RIP Karl! Your Pain Free Now...

Update about why I'm not posting much.

I was DX: with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Restless legs Syndrome and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. No meds have worked yet with my severe pain.

I SO HATE WAKING UP SO exhausted THAT I CAN'T KEEP MY EYES OPEN AND EVEN WHEN I GO BACK TO BED AND WAKE UP AGAIN I'M EVEN excusted THAT WHEN I WENT TO BED THE FIRST TIME.
PAIN PAIN PAIN GO AWAY DON'T COME BACK ANOTHER DAY!!!! HAHA
TODAY IS A BAD BAD FIBRO DAY. I HURT FROM MY HAIR ROOTS DOWN TO MY TOES.
I WILL TRY TO PUT IN WORDS JUST HOW I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW.
What I call zapping = zapping is when pain hits me in spots here and there, where the zapping pain moves all over my body as in it may zap my upper leg and eye at same time or another place in my body it don't just hit one place and stay there. That's what I call zapping(pain).
MY HEAD:
My eyes hurt with pain or throbbing in his head and eyes all the time be it strong or lite. My eyesight is always coming and going making it very hard to see clear, with tired dried burning most of the time. Headaches from strong to mild. Ringing in my ears that come and go. "THE FIBRO FOG" it upsets me not being able to remember things like when I'm talking I forget what I was just going to say or I go to write something down so I don't forget it and I forget to write it down hmm. My hubby will tell me to remind him of something and I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Lights hurt my eyes anytime of the day or nite. I can now smell things stronger and longer that now upset my tummy or goes straight to my head. It's strange how I can even smell some of this stuff. The bones in my face all hurt and it's not like the same feeling I have when my sinus kicks in this pain is more like a dull to painful feeling like my bones being chipped away little by little on the inside not outside of them. The mussels feel so sore like I over worked them. Zapping pain all over even in my eyes .

MY NECK: Has dull to painful and I get zapping pain in different spots all over it. My glans swell up and become sore.
My neck feels sore to just touch it and it feels like it can't hold my head up any longer. The bones in my neck go from dull to very painful and my muscles are tender to very sore.

MY SHOULDERS: Oh my they never stop hurting not even on a good day. I always have that feeling like my bones being chipped away little by little on the inside not outside of them. both my shoulders feels like there both being pulled and twisted out of there joints oh my they hurt so bad. They both hurt when I just try to move or bend my elbow or just move my arms at all. The bones in my shoulders go from dull to very painful and my mussels are tender to very sore and then I get the zapping pain in them.

MY ARMS: The bones in both upper and lower arms all hurt from feeling like my bones being chipped away little by little on the inside not outside of them. The mussels feel so sore like I over worked them and are badly bruised. Oh my when I get that zapping pain in both my arms its so painful its hard not to set crying like a little baby. Both of my arms feel so heavy when I move them.

MY HAND & FINGERS: I'm now getting Charley horses in them both along with cramping, burning, throbbing burning and pain in them both.

MY BACK: My lower back never stops hurting , aching or burning. I know when the pain in my lower back moves down to my butt cheeks that I had better find a place to set down or the pain will feel as though someone just kicked both my legs out from under me and down I fall and sometimes without a warning. BED TIME WOW I try to stay up as long as I can till I'm so tired I just pass out then I'll go to bed because I know when my body touched the bed it's going to be so painful that's its even hard to catch my breath due to being in so much pain. I have to lay still as I can not to move at all so the pain from the bed touching my back will go down to a dull pain. But now if I need to move or turn in bed oh my all that pain comes back again till my body gets used to the bed touching it this happens with each movement, even on my good days. Zapping pain all over.

MY CHEST/ RIBS: The more pain I have the harder it if for me to breath. My chest and ribs always feel like I should be black and blue all over. Just to try and wear my bra can be so painful for it just touching my ribs and skin oh my. I always have aching all over my chest and ribs. I also get zapping all over and pain inside my ribs and my chest bones and boy does it ever so hurt.

MY STOMACH: I get Charley horses in my stomach so bad and bloating and zapping pains all over. Everything i eat or drink I get an upset stomach. My bowels are no longer normal for me.

MY HIPS: OH My what pain wow both hips feel as though there being twisted and pulled apart. Now days I don't have to move much with hearing them pop feeling like they just popped out if joint. Then pain inside my hip bones ache and zap all over with pain. Some times it fills like I'm giving birth again.

