Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Hello all... I'm a new member seeking some kind of support mainly mentally with my illness. I've been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 21. I am now 26 and have now just recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. It's been rather difficult to live a normal life these passed couple of years. I feel like I've been robbed of my youth. So many limitations I must now face... I was in denial at first thinking that I was misdiagnosed... then reality hit and yeah... I had to accept the fact that I do have a chronic illness. It's been hard to cope and I feel like no one in my family quite understands what I'm going through. Especially me being the only one with this illness. Yes... lucky me huh? No one else in my family has this illness. It's gotten so bad that I've been on and off of prednisone... so being a once thin individual I've packed on about 40lbs... and I'm sick and tired of the insults and criticism from my family and friends... Okay... enough complaining... Such is life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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