Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I was raised as an abused child. Very physically and emotionally abused child. My step father would throw me down stair, drop me out of a truck door and broke my leg. swung me around by my legs and I hit my head on the corner of a door frame. He would incessantly BEAT me with leather belt, and the back of his huge logger sized hand would find its way to my poor little head more then a few times while growing up. I could do NOTHING right as a child and would be beaten just for looking at my Step Father wrongly. To really go into great depth of my childhood and all the abuse I went through, would bring about a second time in my life where I would be in the depths of sorrow and heart felt pain which I have worked diligently to come to terms with. Just KNOW I was a very very abused child and could have been a POSTER CHILD for abused children. When I was dx'd with FM, I already had Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Depression, and at one time dx'd with BI POLAR/Manic depression..but since that time, found out it was a misdiagnose..I have just general depression from SADD and pain.. Degenerative Disc Disease, IBS, CFIDS, Hiatel hernia, and diverticulitis. I am NOT on any meds for the Fibro. Have heard of a drug called LYRICA? Does anyone here take it or are you familiar with it. My doctors gave me STEROIDS i.e. prednisone for a long long time, before I was permanently dx'd with Fibro about a year ago. I have heard that LYRICA makes a person gain weight also. I gained weight big time on Steroids... I could go in to great detail about my self and what has gone wrong with me. ..but I will dwell on listening to others ..and try to not to allow the pain to get me down..as I glean support and love from all of you to guide my dailey life. God Bless you all Faithy            I added this quote to my email...I believe I got it here...thanks, whomever sent it out " If you are alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. " –Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Dear Faithy, Bless your heart, you have been through the wringer and then some, girl. I have an appointment with my internist the end of the month and I'm going to ask her about the Lyrica. I'm overweight now, but if it helps the pain, I don't care!!!! We shall see. I sure hope you will have help moving...that will be a job. Take care of yourself. Love, /Mi About my Fibro history I was raised as an abused child. Very physically and emotionally abused child. My step father would throw me down stair, drop me out of a truck door and broke my leg. swung me around by my legs and I hit my head on the corner of a door frame. He would incessantly BEAT me with leather belt, and the back of his huge logger sized hand would find its way to my poor little head more then a few times while growing up. I could do NOTHING right as a child and would be beaten just for looking at my Step Father wrongly. To really go into great depth of my childhood and all the abuse I went through, would bring about a second time in my life where I would be in the depths of sorrow and heart felt pain which I have worked diligently to come to terms with. Just KNOW I was a very very abused child and could have been a POSTER CHILD for abused children. When I was dx'd with FM, I already had Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Depression, and at one time dx'd with BI POLAR/Manic depression..but since that time, found out it was a misdiagnose..I have just general depression from SADD and pain.. Degenerative Disc Disease, IBS, CFIDS, Hiatel hernia, and diverticulitis. I am NOT on any meds for the Fibro. Have heard of a drug called LYRICA? Does anyone here take it or are you familiar with it. My doctors gave me STEROIDS i.e. prednisone for a long long time, before I was permanently dx'd with Fibro about a year ago. I have heard that LYRICA makes a person gain weight also. I gained weight big time on Steroids... I could go in to great detail about my self and what has gone wrong with me. .but I will dwell on listening to others ..and try to not to allow the pain to get me down..as I glean support and love from all of you to guide my dailey life. God Bless you all Faithy            I added this quote to my email...I believe I got it here...thanks, whomever sent it out " If you are alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. " –Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hi, .. I will have lots of help....I was THIN until I started taking PREDNISONE and other STEROIDS....that is the shame of it all............now being heavy, my spine hurts even more...it is NOT the main reason why my spine does hurt, but it does not HELP on little bit. Oh, and I had a big car wreck in 2003. That did not do anything to help things, either! LOL!! I cannot afford to gain MORE....so won't go on the LYRICA.......... Thank you for CARING, dear LINDA...yes, I have been through the wringer on more then one occasion....lol..... but I think it has made me STRONG....or STRONG -ER!!!! Love ya.. BIG FIBRO HUGS.. Faithy -- Re: About my Fibro history Dear Faithy, Bless your heart, you have been through the wringer and then some, girl. I have an appointment with my internist the end of the month and I'm going to ask her about the Lyrica. I'm overweight now, but if it helps the pain, I don't care!!!! We shall see. I sure hope you will have help moving...that will be a job. Take care of yourself. Love, /Mi About my Fibro history I was raised as an abused child. Very physically and emotionally abused child. My step father would throw me down stair, drop me out of a truck door and broke my leg. swung me around by my legs and I hit my head on the corner of a door frame. He would incessantly BEAT me with leather belt, and the back of his huge logger sized hand would find its way to my poor little head more then a few times while growing up. I could do NOTHING right as a child and would be beaten just for looking at my Step Father wrongly. To really go into great depth of my childhood and all the abuse I went through, would bring about a second time in my life where I would be in the depths of sorrow and heart felt pain which I have worked diligently to come to terms with. Just KNOW I was a very very abused child and could have been a POSTER CHILD for abused children. When I was dx'd with FM, I already had Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Depression, and at one time dx'd with BI POLAR/Manic depression..but since that time, found out it was a misdiagnose..I have just general depression from SADD and pain.. Degenerative Disc Disease, IBS, CFIDS, Hiatel hernia, and diverticulitis. I am NOT on any meds for the Fibro. Have heard of a drug called LYRICA? Does anyone here take it or are you familiar with it. My doctors gave me STEROIDS i.e. prednisone for a long long time, before I was permanently dx'd with Fibro about a year ago. I have heard that LYRICA makes a person gain weight also. I gained weight big time on Steroids... I could go in to great detail about my self and what has gone wrong with me. .but I will dwell on listening to others ..and try to not to allow the pain to get me down..as I glean support and love from all of you to guide my dailey life. God Bless you all Faithy            I added this quote to my email...I believe I got it here...thanks, whomever sent it out " If you are alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. " –Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hello, Reading your story is almost like reading mine. For a second I thought, did I write this and forget about doing it, so I had to look and see who the author was. I had an abusive addicted father, and much other trauma throughout my life. I also have diverticulosis and some of the other things you mentioned. I have decided not to take the Lyrica, because I am taking meds for bipolar 1 and the fibro and they have caused me to gain too much already. Though it sometimes seems as if life is out to get me, and I'm not allowed to take pain meds per my rheummy, I have found some type of peace for the most part. I try to be hopeful, and I TRY to stick to a yoga/pilates thingy i found. I just wanted to write and say you are not alone in this. Gentle hugs, Loretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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