Personal Re: Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

[Guest guest]

" It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle? "

Well, don't I feel like an idiot. I guess I must not have fibro since I am

not overweight, although I'm not anorexic anymore. I was in high school but

hey, who cares, right? Yeah, I can get out of bed most mornings and deal with

my pain but only because I have to go to work so I can afford my meds. Sorry

that I am also a " thin, boney woman " . Did it ever occur to anyone that most

Americans are overweight? I'm sorry that I can't gain weight no matter what I

do. I don't eat out a lot, in fact I don't eat a lot anyway because of my

issues from having my gall bladder out.

I don't show much muscle, but they are there and they hurt. And I also keep a

diary. I might not write more than a few sentences but I keep one. Yes, my

hand goes numb and my arm hurts but I do it.

Guess I will go back to the doctor and tell them I have been misdiagnosed

since I'm not overweight, thin and boney and I can write in a diary.

You all may have thought that commercial didn't portray a " real " fibro

patient. But it personally hurts me to feel like I can't have fibro because I'm

not fat and because I can do things others can't. I understand that there are

people out there that are disabled because of this disease, but you don't have

to make others feel like we can't have it because we aren't disabled. Everyone

is different.

I won't be checking my mail for a few days so I have a chance to let this

subject blow over so I don't get anymore upset than I am.

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[Guest guest]

,

Please don't be upset, I don't honestly know what being thin or overweight has

to do with fibro either. The beast is not fussy on who he attacks!!! Take care.

/Mi

Personal Re: Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

" It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle? "

Well, don't I feel like an idiot. I guess I must not have fibro since I am not

overweight, although I'm not anorexic anymore. I was in high school but hey, who

cares, right? Yeah, I can get out of bed most mornings and deal with my pain but

only because I have to go to work so I can afford my meds. Sorry that I am also

a " thin, boney woman " . Did it ever occur to anyone that most Americans are

overweight? I'm sorry that I can't gain weight no matter what I do. I don't eat

out a lot, in fact I don't eat a lot anyway because of my issues from having my

gall bladder out.

I don't show much muscle, but they are there and they hurt. And I also keep a

diary. I might not write more than a few sentences but I keep one. Yes, my hand

goes numb and my arm hurts but I do it.

Guess I will go back to the doctor and tell them I have been misdiagnosed

since I'm not overweight, thin and boney and I can write in a diary.

You all may have thought that commercial didn't portray a " real " fibro

patient. But it personally hurts me to feel like I can't have fibro because I'm

not fat and because I can do things others can't. I understand that there are

people out there that are disabled because of this disease, but you don't have

to make others feel like we can't have it because we aren't disabled. Everyone

is different.

I won't be checking my mail for a few days so I have a chance to let this

subject blow over so I don't get anymore upset than I am.

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[Guest guest]

, I agree, please don't take this personally! I have been realy thin and a

few pounds overweight during the time that I have had FMS. This destructive

syndrome does not care if you are thin or fat or in-between. I am so sorry that

someone was careless and got to you and made you feel bad. I hope you don't hang

onto your hurt and hold it against those in the group who are caring and

thoughtful and only want to help one another!

I am a new member but have seen this positive side of the group quickly. I

hope you come back soon, Lynda

Andersen wrote:

,

Please don't be upset, I don't honestly know what being thin or overweight has

to do with fibro either. The beast is not fussy on who he attacks!!! Take care.

/Mi

Personal Re: Vent: Lyrica/fibro comercial

" It really irks me when I see that aenorexic, thin boney women in

Pfizer's Lyrica comercial. She is no good represention of a fibro

patient. Based on what I have read here, many of you most likely may be

overweight. Even I am bigger than that boney woman. How can she have a

lot of muscle pain when she doesn't show much muscle? "

Well, don't I feel like an idiot. I guess I must not have fibro since I am not

overweight, although I'm not anorexic anymore. I was in high school but hey, who

cares, right? Yeah, I can get out of bed most mornings and deal with my pain but

only because I have to go to work so I can afford my meds. Sorry that I am also

a " thin, boney woman " . Did it ever occur to anyone that most Americans are

overweight? I'm sorry that I can't gain weight no matter what I do. I don't eat

out a lot, in fact I don't eat a lot anyway because of my issues from having my

gall bladder out.

I don't show much muscle, but they are there and they hurt. And I also keep a

diary. I might not write more than a few sentences but I keep one. Yes, my hand

goes numb and my arm hurts but I do it.

Guess I will go back to the doctor and tell them I have been misdiagnosed since

I'm not overweight, thin and boney and I can write in a diary.

You all may have thought that commercial didn't portray a " real " fibro patient.

But it personally hurts me to feel like I can't have fibro because I'm not fat

and because I can do things others can't. I understand that there are people out

there that are disabled because of this disease, but you don't have to make

others feel like we can't have it because we aren't disabled. Everyone is

different.

I won't be checking my mail for a few days so I have a chance to let this

subject blow over so I don't get anymore upset than I am.

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