MY LEGS: My legs are swelled up and stay that way and now I'm getting these hard knots going from the sides of both legs over my knees up to both hips. The knots are very hard and heavy and are starting to hang down pulling my skin so it makes them burn and ache, man they do get in my way too. I can't lie on my sides thinks to these long big knots due to feeling like I'm lying on a wadded up thick blanket. Zapping pain all over.

MY ANKLES & FEET: My legs and feet both stay so badly swelled that I look deformed from having rolls on my ankles and legs. I have stretch marks on my feet even from them swelling up so big. My legs and ankles and feet burn ache and feel like there badly bruised but there not. Zapping pain all over.

MY SKIN: My skin always ache and burn and feel as though its badly bruised all over. Zapping pain all over.

MY JOINTS: My joints from my head to my toes all burn, and all feel like there being twisted out of there sockets as there shooting pain in them. The bad thing is I don't even have to move for them to hurt and oh my when I do move any joint its so painful that it even makes it hard to breath. All my joints are always popping like they just popped out of place and that is so very painful. Zapping pain all over.
MY MUSCLES: My muscles burn and get Charley horses all over them from my face to my feet. Not a day goes by without them aching and burning. Zapping pain all over.

MY BONES: I always have that feeling like my bones being chipped away little by little on the inside not outside of them. They ache all the time never stopping. A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. Sometimes my bones feel like there on fire and to use them as in to stand up wow the pain kicks in even more so, with the feeling like there about to explode at any time. Zapping pain all over.
I know I have left out alot of other things but this is just some of the ways I'm feeling the last few weeks.
I have something going on with my feet that is new ,well its been going on since last week in July2010. My nest to last toe next to my pinky toe is being pulled under my foot on both my feet. I can see what looks like a line or where a tendon is being pulled tight and it runs from mt toe up to my lower back on both sides. What can this be? I cant strighten out my legs without it pulling on my toes and the wow the cramping Charley horses.
Funny how people that do'n have Fibro can tell you I't all in your head or you just need to go for walks. Ok let them put on my shoes and let me see just how far they can and will walk. Don't think they would make it more that 5 or 6 feet befor they were hurting so bad that they have to set down or fall down.

I'm still here

Hi There, Sorry for not posting in sometime things have been nuts here for some time. With my hubby Karl having a type of bone cancer we have been going nuts having to go to all his doctors and now with Karl having all these blood transfusions 2 times each week now. I went to my doctor about having so much pain in my bones and all over my body/ hands and doc tells me after our talk and test that I have the worse case of Chronic Fibromyalgia. The pain of fibromyalgia is profound, chronic and widespread. It can migrate to all parts of the body and vary in intensity. FM pain has been described as stabbing and shooting pain and deep muscular aching, throbbing, and twitching. Neurological complaints such as numbness, tingling, and burning are often present and add to the discomfort of the patient. The severity of the pain and stiffness is often worse in the morning. Aggravating factors that affect pain include cold/humid weather, non-restorative sleep, physical and mental fatigue, excessive physical activity, physical inactivity, anxiety and stress.Pain inside the bones hurt so bad and I now know some of how Karl (hubby) feels when his cancer bone pain kicks in. I feel so sorry for him as he now has Chronic Fibromyalgia along with his bone cancer just his luck. Karl has lost so much weight now and is having a hard time keeping his blood counts up is why he has to get packed red cells and platelet 2 times each week and there not enough to bring up his counts. As of for now Karl is working hard to get this house done so we can sell it and move back to Texas. I believe once I have Karl in TX. with better cancer help than he will ever get here in Fl. Here in Fl. if one don't have big bucks they will not help you or take time out of there day to help or talk to you about cancer. I'm from Texas where the Doctors take time to help others and care for people as they do there own family not turn there heads due to being on medicare like doctors here in Fl do. Karl is sticking to June 30th to be all done with house and ready to move out of here on July 7th back home to NE Texas. Thanks to fibro I can't crochet , loom or touch my yarn now due to it burning my hands and so much pain in my hands and body to play with my yarn that I miss so much. Hugs have a great day/ nite.

Update on what my Dear friend Darlene Rambo has been doing. As you know Darlene puts what is in her head into what she is crocheting. Darlene and I have both been learning how to read patterns and as you can see from the pics below shes doing a great job. In the 1st pic Darlene crochet this very nice throw for her son with the help of Mikeyssmail from youtube how to step by step videos. (Crochet - 1 Catherine Wheel Stitch - Starting A Blanket) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePzH8en6g0&feature=fvw
This gray one was made for her son.









