mine really kicked in after an automobile accident where i had injuries (whiplash) to neck and lower back. i didn't even know you could get whiplash in lower back. unfortunately it is not proven that injury can be the onset for fibro. many people don't even recognize fibro as a "real" illness so it probably won't be counted toward my settlement. i have had irritable bowel though since i was a child as well as migraines, depression and anxiety. maybe a precursor to the fibro. idk. I didn't have any major childhood illness. i guess i was born this way.
Me too. I thought they were taking the p when they put whiplash in the back, but they said whiplash is any spinal injury like that. And that is what my fibro stemmed from too, but it couldnt be proven in court. And I had those things from chidhood too. Too many things that must contribute to the beginning of this awful illness
We all have theories, here is mine… I believe that at some point out immune system was traumatized, mentally or physically, and now its all confused. Our brain is sending all the wrong information to the wrong places now. When I talk to fellow fibro people they say, after my car accident…, or I was abused…, or I was a sick kid…, or had a terrible illness at some point. I just thing our system gets broken and no one knows how to fix it…yet.
Yes you're both so right. Kind of sounds simple enough to sort out... We wish... Hopefully some very clever person will work it out one day. Or is it better for the pharmaceutical companies, etc, to keep us ill so they can keep making money? Oooooh wish I hadn't thought that now.
Yes, yes, exactly! I think you've got it - our nervous system gets overly-traumatized and goes haywire. Now if only some medical researchers would get cracking on your idea! Nice work.
Since I was diagnosed with fibro, I have had allergic reactions to 7 different drugs, never had an allergy before, always had sore throat growing up, but don’t think I had rheumatic fever
Your traumatic 2 years sounds like mine, prior- I was going through life, burning the candle at both ends, working full time (with 3 herniated discs in my neck) going to school full time, raising a teenage son completely alone. My dad died, ( very traumatic ) my son & i found him & i have alot of guilt, then I was sick for 4 weeks with diverticulitis, but got back 2 work, and my fibro symptoms started gradual, my son started college and he was so depressed he threatened suicide ( that was an extremely stressful time for me), my younger brother had a bilateral lung transplant, and my older brother became very ill suddenly ,I rushed to Dallas the same day to get to him before he died, I landed in Dallas at 1130 pm, he died at 11, the hardest thing ever, now I’m out with diverticulitis again, CT of heart shows blockage, and after 22 years of nursing, my employer posted my position because I have been out of work 6 weeks. In 47 years old and I feel 80, I’m doing warm pool therapy with my elderly mother that’s so pitiful ( I love my mother don’t misunderstand) I’m just so sick of this pain and fatigue, I do try to focus on the positive, but sometimes it’s just really hard especially when my mother has more energy than me
as i just read everyones stories i am amazed. i just want to cry thinking of the things that have happened to so many of you.
i have been wondering for some time now about what happens to money that is raised for different illnesses? does it really go to reasearch on the disease or just to find a new drug they think will help? i guess this has had me thinking for quite some time cause if we have raised so much money for all types of diseases how come everytime we turn around there seems to b a new drug for this and a new drug for that all with a long list of side effects.and then there r now all thses warnings that keep coming out saying that if u were on this drug and suffered this this or this u may b entiled to money.
i have read about the different theries that they say might have cused fibro it does seem like we have all had one or more of the things that they think cause it. i guess we will never really know. we just need to hold out hope that one day a cure will b found. prevention of this horriable disease would b great too. but lets start with a cure.
i pray that each of us will b able to live our lives without all this pain. i know that without hope life can b so hard.may all of us b able to have some glimmer of hope that our lives will not always b filled with pain.
Huge Hugs--
Renie ♥
I also had a hysterectomy before I could have children--I said at the time I said it didn't bother me, but the more time passes, it kinda breaks my heart...
Gemm,
I tried to read through all the comments, but this darn "fog" makes it hard for me to comprehend some things. My first question is: Have you seen a Rheumatologist lately? Everything you've mentioned is probably auto-immune related. I think it would be really good for you to be evaluated by a specialist.
In my opinion, Fibro is triggered by ANY trauma to your body--infections, injuries, stress, underlying auto-immune issues--anything. With your history, you definitely have had enough stress to your system. Did you ever have your tonsils out? I never had Rheum Fever, but all the rest was a constant for me too. Finally, when I was 16, they took them out. It was really traumatic at that age, I wish they had taken them when I was little! But after they were removed, I never had strep again (I'm now 45) -- I just don't get sick every month like I did before, maybe once a year I'll get a cold or the flu.
Just wanted to add my 2cents!
Hugs,
Renie♥