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Posted 4/22/2014 11:18 PM (GMT 0)
Hello, Catanne.  I'm moving your first thread here so it will be more noticed:

I was physically abused by an alcoholic father until I moved out at age 18. Then mentally, emotionally & physically abused by my first husband. I divorced & went to college to be a nurse. I worked the majority of my time on a high stress cardiac floor, then ER. I started to get some symptoms after about 12 years of nursing. Then I had a hysterectomy 7 years ago. I got no relief from the surgical pain and went into full blown fibro. I changed jobs and went into rehab nursing, but the symptoms kept getting worse. Nursing is stressful no matter where you work. Currently I haven't worked for 7 months, hoping to find a way to feel better & get back to work. No luck. Thankfully I am married and have a husband who works. I've had stress all my life but think the surgery tipped the bucket!

 

Posted 4/22/2014 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
Catanne,

Welcome to the Fibro forum. We understand the pain - even though we come to it by such different paths, and of course, don't have completely identical symptoms.

Take a look at our first thread, "Fibro 101," which is full of info about our lovely condition. It's well worth a read.

Hope to hear more from you - we're here for understanding and support.

Debbie
Posted 4/22/2014 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome, Catanne. My daughter is a cardiac nurse and you are right about it being a very stressful job.
It is wonderful that you have a Dear Husband to lean on…mine is fabulous as well, as it sure makes a difference.
HEART
Posted 4/23/2014 6:29 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome catanne! I have something in common with you. I am a retired nurse that finally had to give it up. I tried so many things to try to make it easier or me such as you did. I work at less hours and changed jobs to make it easier. Nothing seem to work. I was always in chronic pain and fatigued. As you know you really can't work with pain meds, so this caused me lots of trouble. I do miss it, but I am glad I am not working now. I finally took permanent disability. I had a 3 level cervical fusion done and that is what tip my bucket. As you read many stories, you will see its common characteristic of fibro.

I have not work in about 4 years. I was a mess when I first came to the forum. It took some time but I developed a treatment plan for my fibro. Can't you tell that I am a nurse.(treatment plan) Lol. I got some great books on fibro and did my homework. I read post frequently here and got great ideas to try. These things have helped me put my treatment plan together. When your trying things it's like a trial and error method.
Many of us have numerious health problems beside fibro, so you will see a difference in how others treat their fibro.

I wanted to share what I do for my fibro. Try to eat healthy, light exercise, limit stress, magnesium, calcium, vitamin D, remron and subutex for pain. Plus I use lots of het and rest when I can

I hope you can work at finding that right treatment plan for you. Please feel free to ask questions or if you need to vent the day away. Lol
Posted 4/23/2014 10:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Cat,

Welcome to the forum. I am glad you found us.

Stress can cause our bodies to go through all kinds of things. When I was in my late 20's I became glucose intolerant due to family stress. I was dealing with diabetes at an early age. I think my fibro was caused by stress too.

Hang in there, keep posting and yes, do check out "fibro 101".

I hope you are having a good day today...

Hugs, Karen...
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