Fibromyalgia

[livingwith]

I need support. My fiance recently broke up with me because of my ‘walls’. I went to a therapist and she suggested I have a full physical by my doctor. I haven’t felt like myself in 2 1/2 years and this really hurt my relationship with my ex. I was living in pain about 80% of the time and i couldn’t find a doctor to listen to me. I had chronic yeast infections, and went from being a positive person to be negative and lethargic. I was told yesterday I have fibro. I’v...Read the full article

[ralph pelkey]

my name is ralph pelkey i understand what you are going through ive been fighting this for 13 years and its been a hard battle your going to have good days{not many} your going rough days and your going to have bad days{A lot of them}I hope this is not to much but it will let you no what your up againest. if i was you and been down the road as far as i have the first thing i would do is get on LYRICA AND like ULTRAM ER i take 200 mg of ultram once a day and 150 mg of lyrica three times a day and lortab 10s twice and that should help. And as far as work good luck there my friend i had to quite 10 years ago and have gone down hill sence i no everybodys not the same And as far as your EX girlfriend I no its hard lossing some one you love but its a blessing because if she cant be true to you before your married she sure wont after your married I feel for you ive been married 3 times and ive got a keeper weve been married 25 years now she is awsome if not for her i really dont no what i would do i have days even weeks i cant get out of bed I WISS PEOPLE WOULD REPLY TO THESS STORYS IT HELPS THESS PEOPLE so if you read this reply this man can use some supportI will keep you in my prayers and ask GOD to carry in your time of need He will never give you more than you can carry GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND

[armywifey]

I was told i had fibro in june. I had been fighting with doctors. for 5 years. my legs always hurt. and where stiff. and i had muscle pain all over. Make sure you get on the right medications for your condition. I take lyrica. and i am also on many other meds. ALSO make sure you get on a med for depression. Alot of the medications for this cause depression. and it sounds like you depressed already. If he cheated on you he isnt worth your time. ALSO you can find someone that will understand your bad days and good days. my husband has learned where he can touch me and where he cant. Due to the pressure points. He massages my back and legs alot for me BUT always alwasy stays away from my pressure points, The cold makes it worse I will tell you that, You can lead a normal life If you dont have moderate to sever fibro. If you do you in for the long haul. we are here to support you. and to give you advice and to listen to you. We are all going threw the same thing. are we are here to help. My best advice to give you. is to not let this get to you. ALWAYS keep a positive attitude. also makesure you go see a specialist for fibro. they can put you on the correct meds. and help you threw this, and we are here to support you. also read up on anything and everything you can about this condition. it will help you understand it better.
Armywifey

[Lucy392]

Hi. I was diagnosed with Fibro and other issues about six months ago. Google for a fibro doctor in your area. As the others said, read up on Fibro. Devin Starynl has a great book. I have the name spelled wrong. Am at work and book at home. I bought on Amazon for about $12. There are alot of support sites available. First time for me on this site. Feel free to ask lots of questions.

I work full-time and lead a pretty normal life, just need to be careful about what I do. I have a very supportive husband. Your loser boyfriend is better off out of your life.

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[Teresa7533]

Hi I'm also 21 and have had fibromyalgia since I was 15. I have a fiance and a 2 year old son and I have a hard time getting through the day. I have had pain everyday of my life since I was 15. Its hard to have such a horrible diagnosis at our age. Everyone tells me at least you have a diagnosis and I just think to myself if only you knew how I felt. Nothing has helped me so I'm going to try accupuncture soon or trigger point injections with lidocaine. I'm on 7 or 8 different perscriptions and none help me. I research fibro alot online and its just a disease even researchers cant figure anything out. If you ever find anything interesting about it please let me know

[ralph pelkey]

this is a horrible thing to have at any age all of us want to do a lot of things in our life some we are going to have to dig really down deep to find the energy to get any of them done and some things were just not going to be able to do and that is a hard thing to face.I no for me the winter is really hard on me and the older i get the worse it gets i live in wichita kansas and we get a lot of low pressure fronts come in and all heck breakes lose but i cant take the heat any more either stress is the one thing that will cause all of us a lot of pain.Firbo can even ruin a got sex life as every body no when you dont have any engry and hirt all the time sex is really the last thing on your mind but we do half to rember our spouse have needs to so you have to find a happy meduim.GOOD LUCK THERE. as far as finding for the pain you just have to find what works for you and i hope you do must go for now GOD BLESS YOU WILL BE IN OUR PRAYERS RALPH AND KRISTI PELKEY

[beakermom]

Hi Megan. I'm 31 and I was diagnosed with Fibro approx. 2 yrs ago. I have a serious boyfriend, who thank God, is VERY understanding. But, he lives 30 min. away, and it has been really a lot harder for me to drive up there often. And he would come to me more often, but because of my pain and fatigue, my house is often not as clean or straight as I would like. I am not a clean freak, but I have two large dogs, one of whom brings more mud in on her paws than I every thought physically possible for one dog! And I have 2 cats. I'm a Veterinary Technician. I went from full time to 19 hours a week about a year ago. And that's becoming difficult. Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I do feel your pain. Sometimes it is excrutiating for my boyfriend to touch me. And when we first met, we were having sex like 4 or 5 times a week. Not so much anymore. I just can't. And I feel so incredibly guilty sometimes I don't know what to do about it. We've talked about it, and he admits he has a hard time understanding how things could have changed so much. Well, I'm here, stranger or not, and I am happy to listen and talk if you want.