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marw



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PostPosted: October 5, 2006 8:19 PM    Post subject: I'm back temporarily! For good soon, I hope! Reply with quote

Hi Everyone,

I thought I'd better check in and explain my long absence. I spilled a cup of java on my keyboard, and didn't think this would be such a problem, but it has been a nightmare. It coincided with my going into a very deep depression, but I don't think it caused it.....just kept me from solving the keyboard problem any faster.

Now of course, there are a zillion keyboards out there, and trust me, I have taken most of them home, and then had to take them back! My fingers are hurting so badly right now I can hardly type this, so this one has to go back also. THe problem? They are too hard to push the keys. I'm used to barely touching the keys, and these are almost (to me) like old fashioned typewriters. Also the backspace bar is always in the wrong place.
(In fact, it seems like everything is in the wrong place. And I have to curl my fingers to much to hit the keys....maybe something with the keys further apart? I don't know. But those lovely $70 and $80 jobs do
not present this problem..... Mad Scowling Demon )

Now a keyboard would not be a problem if I had the money to get an expensive one. It seems if you ruin the one that came with your computer, you are realy stuck, unless you can buy an expensive one. I've tried those out, too, and they are great, but I just don't have the money.

I hope everyone is keeping their quit! And I'm very sorry to have missed all your Lunaversaries, so congrats to all of you deserving quitters and do keep it up. I know you will.

My knuckles are screaming, so I will go for now. Hopefully I will find something soon. (Even the cord on this one is too short! Rolling Eyes )

I have not thought about smoking, except one time......forget why now.....but it passed on. HOwever, I do need to be online, and hope to be by next week.
Love to all,

Margaret

P.S. I made a zillion mistakes trying to use this horror! IT even rattles! Rolling Eyes Also, cannot believe my knuckles can hurt so from this....have to go ice them now, as silly as that sounds.)
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Mary Dude



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PostPosted: October 5, 2006 8:49 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

There you are!! I'm glad you were able to give us an update...I'm so sorry the keyboard has presented such a challenge. I got mine at walmart...I spend a large part of every day working on a keyboard...so maybe my fingers are strong! Hang in there Margaret!!!

I hope you have found your way up from the depression ...harder without your support team to give you a hand up....but you can do it....
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PostPosted: October 5, 2006 8:55 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, THere you are! Miss you, so hurry back. Hope the keyboard thing works out for you soon. Take care of yourself
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PostPosted: October 5, 2006 10:33 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy Hi Margaret,

Glad to see you back.
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PostPosted: October 5, 2006 11:21 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi marw ... you are missed around here. Hope you are back on full time soon.

Fondly,
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PostPosted: October 6, 2006 1:22 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

hope you get it worked out soon, margaret; sorry to hear you're having such a challenge. Sad
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PostPosted: October 6, 2006 9:37 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Miss you!
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PostPosted: October 6, 2006 10:31 AM    Post subject: Reply with quote

So good to hear from you, Margaret. I've been "off the boards" lately also. Computer problems; ISP problems; etc. These machines are fantastic WHEN THEY COOPERATE .

Hope you get your problems solved and do take care of yourself.
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PostPosted: October 6, 2006 9:02 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, everyone, for your concern and kindness.

I am still on this same keyboard, because I was too ill today to take it back. If anyone has suggestions re the keyboards, I would be open to them?? Cool Cool

The problems with them are like I said....the keys are too tight, the Boards are too small (I have to curl my fingers to type, which hurts), and there is no place to rest my wrists..

I usually do quite a bit of typing (writing) in addition to the Message Boards, and really do need a solution.

The other things (illness) that has been so bad is the Fibromyalgia. I never knew it could get this bad. There is a doctor here that is supposed to be very good with this disease, but he does not take insurance, muchless Medicare. I suppose people are so desperate that they just pay anything he asks out of pocket. Today I met yet another person, a young man, who said he was bed ridden until he went to this doc. Maybe I will call and check prices without insurance, but I truly do not see how to afford it.

