Skarebear23
New member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2016
- Messages
- 2
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 11/2013
- Country
- CA
- State
- ON
Okay i have had Fibro for approximately two years now. I have suffered from RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) for Ten years. The last month or two i have been having a really hard time. I called in 4 times in three weeks due to sickness. After being told Thursday that i might be just fighting a virus and due to my extremely suppressed immune system i was having a really hard time getting rid of it, i went back to work again Friday. Saturday half way through the day i was feeling sick again!!! I made a choice to take this week off work to rest, but i am starting to worry that even after i am done resting this week i will still feel like shit because its not a virus but just the fibro starting to get worse. I have been able to function and get by alright until now.
So i posted in a group i am apart of on face book that is for Fibro suffers in my area. I had TWO women respond (one who also has RA like me) and both told me they had to quit working. One was MY AGE when she stopped working (note i know this girl and she is the one who has RA like me) and one was 42. I had written to ask what meds people were on since the only thing i take for the fibro so far is Amytriptline for sleep. ( I take alot of other meds for the RA and my doc was hesitant to add more if its not needed) I also wanted some suggestions of things i can do to help manage better. I was completely sidelined when i had two people bascially tell me my life was over.
I am only 33 years old. I plan on having a child in the next two years, get married, and live a long and happy life. I work in Childcare, and have for the last 9 years. I REFUSE to take this as a life sentence and do not want to give up.
SOOO, i will ask again.... is this it? PLEASE tell me there is life with fibro, that i wont have to quit working and retire at 33 years old, give up my dream of having a child, and broadening my horizons and exploring new job experiences in working with children.
I need to know that me trying to find a way to function, work, and live and love with my family, husband, and step daughter is not a lost cause.
Thank you,
Sincerely, someone who feels lost and confused
So i posted in a group i am apart of on face book that is for Fibro suffers in my area. I had TWO women respond (one who also has RA like me) and both told me they had to quit working. One was MY AGE when she stopped working (note i know this girl and she is the one who has RA like me) and one was 42. I had written to ask what meds people were on since the only thing i take for the fibro so far is Amytriptline for sleep. ( I take alot of other meds for the RA and my doc was hesitant to add more if its not needed) I also wanted some suggestions of things i can do to help manage better. I was completely sidelined when i had two people bascially tell me my life was over.
I am only 33 years old. I plan on having a child in the next two years, get married, and live a long and happy life. I work in Childcare, and have for the last 9 years. I REFUSE to take this as a life sentence and do not want to give up.
SOOO, i will ask again.... is this it? PLEASE tell me there is life with fibro, that i wont have to quit working and retire at 33 years old, give up my dream of having a child, and broadening my horizons and exploring new job experiences in working with children.
I need to know that me trying to find a way to function, work, and live and love with my family, husband, and step daughter is not a lost cause.
Thank you,
Sincerely, someone who feels lost and confused