How many here with "only" invisible Fibro symptoms ???

I'm thinking maybe more of the younger people here ???

The reason I ask, is that I know how often those of us with Fibro, also seem to end up with other issues.... rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative disc, etc, etc.

I have to say, as much as I suffered from Fibro for 20+ years, I guess I was just lucky that I did not develop any other physical ailments. Well.... IBS, but that showed no obvious outward physical problems either.

Of course when a person shows no other obvious outward signs, this just makes it that much easier to label us as just being 'crazy', right ? Oh well. Maybe the trade off, is that if you only "hurt" for no good reason {other than Fibro} maybe this is easier (more possible) to fix ???

Hmmmm....

Fish

As far as I know, not many of mine are physically visible... The other day, someone commented "you look healthy... I wouldn't have thought you're sick..."

CT scans never showed anything... blood test do occasionally show some abnormality with liver function or blood biochemistry eg low vit d, b, etc... even if I cover all of that... the underlying problems are still there... no matter how much Mg I take, the muscle spasm and cramps just wouldn't go away... then if I take too much Mg, the side effects are diarrhea, which in turn makes me weaker....

The only thing people will notice is my mood change when I'm tired or had too much...

Thanks guys :)

AlmostMedfree, you asked > fatigue on my face for example if I sit too long. They can also see me tiring if I'm on my feet too long. Does this happen to you at all? <

Hmmmm.... Fatigue. I used to get it really bad.... like where every day, I just could not wait to go home, so I could flop down in front of my PC (after stopping on the way home for 3 or 4K calories of fast junk food..... my comfort drug for so many years)

Funny thing is, I still have fatigue every now and again, at the goofiest times and places.... I mean where like I will climb one flight of stairs and feel completely dead (another reason I never try to kid myself into believing I have beaten my Fibro)..... yet, that same day, or the next, I will go climb a hill that is a 1000ft elevation gain, and a 4.2 mile round trip. Oh and yes, that leaves me feeling pretty dead sometimes too, but shouldn't it ? :) LOL

Peace,

Fish

I started off with a chronic back issue 8 years ago and was diagnosed with Fibro just over a year ago and although I have told people I have Fibro they chose to only understand about my back. The only one who can see my sheer exhaustion and knows when I need time out is DH, he also sees the added pain and stiffness. So for me it is a "blessing" that they understand something that schussing my pain I just wish my immediate family would take the time to understand about Fibro because to me it show they don't really care and are very self centred. Thank goodness for DH