Fibromyalgia
I went to see a rheumatologist for the first time and I was told I do have fibormyalgia. I have been in pain for 17 years and have seen several doctors and I finally found out what is wrong. I found out I also have some others things going on as well. Not sure if this is good news or not but it's nice to know that all the doctors who kept telling me it was all in my head didn't know what they were talking about. The bad news is there is no cure for it and that's hard to deal with.
I had always hoped I would find out what was wrong and they could fix it. I just want to live a normal life and be pain free. I do get injections in my neck and the base of my scull which offers some relief for a short period of time but it is a very short period. I have daily headaches that even the injections don't help much.
I was wondering if anyone else suffers from this and how they deal with the pain on a daily bases? I was started on a medication but I have such a hard time with horrible side effects so I am not able to take things that will help with the pain. I only took half of a pill last night. I didn't feel very well this morning when I first got up but am feeling a little better now. I get so nausous and dizzy from most of the medications.
I had always hoped I would find out what was wrong and they could fix it. I just want to live a normal life and be pain free. I do get injections in my neck and the base of my scull which offers some relief for a short period of time but it is a very short period. I have daily headaches that even the injections don't help much.
I was wondering if anyone else suffers from this and how they deal with the pain on a daily bases? I was started on a medication but I have such a hard time with horrible side effects so I am not able to take things that will help with the pain. I only took half of a pill last night. I didn't feel very well this morning when I first got up but am feeling a little better now. I get so nausous and dizzy from most of the medications.
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I\'m so sorry you\'ve been diagnosed with this awful illness. I was diagnosed with it at 26 but know I had it way before it was ever diagnosed. (I\'m 47 now) That one \"pain-free\" day you look for is so hard to come by, but I hope that you will be able to see quite a few of them. I also hope you\'ll be able to find something, whether it be meds, therapy, etc, that will bring you some much needed relief from the pain.
Try and take it just one day at a time....sometimes one hour at a time!
Thanks so much for your support. I was wondering what things have worked for you? My doctor started me on Savella, have you ever tried this? I have such a hard time taking any kind of medication even vitamins don\'t agree with me.
I hope both of us can have more \"pain free\" days.
I wish you the best days possible. Even if you want to vent, I will promise to listen....