PamVater1
New member
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2016
- Messages
- 1
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 01/1996
- Country
- US
- State
- New Hampshire
Hello everyone,
I have had fibromyalgia since 1996. I am the mom of seven children and began having some symtoms in 1986 after the birth of my son but wasn't diagnosed til 96. I get horrible chronic migraines also and have a hard time sleeping.
On 3/25 I was in a car accident. I was rear ended at a red light. I got whiplash and since that day have had an on going headache, neck pain and both lower and upper back pain. I work part-time as a nanny. I do this work because I can only handle working part-time hours.
My new doctor (my insurance just changed) who I have only seen once sent me to physical therapy after the accident. PT is something that I have tried a couple of other times since my fibro diagnosis and always ended badly. I told her that but she wanted me to try. I went yesterday and today I was dying. The headache caused me eye to close and run and I threw up. Which made it impossible to hold my imitrex down so I had to use the nasal spray instead. So I called the dr. and told her what happened and she told me I need to work on getting my migraines under control. That I am still young (55) and will be in trouble if I don't figure out a way to fix this. LOL I have tried everything and anything in the almost 20 yr.s I have been suffering. I had finally gotten to a place where I could live with them (exercise, good meds and eating right etc.) then I got in this stupid accident.
I'm really mad. Was wondering what you all think..............My neurologist is very understanding, as he also suffers from migraine. I feel that unless you have had the pain of a migraine you just can't understand.
Thanks in advance for any input,
Pam
I have had fibromyalgia since 1996. I am the mom of seven children and began having some symtoms in 1986 after the birth of my son but wasn't diagnosed til 96. I get horrible chronic migraines also and have a hard time sleeping.
On 3/25 I was in a car accident. I was rear ended at a red light. I got whiplash and since that day have had an on going headache, neck pain and both lower and upper back pain. I work part-time as a nanny. I do this work because I can only handle working part-time hours.
My new doctor (my insurance just changed) who I have only seen once sent me to physical therapy after the accident. PT is something that I have tried a couple of other times since my fibro diagnosis and always ended badly. I told her that but she wanted me to try. I went yesterday and today I was dying. The headache caused me eye to close and run and I threw up. Which made it impossible to hold my imitrex down so I had to use the nasal spray instead. So I called the dr. and told her what happened and she told me I need to work on getting my migraines under control. That I am still young (55) and will be in trouble if I don't figure out a way to fix this. LOL I have tried everything and anything in the almost 20 yr.s I have been suffering. I had finally gotten to a place where I could live with them (exercise, good meds and eating right etc.) then I got in this stupid accident.
I'm really mad. Was wondering what you all think..............My neurologist is very understanding, as he also suffers from migraine. I feel that unless you have had the pain of a migraine you just can't understand.
Thanks in advance for any input,
Pam