Fibromyalgia Support Group

I'm curious as to how many of those in this forum have had serious stress in their earlier years, or a tramatic event?

I do know that stress increases the symptoms. But I have very very little stress in my life now. But the

fibro has been kicking my butt lately. If this is "all in my head" how do you get it out?

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Sharon

I don't really know of a traumatic event per se in my case. I had disabled parents, and grew up fast. I also worked a lot.

I do know some people has issues after car accidents and such.

One doctor did tell me that if he has 2 patients, 1 with Fibro...they will take twice as long to recover from most anything as the patient without Fibro. He said now that he knows that, he treats accordingly.

I believe that stress is why I developed fibro. I won't go into details but it lasted 3-4 years. I thought I was handling things just fine, then it seems like one day, I blew a gasket.

It would be nice, but I doubt that being stress-free now is going to reverse the fibro. We just have to go on from here.

I did go through three years of tremendous stress right before I got sick. Clint tends to think that's why I got it. My doctor actually tends to think that it was a viral infection of some sort, so mild that I didn't even know I had it.

Mispati is absolutely right, though. We just have to move on from here. One way to do that is to always remember that there is hope. I'm convinced that with the right doctor and the right treatments we can all find tremendous improvement in our conditions, even if it's not possible for everyone to get completely better.

Connie

<Just don't tell him I said so...>

Welcome to our Fibro family ~~~ we re happy to have you with us.

Yes, I tend to agree with those that say Fibro is caused by severe stress.

I had 4 (and maybe even more) years of severe stress to the point that I was living someone elses' life as well as my own. Too lengthy to go into here and now but I have never had (since) such stress as during that time.

As for trauma causing Fibro, I can t say one way or the other there as I ve had normal surgeries and accidents over the years but am not attributing the Fibro to them.

I ve just come to terms with Fibro and decided to let it live with me but not rule my life.

Marilyn

Are you having surgery on both eyes? They would only do it one at a time anyway, wouldn't they? I do hope you'll keep us posted.

Please make yourself at home here. Post away to your heart's content. You'll make all kinds of amazing friends that way.

Please keep us posted as much as possible on your surgery and how you're doing

Newbie hugs!