Guest guest Posted August 27, 2002 Report Share Posted August 27, 2002 Hello, everyone. I just joined and thought I would let you know something about me. I am 36yo wmf 1 child 10 years old, 2 steps. The older 2 have moved out, so we are just raising our daughter. Well, that's not totally true - the oldest daughter and her family is living with us for a short time. ANYWAY--I was only diagnosed last year, but I have had symptoms for at least 12. This is so unknown! I have been tested for RA, Lupus, Lyme's disease, and probably other things I don't remember off hand. My breakthrough came last year when I read a magazine article about FMS and thought " This is it. " I saw my dr and told him I thought it was fibro, and he did the tender point test. Voila! a diagnosis! Finally, a medical basis for my problems! Although the pain is a daily companion, my worst problem with fms is the fibro-fog. I used to work for a charity - which I wlll not name due to fibro related problems that caused me to leave there - after Sept. 11 we became so busy and stressed that my fibro kicked into HIGH gear and my fog took over my mind. Looking back, I think that I was on the verge of a nervous break down from trying to deny what was going on. My boss accused me of using my fibro as an excuse not to do my job (because I would forget things I was told, or lose track of what I was doing.) If you do not have fibro-fog, I pray that you miss out on this part of the disease. If you do have it, I would be interested in learning new ways to cope. I am going to stop here to check out the archives. anxiously await future posts. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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