Posted by Laurapat22 on December 2, 2008, at 12:50:06
In reply to Re: Severe neck/shoulder pain, posted by maree on June 25, 2008, at 23:09:25
I know how you feel. I am only 23 and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 7 months ago, but have had the same symptoms for over three years. I have intense neck, chest and upper back pain and horrible sleeping problems. I never feel rested and lately my fibro fog has been pretty bad. Fortunately, I am a pretty functional fibro patient... I go to work, I exercise and I go out with my friends a lot, but I never feel GOOD. I always just push through the pain, because I refuse to let fibro rule my life. I hate the pain and I hate the fatigue, but worst of all I hate that no one understands or gives you credit for all the energy and work you put into doing everyday things. I dont expect a pity party, but I would appreciate it if I didn't get crap from my friends for missing so much work. I probably bring a lot of my pain on myself, because I refuse to slow down (I just cant make myself stop and relax) but I wish there was something out there that could just allow me to live the life that everyone else has. I thank god everyday that I do have the drive to accomplish pretty much everything I want to, but that wont be there forever. Because after a while, you start to just give up hope that any of it is worth it, since you're just going to be in pain the whole time anyway. I am so afraid that this will only get worse. I am trying to become a lawyer, and I'm going to law school next year. the workload isnt what even scares me, its the fact that I will be sitting in a library 10 hours a day, while my muscles get stiff. Or that if I dont get enough sleep I will be in intense pain for the rest of the week or even month.
This is the most annoying condition, because you are the only one who can feel it and no one will ever understand. I almost feel like more people get sympathy when they have a cold, then when you have fibro. I totally understand your pain!
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