This is the first site that I have joined, I have been struggling for answers for the last five years, finanally a new local doctor told me I had Fibro. I have searched for answers about Fibro and all of the possibilities, I had a traumatic experience was I was a child, I graduated high school and worked at various jobs, I worked in law enforcement for four years and I feel with the stress from that, I added another reason for fibro, I eventually got married at 30 and had my first child a year later, I am now a caseworker for the state of Wyoming and that has added more fuel for my fibro, I was in a rear end car accident in 2006, surgery on my neck in 2007 and I have gone down hill from that. I went through a divorce in 2009, another addition to fibro, I went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester in 10/2010 and had the work over, they couldn't find anything other than I had a fatty liver and white spots on my brain. I then went through a domestic issue where my then boyfriend pointed a gun at me and then at himself and the police were involved, another one for the fibro. I hate the looks that my supervisor gives me when I can't work or errors on my court orders, my co workers are very understanding but the heads don't, I have to provide a dr's note everytime I miss a day of work.......I just want a "do over" and maybe the fibro wouldn't have tagged me.
Thank you for the beautiful words, I am trying to keep from crying today, but I can't let the boss see me because she will just roll her eyes.
Lol!! I did get a laugh! Thank you!
I just lost an entire message I wrote to you, LostinWy! Siiiiiiigh.
Welcome to our club, the one that no one ever wants to join. We're glad you came here and joined us, and I appreciate the run down you've given us of your life. It's certainly noteworthy that you have many, many incidents that are red flags for fibro. Unlucky you. But the good part is that you finally do have a diagnosis, so you know what's going on. It must have been awful during those five years, not knowing what was wrong but feeling so badly.
That you're able to work at all is pretty remarkable. Most fibro people seem to be too incapacitated to work. So remember that you're one step ahead of most of us the next time a supervisor gives you "the look." If only they knew what you're going through and how well you're doing despite it
Some days at work are just harder than others, aren't they? Yesterday I made three stupid mistakes and couldn't believe that I'd made them. None were permanent, thank goodness, but they annoyed and worried me. Sometimes feeling half drunk from pain meds is not the best way to do business but sometimes you take what you've got. I definitely understand your worries over making mistakes at work. Do the best that you can. And make sure you get plenty of rest. Fatigue will do it for me every time. I used to do crosswords at work during breaks to rest my brain. Maybe you can find something to do on your breaks to relieve the stress of your job. Because, as you well know, stress will mess with ya.
Thank you for joining us and I hope we can help you here.
Petunia
I want a real live set of those coffee mugs! Too cute!
Oh, that's nasty of your boss. She's so fortunate to not be ill. I wonder if one day when she's old and ill in a hospital or nursing home if she'll like it when some overworked nurse rolls her eyes at *her?* Nope, I didn't think so!
You're not stuck any more. We're here and know exactly what it's like and what you're going through. (Your sisters in crime, if you will, hee hee.)
Stuck would be good. Imagine if she had to give orders while her eyes are stuck in the back of her head? I'm sure that more than one coworker would give her the side eye or an eye roll or 12.
Yes, I truly wish people could listen and hear us when we tell them we are in pain. And doctors should not roll their eyes at patients. Or be disrespectful. Or say, "I don't believe in fibro." If they would take the time to research the illness, they could find out much about it. Even legit research on the topic. I honestly think that if my doctor treated me like Stuck's doctor, I'd copy some research on fibro and the central nervous system and bring it to him and tell him to take a look at it.
A warm cup of tea to you,
Petunia