Fibromyalgia Support Group

BigJ,

Maybe reading this will help?

It helps me!

Hang in there!

thank yo guys john and bigJ,

it is important to remeber the picture is the same no matter what sex we are..

bigJ I wonder why with all you had done in the past or any of us for that matter how they family or friends cant see the change..if you were so active and now not duh something happend..people dont relise how pain effects people..we're exaughsted from our brain running hundred miles an hour trying to figure out a safty to make us feel better..

as for the cane it can be usefull they might relise there is a problem or you can just hit them with it,and when they complain tell them you dont see their pain it must not be real

I am having a hard time too with my husband. He is fantastic but in frustration he does say things sometimes that hurt my feelings things such as that I am lazy and need to get out and exercise more that is my problem ... it doesn't make me feel very good. But I like mandr's suggestion of having your husband go with you to the doctors appts to help with education. I am going to try that one.

not only do i have fibro, sjogrens arthritis just to name a few my brother is fighting fibro now arthritis plus heart trouble. he lives across the country from me and his wife doesnt understand anything. i and trying to get him to join this sight.

I have a wonderful wife who loves to learn about this condition and does many things in the house I can not do though I try my best! she also suffers with chrones really bad. Has other medical issues that go along with this. So our illnesses go back and fourth. Dispite the pain, stiffness ect you do need to get out on the day's you feel okay. I work as a physical therapy aide I'm always out and running around. If it wasn't for this job screwed. When I get home from a hard day's work she makes me relax because she's home right now!

Maybe get him some books on fibro?

Best of luck