fibromelon
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Hello!
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about a month ago and the way I was told has kind of been bugging me.
For context: I'm 22 years old, I've never been too active, I walk/jog a few days a week (when I physically feel up to it) and I've never had any serious medical conditions before. I've been seeing rheumatologists for almost 2 years now and test after test they've failed to figure out why I'm in so much pain all the time (and 'sick' in other ways as well ex: stomach issues, headaches, dizziness, weight loss/gain). In my most recent visit, my rheumatologist told me she thinks I have fibromyalgia because patients with that have a lower tolerance to pain than average and, apparently, I fall into that category. She said I should try more exercise, anti-depressants/therapy or as a last resort, medication.
I was so taken aback I almost started crying right in front of her. I've dislocated my knees/fractured bones and gone to school/work right after, went to work for a full month with severe stomach cramping and pains and have powered through weeks of chronic migraines with no relief without missing a single day of work/school. And this doctor tells me "well you have a lower pain tolerance than average, and we can't find anything else to explain it, so it must be fibromyalgia". I never complain about pain, I just do what I have to do and spend my free time curled up in bed!
Despite the doctor's advice, which I followed, I've been sicker than ever these last two weeks, I even contemplated going to the ER (but I didn't, I figured there was nothing they could do for me anyway).
I guess my question for this forum is, am I overthinking this? Am I being too sensitive about this diagnosis or something? How did you feel getting your diagnosis?
I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia about a month ago and the way I was told has kind of been bugging me.
For context: I'm 22 years old, I've never been too active, I walk/jog a few days a week (when I physically feel up to it) and I've never had any serious medical conditions before. I've been seeing rheumatologists for almost 2 years now and test after test they've failed to figure out why I'm in so much pain all the time (and 'sick' in other ways as well ex: stomach issues, headaches, dizziness, weight loss/gain). In my most recent visit, my rheumatologist told me she thinks I have fibromyalgia because patients with that have a lower tolerance to pain than average and, apparently, I fall into that category. She said I should try more exercise, anti-depressants/therapy or as a last resort, medication.
I was so taken aback I almost started crying right in front of her. I've dislocated my knees/fractured bones and gone to school/work right after, went to work for a full month with severe stomach cramping and pains and have powered through weeks of chronic migraines with no relief without missing a single day of work/school. And this doctor tells me "well you have a lower pain tolerance than average, and we can't find anything else to explain it, so it must be fibromyalgia". I never complain about pain, I just do what I have to do and spend my free time curled up in bed!
Despite the doctor's advice, which I followed, I've been sicker than ever these last two weeks, I even contemplated going to the ER (but I didn't, I figured there was nothing they could do for me anyway).
I guess my question for this forum is, am I overthinking this? Am I being too sensitive about this diagnosis or something? How did you feel getting your diagnosis?