Hi all, I could really use some advice from those who know what living with this disorder is like. I have been out of work for 3 years, had a few random short term jobs along the way. I just started...
So, I have been out of work for about a year and a half and I am nervous to go on my first interview in that long. I lost my job because of my pain and health issues so I'm not sure how to approach a...
These stories are the best! I love reading them because it helps me to laugh at myself. I am trying to get used to the "fog" and at first i was so frustrated but now I think back to what I've done...
I think one of the hardest things is when you tell your friends and family that you have fibro and you here "I know someone at work that has that or my best friends, aunt's, cousin has that", as if...
Morning number 2 feeling the same except I woke up with the migraine I finished yesterday with. Ugh! There are days when I wake up and I'm not good but it gets better after a bit and then there are...
Woke up this morning feeling like I was beat up in my sleep. We have some nasty weather coming through and my sleep was awful. This has to be one of the worst mornings I've had yet. Hurt from head to...
Mine started almost the same way as Namian said. First it was my hands, then my neck, shoulders, knees, ankles, back, etc. I would say I had hand pain for about 6 months to a year that got...
Everything gets worse around my monthly cycle. I have read that this can happen. I noticed over the past couple years as I started to experience the chronic pain that around my period and during, the...
I have had this also. I just was diagnosed with FM but always knew something was wrong. Now I am putting all these things together and trying to make sense of whats happening. I wake up most mornings...
I have a really hard time finding the balance between being active and not over doing it. I am afraid to be active because I don't want the pain afterward. I am newly diagnosed and have been trying...
Had that problem just the other day, but not the first time. I get really bad neck pain to the point I wish I could remove my head! I usually have neck and shoulder pain at the same time and always...
Hi, I am "new" to Fibro, well newly Diagnosed. I have been trying to find out what is wrong for about 2 years and finally found a doctor that knows how to diagnose fibro. I was diagnosed in December...
When I wake up (9ish) it's mostly stiffness and some aches. By about lunch time (12ish) I feel like I can start doing stuff, chores, grocery shopping etc. A lot of the time I can only do one chore at...
Hi, it took me about 2 years tofigure out what was going on. I started out with osteoarthritis in my hands and when the pain continued to get worse all over I saw a rhuem. She wasnt at all helpful,...
I'm new to this whole fibro thing ;) (well the diagnosis at least), but this post made me laugh for the first time all day! I am happy and sad at the same time. Happy to know I'm not alone but sad to...
I was just wondering where you are in North Carolina when you say western. I am considering Raleigh-Durham area for a move. I used to live in Syracuse NY currently in NYC and can't take the cold...