AAMOF: as a matter of fact
AFAIK: as far as I know
AKA: Also known as
AISI: as I see it
ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, antilymphocyctic serum(AKA: Lou Gerhig's disease)
AMC: Alt.med,cfs crossposted with CFS-L
AMF: Alt.med.fibromyalgia newsgroup NOT crossposted with Fibrom-L
AMFRI: Alt.med.fibromyalgia.recovery.info - a moderated newsgroup
ANA: anti-nuclear antibodies ( test for lupus)
ANAWFOS: and now a word from our sponsors
AOL: American On Line
ASAP: As soon as possible
ATP: Adenosine TriPhosphate
ATTABOY: Brownie points
AWGTHTGTTA: are we going to have to go through this again?
AWGTHTGTATA: are we going to have to go through all this again?
B12: be one too, as in friend B12
B4: Before
Bashing: Assaulting (or attacking) the sender not the note
benzo: benzodiazepams
BION: Believe it or not
BOT: back on topic
BRB: be right back (chats)
BTDT: been there done that
BTL: Between the lines
BTW: By the way
BWG!: Big wicked grin
CBU: Carbon Based Unit (human)
CFIDS: Chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFS)
CFS: Chronic fatigue syndrome
CIDP: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
CFUD: Computer Fine, User Drunk
CGYT: Cat got your tongue?
CMO: cetyl myristoleate
CRS: can't remember spit
CRUD: Computer in regamortis until Deleted (& rebooted)
CSNN: Correct Spelling Not Needed
CUL,CU8R or CUL8R: See you later. See y`all later
CULA:-see you later alligator
CWYL: chat with you later
CYJ: Cool your jets! Calm down
CYT: Cool your tool (tongue)
DBEYR: don't believe everything yo read
DD: Damnable Disease
Dejanews: archives for all newsgroups
DG: Devious grin
DGA: Don't go away
DHEA: Dihydroergotamine
DHE-45: Dihydroergotamine
DILLIGA*: do I look like I give a *****
DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide
DP: Domestic partner
Dr. Ruth: Someone who gives advice, W/ OR W/O asking
DUMKYH: does your mom know your here?
dx: Diagnose or diagnosis
dx'd: diagnosed
E-]: evil grin
E-Mail: Electronic mail
EAK: Eating at keyboard
EDS: Elher-danlos syndrome type 3
EEVBG: Extremely enormous very big grin
EG: Evil grin
EGWWT: Evil grin with wicked thoughts
Emoticon: Same thing as smiley
EMG: Electromylogram. A test that looks at nerves and muscles for damage.
Exlurker: Also used to lurk
FBTW: From bad to worse
FBOW, 4BOW: for better or worse
Fibrom-L: Fibromyalgia Listserv mailing list
FIMCV: foot in mouth and chew vigorously
FITB: fill in the blank
Flamer Thrower: Member that hurls nasty notes
FM: Fibromyalgia
FMily: fibromyalgia family, posters to AMF or FIBROM-L
FM Net: Fibromyalgia Network www.fmnet.com
FMS: Fibromyalgia syndrome
FOCL: Falling off chair laughing
FTASB: faster then a speeding bullet
FTBOMH: From the bottom of my heart
FTL: faster then light
FU: Fouled up
FUBAR: Fouled up beyond all recognition
FWIW: For what it's worth
FYI: For your information
G OR g: Big grin, small grin OR many grins
g-: Grin & Wink OR -g wink and grin
GAL: Get A Life
GDIF: Going down in flames! Burying self in dumb remarks
GERD: Gastoresophogeal reflux disease
GFETE: Grinning From Ear To Ear
GI: Get it?
GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out
GIWIST: gee I wish I'd said that
GMAB: Give me a break
GMTA: great minds think alike
GOL: Groaning out loud
GPWI: Got a problem with it
Greenie: New member a.k.a. Newbie
Groan: Speaks for its self
GTRM: Got to read mail
guai: Guaifenesin
guif: Guaifenesin
GWS: Gulf war syndrome
GWTF: Go with the flow
H: Hug
HAGD: Have a good day
HAND: Have a nice day
HBO: Hyperbaric Oxygen
HDYDI: How do you do it?
HDYDT: How did you do that?
HHOK: Ha Ha only kidding
HHO 1/2 K: Ha Ha only half kidding
HIT: hang in there
Hmmmmmmmm: Something to think OR wonder
HOTEW: hanging on to every word
HRT: Hormone replacement therapy
HS: Heavy sigh
HT: Hot tub
HTH: hope this helps
HUMINT: Human Intelligence
IAC: in any case
IAIYH: It's all in your head
IAJ: It's a joke
IANAL: I'm not a lawyer........
