Why Is This Forum So Slow

[BrokenBladder]

I'm on B/T everyday, almost, and I have noticed that this forum is really slow. About the only thing that's posted on is the word wrap thread.:(
I know many of us have FMS and I hang out alot in the CP forum, but where is everyone else hanging out? Maybe I'm missing something.;) With my luck I am.:p
Take care everyone and let me know how you're doing??

[suede]

Hi LIsa, It seems to me that the whole of BT has been pretty slow, but when thinking on it I believe it has been slow around the holidays..
That and a lot are split between here the forum that started when BT was down..
Linda

[BrokenBladder]

Thanks for that info. I've actually checked out the other forum, but B/T is my home and I miss it so much. I know it has been slow, but this topic seems to be really slow.

[MichelleC]

Hi Lisa. I check it every day, and it has been slower than usual this past week. I think people are just busy, and not in their typical routine. Which means that next week, when things get back to normal, everyone will be having flares due to disrupted schedules! ;)

My "home" board here is the headache forum, and it has been slow, too. I do enjoy the Word Wrap here, though. I've had problem migraines for six years, and the fibro wasn't diagnosed until a few months ago.

Michelle

[Tootsie]

I've noticed that since the extended crash of the summer months, that the posts on the forums do not seem to have the same depth of experience and knowledge. I assume that people drifted to other sources and have not found their way back.

The forums are always slow over any type of holiday but I, too, check, almost every day to see if someone is desperate for a friendly ear. So many times, crises occur quickly and take people by surprise.

My original home was the Alzheimer's Disease forum but gradually I found this and others that I check also. Cheerio.

[fantasyworld_31501]

I just joined but i didn't just get fibro..wow with about 10 million of us fibromites we should have alot of posting here. It is good to share my misery with others that may help give me some advice on this multi symptom disease. i am from ga and was in nursing for twenty years and i noticed one thing about auto immune diseases and fibro , the medical field of work sure do put out alot of this type of disease, and even a dr. told me this once, he didn't know why but the medical field sure had alot of fibro..well hope others will read and write.. diane;)

[Tootsie]

Reading Diane's post made me wonder if this forum is slow simply because those of us who have had the condition for a number of years have basically found our own ways of coping and dealing with it's complexities.

People newly diagnosed, or still wending their way through the medical testing and frustration of having everything turn up negative, have more need of support and encouragement. I remember those days and how worried I was about some awful, left threatening, rare disease.

The resulting changes in attitude, life style, habits and outlook were not easy to navigate, but after almost 50 years of fibro, I can't say it has been terrible. Others have much worse things to cope with. Cheerio.

[BrokenBladder]

Cheerio!!!!! You've had fibro for 50 years? Wow I feel like its been an internity for the last 5 years!! My hat is off to you. I fight so much of everyday to just exist that I can't even imagine doing this for 45 more years. You're an inspiration!! I sure would love to hear your story!!

[Tootsie]

I'd be glad to answer any questions you have. However, relating my 50 year life history is more like writing a book! That is not something I'm willing to use my limited energy for.

See what I mean about making choices? Fifty years ago, I had all these rules about what I "should" be doing, how I "should" be doing it, why, I "should" be doing it, etc. Also, it might be very boring, besides risking offending those who are not ready to hear what I have to say. Cheerio and ask away.