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Name: Verlinda
Chatroom Nickname: Lin
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Type of Arthritis: OA, FMS, RA??
Medications: Effexor
Surgeries: L-4 laminotomy 15 years ago
Hobbies: Run a mail order business to Innkeepers from my home -- FULL
TIME!, aeorbic and weight training exercise (30 years ago), but now only
when I'm not too tired or hurting, golf when I feel good, interior design
part-time and gardening when I can do it and not suffer later.
Email Address: Verlina, we lost your email address. Please click here and send it to us.
Other stuff: Was just diagnosed today (1/9/01) with FMS, after 1 1/2 years
of suffering, three doctors and no diagnosis. Thought I was turning into a
hypochondriac . . . and thought my internist thought that too. It is
soooooo wonderful to see a site like this to learn about this disease and
it's impact on so many people like myself, who were once athletic and strong
and now learing to COPE. I would love to chat with anyone who has FMS and
how they have adjusted their lifestyle and exercise (I used to workout 2
hours daily, strenously, now can hardly manage 1 hour every day).

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