new_mommy13
New member
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2015
- Messages
- 1
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 00/2015
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
Hi Everyone, I am new to the forum. I want to share my story with you and find out if anyone has had a similar experience.
I have lived with bad anxiety off and on since I was a child, but after the birth of my son in October 2013 my whole life turned upside down.
I had a fine pregnancy... no major pain or discomfort... only migraines in the third trimester. My birth experience was traumatic though as I had a few complications. My epidural didn't take during the delivery and the placenta didn't separate on it's own causing a bad hemorrhage. I felt okay in the hospital the day after I had my son, but when I woke up at home on the second day I felt horribly ill. I was weak and could hardly stand up, I was hot and cold, confused, achy and had pain everywhere.
My midwives thought that I was ill from the blood lost and suggested I take iron supplements for a few weeks which I did... I had my blood checked for various things including thyroid, other hormones etc. And everything came back normal except for a weakly positive ANA which I was told is normal in some individuals so they weren't concerned.
I suffered for months with bad anxiety because of my state and struggled to care for my son. When I woke up in the mornings I was so stiff I could hardly move with pain everywhere.. burning and aching in my back, hips, legs and feet, upper back, neck and arms. When I would hold my son everything would hurt and I was always exhausted.
I saw a Rheumatologist fairly early on after my pregnancy and she told me that hormones can do this and things should return to normal. She said to try to get exercise and improve my sleep etc. etc.
I suspected that I might have had fibro, but I was determined to become well again and did everything within my power to help myself. I saw every chiropractor, massage therapist, osteopath, naturopath etc. that I could in order to get to where I am today. Which is still not particularly great, but at least I can function from day to day.
I took an unpaid extended leave from work after my mat leave because I was finally diagnosed in May and I attempted to return to work when my son was 18 months. I had a really difficult time because of my symptoms and I ended up on part time disability gradually increasing my hours to build up a "tolerance" to be able to do my job as an early childhood educator. My job is super physically and emotionally demanding and I can barely make it through 4 hours before my body is telling me "I'm done." It is very frustrating!
I don't want to be like this! And I struggle day to day to accept this "thing". I am still determined to "fix" it and feel like myself again. This just brings on more depression, because I go back and forth between accepting this and fighting it. I want to enjoy life again, have another child and have some energy back, but some days I just feel so distressed that I don't know where to turn.
I wonder if anyone else has developed fibro after the birth of their child? I have read that it is possible, but I haven't spoken to anyone who has had a similar experience. I came here because I feel like I just need to find support. To find people who can relate to what I am going through. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to joining in on the conversations. Nice to meet all of you!
I have lived with bad anxiety off and on since I was a child, but after the birth of my son in October 2013 my whole life turned upside down.
I had a fine pregnancy... no major pain or discomfort... only migraines in the third trimester. My birth experience was traumatic though as I had a few complications. My epidural didn't take during the delivery and the placenta didn't separate on it's own causing a bad hemorrhage. I felt okay in the hospital the day after I had my son, but when I woke up at home on the second day I felt horribly ill. I was weak and could hardly stand up, I was hot and cold, confused, achy and had pain everywhere.
My midwives thought that I was ill from the blood lost and suggested I take iron supplements for a few weeks which I did... I had my blood checked for various things including thyroid, other hormones etc. And everything came back normal except for a weakly positive ANA which I was told is normal in some individuals so they weren't concerned.
I suffered for months with bad anxiety because of my state and struggled to care for my son. When I woke up in the mornings I was so stiff I could hardly move with pain everywhere.. burning and aching in my back, hips, legs and feet, upper back, neck and arms. When I would hold my son everything would hurt and I was always exhausted.
I saw a Rheumatologist fairly early on after my pregnancy and she told me that hormones can do this and things should return to normal. She said to try to get exercise and improve my sleep etc. etc.
I suspected that I might have had fibro, but I was determined to become well again and did everything within my power to help myself. I saw every chiropractor, massage therapist, osteopath, naturopath etc. that I could in order to get to where I am today. Which is still not particularly great, but at least I can function from day to day.
I took an unpaid extended leave from work after my mat leave because I was finally diagnosed in May and I attempted to return to work when my son was 18 months. I had a really difficult time because of my symptoms and I ended up on part time disability gradually increasing my hours to build up a "tolerance" to be able to do my job as an early childhood educator. My job is super physically and emotionally demanding and I can barely make it through 4 hours before my body is telling me "I'm done." It is very frustrating!
I don't want to be like this! And I struggle day to day to accept this "thing". I am still determined to "fix" it and feel like myself again. This just brings on more depression, because I go back and forth between accepting this and fighting it. I want to enjoy life again, have another child and have some energy back, but some days I just feel so distressed that I don't know where to turn.
I wonder if anyone else has developed fibro after the birth of their child? I have read that it is possible, but I haven't spoken to anyone who has had a similar experience. I came here because I feel like I just need to find support. To find people who can relate to what I am going through. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to joining in on the conversations. Nice to meet all of you!