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Fibromyalgia Is Real Disease DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 56-yearold female. I recently have been having terrible pain in my joints. It is so bad at night that I can’t sleep. Mainly the pain is in my neck, ribs, elbows, knees and wrists. My finger joints have hurt for years. I recently went to a rheumatologist because I had an elevated rheumatoid factor (it wasn’t extremely high). I was told I have arthritis and a high risk for rheumatoid arthritis. I was then diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I was shocked and embarrassed! I had always thought that fibro was not a real disease. I feel bad and tired almost every day, and I am so sick of it! -- S.S. ANSWER: Some of my colleagues still doubt it, but I think that fibromyalgia certainly is a real disease. There is no doubt that there are large numbers of people with chronic pain in the muscles and soft tissues who meet the diagnostic tests for fibromyalgia, which are all based on history and exam -- there’s no blood test or X-ray for fibromyalgia, but that doesn’t

ago after a stroke. He claimed that it was mean it isn’t real. made from rat poison and refused to take it. The current thinking is that fibromyalgia Can you tell me if it is, in fact, made is due to alterations in the perception of pain by from rat poison? -- D.K. the central nervous system. The most common symptom is aching ANSWER: Yes, warfarin (Coumadin) was in the body, usually in the muscles and joints. used as rat poison. Some rat poisons are still Although there are specific commonly tender relatives of warfarin. spots that clinicians look for on exam, the di However, that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t agnosis of fibromyalgia can be made without take it. The difference between a medicine and a them. Fatigue and poor-quality sleep also are poison is often one of dosing. Warfarin is reasonnearly universal in fibromyalgia. ably safe when used correctly, and it can signifi Depression is highly prevalent in people cantly reduce the risk of a second stroke. There with fibromyalgia, and in my opinion, the deare also some newer options, such as Pradaxa pression is more likely caused by the chronic and Xarelto. pain and fatigue than the other way around. Your brother-in-law should reconsider the Before making the diagnosis of fibromyrisks and benefits of taking warfarin. algia, your rheumatologist had to exclude other *** TUES., MAR. 15 possible causes, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Dr. Roachcheck: regrets that he is unable to answer restless leg syndrome and thyroid disease. Please review carefully. Double Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pr individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column This isn’t always easy or straightforward, and whenever Readers may email questions to ToYContact your Tidbitspossible. representative immediately with changes or corre requires experience. ourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu. To view and order health Office:visit 760-320-0997 760-320-1630 My opinion is that it is better to have pamphlets, www.rbmamall.com,Fax: or write to Pamphlets, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. a diagnosis of fibromyalgia because, even though fibromyalgia isn’t completely under(c) 2015 North America Synd., Inc. stood, it is a starting point for understanding Bob’s Clock Repair BZ 4C All 26x and treating chronic pain. Rights Reserved Tricyclic antidepressants are the mostMar. 20, 2011 Vol. 7 - No. 12 common initial treatment of fibromyalgia, because they affect the way pain is processed. They are usually started at far, far below the effective dose for depression. Howard Miller • Ridgeway • Sligh • Antique Feeling a sense of control over the We also Service, Repair and New repair Wall, pain, continuing to work and exercising more Mantel, Movements from Germany are all associated with a better outcome in fiShip’s and 32 years Cuckoo bromyalgia. Clocks experience BoB’s CloCk shop *** Carlsbad / San Diego / Desert Communities DEAR DR. ROACH: My brother-inServicing Coachella Valley on Fri., Sat. or Mondays law was prescribed warfarin several years Call for In-Home service appointment

