I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE! when will the pain stop

Fibro is a hard disorder to explain to others because most of us look healthy and they cannot wrap their heads around the fact that we are sick. I get flack too from dh about taking a lot of medicine. But I have to in order to function. He has always been funny about taking medication so I guess he thinks I shouldnt.

Anyway, yes naps can help, and no we cant sleep all day, I wish I could but after a while in bed I get sore from laying too long.

Any kind of exercise for me really sets me back, except a short walk.

I cleaned my three bathrooms, (not the tubs- kept those for dh) about a week ago, did the sinks, floors, etc and I was down for at least 2 days from the pain it caused me.

I have had a lot of surgeries also but I had fibro before that. Interesting enough my rheumie told me ( I was diagnosed with FM in 1992!!) said it could have been from my silicone breast implant that I had from a reconstruction after I had a mastectomy for breast cancer. So I had it taken out and another procedure done to see if I would feel better. Uh, no, but glad I had it taken out, I like the new reconstruction better. Anyway, I dont think ANYONE knows how we get FM.

Glad to have you here!

Debbi

Amy

dragonfly

My hubby since then has been very supportive and often tells me that he knows my desire is to not have to take the meds. He wishes that too. However, if the meds help me to be more like myself and do things with the family, then amen.

Like others have said, it's hard to say why we have the fibro. I agree with mamanordy, naps help me too but I have to get up cuz of the pain as well.

The best thing I can say at this point is try not to hold stress in. If you need to, use our shoulders to help carry the load. We are here for you. The stress doesn't help the fibro pain - only makes it worse.

So, I am gonna step off my soapbox now...sorry!

Please don't hesitate to lean on us cuz we are here to help. We also know you will help us when you can.

Sending you hugs for less pain.. (((((HUGS)))))

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I'm usually on line every day.

Hang in there, you are not in this alone.

Jan

"When you're down to nothing, God is up to something"


Jan

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Because if you are a part of this group, then you are one of the thousands suffering from pain, depression, defeat, lonliness, fear and on and on. But, since you are here, there are a lot of great people to answer questions and help you. And believe it or not, some day you'll read your screen and read some horrible story of someones pain or doctors problems.....and, you'll find yourself trying to help them. Yepp. It happens.

Best wishes to all that are recovering from surgeries and prayers to those that are preparing for surgery.

Someday, I'll let ya'll know a secret about me. Not really a secret so much as just some information about me that tends to make people uncomfortable. So until then, just let it all hang out and anyone PM me at anytime. Someday when I'm more at ease, I'll let you know something really about me. I love the shock I always see on people faces. Ohhhh. I won't see your face. Shoot. Oh well, maybe someday I'll put my mug in my spot on my site.

And ya'll (I'm from Texas, can you tell) be real careful about your private last names and email sights. For your safty it might be best to put those on PM's. That's just the mommma talking in me. But remember, there are really a lot of "sick" people out there.

Forgive the spelling.......

God Bless and hang in there! I've been walking in your shoes, too, since 1988 but had no idea what was going on! My doctors dismissed me at the time as a hypochondriac (sp?). I finally found a specialist in 1999 and my life has changed so much since I found Cymbalta 120 mg. I do have fibro flares from time to time but nothing like before! I had a gastric bypass and could no longer take Ibuprofen which was the only thing that helped me! No other RX helped until the Cymbalta for me. We all have to find the right med to help.

And gentle yoga (DVD at home) helps me too.

God Bless! You are in my prayers -- you are never alone!