a friend to prepare my s...

shazzad

•11 years ago

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'This brutal new system': a GP's take on Atos and work capability assessments

'This brutal new system': a GP's take on Atos and work capability assessments this was posted on another HU community...

'This brutal new system': a GP's take on Atos and work capability assessments ...

hamble99b

•11 years ago

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newspaper headlines

today our local newspaper had the headline starting Wheelchair bound man , then later Man confined to a wheelchair !!!! it makes me so cross people are...

today our local newspaper had the headline starting Wheelchair bound man , then ...

irisjoy

•11 years ago

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What a busy day follow up!

This morning I wrote a blog about the 4 appointments I had today and this is how it went... I turned up for my 9 o'clock appointment with the nurse at my...

This morning I wrote a blog about the 4 appointments I had today and this is how...

pinkblossom

•11 years ago

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Hello everyone .....

Hello everyone - i'm going for my appointment with an OT tomorrow to see if i'm entitled to a Blue Badge - i've been refused DLA so probably no chance of...

Hello everyone - i'm going for my appointment with an OT tomorrow to see if i'm ...

lisa_toot

•11 years ago

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What a weird Day

Hi folks well today I got up early...well early for me ..as I had to go to Salisbury for Hydro therapy.....Got washed dressed and ready to go, and OH said well...

Hi folks well today I got up early...well early for me ..as I had to go to Salis...

rainbowdancer

•11 years ago

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Is Fibromyalgia a permanent & substantial disabilty?

Evening all I used to hold a Blue Badge. Had it for 3 years. It expired November 2012 and my council, Dorset, is refusing to renew my badge because they,...

Evening all I used to hold a Blue Badge. Had it for 3 years. It expired Novem...

pensham

•11 years ago

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Bubbles and air jets and PAIN RELIEF

Hi all Just wanted to let you know, that after finding a bubble massager for my bath, I am now able to have an almost pain free half hour. I bought it online...

Hi all Just wanted to let you know, that after finding a bubble massager for my...

NordicNavajo

•11 years ago

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Does anyone else seem over sensitive to smells

I have been for a long time but it seems to be getting worse... Have just had to boot the kitchen bin out into the conservatory as the smell, although the bin...

I have been for a long time but it seems to be getting worse... Have just had to...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

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Davy Crockett

Hi everyone. Well done. Good to hear of another male with Fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed with it, plus M.E. in 2001 after 8 yrs of struggling with pain and...

Hi everyone. Well done. Good to hear of another male with Fibromyalgia. I was...

davycrockett

•11 years ago

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Jaws!!!!!

Lately i have been clenching my jaw all the time and eespecially in my sleep because as i start coming round in the morning my jaw really aches! I am trying...

Lately i have been clenching my jaw all the time and eespecially in my sleep bec...

charlii

•11 years ago

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What to do?

Been off work for just over two weeks now I am a cashier at local supper market,due to retire in September.I am contracted for 30 hours a week,The last year or...

Been off work for just over two weeks now I am a cashier at local supper market,...

myrtil

•11 years ago

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Hmmm weight loss or weight shift

Hmm not so much weight loss as weight shift... Well some weight has gone but I suspect the flab has ousted my brain and slotted into my head... Could I make my...

Hmm not so much weight loss as weight shift... Well some weight has gone but I s...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

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Feeling Anxious

Its now been weeks since I was at work and after 3 sign off's from my GP I am set to return tomorrow...I am starting to feel panicky at the thought and really...

Its now been weeks since I was at work and after 3 sign off's from my GP I am se...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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Hello

Hi All, thought I'd just introduce myself. I'm on a bit of an emotional roller coaster right now as my perception of my condition has been turned upside down....

Hi All, thought I'd just introduce myself. I'm on a bit of an emotional roller c...

mistymeana

•11 years ago

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What a busy day iv got today!