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years. To get to a 20 percent reduction at 62, the re- additional month, up to the maximum of 60 months. And finally, the reduction factor for widows duction factor works out to five-ninths of one percent and widowers is so confusing even I can barely unper month. Then in the 1980s, Congress raised the re- derstand it. The reason for the confusion grows out YOUR tirement age from 65 to 67. And they did it in grad- of this political maxim: “Don’t mess with a widow’s ual steps. People born in 1938 had to be 65 and two Social Security check!” Even as a widow’s full-remonths to get full benefits. People born in 1939 tirement age goes up, Congress decided to leave had to be 65 and four months. This went up in two- the earliest eligibility age reduction (age 60) at the by Tom Margenau month increments for each year of birth until we hit same level: 28.5 percent. In other words, a widow an age 66 plateau for folks born between 1943 and who takes benefits at 60, no matter what her full 1954. People born in 1955 will have to be age 66 and retirement age, will get a 71.5 percent benefit. But some widows might want to start ben2 months to get full benefits. And once again, the full retirement age will go up in two-month increments efits between 60 and their full-retirement age. And for each year of birth afterward until it levels off at there is a convoluted formula to determine the rate payable. Just as an example: A woman born in 1950, 67 for people born in 1960 and later. I’ve noticed that when you are talk- But Congress decided to keep the early re- whose full retirement age is 66 and who chooses to ing about reductions in Social Security benefits tirement age at 62, no matter what the full retire- take widow’s benefits at 62, would get a 19 percent for early retirement, you always say the reduc- ment age might be. They further decided that there reduction, or an 81 percent benefit. But a woman tion will be about one-half percent. Why do should be a 25 percent reduction for early retire- born in 1961, whose full retirement age is 66 and 10 you say “about?” Is it one half percent? Or is it ment for folks whose full retirement age is 66; and months and who chooses to take widow’s benefits something else? 30 percent for folks whose full retirement age will be at age 62, would get a 20.2 percent reduction, or a 79.8 percent benefit. 67. It is “something else” all right! I will at And because some people might want to retempt to explain. If you have a Social Security question, Tom tire between ages 62 and whatever full retirement You are right that I almost always throw in age was assigned to their year of birth, they had to Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.marthat word “about.” As in this statement: If you take come up with a monthly early retirement reduction. genau@comcast.net. To find out more about Tom MarSocial Security benefits before your full retirement Once again, it was a matter of doing the math. And genau and to read past columns and see features from age, your benefit will be reduced about one half of doing the math, you come up with a five-twelfths of other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit one percent for each month you are under that age. the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. one percent reduction for each additional month The actual reduction is five-ninths of one COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM between age 65 and whatever full retirement age is percent for some months with the possible addition appropriate. So that’s why today the retirement reof a five-twelfths of one percent reduction for other duction is five-ninths of one percent for the first 36 months. (Now do you see why I like to keep it simple months and five-twelfths of one percent for each adand just say about one half of one percent?) 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Enclosed you will find a picture of a Sandwich Glass Co. threaded blue bowl and matching under-plate. I bought it a few years ago in Sandwich, Massachusetts, for about $130. The color is “electric blue” and the bowl stands 2.5 inches high and is 3 inches in diameter. The under-plate is 4.5 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. Both the bowl and under-plate have ruffled edges. They are in mint condition. There is no information in my Sandwich book on the value. A couple of years ago, I wrote to you concerning this piece, but I have misplaced your answer. Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated.

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Candy (from page page 3) production of a play called “Junior Miss.” The play was very popular and later became a radio show starring Shirley Temple. James Welch liked the play so much he couldn’t get the name “Junior Miss” out of his head. A few years later when he came up with a new type of small mint candies, he decided to name them Junior Mints after that title. • The Mountain City Flour Mill in Chattanooga, Tennessee produced so much flour that they set up the Chattanooga Bakery to find new ways to use up the excess they always had on hand. By 1910 the bakery had a product line of over 200 confections. In 1917 a bakery manager named Earl Mitchell was trying to think up new ideas for different products when he had a chat with some local coal miners. The miners said they wanted something to put in their lunch pails that was sweet, solid, filling, and big. “How big?” said Mitchell. About that time the moon was rising, so one of the miners held up his hands to frame the full moon and said, “About that big!” Thus, the Moon Pie was born. In fact, the combination of cookie, marshmallow, and chocolate was so popular that by the 1950s the bakery stopped producing anything else and made the Moon Pie exclusively. • The Pittsburgh-based D.L. Clark Company had a hit in 1917 with a chocolate-covered honeycomb of ground, roasted peanuts, simply called a Clark Bar. This confection became so popular with U.S. troops stationed overseas in World War I, it became a giant sensation back home as well. The company produced the Zagnut candy bar in 1930, a crunch peanut butter bar covered in toasted coconut. The word “zigzag” became popular in the 1930s, and it’s believed that’s where the “Zag” name originated. As appropriate as it might seem, a “Zig” version was never introduced. ‪

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