Brismom
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- Joined
- May 14, 2014
- Messages
- 53
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
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- US
- State
- CA
ThankYou for having this website. I am new here and was asked to post how fibro affects my day. Well first let me say I have been sick for approx. 10 years and have not been officially diagnosed but through my own investigation I have diagnosed myself mainly because I don't know what else to call it-Here is a list of my top 12 symptoms as you don't have room for them all:
Brain fog
paresthesia and "skin crawling" feeling
sharp pains
weakness
insomnia
stomach issues-IBS
nausea
ears ringing
dull all over pain
clumsy
unsteady
eye trouble
So right now, I am trying to wake up. When I get up in the morning I feel like I haven't slept at all and my muscles/joints are stiff--my head is muddled and I feel a bit nauseous. So after some coffee and sitting for a few hours I am ready to start my day. I take a few pills (which I hate)--but they help me get through the day. Some days are better than others. I do whatever I can to keep busy and ignore the skin crawling feeling on my back which drives me nuts. I am constantly trying to find answers as I am tired of living like this. I walk my dog. Yesterday I went and had a B12 shot hoping that will help. I will get one every week for several weeks. Nausea is worse than pain IMO so I am so glad I don't have nausea every day. As the day goes on I feel better, then late at night my pain and paresthesias get worse. Ive learned to stay up late otherwise I know I toss and turn..so I am up until weee hours of the morn. I barely remember what it was like before getting sick. Doctors have never considered giving me a diagnosis. My primary care doc sent me to pain management, I guess she figures Im just another crazy women. She tried to send me to psych but I refused to go. Sorry its not all in my head. So I bounce back and forth between rheumatology and pain management. These paresthesias I have (mostly on my back) only started about a year ago. It feels like every day I wake up with a new sysmptom
Brain fog
paresthesia and "skin crawling" feeling
sharp pains
weakness
insomnia
stomach issues-IBS
nausea
ears ringing
dull all over pain
clumsy
unsteady
eye trouble
So right now, I am trying to wake up. When I get up in the morning I feel like I haven't slept at all and my muscles/joints are stiff--my head is muddled and I feel a bit nauseous. So after some coffee and sitting for a few hours I am ready to start my day. I take a few pills (which I hate)--but they help me get through the day. Some days are better than others. I do whatever I can to keep busy and ignore the skin crawling feeling on my back which drives me nuts. I am constantly trying to find answers as I am tired of living like this. I walk my dog. Yesterday I went and had a B12 shot hoping that will help. I will get one every week for several weeks. Nausea is worse than pain IMO so I am so glad I don't have nausea every day. As the day goes on I feel better, then late at night my pain and paresthesias get worse. Ive learned to stay up late otherwise I know I toss and turn..so I am up until weee hours of the morn. I barely remember what it was like before getting sick. Doctors have never considered giving me a diagnosis. My primary care doc sent me to pain management, I guess she figures Im just another crazy women. She tried to send me to psych but I refused to go. Sorry its not all in my head. So I bounce back and forth between rheumatology and pain management. These paresthesias I have (mostly on my back) only started about a year ago. It feels like every day I wake up with a new sysmptom