Trying to cope

I have had fibro for a really long time. I thought I was in a big fibro flare and I went to the dr and they put me back on Lyric which has not helped much. I am still hurting, cant remember anything, I can't sleep, my finger , hands and feet tingle and go numb. I have all kinds of system I don't even remember them all. So my doctor did some blood work to see if there is anything else going on. I have a very low sed rate which tested inflammation in your body, a positive ANA, and a high A1C to test my sugar. I am not so much worried about the sed rate. The A1C can be manage with medication and not insulin right now. They are gonna try a diet first. The positive ANA has me really worried. I already have one auto immune disease called sjogrens. Usually most people who have one have more than one and now I am worried to death I have lupus or I have a connective tissue disorder. My family history of auto immune disorders isn't good. I have a niece who has one, a cousin, and an aunt. So now I am worried to pieces. I know that worrying can make my fibro worse. So I try to not to worry to much but I do. I know having fibro is bad enough but to add all this on top of it is just gonna be a pain. Thank you for letting me vent. Happy Thanksgiving every One.

Hugs.

Hello prncessrenee,

You are very welcome to vent! We all need to vent, and if it spares our friends and family, so be it. On the positive side, it sounds like your Doc is taking really good care of you, and it is better to know than not know. Of course worrying is not good, very hard for all of us, but we are only human, so please don't be hard on yourself. I wish you well, and be sure to let us know how you get on.

Take care, Anne

Hi. Just stopping by to say hello and send you some
HUGGGGGGGGGS
Suzie

you aren't alone. this pain isn't fair and it makes everything in life more difficult.

i'm sorry that you are struggling right now. i would take your doctors advice and try adjusting your diet to see how that helps. try to focus your energy on healing your body, not worrying. i know its so hard, but worrying eats up so much of our energy.

you are strong, even if you don't feel like it. you will be ok.