Information and opinions on health from Betty Boop Too at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/25343/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/25343/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/25343/index http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/32767/state-opiate Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:25:10 -0400 Betty Boop Too I thought I would share this article with everyone.  I'm a WA state resident and this has not effected me as of yet, but it certainly could in the future. You may wonder why this law suit would pertain to you, your not a WA state resident! But once you review the article you will find that your states officials & your physician may be using these guidlines to rx your medications and if this is going on in your state this can be very... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/32767/state-opiate http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/23725/live-pain Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:24:00 -0400 Betty Boop Too HelloI've been a Chronic Pain Sufferer & Fibromyalgia patient for many years now.  I've searched the internet for all the most informative sites, groups, & organizations.I've joined some and also given small donations to others and joined them in any free capasity available.  We all know that many or most of us have a difficult time paying fee's to join different sites & organizations and sometimes we join... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/23725/live-pain http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/19600/fallout Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:19:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too I've been going through my e-news letters from the several different pain groups and sites, that I'm happy to be a member of and ran upon one site in partiular and they had posted many responses made in the aftermath of the New York Times outdated and uneducated response made by an incredibly incensitive writer for the times that chose to use his opinion instead of facts to write his article on Fibromyalgia.The articles are written by... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/19600/fallout http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/19365/drug-real Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:48:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too Hello allI received this alert in one of my pain newsletters and decided that it would be good to also share it with a much wider audience of sufferers, who live every day in Pain/Fatigue & much of the misery & devatation that Fibro & other chronic pain, chronic illnesses have brought into all our lives.The recent news article in the New York Times has caused a great deal of frustration in pain communities all over the US.  The... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/19365/drug-real http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/17571/area-site Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:25:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too Hello allChuck, Missy & I have decided to start a thread over in the forum area, just for a kind of support and conversation thread.  Please come join us, you can post any topic you would like to talk about, we've just been discussing our day and talking about what we are doing today, how we're feeling and just anything.We'd like to invite anyone who wants to just stop by when you can or when you feel like it. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/17571/area-site http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16486/family-month Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:58:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too I suffer from FM and Chronic Spinal PainI also spend a few days a week helping my friend Helen take care of some of her house hold needs.Helen is 92 yrs old and one of the best friends that I've ever had.  She too suffers with RA, so the two of us together are a massive amount of walking talking pain.  ((((Smile)))))  She helps to give my life purpose and she understands my problems and I understand her needs better than... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16486/family-month http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16379/pain-life Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:19:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too I'm a chronic pain sufferer from FM & Chronic Spinal Pain.My energy reserve is very important to me, as I'm certain it is with other chronic pain sufferers.I began a new way of shopping for my groceries and had an idea to share it with others.I shop at safeway here in the Pacific NW, but had wondered how I could help others in the US find their nearest store that delivers groceries for them.I don't know what stores in your area... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16379/pain-life http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16260/entire-site Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:44:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too Hello to allSince I first became a member here about two weeks ago, I have come to the conclusion that this site has and holds the greatest opportunaities to really become one of the greatest pain communities on the net.It's come to my attention that I don't think that everyone has either realized the potential of offers here or maybe they have not had the time, as I have to paruse and investigate the entire site. Is everyone aware... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16260/entire-site http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16256/constipation Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:54:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too Constipation!This is a topic that most really don't want to discuss in public, it's a rather private issues and some of us are quite uncomfortable with it, in not only discussion, but also literally.I'd like to just share some of the ways that I personally have found relief and also maybe open a door for others to share.Constipation is probably one of the most widely troubling & sometimes distressing symptoms that every... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/16256/constipation http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/15855/person Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:26:00 -0500 Betty Boop Too Hello againI'm very curious and trying to figure something out.  Before two years ago, I'd never even heard of Fibromyalgia and then I had never even check out symptoms and treatments until last winter when my pain mgt doctor diagnosed it.I noticed that in the columns to the right, that FMS seems to be the most topic searched about on this site.So How many of you others have FMS and is it in addition to another chronic pain or other... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/25343/15855/person