I'm new to this site and I was wondering if you could all help me out. I'm 17 and I've been suffering from chronic pain since I was at least 3. It was only this summer that my doc decided that it's probably FM, and he refured me to Dr. Garner-Nix's pain management which is all about mindfullness.

Now I just started my classes which is great but I still have not discussed pain meds with my doc, becuase I know he's not very fond of pills and neither am I or my parents. However, this past year has been a real pain, lol so I was thinking of looking into the medicine aspect of things, so I can manage this a little better. Any advice with what meds worked best for you guys, or what to start with. I was put on Tylonal 3 when I went to the hospital one day because the pain was so bad but I didn't find it helped all that much...

Also I wanted to know what you guys do for that "fibro fog"? For me it's so bad at times that I can't even remember what I did all day! So if anyone has advice on this it would really help... maybe I can at least get through a school day without feeling like I wasn't there at all .

Thanks

It's nice to get some advice from people who know what's going on. All make sure to look at some of the other posts that way when I see my doc I have something to go on. The taperecorder is a great idea that I will definatly use for university but at the moment I'm still in highschool and they have too many rules about privacy and whatnot so I'll have to just keep up with the notetaking for now, but thanks for the idea! As for the fibro fog I see why everyone has a good laugh about it, because there really is nothing else to do

Anyways thanks again for the advice!

Sar

Good Luck

Sandi

As for being young and having fibro it is a pain in the butt, but at least I have found some medication that works that doesn't make me feel disconnected from myself. I'm on amitryptaline and it was so nice to be able to go to my grad the other day and not have to worry about being in unbearable pain the next day. lol so far I'm the youngest person I have met who has fibro... I've had it since I was three but we only figured out what it was a year ago. It's nice to finally have some answers when we've been looking all my life. At least by having it so young I was able to work with what I could and couldn't do. I was able to figure skate competatively for 6 years before I decided to put my energy into my schooling, and although I'm disappointed that I had to give up many things that I loved, I know what means the most to me because I have learnt to prioritize and choose what is more important to me in life. I still push myself but by doing so I still am able to find my limits and not miss out on life It's amazing what people take for granted in life.

Anyways, as for university I was accepted into the nursing program, and I actually just got my first stethoscope today I was so excited becuase it made it that much more real. I will have a good friend of mine taking the same classes as me so between us we'll be able to chatch most of what the prof says, so thanks for the idea it will diffinatly help a ton!

Have a great day you guys... and girls

Sar