DK_engineer
Very helpful member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2015
- Messages
- 579
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 05/2015
- Country
- US
- State
- OR
I am a newbie to fibromyalgia. I am curious how people balance work with fibromyalgia.
I was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia last May - I think I was lucky and got diagnosed within 6 months of symptoms, so I really have just a short experience of living with it.
I told my boss and a few trusted coworkers about my diagnosis - they have been very supportive. (unfortunately there are other people in our organization who are less trustworthy) Right now we are in the middle of an all hands on deck, high stakes problem. There is a certain pleasure in working on a good, tight team to solve a real problem, which is why I work in this field. On the other hand, the stress is definitely impacting my pain level. I am also having more trouble sleeping.
Any tips out there on managing work and fibromyalgia?
I was just diagnosed with fibromyalgia last May - I think I was lucky and got diagnosed within 6 months of symptoms, so I really have just a short experience of living with it.
I told my boss and a few trusted coworkers about my diagnosis - they have been very supportive. (unfortunately there are other people in our organization who are less trustworthy) Right now we are in the middle of an all hands on deck, high stakes problem. There is a certain pleasure in working on a good, tight team to solve a real problem, which is why I work in this field. On the other hand, the stress is definitely impacting my pain level. I am also having more trouble sleeping.
Any tips out there on managing work and fibromyalgia?