Re: fibro commercial..... fibro attacks us without regards to weight

March 28, 2008

I must say that I have talked to several people who are not overweight and have

fibro. Actually, I guess alot of us are overweight. But.... When we look at it

that way then it may lead people to believe that fat causes fibro. I mean, if I

dropped 50 pounds, I am sure my muscles and everything else would still hurt.

It really has nothing to do with weight I think. And .... If they depicted an

overweight person on that commercial.... then people might tend to just say

" well, if the woman would lose weight maybe she would not hurt " . Fibro attacks

people of every size, every ethnic group, socioeconomic group, every age and

every walk of life.

hugs,

Debra V.

wrote:

" 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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March 28, 2008

Good point Debra - that's American's answer to everything - well if she would

loose weight she wouldn't need a handicap placard, if she would loose weight,

she wouldn't have this or that.

I've never assocated weight, one way or another, with fibro. For many years I

thought MY aches and pains were due to weight but I don't now. I've lost 50lbs

so far and you know what? I hurt just as much as I did 50 pounds heavier.

I just think they chose a poor actress to protray fibro.

debra van ness wrote:

I must say that I have talked to several people who are not overweight and

have fibro. Actually, I guess alot of us are overweight. But.... When we look at

it that way then it may lead people to believe that fat causes fibro. I mean, if

I dropped 50 pounds, I am sure my muscles and everything else would still hurt.

It really has nothing to do with weight I think. And .... If they depicted an

overweight person on that commercial.... then people might tend to just say

" well, if the woman would lose weight maybe she would not hurt " . Fibro attacks

people of every size, every ethnic group, socioeconomic group, every age and

every walk of life.

hugs,

Debra V.

wrote:

" 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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March 29, 2008

Statistically people with fibro are overweight. This is due to the fact that

the thyroid and adrenals are often off and many of the meds cause weight gain.

This does not mean thin people can not have fibro. I agree that they should not

portray an overweight person in a fibro commercial because of the stigma of

" fat " people in this country. Most people would probably think if she would

lose weight she would be fine.....which we know is not true. Yes, even skinny

can suffer as much as anyone else. Although, I think excess weight will

contribute to more pain. I know when I'm carrying extra weight my joints hurt

more which adds to my fibro pain.

My complaint with the commercial is it does not portray the seriousness of fibro

and how devastating it is on one's life, including their family. The woman

sitting in the chair with her make up and hair done saying that she has had a

tough day because she is sore........really? Is that what most fibro people

feel is a tough day? To me, being sore is having a good day! A bad day is when

my body hurts so bad that I feel like dieing. I have days when it's too painful

to change the channel with the remote or I can't eat because I can't stop

crying. On a good day I have my hair and make up done and am just sore and it

hurts to write.

~Jill

Re: fibro commercial..... fibro attacks us without regards to

weight