NikkiNash
New member
- Joined
- Oct 10, 2014
- Messages
- 2
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 10/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- Kentucky
Hello to you all! I will start of be introducing myself.
My name is Nikki. I'm a mother of a 18 month old little boy and engaged to a hard working man. I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee (born and raised) and 2 years ago moved to Elizabethtown , Ky. I have yet to make any friends while living here and the only people I know are my fiancé and his immediate family. Needless to say, it gets pretty lonely at times.
When I went into labor with my son; I had an extremely horrifying experience. Emergency C-Section, hemorrhaging during surgery and after 2 hours of being in recovery. After a few months of bein fully recovered the pain started. I have had a lot of pain in my legs and arms since a very young age, but doctors just looked passed it as "growing pains". I am pretty sure I quit growing by now. The pain I started to experience was a lot more intense. My upper back is the worse and still is. I started seeing doctors about my pain and extreme fatigue I've experienced for years. They put me on adderall and then within a few months I was on a very high dose of tramadol. They still didn't know what was the cause. They did every blood test imaginable. Just brushed it off as me over exerting myself.
A year past and I was so sick and tired of having to take a pain med for an unknown cause of pain.
I started to research myself. After looking up my symptoms; all signs pointed to Fibromyalgia. I mentioned this to my doctor at my last visit with him. He kinda laughed at me and referred me to a specialist.
I went to the specialist 2 days ago and he did not hesitate and told me I had fibromyalgia.
I am so scared. I'm so depressed. Will this alter me being a good mother to my son? Will I become an addict to pain meds? Will I ever live a normal life?
I'm really in need to have others to talk to about this. I hope to become more educated and learn to cope with this thing they call, "Fibromyalgia".
My name is Nikki. I'm a mother of a 18 month old little boy and engaged to a hard working man. I am originally from Nashville, Tennessee (born and raised) and 2 years ago moved to Elizabethtown , Ky. I have yet to make any friends while living here and the only people I know are my fiancé and his immediate family. Needless to say, it gets pretty lonely at times.
When I went into labor with my son; I had an extremely horrifying experience. Emergency C-Section, hemorrhaging during surgery and after 2 hours of being in recovery. After a few months of bein fully recovered the pain started. I have had a lot of pain in my legs and arms since a very young age, but doctors just looked passed it as "growing pains". I am pretty sure I quit growing by now. The pain I started to experience was a lot more intense. My upper back is the worse and still is. I started seeing doctors about my pain and extreme fatigue I've experienced for years. They put me on adderall and then within a few months I was on a very high dose of tramadol. They still didn't know what was the cause. They did every blood test imaginable. Just brushed it off as me over exerting myself.
A year past and I was so sick and tired of having to take a pain med for an unknown cause of pain.
I started to research myself. After looking up my symptoms; all signs pointed to Fibromyalgia. I mentioned this to my doctor at my last visit with him. He kinda laughed at me and referred me to a specialist.
I went to the specialist 2 days ago and he did not hesitate and told me I had fibromyalgia.
I am so scared. I'm so depressed. Will this alter me being a good mother to my son? Will I become an addict to pain meds? Will I ever live a normal life?
I'm really in need to have others to talk to about this. I hope to become more educated and learn to cope with this thing they call, "Fibromyalgia".
