Males - My Fibro-mates :-) - ratio, differences etc

[JayCS]

What I've never heard a dr. say about the stress connection

Hysteria? Or the courage to face the obvious, in the face of ridicule and sometimes scorn. Men, on the other hand, often refuse to acknowledge pain and suffer in silence. Don't forget, women live longer than men...maybe this explains why. We seek help for our medical needs. I also read somewhere that men have more pain relieving hormones than do women. I seem to recall thinking that it made sense, given that men were always in battle years ago or else hunting. Having unbearable pain while…

What I've never heard a dr. say about the stress connection

Petunia, your opinions are interesting, and you have a right to express them, so I'll express the opposite. It seemed whehnever a man gets a cold, they act like they're dying. I think God made women more able to handle pain so we could carry and bear children. If a man could have a baby, he'd never do it again. When they get hurt in accidents or hunting or sports, I think they hurt as much or more than women. Women carry on doing their jobs through colds and flu, even multi-tasking to care for a…

Hmm, no comment. Or just: No & no.