Posted 10/16/2008 3:46 AM (GMT 0)
Hi! I just wanted to say hi, and I have to say, your board has been extremely helpful! Thank you! I'm 24, and have been tentatively diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I have an appointment with a rheumatologist on Friday, so hopefully we will find out what the cause is of all the symptoms I've been having for the past few years. When I was in high school, I remember being super tired all the time, but thought that maybe I was stressed or had overexerted myself. I was finally diagnosed at age 19 with hypothyroidism. I was also having major problems with dizziness, to the point where I had to take meclizine every few hours to keep from getting sick. Well, recently, the fatigue and dizziness came back, along with something new- PAIN. The pain was centered around my pelvic area, so I went to a gyno and the told me I had an ovarian dermoid cyst. I had to go to New York in August, and when I was there I almost fainted after walking a short distance. I chalked everything up to the cyst, and continued to take Vicodin for the pain. Well, after my surgery, my symptoms got worse. Now, I was dizzy, in pain from the surgery, and generally, and was now getting migraines and super tired! To make a long story short, I've gone to an ENT, my primary care doc, and some other docs, and now have to see a rhematologist. My primary care doctor pressed on some trigger points when I was there and they hurt pretty badly!
I'm trying to hang in there but it's really hard. I'm fortunate to have a mom who has FM, and an aunt as well. My boyfriend is trying to understand, but it's difficult for him to understand how I can be in pain ALL THE TIME. People at work have been pretty mean about it, one of my managers told me it was all in my head. I work in retail, and they don't get how it can be difficult for me to stand, and walk around all day. I get really confused now and "foggy" when I'm ringing people up, and they keep having to send me home. I feel bad, but hopefully my trip to the rheumatologist will clear things up a bit. i'm almost hoping for a diagnosis, so at least I can say I'm not crazy.
Thank you guys for all the help!