RE: About my Fibro history

[Guest guest]

I may have mentioned before that I have a great counselor. She is very familiar

with fibromyalgia and has found that most all of her fibro patients have

suffered abuse of some kind. You, my dear, have suffered through much more than

I could ever endure and I’m so proud to have met you, even on line. You are

the true spirit of strength.

I hope you can get some relief. What has happened to you will stay with you for

life, and I’m sorry for that. I do wish you all the best for the coming years

and remember, we are here and we do talk about other things, so jump in and help

us help you and the rest of us.

Tigger (Ruth) in Rhode Island

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From: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

[mailto:Fibromyalgia_Support_Group ] On Behalf Of Andersen

Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:25 PM

To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

Subject: 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