Higherhope
New member
- Joined
- Feb 27, 2015
- Messages
- 3
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 00/0000
- Country
- US
- State
- FL
Hi, This is my first time doing this and I hope it gives my family and friends a break from me.
When I was diagnosed (about 4 years ago) I really didn't believe I had it. The only thing I knew about it was the commercials on TV for the drugs. I had a gall bladder attack and the doctors did test for almost 4 months before deciding to do surgery. By that time I had lost nearly 20 lbs. and suffered with pain the whole time. After the surgery I continued with stomach problems so changed to a new doctor. Stomach problems continued and I got below 100 pounds all my focus was on not dying. After another surgery I began researching fms still convinced I didn't have it. Boy was I wrong. I have probably had it since I was 7 or 8 years old and I'm pretty sure my Grandmother had it too.
I never understood why I was always tired and hurt and had depression. At least I know I'm not crazy now. When I was a kid my mother would take me to the doctor because I was tired. It was alway border line anemia and take cod liver oil. I would throw up every time I took it. Finally my mother decided I was better off keeping my food down. In junior high I was fussed at by my PE teacher for not touching my toes. Every summer after pushing my way through the school year I would thank God I didn't have to get up so early to go to school. In college I worked and took classes and never really had the strength to do anything else that's when every new doctor started asking if i had Lupus but I didn't. When I started teaching and got married I just thought 50 hours work weeks and keeping a family going that nobody would have energy. My husband would want to go out when he came home but I never felt like it. He has been so patient and understanding all these years.
Now I am retired and I wonder how in the world I ever got through 33 years of teaching and the normal family things people go through as they age. Every time I went to a doctor and told them my symptoms it was the same thing STRESS of course I was stressed I had no relief from the pain I was tired all the time depression was a real factor. I would go to the chiropractor and get some temporary benefit usually during the summer. I had one doctor that helped me and he went into politics.
I hate that I have burned out my family and friends with this condition all these years and hope that joining this group gives me an outlet.
When I was diagnosed (about 4 years ago) I really didn't believe I had it. The only thing I knew about it was the commercials on TV for the drugs. I had a gall bladder attack and the doctors did test for almost 4 months before deciding to do surgery. By that time I had lost nearly 20 lbs. and suffered with pain the whole time. After the surgery I continued with stomach problems so changed to a new doctor. Stomach problems continued and I got below 100 pounds all my focus was on not dying. After another surgery I began researching fms still convinced I didn't have it. Boy was I wrong. I have probably had it since I was 7 or 8 years old and I'm pretty sure my Grandmother had it too.
I never understood why I was always tired and hurt and had depression. At least I know I'm not crazy now. When I was a kid my mother would take me to the doctor because I was tired. It was alway border line anemia and take cod liver oil. I would throw up every time I took it. Finally my mother decided I was better off keeping my food down. In junior high I was fussed at by my PE teacher for not touching my toes. Every summer after pushing my way through the school year I would thank God I didn't have to get up so early to go to school. In college I worked and took classes and never really had the strength to do anything else that's when every new doctor started asking if i had Lupus but I didn't. When I started teaching and got married I just thought 50 hours work weeks and keeping a family going that nobody would have energy. My husband would want to go out when he came home but I never felt like it. He has been so patient and understanding all these years.
Now I am retired and I wonder how in the world I ever got through 33 years of teaching and the normal family things people go through as they age. Every time I went to a doctor and told them my symptoms it was the same thing STRESS of course I was stressed I had no relief from the pain I was tired all the time depression was a real factor. I would go to the chiropractor and get some temporary benefit usually during the summer. I had one doctor that helped me and he went into politics.
I hate that I have burned out my family and friends with this condition all these years and hope that joining this group gives me an outlet.