raynedae
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I was in a bad accident in 1986 and my husband died. I think that 'began' my symptoms. I'd had some migraines before then but they really increased after that & I started noticing that if I was really tired or stressed, the old physical injuries would re-emerge. Then 10 years later, in a 6 month period, I was hit in the head with a pager thrown overhand by a very angry meth addict at work, filed a worker's comp suit against the company I worked for, got in another car accident, and got fired from the job (retaliation, which we proved in court). In 2001 I had new symptoms when my Dad died and both my mothers-in-law died within 6 months. I had a nervous breakdown right after that when my then-husband got in a minor fender bender...PTSD back full on, the worst I'd had since the first big wreck. I got rear-ended shortly after and the MD I saw couldn't figure out why I hurt so much from such a minor collision and treated me like I was trying to rip the insurance company off...even though I was being treated at MY HMO. Then I had another incident at work involving carpet glue fumes, and then burnt my hands badly with undiluted bleach. The worst though started this spring when my baby sister (OK she was 46) was diagnosed with lung cancer and died 3 weeks later. I emailed my doctor about some strange pains I was having--the shooting pains down my arms & legs--and she emailed me back that she'd thought for quite some time I might have fibro...thanks for waiting to tell me, Doc! I'm also peri/menopausal (age 51) and have no spleen from the first big wreck. I was used to doctors saying "oh, you're just perimenopausal" (really? Ever since I was 35?) now it's "it's JUST your fibro"... rayne >^.^< |
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