You know, I thought it was hard enough finding out that I had Rheumatoid Arthritis a year and a half ago. It was hard to wrap my head around all the pills that I needed to take just to slow the disease and manage the pain. It was hard to give myself weekly injections. It is hard to continue to...
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Hi. I am 56 and tested positive for Rheumatoid Arthritis approx a year and a half ago. However, last week, my Rheumatologist told me that he believes that I also have Fibromyalgia due to the severity of the pain I've been experiencing. The only part of me that doesn't hurt (every second of...
Reading the Fibromyalgia letters made me think I should write one like it, only talking about Depression. So I just now did.
And here it is:
I have spent more of my life depressed than I have spent being not depressed.
Most people don't think that is possible, but believe me, it is.
Many people...
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Hi Everyone,
I just felt a little better today because I was getting over a cold and flu.So of course I decided to clean the house and do laundry.
Bad decision, lol my feet are throbbing in pain and very tender to walk on.I believe Plantar Fasciitis is definitely a symptom of Fibro.
My...
Dear Miserable Human Being,
Hi, my name is Fibromyalgia, and I’m an invisible chronic illness. I am now ‘velcroed’ to you for life. Others around you can’t see me or hear me, but YOUR body feels me. I can attack you anywhere and anyway I please. I can cause severe pain, or if I am in a good...
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"The Fibromyalgia Letter"
"The Fibromyalgia Letter"
Hello Family, Friends, and Anyone Wishing to Know Me!
How do I explain this to you my family and friends? This is very difficult to do as my illness is "unseen." So allow me to begin by thanking you for taking the time out of your day to...
Hi All,
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after working full time ,and going to school.My body became severely weak and I hurt in every muscle in my body.I've always been a hard worker and often pushed myself to the limit.I guess they would call that a type A personality.
I never wanted to...
I'm new I don't have Fibro so I can't fully understand what someone with fibromyalgia feels but I do have A amazing, beautiful wife with fibromyalgia she means the universe to me I do a lot to make life easier for her but I screw up and don't communicate in a positive way I assume to much and...
I just noticed that I never posted here even though I have been on this forum for a while now.
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Ok, I will have to cool you down before I go any further - this is not a famous TV doctor in the States, the UK or anywhere in Europe. Thankfully I suppose...
I won't mention where, but it is in the country where I live and this is so so so frustrating. How dare he???!!! The majority of the...