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03/11/2008 11:31
mommyofsixFriend2U
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 I went to my rheumatologist and he said that I may have gotten Fibro. because I was abused as a child and from having many surgeries. Something about the trauma to my body? I didn't know what to say at the time and never think of questions until I have left the office so I thought I'd ask here. I was wondering if anyone else had heard of that? What would being abused 25 plus years ago have to do with me being sick now? I never had symptoms of fibro. growing up (not that I know of). I have been really upset about this! It is bad enough that I had to live through the abuse, get help in therapy, and go through all of that. Now my fibro may have been caused by it. I don't get it!!!! If you have any information about this I would appreciate it. Thanks, Chris
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05/20/2008 22:36
sugarluv
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 I have heard the same thing and I was diagnosed with fibro and also had an abusive childhood. I have heard others with fibro say they had suffered some trauma also. The percentage is really high, like 80 to 90% or something. I really believe when people abuse children they ruin lives
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05/20/2008 22:44
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 I have heard the same things. I don't think it was the abuse but maybe the surgeries. I have heard that some people react to anesthesia by over reacting to stimulus in the future. It seems to have made me super responsive to stimulus. I hope to be a scientist in my next life to prove some of my theories.
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05/21/2008 04:53
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 I have fibro AND I was abused as a child.
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05/21/2008 07:48
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 One thought, has anyone in here that has suffered childhood tramas of any kind (and lots of surgeries perhaps in their younger years) all of a sudden decide that they would start letting their guards down and letting their emotions out fully; Allowing themselfs to actually completly feel everything. (Not thinking it is "weak" to do so anymore). Cause now that I am thinking about it, I was always the stife uper lip person that took on everything with a straight face. Yes I felt good and bad but never "fully" and resently I had decided that it was okay to "just be". And then look about a year after letting it fly in the wind......I have this undiagnosed pain and fatique. (I never ran from the abuse or pain in a mannor but did have some walls up)

Interesting.... Maybe I am releasing and so is my body. I wouldn't be surprized and have given this lots of thought as a possibility on my own accord.
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05/21/2008 12:54
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 this makes me curious, because i also had an abusive childhood. my dad was VERY VERY STRICT and OVERBEARING, an DELIVERED DISCIPLINE W/ EXCESSIVE FORCE and MENTAL TRAUMA. we weren't allowed to cry when we were disciplined even if blood was running down our arms and legs, for fear of harsher discipline. we were hit anywhere we could be reached, kicked, shook. it was very hard going up. i used to dream that i could run away, and i didn't care if i got caught, just as long as they didn't bring me back home. cause then it would be so much worse. now to think it brought this on. that is too weird. anymore info?
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05/21/2008 15:25
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 All of this is very interesting. When I was very young, my dad would "spank" me with a wire clothes hanger. Then when I was in the 5th grade, I fell in school and landed on my head and was put in the hospital. I started having pain with I was in the 6th grade. It got really bad in high school and I had to drop out of dance/drill team because of the pain. I was in an abusive relationship and it took me a couple of years to get out of it. I have just got worse over the years. I have had over 10 surgeries.

I wonder how much of our childhood had influanced what we are all going threw now.

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