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Monday, October 01, 2007
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most of you that know me up close and personal know that I have been plagued for years with pain and illness for quite some time... doc says it's (most likely) fibromyaliga (which I need to learn to spell AND say...).. Diagnosis needs to be made by a rheumetologist, but the reading that I have been doing points to YES...
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Don't let anyone tell you you have "Fibromyalgia". Or, rather, let them diagnose it as such so your insurance will cover it, but don't YOU believe it! Fibromyalgia is a blanket term used for a symphony of symptoms that add up to "I don't know what's wrong with you, but you have a lot of pain and fatigue, so we'll call it Fibromyalgia".
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about 8 years ago. I've seen many people get this diagnosis and end up on pain killers, unable to work, barely mobile, and giving up on life. The more I read about Fibromyalgia, the less I believe it is actually ONE syndrome. I believe it any number of factors (including long-term stress, anxiety, and/or abuse) as well as other factors (the inability to breathe properly, therefore getting less oxygen than necessary) that trigger this response in the body.
I have treated my difficulties with therapy, acupuncture, massage, chinese herbs, yoga and other exercise, and a healthy questioning of my doctor (and refusal to use meds to mask the problems). I've tried to address what I believe are the root causes of my pain and fatigue, and guess what? No one I know would ever think for a second I have Fibromyalgia. (As far as I'm concerned, I don't.)
If my symptoms were cancer, I would be in remission. I still have challenges and some not-great days, but for the most part I am happy, healthy, strong, and relatively pain free. I say "relatively" because I am 42 years old and frequently swim, do yoga, and weight train, so I do get sore from that, but on the whole my pain is about %80 reduced from where it was 5 years ago.
Point is, read as much as you can about Fibromyalgia, question your doctor, explore alternative therapies, and do the best you can to address what might have thrown you out of balance in the first place. It's a lot better than the traditional route of pain meds and sleep aids and resignation.
Good luck!
well... as my doctor's advice was to "read everything you can on lifestyle changes (diet, excercize, herbal etc)" as opposed to "take all these drugs" I don't really have a problem with what my doctor has to say.
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