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04/19/2008 06:26
karensue
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 Is this what my life has come to? Pills and more pills? Just when I have found the love of my life and looking forward to spending time with each other, going places doing fun things. Now I have to deal with this. As you can tell my Dr. appointment was on Thursday and I was given the bad news along with pills. WOW I never dreamed something like this would come along. I've cried an ocean and now I get to go through the pills. Try this one and that one and then another appointment. In the mean time (and I know it has only been a few days) I hurt, cant sleep, have no energy. I have always been a very active person and I don't want to have FM or the pills control me. I don not like the idea of depending on pills to get me through the day and the night? Help I just feel like I'm falling apart and all I can do is cry? My thoughts are consumed with this horriable condition. Will I ever come to gripes with this? Will I eventually except it? Will the true me ever come back? Right now I feel like I am only a shell of who I once was. I miss me more than I can say and I'm sure my husband does too. WOW that felt pretty good venting yet I am doubtful. Yesterday I had a headache from hell stabbing pains in the back of my head and my temples hurt so bad, the back of my eyes... well they felt like they would pop. Thanks I need to vent I guess

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04/19/2008 06:45
Nanaof4
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 Karen I'm so sorry to hear that you have Fibro

It is overwhelming in the beginning and it is something we don't find easy to accept. It will change your life style for sure. But over time you learn how to addapt and change things here and there.

It does not have to take over your life however...only if you let it!

The MOST important thing I think for us Fibro sufferers is to NOT give up and KEEP MOVING DAILY! Even if it's just gentle stretching

Sending you (((((HUGS))))!!!

This is a great place to come and get support and vent when needed


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04/19/2008 07:08
thomasann
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 Karen.

Nanaof4 is correct. It is very hard to accept, but once you do it will get better. You will learn to adapt and learn different ways of doing things. Yo will learn when to go and when to stop. Hang in there. We are all in the same boat. We are all here to help you . You will learn how to live with the fibro and have a happy life again.

Nothing can take away the YOU that you are inside.
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04/19/2008 07:58
Maineiac

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 Karen, all the others have given good advice. I can only tell you that I have had Fibro for 20 years and through the years you learn to cope with it. Don't let it get you down. We're all in the same boat here and all willing to support you in any way that we can.

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