Re: I'm confused....

[Guest guest]

No, absolutely not. Skinny people get FM, average people get FM, and so do

overweight people. Being overweight carries such a huge stigma in this country,

so don't let anyone tell you that it is the cause of your FM. I had gastric

bypass surgery twice in my battle to feel better. Even after losing 110 pounds

I did not have enough energy to function and have a normal life. This led to a

profound depression and a return to eating for comfort, so now I am back to

being morbidly obese. Hope this answers your question.

Jeanne in WI

I just joined this group. My doctor is leaning towards a diagnosis of

fibromyalgia. After reading mosts of your messages, I am thinking she just may

be right

I do have a question, though. I had already deleted the orginal message and

just read a reply. And I'm confused about something. Is being overweight a

symptom or a " trigger " of FM? Thanks for your enlightment!!

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Sue

[Guest guest]

> No, absolutely not. Skinny people get FM, average people get FM,

> and so do overweight people. Being overweight carries such a huge

> stigma in this country, so don't let anyone tell you that it is the

> cause of your FM. I had gastric bypass surgery twice in my battle

> to feel better. Even after losing 110 pounds I did not have enough

> energy to function and have a normal life. This led to a profound

> depression and a return to eating for comfort, so now I am back to

> being morbidly obese. Hope this answers your question.

I lost 50 lbs from 1998, when I stopped dieting, until my Duodenal

Switch in 2005. Since then I've lost another 130 lbs. In some

respects, my pain load since weight loss surgery and resulting weight

loss is definitely less. I've had both knees replaced (I couldn't do

the rehab when I was super morbidly obese), so no longer am walking

bone-on-bone. I've done phys. therp. and exercise, and no longer

have the back and neck problems that I did when I was super morbidly

obese. I've done everything I can to clear the treatable pain out of

my life, and have been successful. But the fibromyalgia pain is

still there, just as bad as ever.

About a year after my Duodenal Switch and > 100 lbs down from surgery

weight, I confessed to my doc that I had it in the back of my mind

that if I lost so much weight, the pain would get better. She looked

at me, rather pityingly, and pointed out that it's not associated

with obesity, and that thin people get it too.

The past week has let me know in no uncertain terms that the fibro

pain is still with me.

Z

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I know every body type gets Fibromyalgia. I personally know people on both

ends of the size spectrum who have fibro and don't think size has anything to do

with it. I have a few extra pounds on me, but was really little when I first

got this monster, when I was 40. I have friends that are quite small too who

have it and it is just as painful and foggy.

Take care,

Marti

Jeanne and Dave djgraves9497@...> wrote:

No, absolutely not. Skinny people get FM, average people get FM, and

so do overweight people. Being overweight carries such a huge stigma in this

country, so don't let anyone tell you that it is the cause of your FM. I had

gastric bypass surgery twice in my battle to feel better. Even after losing 110

pounds I did not have enough energy to function and have a normal life. This led

to a profound depression and a return to eating for comfort, so now I am back to

being morbidly obese. Hope this answers your question.

Jeanne in WI

I just joined this group. My doctor is leaning towards a diagnosis of

fibromyalgia. After reading mosts of your messages, I am thinking she just may

be right

I do have a question, though. I had already deleted the orginal message and just

read a reply. And I'm confused about something. Is being overweight a symptom or

a " trigger " of FM? Thanks for your enlightment!!

--

Sue