I still have "just enough" Fibro symptoms.....

Well here's the deal, after taking my whole life from the greatest extreme of poor health {along with suffering beyond belief with FM and IBS for literally half my life (22 years)}

into doing a complete 180, and turning into a health and fitness fanatic, 33 months ago, I lost 115 lbs of fat, and gained 40 lbs of lean muscle {which everyone without FM thinks is such a big deal} but all of that is about 5% of why I feel so much better.

The really amazing thing, is that I have put my FM into about 90-95% remission, and my severe IBS into 100% remission ! {I prefer not to say that "I have cured" my IBS, as I have heard too many times that it is sometimes treatable, but not "curable"}

Of course only somebody who has lived with FM or IBS can really relate to what a miracle this is !

So here's the thing > Every once in a while, I have some stupid, oddball pain, for no good reason. Most of us are used to this, right ? And we know its just our FM. It doesn't even have to make sense.

A couple days ago, I went to turn around and walk a short distance, and I got the "lovely" knife through the ankle sensation. Those are sure fun, huh ? Granted, its been several weeks... maybe a month, since I got that the last time, and it probably only last 20 or 30 seconds. Unlike the old days when I got this multiple X's a day, sometimes both ankles at the same time.

Then, for a month or so, I've had some nerves in my belly, just under the skin, that if I go to rub, or scratch my stomach, it feels like I get pins stuck in me ! So you know what I do ? I quick rubbing, or scratching my stomach :) .....like really quickly !

But here's the thing, my last little remnants of FM pain, are, IMPO, a good thing, and here's why.....

I have really convinced myself that if I don't continue to eat like a health food freak, and workout like my life depended on, (cardio, weight training, or both) 7 days a week, I truly believe that both my FM, and my IBS would come back with a hard core vengeance !

So I look at my last little FM symptoms as subtle reminders.

I really don't think I have "beat" anything, but I sure have changed everything !

And if only one guy on the planet has this kind of turn around, it means "its possible" right ?

Hope is a great thing !

Peace,

Fish

PS, And to think about all the nights I laid in bed, and prayed for a massive heart attack to put myself out of misery. So when that didn't work, I finally had to take matters into my own hands. And honestly, that could have went either direction. Sure glad it went in this direction :)

Post Edited (Fishchris) : 6/28/2012 10:48:01 PM (GMT-6)

And just to be a bit more specific, it really felt as if it was my extreme healthy diet, that took care of the IBS, and exercising / workouts, that alleviated so much of my Fibro.

On the latter, it was really strange..... I use to have all the goofy, odd ball aches and pains, in whatever part of my body decided to give me problems. Then, when I started working out, well of course I had my share of soreness, aches, and pains. But the weird part, was that my "real" aches and pains, seemed to distract my body from coming up with it's own "Fibro / no good reason kinds of aches and pains.

And none of this ^ happened all at once. Granted, my IBS showed improvement in a few weeks, but it took probably 12 to 18 months to be put into complete remission.

My Fibro took probably the same 12 to 18 months to get to that 90-95% remission level.

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Now, I know that many of you have other existing conditions, that might keep you from doing certain exercises, and especially straight up weight lifting.....

On this, I say, "Just do whatever physical activities you can, and work up to however much your body lets you".

But a clean, healthy diet is something that EVERYBODY can practice. Of course I also know that food can be used a comforting agent....... And Lord knows, anybody with Fibro would sure like to experience whatever kind of comfort is possible.

But I'm sure you will agree, that if a fanatical diet could lessen your Fibro problems by a big margin, it would be totally worth it, right ?

Just please don't wait 20+ years (like my stupid self) to find out !

Peace :)

Fish