It has been almost a year since I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Boy has my life changed in the last year. I went to the doctor because I just couldn't handle the pain in my hips anymore and that pain was spreading even more. I wasn't sleeping well again, my depression was worsening and my boyfriend was getting very tired of my mood swings due to all the pain I was in.
My doctor ran some blood work to rule out arthritis and a few other things. The tests came back normal, I had no arthritis in my body, I did have a small amount of swelling, but due to the testing, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, which I had begun to suspect myself.
I think back now to when I was pregnant with all my children and all the agonizing pain in my hips and I was told it was bursitis, I don't have any arthritis in my body, so does that mean I have had fibro since I was 19? In my reading I have discovered that a lot of people have stated that their fibro pain was brought on by a car accident or an accident of that sort, I was in a car accident when I was 18. If I had been diagnosed correctly then, could we have done more so I wouldn't be in so much pain now? I don't think so.
I remarried in June, now I have five children, a 16 year old daughter, 15 year old son, 13 year old daughter, and 6 and 5 year old boys. On the days I have flare ups the older kids can take care of themselves, but I don't feel it is fair that they have to take care of the younger two. I don't do well in the summer as the heat makes me very ill. The weather change has made my body ache so bad this year, that apparently I don't do very well in the winter either, lol.
I am trying to hang in there, my goal with this blog is to meet some people who are in the same place I am so we can support each other. Share information that i have found that helps me and just share in my personal fight as I continue my struggle.
May we bless each other with encouragement and give each other words the lift our spirits.
