Two support group meetings....
...the first one is Thursday night. My
employer owed me a holiday off, so I'm taking it tomorrow. I'll be going to a
Sjogren's meeting...the speaker is a local rheumy who is supposed to be the top
expert in the state on Sjogren's and lupus. One of the TV stations is supposed
to be there...I hope they do a big story because Sjogren's gets even less press
than fibromyalgia, even though it's the second most common connective tissue
disorder. Besides, the more I learn about Sjogren's, the more I can prevent
flareups that trigger fibromyalgia
flares.
The second meeting is
Saturday. It's for people with fibromyalgia and/or chronic fatigue. I haven't
been to an in-person fibro support group meeting before. There are groups
around, but most meet on weeknights when I'm working or at 8am, which is only
seven hours after my shift ends. This one is at 1pm, so I stand a better chance
of being sociable. It will be informal and will just have us sitting around
talking. They meet once a month and alternate the meetings with speakers with
the informal ones. I'm very interested in comparing notes on local docs and
treatments.
Just remembered I
have a chiropractor appointment in eight and a half hours, so off to bed I
go.
Posted: Thu - January 15, 2004 at 02:24 AM