Saueracker
New member
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2014
- Messages
- 1
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 02/1988
- Country
- CA
- State
- AB
Hello everyone, Nice to find a forum of this kind. For so many years I thought I was going it alone, trying to resolve this condition. When I was diagnosed there wasn't much material out there about it. Since that was in 1988 there wasn't much of an internet to look things up or share ideas like we have now.
Back then most doctors treated patients exhibiting fibro's symptoms with anti-inflamatories and sent you on your way, if they even recognized it. I was fortunate to make the acquaintance of a young doctor from Montreal who had heard of it. At first it was a blessing just to have a name for what I was experiencing. Six months later I was sent to the UofA to see a rheumatologist. He didn't help much except confirm the diagnosis but he did suggest I participate in a study the UofA was holding on fibromyalgia. It was good to be able to share experiences with others and know there were others.
For a number of years I was working with a chiropractor and a naturopath and thought I had a lot of my symptoms under control. But I am realizing that fibro has more control of my life than I thought. Not coping well with the apparent symptoms of mild depression, lack of sleep, and a new one I read about on this forum, fibrofog.
Back then most doctors treated patients exhibiting fibro's symptoms with anti-inflamatories and sent you on your way, if they even recognized it. I was fortunate to make the acquaintance of a young doctor from Montreal who had heard of it. At first it was a blessing just to have a name for what I was experiencing. Six months later I was sent to the UofA to see a rheumatologist. He didn't help much except confirm the diagnosis but he did suggest I participate in a study the UofA was holding on fibromyalgia. It was good to be able to share experiences with others and know there were others.
For a number of years I was working with a chiropractor and a naturopath and thought I had a lot of my symptoms under control. But I am realizing that fibro has more control of my life than I thought. Not coping well with the apparent symptoms of mild depression, lack of sleep, and a new one I read about on this forum, fibrofog.