I will report as I can on this thread, and will try to answer some of your posts. If I don't get to all of them, please accept my apologies. A Fibro "flare" usually does not last forever, so maybe I will get better soon. Spring and Autumn are the hardest seasons.

Speaking of Fall, it is so very beautiful here now. The trees are flames in the top or spewing out gold, and the cool breezes flip through the leaves already fallen while you almost hear the goblins laugher on the wind. I think maybe Halloween is early? Laughing

I don't know what caused the depression. It is a little better, but still very difficult. It usually goes with the Fibro. If only I could take the drugs, but I cannot....they make me totally crazy.....so it is a choice between crazy and pain.....not a very pleasant choice, but I always choose not to be crazy. I really cannot stand the weirdness of those antidepressent drugs. In my body they are like hallucinogens, and even dangerous, since I loose sense of space and time.

Enough about that.

My best to all. KEEP THOSE QUITS......I KNOW YOU WILL! Very Happy I had wishful memories about smoking, until I realized it was not smoking that I wished for but a release from the pain: aha! then the smoking urge disappeared! See? The nic is always trying to trick us....all the more reason I always need to be here!

Love to all,
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PostPosted: October 7, 2006 1:21 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Margaret

My mom also has fibro and goes through serious stages of depression, it's awful, I can only imagine the pain she is in and nothing helps so I sympathize with your situation. She's been to a million dr's too. I wish you the best in finding a good Dr. who helps you, I know from her situation that it is a very frustrating disease. The only thing that seems to help her is that she goes to those arthritis swimming classes. I notice when she goes she gets less depressed and feels a little better. Just thought I'd pass it on, and bring you wishes of feeling better Very Happy
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PostPosted: October 7, 2006 6:10 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know people who suffer from fibro. The one person suffers terrible. The other finally went to a specialist that put her on2 very low doses of anitdepressents and that is what works for her. Oh yeah our pastor wife has it real bad too, but she takes some health supplement from Mall within the Wall stuff. Works for her.

I do know it is very painful and I feel for you.

As for the keyboard, I have always been lucky with the touch of them. Maybe because I have typed for 40 years. I don't know. Do you have arthritis in your fingers also? I know I do. Hurts for a bit, than I move them more and they better. There was a time when I had nice slender fingers. Not anymore!

Well I am glad to see you on the board again. You are very much loved here and people miss you.

Hope things get better.

God Bless Love Londa
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PostPosted: October 7, 2006 9:51 PM    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you, Lisa and Londa. You have no idea how much it helps to hear that others have this disease and are finding answers, or even just that I am not the only one. Actuallly, I belong to a Fibro Message Board, so I know I am not the only one, but sometimes I get so depressed without really understanding why, then I stop going to my message board (or anywhere else). Rolling Eyes

Lisa, thank you for telling me about the water exercises.....I have so far refused to do this because of the chlorine (which I am allergic to) but I think I will try it again anyway. It mostly just stuffs up my nose, not a rash either, just dry skin. All of which would be an enormous benefit over Fibro!

Maybe I will try the anti-depressents again; if I can find someone to check on me while I do it. I lose track of what I am doing when I take them, and have often come "back" to myself all bruised up without knowing why. Scary stuff.

I have heard of taking a lot of Magnesium as a supplement, and I tried it without it working, but I suspect I did not take enough. I didn't notice any side effects at all from it, so maybe I will try that again. My worst mistake was to stop exercising. I was doing pretty well when I was going to the gym all the time, now it is hard to get started back.

I'm pretty sure I have arthritis in my fingers, they are very stiff. But I never noticed it so much until I had these tight keyboards. I am used to typing without looking at my fingers at all, but now I sort of have to look down. Ohhhh.....aren't some of those expensive ones just beautiful?? I tried some out in the stores that were wonderful....with curved boards and places to rest your wrist. They were much bigger than these cheapies, also.

Thanks again for your love and support. YOu make me feel better! Very Happy Very Happy
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