How I learned to embrace my Fibromyalgia!

Sounds weird, right? Yes, I have learned to embrace my fibromyalgia since my official diagnosis nine years ago, after having symptoms for at least five years prior.

When I was first diagnosed, after ruling out a plethora of other serious illnesses, with similar symptoms, I heard the words that changed my life “you have Fibromyalgia”. It was the first time I had heard that word. I just stared in shock, and my neurologist at the time did not explain what it was, what to expect, or what all the symptoms were. He only said “it’s a lifelong chronic pain illness”. I had so many questions, and he was in no mood to answer any of them. I was left dumbfounded, speechless, and frightened. My mom was waiting for me outside, and I sat next to her and said “He said I have Fibromyalgia, and I don't know what that is, and he didn't want to explain.” I reassured her and said “we will research it, and find answers, don't worry”. I think a lot of what I said was to calm me, also. But, I knew this was going to completely change my life, and hers.

Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, Inc.August 15, 2022Fibromyalgia, FibroWarrior Comments

The Truth about my Anxiety and Fibromyalgia

My anxiety, pain, and fear run high most of the time. I find that somewhere between caregiving for my almost 93-year-old mother with chronic vertigo, my 88-year-old aunt with dementia and my own fibromyalgia, degenerative disc disease, and Meniere’s disease lies the hope that I can feel better physically and emotionally, be more resilient, eat healthier, meditate more, be a better human.

Fibromyalgia Care Society of America, Inc.May 25, 2021Fibromyalgia, anxiety, FibroWarrior, VoicesOfFibroComment