Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hi to everyone! I just went to the doctor for a check up on Tuesday. I gave her my list of " complaints " , expecting to hear that I have a thyroid out of whack or needed vitamins or that I'd be told I'm just making up all my complaints. Instead, I was told that she (the doctor) wanted to run a bunch of tests, that what she is thinking is diagnosed by ruling out everything else and that she suspects I have fibromyalgia. After going home and reading about what this is, I see where she is thinking this. I decided on Thursday that heck NO, I'm not going to allow this to happen to me. I had a good day on Friday. But today, I went out to work in my yard. It was beautiful outside. I love nothing more than working in my yard. I last 3 hours. I used to work for 10-12 hours. I was in so much pain in my hips and legs that I had to come in to lay down. After sleeping for about 2 hours, I got up, very, very depressed. A little more about me....I'm a single mom, 53. I have a daughter who is 18 and getting ready to leave for college this summer. I also have an 11 year old daughter who has Down syndrome and autism. She didn't sleep through the night until she was around 9 years old. Since it was only me here with her, I was up, too. Then I would get up and go to work everyday. So, first question of what I am sure will be many...could this sleep deprivation have caused this? I do know that I don't sleep very deeply at all, that I wake up 4 and 5 times every night. Thanks for allowing me to join your group. I know I will learn a lot. Sue in Illinois -- Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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