IAO: I'm out of here (chats)
IBTD: I beg to differ
IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome/Inconsiderate bowel syndrome
IC: interstitial cystitis
ICI: Invisible chronic illness
IFAICGU: I've fallen and and I can't get up
IITYWTMWYKM: if I tell you what this means will you kiss me
IITYWTMWYBMAD: if I tell you what this means will you buy me a drink
IKISS: I'll keep it simple
IKWYM: I know what you mean
ILSHIBMF: I laughed so hard I broke my furniture
IM: Instant message
IMA:-I might add
IMHO: In my humble opinion
IMO: In my opinion
IMNSHO:-in my not-so-humble opinion
IMPO: In my professional opinion
IMVUPO: in my very unprofessional opinion
INPO: in no particular order
IOW: in other words
ISHKT: I should have known that!
ITMSS: I take myself so serious
JK: Just kidding
JMHO: Just my humble opinion
KISS: Keep it simple, stupid/silly/and smile
KWIM: Know what I mean
KYCT: Knew you'd catch that
L8R: Later!
LEL: Leave em' laughing
LI: Last item
LMK: Let me know
LLTA: lots and lots of thunderous applause
LOL: Laughing out loud / Lots of Love
LP: Listening Post
LSE: Systemic lupus erythmatosis
LTIP: laugh till I p*** ( bathroom)
Lurker: Someone who reads notes & replies, doesn't post
med: Medicine
MCSS: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrom
MEGO: my eyes glaze over
MOAI: monoamine oxidase inhibitor
MPS: Myofacial pain syndrome
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRT: Myofacial release therapy
MS: multiple sclorosis
MVA: motor vehicle accident
MVP: Mitral Valve Prolapse
MYOB: mind your own business
NADH: nicotinamide-adenine-dinucleotide
ng: newsgroup
NRN: no reply necessary
NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
OA: Osteoarthritis
OAUS: on an unrelated subject
OBTW: OH by the way
ONNA: Oh No not again
otc: over the counter
OTOH: On the other hand
OWTTE: or words to that effect
PGS: Persian Gulf Syndrome
PIT.....: pain the the .........
PMCO: piss moan and carry on
PMS: Premenstral syndrone/putting up with mens stuff/people must suffer
POTS: plain old telephone service
POV: point of view
PP: pet peeve
PPS: Post-polio syndrome
PT: Physical therapist/therapy
PTMM: please tell me more
PTSD: post traumatic stress disorder
PWF: People/person with FMS
PWFMS: People/person with FMS
RA: Rheumatoid arthritis
R&EBNC: read and enjoy but no comment
RBC: Red blood cell
RH: Rheumatoid arthritis
RLS: Restless leg syndrome
ROFL: Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFL&CGBU: rolling on the floor and can't get back up
ROFLGO: rolling on the floor and laughing guts out
ROFLASC: rolling on the floor and scaring the cat
ROFLMBO: rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RSD: reflex sympathetic dystrophy
RSI: Repetitive stress/strain injury
Rx: Prescription
Rx'd: Prescribed
SnailMail: Regular/US postal service
SJW: St. John's Wart
SMP: sympathetic mediated pain
SO: significant other/spouse/housemate
SSRI: Selective Seratonin Uptake Inhibitor
SWAG: - Scientific Wild-Ass Guess
SWAK: - sealed with a kiss but does anyone remember
TBYB: try before you buy
TCA: Tricyclic antidepressant
TENS: Transcutanious Electrical Neural Stimulation
TIA: Transient ischemic attack/ Thanks in advance
TGAL: think globally, act locally
TMJ: Temperomandibular joint dysfunction
TNTL: trying not to laugh
TOS: Thorasic outlet syndrome (alt. Terms of Service as in an ISP)
TTBOMK: to the best of my knowledge
TTFN: tata for now
TTKSF: trying to keep a straight face
TTYL: talk to you later
usenet: main info sorce for all newsgroups
VVD: Vulvodynia
WYLABOMWTC?: would you like a bowl of milk with that comment?
WYMOWS: wash your mouth out with soap
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
x-no-archive-yes: do not include post in archive
YABR: Yet another book recommendation
YMMV: your mileage may vary
******* Tons of kisses
----<---<<@ A rose
----<---<<@ x12 A dozen roses
:-) humor
:-( sad
:-! foot in mouth
<:-) very dumb question
~= flame
O:-) for those innocent souls
:x) haba a code in by dose
(:)0 scuba diver
:-D big mouth
:-X won't say a word
:-O Ohhhh
:-P sticking tongue out at you ... a raspberry
ALL CAPS: Considered SHOUTING. Please use CAPS only as emphasis. It is a nice thing to do, and you won't learn what it is to be 'Flamed!
HTML in news postings: Not a good idea. Takes longer to download and many find it difficult to read .. and some news readers will not display the message at all.
