tripphm84
New member
- Joined
- Jun 24, 2016
- Messages
- 6
- Reason
- DX FIBRO
- Diagnosis
- 03/2016
- Country
- US
- State
- South Carolina
I was recently diagnosed with FM back in March. This has been about a 3 year process and
I'm still not convinced. Three years ago I started having some pain and discomfort in the front and back of neck. Soon after I started having back spasms and they would cause me to be on the couch for a day or two. After this the chronic pain started . Let me also say up front that I have dealt with Chronic Depression, Anxiety , panic attacks and stress my entire life. I was diagnosed with turrets syndrome at 7 but my symptoms of that have been suppressed since about age 16. I have had 6 concussions and fractured my skull and shattering my orbital cavity. I am past all of this at age 31 now with two wonderful girls and a great wife. Other symptoms came and went over a couple of years but at the end of last year things stared to get a lot worse. On a daily basis now my pain level is usually a 7 or 8 for my whole body. Often I am so weak I cant move or lift my arms. Headaches , Leg numbness, I lose my balance all the time, cant think and lose my train of thought. Mainly my quality of life is not that of a 31 year old dad and I want it back. Ive seen Neurologist, Rheumatologist, and now I'm going to see a fibro specialist. The diagnosis explains all of the weird symptoms and thing happening the last 3 years but things are just horrible now days. Still though I'm skeptical because of there being no definitive test. They have done every other test aka blood work, nerve test, etc. Am I crazy or should I just accept the FM. I try to exercise but It hurts so bad. I feel so alone because my wife , family and friends don't really understand and it's hard to explain too. Any thoughts?
Please excuse any typos. today is a bad day!!!
I'm still not convinced. Three years ago I started having some pain and discomfort in the front and back of neck. Soon after I started having back spasms and they would cause me to be on the couch for a day or two. After this the chronic pain started . Let me also say up front that I have dealt with Chronic Depression, Anxiety , panic attacks and stress my entire life. I was diagnosed with turrets syndrome at 7 but my symptoms of that have been suppressed since about age 16. I have had 6 concussions and fractured my skull and shattering my orbital cavity. I am past all of this at age 31 now with two wonderful girls and a great wife. Other symptoms came and went over a couple of years but at the end of last year things stared to get a lot worse. On a daily basis now my pain level is usually a 7 or 8 for my whole body. Often I am so weak I cant move or lift my arms. Headaches , Leg numbness, I lose my balance all the time, cant think and lose my train of thought. Mainly my quality of life is not that of a 31 year old dad and I want it back. Ive seen Neurologist, Rheumatologist, and now I'm going to see a fibro specialist. The diagnosis explains all of the weird symptoms and thing happening the last 3 years but things are just horrible now days. Still though I'm skeptical because of there being no definitive test. They have done every other test aka blood work, nerve test, etc. Am I crazy or should I just accept the FM. I try to exercise but It hurts so bad. I feel so alone because my wife , family and friends don't really understand and it's hard to explain too. Any thoughts?
Please excuse any typos. today is a bad day!!!