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Posted 4/29/2015 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
I've spent at least the laxt 4 months trying to prove my rhuemy wrong about this diagnosis and reading all the posts on here thinking that my pain isn't as bad as a lot of peoples so it must not be fibro. I work full time and never miss a day of work so it can't be fibro. I hike and backpack and cycle every weekend so it must not be fibro and on and on.
about a month ago I started having horrible neck pain and sciatic pain and thought id finally proven him wrong. I was imagininng all these horrible things that must be wrong with my spine and figured that must be what's casing everything else. Well I finally got my mri back today and my dr called me and said its normal. No major arthritis no ruptured discs and no pinched nerves. His answer to why I'm still having sciatic pain is that its just the nerves flared up because of the fibro.
While I'm thrilled to know there's nothing wrong with my spine I really thought I was going to get an answer I could understand better. I guess it really is time to accept it and move forwar .
I want to thank everyone that posts on here. It really helps to be able to read everyones post. I don't participate a whole lot because I can't stand t type on my tablet but I'm here every night reading. turn
Posted 4/29/2015 3:39 AM (GMT 0)
Not sure why my signature only shows up sometimes though.
Posted 4/29/2015 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
You sound a lot like me Pasadena71. My hands gave me the most trouble and my elbows. I thought for sure it was arthritis or carpal or ulnar tunnel. They did nerve tests and x rays, but things always came out fine. It took a long time to accept it, but once I did I found I started to feel just a tad better. It's because I wasn't worrying about it constantly anymore I think. The pain is still there and at time can be overwhelming though it's different now. I hope you start to feel a lot better and keep trying to find the right treatments and medication to help you for when you do have pain.
Posted 4/29/2015 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
There is always a denial period. Grief. Anger. Boy, I sound sunny! But, seriously, we all go through the stages of grief over this condition. And, then it becomes just another aspect of our life. Fibro is just a condition of living, kind of like near-sightedness or freckles. It's there, but it does not define you. There is a period of adjustment and awareness, and finally your care routine becomes normal.

Even active people get fibro. You can still do the things you want to do, just perhaps not as much or for as long. They have to be planned.

I go on bike rides often. On a strenuous course, an hour and a half tops. A more sedate course I can go longer. I am thinking about an electric bicycle kit so that I can take longer rides. I hike. On those days, that is ALL I do. BF knows he is responsible for meals that day, and he carries the water and snacks. I have a good walking stick, which helps me keep my balance. I exercise. I also work.
Posted 4/29/2015 9:49 PM (GMT 0)
I work full-time and I'm the main bread winner in my family... I work a high stress, manual labor job where lifting 50lbs continuously is normal. I am just out of the denial stage entering the depression stage, I thought I broke my hip the pain was so very bad, but it was the fibro. I was in denial for a year. This cannot happen I have too much I have to do on a daily basis. You and I will both continue to fight even though we have this disease. I wish you the best.
Posted 4/30/2015 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much everyone or the replies. It really helps to know others are going through the same stages. Artist that's exactly what I've done is had all kinds of tests done and everything comes out normal. I'm kind of running out of things to be tested for lol.
Myself I too have had to shorten my distance a lot and the frequency and my husband carries almost everything when we backpack and bike and frets over me about staying warm and I will not let this condition rob me of everything I enjoy. Thanknsn nsno much for the encouraging wirds lost puppy you are amazing. I sit at a desk and complain about it. Thank you so much for pointing out that even more is possible. I feel for you for the hip pain that's my worst areas besides my neck. I look forward to fighting this with all of you.
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