Hi everyone! I am new here. I am 32 yrs old. I have been dealing with Fibro for about 2 yrs. This last year has been killer. I am looking for advice and mental support to help me deal with my life changing so dramatically. I use to be always on the go, so this has been a shock to me. I believe what triggered my fibro was a drive I took from Florida up to Pennsylvania. I did it in one shot. 22 hrs and back as well. That's when I noticed the body aches that wouldn't go away. :( so I am looking for some help through this period of my life to find some ways to cope with this. Thank you all so much for listening. :)
Hello Butterfly grl,
Me again! Love the name by the way! Often it seems to be a traumatic or stressful event that triggers this tricky condition. There are lots of lovely people here that will give you advice and mental support. It is like a grieving process, for the loss of your old life, and might take time. But there is a way forward, and you will find it, I'm sure. Good luck
Take care, Anne
Butterfly girl,
As someone just about twice your age, I would like to share something I have learned as I've walked along this path.
There many times we are going along believing we know where we are headed, when suddenly something comes along too blow us off that path. My first major detour I was 16, working hard on a dancing career, I learned that Ford Mustang weren't Pegasus the flying horse and marines aren't pilots. I came out of that with a crushed hip and the end of my dancing. My latest has been the loss of my right foot and septic shock induced lupus. Along the way has been RSD and fibro. Each time it has totally changed the direction of my life. It isn't easy to let go of the known for the unknown. There is grief over the loss of hopes and dreams. The one thing I have learned is to make it through you need to embrace and look eagerly forward to your next adventure. Living with joy when you have 24/7 pain is possible if you don't allow the pain to define who you are. Yes there will be down times. Heck I just went through one of my worse, but I'm on my way back up. You can make it too.
Welcome to this supportive and friendly site. I do want to let you know that there are different levels of this illness . Some people are able to manage the symptoms with various therapies and are able to go to school, work and other things . Some people have milder levels that do not get worse or progress . I just want to tell you this and please do not project doom and gloom into your future. I wish you all the best!!!
HUGGGGGGGS
Suzie