Kristin975
Member
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2019
- Messages
- 16
- Reason
- Undiagnosed
- Diagnosis
- 10/2019
- Country
- US
- State
- SD
** I am new to board and very new to FM ***
Within a month been seen by 2 primary. Rheaumatologist and Endocrinologist
After Rheaumatologist said it was Fibromyalgia and I took a FM/a blood test that said 97% positive
I wrote in to my primary yesterday and asked if I can get a handicap placard ( because since August this has snow balled so quickly by afternoon my legs are very weak most days). Just to use on days that it’s to much. I typically use shopping carts to hang onto but finally broke down and bought a cane Incase I am not at a store with a cart or if I am already there and it sets in because to be honest if I am that bad I wouldn’t be out. Anyway I am so confused about FM and new and now I am embarrassed for asking for a handicap placard.
This was her reply ....
“Fibromyalgia is not a diagnosis appropriate for a handicap sticker, in fact increasing exercise will help treat the fibromyalgia and walking further from the parking spot will actually help the disease”
So how embarrassing I wasn’t trying to park closer for being lazy. In fact I will trade anything so I would park always the furthest spot away if I can get rid of what’s going on. Is this FM or do I have something else to. Seriously I am confused. It’s hard for me to look through so many stories on this forum and believe we all have issues because we are not walking farther and we all don’t exercise
Within a month been seen by 2 primary. Rheaumatologist and Endocrinologist
After Rheaumatologist said it was Fibromyalgia and I took a FM/a blood test that said 97% positive
I wrote in to my primary yesterday and asked if I can get a handicap placard ( because since August this has snow balled so quickly by afternoon my legs are very weak most days). Just to use on days that it’s to much. I typically use shopping carts to hang onto but finally broke down and bought a cane Incase I am not at a store with a cart or if I am already there and it sets in because to be honest if I am that bad I wouldn’t be out. Anyway I am so confused about FM and new and now I am embarrassed for asking for a handicap placard.
This was her reply ....
“Fibromyalgia is not a diagnosis appropriate for a handicap sticker, in fact increasing exercise will help treat the fibromyalgia and walking further from the parking spot will actually help the disease”
So how embarrassing I wasn’t trying to park closer for being lazy. In fact I will trade anything so I would park always the furthest spot away if I can get rid of what’s going on. Is this FM or do I have something else to. Seriously I am confused. It’s hard for me to look through so many stories on this forum and believe we all have issues because we are not walking farther and we all don’t exercise