Well what a busy day iv got today! This is my last day of my Christmas annual leave and I'm back to work tomorrow,but today I have a.... 9 o'clock...

Well what a busy day iv got today! This is my last day of my Christmas annual l...

pinkblossom

•11 years ago

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Somehow I'm still here!

Hi all, thanks for all your kind replies to my previous blogs, sorry I haven't answered individually but I haven't had broadband until now, so I'm frantically...

Hi all, thanks for all your kind replies to my previous blogs, sorry I haven't a...

cobweb

•11 years ago

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HELP!!!

OMG after reading some of the info on this site i am now absolutely dreading filling in my ESA forms already been turned down for dla and didn't appeal. i find...

OMG after reading some of the info on this site i am now absolutely dreading fil...

Trish1999

•11 years ago

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ESA

Hi I'm a disabled mum who was put in the wrag but didn't av a clue at the time what it meant , my fault I know , I went for the interview with my link worker...

Hi I'm a disabled mum who was put in the wrag but didn't av a clue at the time w...

cuddley

•11 years ago

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FM - Work - Support I have received and am receiving - hope it helps someone else.

I am a teaching assistant, working Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 4 and receive support with transport for the times my husband help. That amounts to six journeys a...

I am a teaching assistant, working Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 4 and receive suppor...

Sarah-Jane

•11 years ago

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Hmmmmmm Gins. Cunning plan????

So lulled into a false sense of security ... I thought I had a weeks head start on my diet and healthy lifestyle ... Then I suddenly notice Gins has been very...

So lulled into a false sense of security ... I thought I had a weeks head start ...

Extremelygrumpy

•11 years ago

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Feeling very low today.

I woke up with a particularly heavy heart today and general anxiety about the future. I'd had nightmares about where I used to work and I took early retirement...

I woke up with a particularly heavy heart today and general anxiety about the fu...

Saskia

•11 years ago

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Daily diary - plotting to improve.

I had cause to write the following for a lovely young lady today and thought others may like to read it too. I know this can help. I have an online health...

I had cause to write the following for a lovely young lady today and thought oth...

Sarah-Jane

•11 years ago

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Billy no mates

So...anyone else fed up with being home alone while others are all out enjoying themselves? I wouldn't mind if my arms were working, at least then I could do...

So...anyone else fed up with being home alone while others are all out enjoying ...

Jezobelle

•11 years ago

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Does anyone else find it difficult to attend fibro support groups due to the times they are held?

I cannot attend my local groups as I work 9-5 Monday to Friday, I old like to meet others like me however and that is what brought me here. Does anyone else...

I cannot attend my local groups as I work 9-5 Monday to Friday, I old like to me...

klm7777

•11 years ago

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Cold!!

Is feeling extremely cold part of fibro?? Up to about a year ago I was always hot and sweating - I am a rather large person, but I'm constantly cold these...

Is feeling extremely cold part of fibro?? Up to about a year ago I was always h...

sue57

•11 years ago

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Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for January 2013

got over the flu now gums and tooth loose

sleep depravation:(

Need advice about coming off ESA & going onto JSA

what is it with the legs??

Second letter of teachers ill health pension already to go...

'This brutal new system': a GP's take on Atos and work capability assessments

newspaper headlines

What a busy day follow up!

Hello everyone .....

What a weird Day

Is Fibromyalgia a permanent & substantial disabilty?

Bubbles and air jets and PAIN RELIEF

Does anyone else seem over sensitive to smells

Davy Crockett

Jaws!!!!!

What to do?

Hmmm weight loss or weight shift

Feeling Anxious

Hello

What a busy day iv got today!

Somehow I'm still here!

HELP!!!

ESA

FM - Work - Support I have received and am receiving - hope it helps someone else.

Hmmmmmm Gins. Cunning plan????

Feeling very low today.

Daily diary - plotting to improve.

Billy no mates

Does anyone else find it difficult to attend fibro support groups due to the times they are held?

Cold!!

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