Two of many purses Darlene has made.(Great Job)





I love the way Darlens used all these colors to make this throw. This is absolutely magnificent Job on this throw Darlene you go girl.

















Look at all the slippers she has been crocheting up. (Someones feet will be so warm haha.)

Crocheting Fun

Hi! I'm making up for lost time with my crocheting. This week I have made Hats, a shrug with matching hat and a rug for my hubby Karl. Karl's still been in alot of pain this week and is still getting weak. It's hard to watch him struggle to get dressed and not to fall. Karl's doing great this far on quiting smoking. As of Wed. morning around 2am he smoked his last cig. Here are some pics of what I have made this week without a pattern. All was just made up as I hooked it.

Back to crocheting!!!! Yes!!!!!!

My 1st Crochet hat made by me Too Kool lol

Get my cube or Create your own

Hi! Sorry For not posting before now. As of Nov 09 I'm back to crocheting after 4 surgery, and healing time, I'm getting back to my crocheting if and when my hands let me. I go back to my hand/ wrist doc Dec 3, 09 so that we can talk about doing surgery on my right (good) hand. Doctor said he wants to work on my right hand so that it will be well enough for me to use it so he can try and finish up the surgeries on my left hand. It has been one long year with out being able to play with my yarn. As for my husband Karl he's still hanging in there and trying to get as much work done on our home as he can, so he can go in for a transplant at the cancer center up in Tampa, Fl. Karl has lost a lot of weight so I put him on power maxx hydro micronized protein mix it works as long as he drinks 3 or 4 glasses a day and works or moves around no matter how bad he is in pain or how tired, he still needs to keep trying to move as much as he can. Thanks to this drink mix hes not losing weight as fast now and it taste good. I crocked Karl a coster for his coffee cup and I made up this hat to wear fishing this winter here in Fl. it's my 1st crochet hat that I have made. It was so much fun making it even though I messed up on it some. My left wrist did not like me too much for pushing it so I could get done with the hat then rest my wrist lol. It's still hard to loom yet but hope I get bk to looming soon. As for my dear friend Darlene shes been crocheting all kinds of kool things even send me some bags she made. Oh my I will have to post a pic soon of something Darlene made using a new stitch she seen, and she did a great job on it as always.




I made this up myself so the res no pattern and my dear friend Darlene was on the comp chatting with me as I worked on it.

Good & Bad News

The good news is that July 8 I will be having another big surgery on my left hand. Doc said he will go in and fix everything he can in my wrist/hand that way don't have to go back in there anymore. I will be in a cast for 6 to 7 weeks. As soon as I get out of my cast he will work on my right thumb and that wrist. So I should be back to looming by Christmas. Now for the bad news. As of 6-26-90 we just found out that Karl (my husband) has Primary Myelofibrosis also called Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia (AMM) No Cure, can only be slowed down some. This occurs when the bone marrow produces too much collagen or fibrous tissue in the bone marrow. This reduces bone marrow's ability to produce blood cells. As of Monday 29 Karl started his first day of chemo using pill form Hydroxyurea -- may control complications, such as enlargement of the liver and spleen, reduce the number of white cells and
platelets in the blood, and improve anemia. We will see it this chemo helps Karl's liver and spleen as of now Karl's spleen is the size his liver would be if it was at normal size. Keep us in your prayers. Hugs

Update on Shealee

As of friday, May 15th Shealee is back home from the hospital. More surgery will have to follow after the swelling goes down to try to save the growth plates or her little hand will be deformed as she grows. She still needs your prayers.
She has great doctors who are looking after her very well.
Hope everyone had a great Mothers Day. Have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend.
Huggs

More news about Shealee

Update on my granddaughter Shealee. Shealee is still in the hospital as of now.
((All dog bites carry a risk of infection, but immediate copious irrigation can significantly decrease that risk. Assessment for the risk of tetanus and rabies virus infection, and subsequent selection of prophylactic antibiotics, are essential in the management of dog bites.))

The doctors are keeping her in the hospital due to needing to take a MRI on her little hand and wrist where that pit bull damage it. The pit bull broke her right wrist when it bit her right hand breaking her hand in two places as well.

