Guest guest Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Welcome a. Nice to have you with us. I'm Jeanne in WI, 44, married with 2 teen daughters. I've been diagnosed for 10 years but have had symptoms since childhood. We are a FaMily here, so chime in wheneve you want. Take care. Jeanne in WI > Hello everyone - > My name is a and although diagnosed just last year, I've probably > had this since I was in my teens. That was a whole lot of years ago. 2007 > was a very stressful year for me and I think that threw me over the edge - > I reached a point where I couldn't deal with the pain anymore. My internal > medicine doc tried a few years ago to talk about the possibility of all my > 'issues' being fibromyalgia, but I wouldn't consider it. I work in the > medical field and believe that if you can't show me a test result that proves I have this, then it isn't real. right. Part of me feels that I should toughen up and quit whining...that's the part in total denial of the diagnosis. > The other part hurts so badly, is so scared and desperately needs others > likewise afflicted to talk to! The other day, my sister asked me how I was > feeling and I told her that I didn't know because I don't 'check in' with > myself too often. When I do, I realize how badly I hurt. Then I wonder > why I'm so tired all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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