MissMarvel87

I'm 35, have an awesome 16 year old son who is very supportive and is my best pal too! I have been diagnosed with fibro for just over 2 years now. I had a car accident in October 2019 and it took a long time for my shoulder to heal, I had damaged my rotator cuff. They think this was the start of my fibro. In May 2021 I saw a full length picture of myself and sobbed, but it gave me the boost I needed! Now 18 months later I have lost 4.5 stone, and maintained the loss for over 6 months, I gave up smoking 1 year ago and at the start of the summer I felt amazing! I was going to the gym 4-5 times a week, cycling 20-25 miles on a weekend, walking the dog 3-5 miles, 3-4 times a week, met a new guy who is amazing, and I was loving life! Then around August 2022 I started having issues with my shoulder again, pain in my elbow and in my upper arms, fingers and toes. The docs drew blood and the rheumatoid markers came back very high, but told I don't have arthritis yet. They sent me for an MRI and I have bursitis in my shoulder and elbow to add to my ever growing list. I had a cortisone injection in my shoulder and the elbow failed, they are going to do one under ultrasound guidance. I am miserable with the pain, I will often get both upper arms feel like I have dead arms and can't get off the sofa properly, I wear a splint on my wrist and elbow and feel like a hypochondriac most of the time, then a test will come back saying there is something genuinely wrong and I fell better that it's not all in my head, but I just want all the pain and issues to stop! I'm taking too many meds for different things and as much as I try to put a smile on my face and just try to get through it day by day, I feel like a duck - calm on top and peddling away like mad underneath!