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Posted 12/30/2015 3:59 AM (GMT 0)
Anyone diagnosed ONLY with Fibro under 30 years old?

I'm 28 and perfectly healthy, other than being a pinball machine of pain and one sterile needle away from an espresso IV.

I'm a costume designer living in a hip city with a great marriage, healthy social life, and awesome spiritual life. What is my body even DOING right now?

AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THIS! Please let me know now if you can relate.

- Jena
Posted 12/30/2015 4:23 AM (GMT 0)
Jena, I had so many of the symptoms when I was in my late teens or probably even before that. I was not dx'd until the mid 2000's. A lot of us had the symptoms long before our diagnosis
Posted 12/30/2015 4:41 AM (GMT 0)
@puppylover Crazy.

It's only been two years for me. It's almost like it came on overnight. Fibro was my FIRST and is my only diagnosis. No history of depression or other medical conditions. I was super active, happy, healthy... I just can't get over how I can just, all of the sudden, be in pain every minute of every day.

I feel like 20 Somethings have unique perspectives and I'm hoping to find folks here who can commiserate about the same types of things as me.
Posted 12/30/2015 5:09 AM (GMT 0)
Jena, I was a tennis player, bike rider, walker, exercise class gal, and lots of other stuff. Miss active u.s.a. But I had this on going bunch of really annoying pain problems. Sleep problems too. All this with a husband and little toddlers. Migraines took over a lot of my life. Doctors were not much help, after all, I was a women.

I just always knew that I felt so much better when I was active and stretched. Yoga helped. So when I did something active, I always stretched afterwards or did yoga. I still had problems, but not as bad.

I tell you this because all this started when I was in my 20's. I was dx'd in 2008 with fibro. I always knew I had something but knew if I was active and stretched I felt better. I live a super full life. I walk miles a day and my husband and I dance to rock n roll every week.

I am now 70 and we are going dancing New Years Eve. Heck with fibro.
Enjoy your life!!!!!
Posted 12/30/2015 6:08 AM (GMT 0)
Jena. I don't mean to minimize how you feel. It is horrible to ache so much. Be sure to read fibro 101. This forum has helped me so much. The members are super helpful.
I do take the malic acid and vitamin D.

But for me the exercise and stretching has always helped.
Posted 12/30/2015 12:23 PM (GMT 0)
Fibro did come on suddenly for me...in a 45 minute period. I was watching TV with my husband and my toes started hurting, then my ankles, knees, etc. When it reached my elbows it was like I banged the nerves and I got that electrical type pain shooting down both arms and it remained that way for over two weeks! This was over 29 years ago. I was older than you at the time.

Puppylover is right. The heck with Fibro! I'm 68 years old now and have had a full and enjoyable life in spite of this illness. I've done a lot of traveling...even overseas, snorkled many times in the Caribbean, parasailed, etc. with Fibro. I, too, am heading out to a New Year's party tomorrow night...after I bake four dozen chocolate chip meringue cookies to take with me. YUM! I find if I focus on other things the pain will be pushed somewhat in the background. I used to focus on how I felt and that just caused me more pain and misery.

I use Ibuprofen with food, Tylenol, magnesium malate, vitamin D3, and a muscle relaxer to help me control the pain. Low magnesium and low vitamin D3 can cause pain by the way. I also walk daily as my gentle form of exercise and I pace myself when doing things. All of this has helped me live a really good life in spite of this illness.

I also keep a positive attitude. This has helped me about as much as the medications and supplements! I count my many blessings and realize, even though I have Fibro, I am still very fortunate.

Be sure to read Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum. There are links to good info about Fibro and you will learn a lot there. There are links about the vitamin and magnesium and how they work in the body and also a great link on how to maintain a positive attitude when you have chronic pain. All of Fibro 101 is good so do read it.

I'm looking forward to getting to know you better. Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you. Hope to hear more from you soon.

Sherrine
Posted 12/31/2015 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
Had symptoms even as a child..got worse in my 30's , learned a lot of self help, and take some meds.

Also do stretching exercises most days , or i pay for not doing it.

Like most, overdid it in december and will need to work back out of it.

Just remember, you can feel better!
Posted 12/31/2015 6:01 AM (GMT 0)
Ljm, I also had symptoms as a child. I think they will eventually find out that maybe some of us are born with fibro.
Posted 12/31/2015 12:35 PM (GMT 0)
I think there is a possible genetic aspect to this also. I have two cousins that also have Fibro and many on the forum have other relatives that also have Fibro. Plus, Fibro has been around for ages.

Back when I was a child people were diagnosed with neuritis and neuralgia and an over the counter preparation called Geritol was given. Neuritis is an inflammation of the nerves. Also many were just told they had arthritis.

Maybe it lays dormant in our systems and something triggers it to come out in some people and not in others. Something similar happens with shingles. If we have contracted the chicken pox virus, we have the POSSIBILITY of getting shingles down the road...only about 1/3 of us! Why some of us who have had chicken pox will come down with shingles and others don't remains a mystery.

Sherrine
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