I have lived with Fibromyaliga (FMS) for a very long time now. I believe that my initial bouts began in my teens, but my more serious flare up began in 1989 after a particularly stressful time in my life. This is a silent, unseen affliction that affects a large number of people in this world. There are various levels of disability that come from having it, but we all have chronic pain as a part of our daily life. It is not something that we would wish on any one else and it is something that we have total empathy for anyone who does share this syndrome with us.
When I was 16 I began having daily headaches, I experienced joint/body fatigue that was not normal for a healthy young woman during most of my youthful life and that became much worse as I grew older, I also have a problem with IBS, occasional numbness in my left hand/fingers, joint pain, fatigue, I had a terrible time with PMS until I had a hysterectomy in the early 1980s, morning stiffness and stiffness after any length of time sitting and, of course, some issues with depression. I find that my pain is much worse as a result of excess stress or a change in weather/dampness.
I decided that one of the things that I wanted to include on my website was a listing of resources for people to be able to find out all that they can about FMS. I am not going to restate what these sites do so very well, but am providing links to many places that I have found in my search for answers.
Hugs to you, Sandra |