The reason for the MRI on her hand is to see if they can save her growth plate in her hand an wrist that was badly damaged. The doctor said he would try his best to save Shealee's hand but it is badly damage. Both my granddaughter an my daughter are both like me, yep there lefties too lol. I'm just glad it was her right hand an not her left hand. As for me I'm now taking therapy for my left hand after my 2-31-09 surgery on my hand. I can now sometimes open a bag of ramen noodles if its not to hard to open. I still will need 2 or 3 more surgeries before I can get back to looming and crocheting again. Thanks to the first surgery I'm not in as much pain now. Keep Shealee in your prayers she needs them thank you.
Huggs

Shealee is OK

Thank you for your prayers Shealee is doing OK now she is out of surgery. The pit bull bit her hand. Shealee was hugging another dog and the one became jealous.
Huggs

My Granddaughter needs your prayers

My Granddaughter Shealee needs your Prayers. I will find out more but my daughter called me to tell me Shealee is in surgery right now due to a pitbull attacking her this morning. Will let you know more as soon as I know more.Shealee will be 5 years old September.
Thank you,

Another class block done

I would like to thank Pam Keville for sharing her pattern with our yahoo loom class.
I enjoyed loom this zig zag block was fun and very easy to loom.




I'm still looming slow due to me left hand but I'm getting them done lol. I had to tell Doc the Chiropractic That I would have to back off from seeing her. It's not that she didn't help me ( she did) ,it's just that we need that money for work on our home right now then I'll go back when I can.
Stay warm and safe out there I need to get off here and get started on the next class block. Hugs till next time,

Free Loomed Ski Mask Pattern

Last time I posted pictures of my ski mask I made and had requests for a pattern for it. So here it is. If you have any questions or comments email me. Happy New Years
This is my pattern for an Adult size ski mask



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Loomed Ski Mask Pattern
By Wanda Jean LaChevet 2008

Sample was loomed using 7oz red heart super saver medium (4)ply
Bulkier yarn recommended for very cold areas.
Picture shown was done using basic e-wrap (1 over 1)

Tools needed:
Green knifty knitter round loom
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Loom tool

Gauge: not important

Working with 2 strands of yarn as 1 doing Basic E-wrap.

Step 1:
Knitting all the way around… leaving a tail long enough to weave in later using 2 strands of yarn held as one, cast on to the loom using the E-wrap cast on. E-wrap and knit off in single stitch (1 over 1) for a total of 7 rows.

Step 2: Making the brim
You will be performing a cuffed brim by bringing the cast on loops back up to place on the pegs again and knit off the bottom loop over the top. (You will not be doing any wrapping for this process.) You can hide your beginning tail by sandwiching it in between the two layers before knitting off.

Step 3:
Using the double stitch (1 over 2), E-wrap in the round, for 40 rows.


Step 4:
This step is making the opening for the eyes.

On pegs 1-11 perform the flat removal method adding a chain between each loop.


Step 5
Top of the mask

Starting at peg 12 working as a flat panel E-wrap pegs 12 - 36 then back to 12. You will have 3 loops on each peg.
Knit off using the double stitch (1 over 2). Continue for 5 rows.
When done you should be back on peg 12.

Step 6
Starting at peg 12 working in the round using the double stitch (1 over 2) all the way around the loom.
You will notice that at the top of the opening in the mask you won't have a double stitch. This is the way it is supposed to be.
Continue working in the round for 35 rows.

Remove from loom using the gathered bind off method. Weave in tail on inside.



Copyright BY Wanda Jean LaChevet 2008 All rights reserved. For personal, non-commercial use only. Contact wanda_sims2002@yahoo.com

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My Ski Hat

I need to make the ski hat thicker.

Yahooooooooo I can make a fist

I'm so happy Thank you God. Between Visits #4 & #5 to the Chiropractic I have been able to make a fist with my left hand. The weather here in Florida has been so nice like in low 80's, that I have been working out in our yard. As of Saturday I'm now able to make a lose fist (close my hand up) with my left hand. I was looming one of my kiddos a hat on the red KK round loom, till I had a idea. I made a ski mask out of that hat but it needs to be thicker lol. I will post a photo of it so maybe you can tell me what you think of it. If you like it I can write up a pattern for the ski mask. The ski mask is very easy to make.

