I, too, struggled with whether or not to tell my employer. I work in an insurance company as a phone customer service rep, and we are a small department (only 15 people), and while my immediate...
It's been a long time since I've been on here, mainly because I felt like I was coping well with my situation, and it seems everyone here has it worse than me, so I didn't deserve to seek out any...
Mine, so far, is progressive. I started having minor symptoms about 9 years ago after back surgery for a herniated disk. I was diagnosed just over a year ago, and though my migraines seem to have...
I have had migraines since I was 13, and I'm 40 now. Until about 4 years ago, my migraines were very predictable. The same triggers, the same pain in the same places, almost always accompanied by the...
I get this all the time. That's where most of my flares take place, as a matter of fact. Sometimes the pain is so horrible I can't even hold a piece of paper in my hands. I don't get it during the...
Not only do I get the pin-prick feeling a lot (mostly in my hands and arms), but I also get shocked a lot when touching something metal. The first few times it happened I figured maybe it was because...
Having Fibromyalgia means never having to say...anything NOT dorky, according to my kids, lol!...
I think my starting off point was due to back surgery. Except for pain going down my left leg from a herniated disc, I didn't have any other problems, other than my migraines, which I have had since...
I did break down and have a talk with DH, and let him know that when he and the girls do things like this, it only makes me more frustrated and prone to tension flares. He agreed that if something is...
Thanks for getting back to me. Shash, I haven't talked with them yet, because up until the last few days I tried to convince myself that they weren't aware of their behavior so I should just forget...
It's been well known in my household that I have a sometimes spotty memory, and before I was diagnosed last year with fibro, my family often thought it funny that I would forget little things....
Where I'm at, blue Chevy Cavaliers seem to be the in thing, as there are about a half dozen of them that are owned within a couple miles of where I live that are identical to mine. I bought a couple...
Good day, Tranquility! I love the username, it invokes thoughts of peace. I have had problems for the last 3 years with pain between my shoulder blades that worried me. Most of the time the pain...
Like nurse, I had a fibro moment at the checkout lane. After getting my items rung up, I ran my card through the machine on the counter, and after a few moments, the cashier said it had been...
My left hand and arm, too, have been my biggest foe in my fibro adventures. Do you think this is something the specialists that study this affliction need to look closer at? I think it's kind of...
My pain is not as extreme as these examples, yet, but I have begun to notice that my skin is becoming a lot more sensitive. I used to love my hubby and I cuddling together in the evenings, and he...
Thanks for the responses, and so quick, too! I have not had a pneumonia shot, as I never felt I needed one. I get the flu shot at work every year, and figured since the worst I got as an adult was...
Does having FM make us more susceptible to develop other ailments or develop them more easily? I only ask because I also have HS (hidradinitis suppurativa) that has mostly been under control for a...
I don't know at this point if I'm right or not, but as part of my New Year's resolution to get healthier and lose some weight, I have stopped drinking soda cold turkey. I mean, zero, and I was...
Though I felt like a complete failure on most of the tests, the doc said I did pretty well, and that no one gets it 100% right. The one I scored lowest on was where I had to name as many animals as I...
Well, I was down there for several hours, and had to take several different tests. The first was just a general quiz, asking me who the last 3 presidents were, the date, the city I live in, my...
Today I have an appointment with a neuropsychologist, which my new neurologist set me up with. It's to test me for memory and congnitive problems. Apparently, the testing for adults can take upwards...
Julie, I had been symptomatic for about 5 years or so, so even though I was just officially diagnosed last month, I have spent a long time getting acclimated to it. The one good thing about the...
For me, pain in the elbow area of my left arm was my first noticeable pain area associated with my FM, but back then, almost 5 years ago, when I mentioned it to an internest I was seeing for...
I get twitches all the time, day and night. Sometimes they are minor and last for a few seconds, other times it's so bad I have to stop whatever I'm doing and ride it out. Once in a while, I'll get...
I have found it's more comfortable, not just for me but for my family also, to have a cooler home and add layers. What feels cool to me feels normal to DH and DDs, and if I try to turn the heat up to...
I just turned the magical 40 years old, and got my dx for Fibro a week later. Yay me! I am a senior telephone customer service rep for an insurance company. Before I started working for my current...
I don't read any of the inserts for meds, because I literally don't have the attention span needed to unfold that little booklet, let alone read any of it, and then try to UNDERSTAND any of it, lol!...
I was on Mirapex for a while for my RLS. I HATED it with a passion. Not only did it not help with my symptoms, but for the first couple of weeks it felt like it made them worse. And the brain drain?...
Donnaeil, don't let something like this keep you withdrawn and afraid of a relationship. There are plenty of people out there willing to love a partner despite not being able to connect sexually. In...
Carnissa, I have tried the same tactics with DH that you do with your boyfriend. I have told him repeatedly that I will not be offended if he keeps from getting frustrated without me being present,...
DH and I had a small discussion about this, and I explained to him that my inability to be with him is not a reflection of how I feel about him, or even for a lack of desire. I want us to have a...
Thanks, Karen, thinking about it, it does kind of seem to me that now I am aware of the condition, it seems to always be lurking along the edge of my consciousness. Sometimes I think it might have...
Hey, gang. Happy Friday! Need to know some info about taking Flexeril and Mobic. I take the Flexeril at night, and the Mobic in the morning. I have had some noticeable minor mood problems for about a...
No one ever gets my age right. It can be a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is, at the theme park we have nearby, everytime I go to the booth where they guess your age or weight, I have...
I have been an atheist pretty much my entire life, so I've never needed something spiritual to rely on. I'm like the others on here that posted they rely in themselves and their instincts. I also...
Thanks, Marlee, for bringing this forward. This has actually been a tough subject for me long before my official dx. I love my DH very much, and my problem isn't so much pain. It's the constant...
Thanks, Marlee. :-)...
Thanks to the FM, I am tired constantly, and some days so bone-weary exhausted I can barely drag myself around. In order to go to work during the day, I try my best to simply ignore the tiredness,...
But since one of the major symptoms of FM is pain, how do I know when I get a pain if it's the FM or something else? I was seen by a gyno because my pelvic pain led me to believe I had a fibroid,...
Hey, there Hil323. I'm new here, too, and just diagnosed yesterday. I have found, in just a short period of time, that this is an extremely helpful place to turn to. As you have probably figured out...
Thanks, donnaeil. What kind of tests get done? In my neuro's office, he tested my memory by having me repeat 3 words, then he did all of the rest of the tests, and at the end of my visit, he asked me...
Well, I saw the rheumy today (and he had no real bedside manner, lol!), and he confirmed it's FM. He has given me scripts for Flexeril and Mobic, and is sending me for 4 visits of PT. Then, I have to...
You all have been so helpful, even if I get the diagnosis, I know I'll be able to handle most of it, as just knowing is such a huge thing for me. I do worry, though, that since most of my symptoms...
Hi, folks, I am new here, and though I have not been officially diagnosed, I believe I will be. I see a rheumatologist this Tuesday, Nov 4. Allow me some background. It started with the exhaustion......