Have a Great day
God Bless

Monday was back to the Chiropractic

Monday I went back Chiropractic for visit #3. Dr. Bernice worked on my hips, neck, left leg and my left arm. I can still bend and twist my left wrist without pain. I still can't make a fist with my left hand yet and now that the pain is gone in my left hand I can really feel the cramping and drawing up in my last three fingers in my left hand. I still can't straighten out them three last fingers all the way yes but Dr. Bernice is still working on them. I now can loom a little more than last visit to Dr. Bernice. I'm now working on my Zig Zag block for yahoo loom class. I'm still looming slow but I can loom about 4 or 5 rows before I have to rest my left hand, but its better than 1/2 or just one row before having to rest. Glad I'm just working with 30 pegs and not more lol or I would never get done as slow as I'm looming lol. My hand is ok as long as I don't lift anything 4oz, I know that's now much weight but anything over that makes my left hand start to draw up and cramp like crazy. I go back tomorrow for visit #4. Here's Dr. Bernice's Address for any of you that live close to Winter Haven, Fl. and would like for her to help you with your pain. If you drop by to check her out tell her Wanda LaChevet said Hi.

Angelic Chiropractic & Health Services, Inc.
605 East Central Ave.
Winter Haven, Florida 33880
Phone (863) 293-7789

Here are photos of the yahoo loomclass block I'm now working on. I also would like to show you how I work with my loom as a leftie. I love these stitch markers. They're made by Boye. I picked mine up at Walmart in the craft section. You'll find them with the knitting needles and crochet hooks. I placed the stitch markers on the pegs that I'm working the (P) purl stitch. In the pics you will see where I'm working a k4, p2, k4, p2 stitch and the pegs with the stitch markers are for p stitches. I don't close the markers because when I get to the next row I just pull the markers off one peg and slide them on another peg as needed. I also use a straw to E-wrap with, but on this block I'm working on I use the straw to keep my yarn from messing up as I'm using one skein of yarn as two strands-working with both inside and outside of this skein of yarn as one. This is an easy way to do it and you don't end up with two 1/2 skeins left over on a small project like this. I hope this helps newbies or anyone that uses two skeins of yarn for projects that call for using two strands as one. When you set your work down just push the straw up to the skein of yarn that way it won't get tangled up.


This is a good pic showing both yarns from inside (the end of skein) and the outside yarn of that one skein of yarn.


Here's a closeup of the stitch markers. This is also the way I hold my loom when working counter clockwise or right to left.


Another closeup of stitch markers open(They stay put till I pull them off)
This is also how I hold my loom when working clockwise or left to right. For me being left handed turning looming upside down like in this photo makes it easy to loom.




Have a great day and thanks for dropping by.

My first experience with a Chiropractic

Hello! I hope your doing well today. With all this pain in my hands that has been keeping me from looming, crocheting or much of anything at all since August my hubby said I need to go see his Chiropractic. Thursday 11 was my first visit, where they did some test on me so they could see what was going on with my bones and nerves that way they would know if they could help me with this pain or not.All the people in that office were so nice and they make you feel so welcome there.

Today ( Friday 12th )2nd trip back to Chiropractic. Dr. Bernice went over all the test with me. ( wow is my nervous system and bones in a mess lol ) Dr. Bernice did some adjustments on my bones started with my neck with some pops my back my left elbow my right thumb my and some other places. WOW I can't believe how much better I feel just from a twist here and a pop pop here and there. I now can turn and twist
my left wrist for the first time since August without any pain. I know it will take time to heal so my wrist will still be sore. If you live in or close to Winter Haven, Fl.and have any back pain or hand pain that's keeping you from doing anything look her up she great here is her web site.

http://www.angelicchiropractic.com/2_Meet_the_staff/Dr_B.html

I know I have a long ways to go till I'm out of all this pain in my body but with Dr. Bernice and Gods help I'll get there. I'll keep you posted on my trips to see Dr. Bernice. Have a great day,I've got to get back to looming on my late yahoo loom class blocks.
Hugs

Something im working on

Here's what I have been crocheting on for hubby that I'm way behind on along with finishing my class loom blocks.




The pic below is a closeup of the handle on my crochet hook.

Back to looming

Its so great to be back to looming even though I'm going slow due to the pain in my hands. This my block 7 of 12 blocks for yahoo loomclass. A special thanks to Jennifer K. Stark for designing this block and teaching the class.



I know I skipped block 6 but that one is going to be my last block to loom because its a cable block.
I want the technique for the cable fresh in my mind when I make something for hubby. When we were in upstate NY on our honeymoon trip I found me some hooks that I could use for looming and I added big fat handles on them all. Thanks to the thick handles on the hooks I'm now able to loom slowly now. Looming slow is better than no looming at all with my hands hurting like they do. Here is a closer photo of my new handle.