New Fibromyalgia Diagnosis

bluelakelady

hi kate,
welcome to the boards. I don't take meds for fibro. they do not help me. I do meditation, exercise, vegetarian diet and most of all I keep my happy healthy and strong. attitude is everything. so is understanding and respecting the new limitations.
every mother of small kids is tired. goes with the territory, healthy or not. add fibro and it can be a challenge to your sanity. learn to laugh at yourself. one thing my body gets really put off by is me laughing at the pain. joy increases endorphins and those reduce pain.
I hear you on the body feeing way older than it is. I joke and say I am practicing for old age so when I get there I will do it with style and grace. giggle. I am 26 years older than you.
sending you all my extra energy today to get some happy time with those cute kids and that sweet hubby. is he a sweet hubby? I hope so. I am going to be lazy and read a book today, so take all you want. giggle.
peace,
bluelakelady

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when faced with something you cannot control peace lies in self education and adaptation to the situation.

fibroandhypo

hello there,
It made me laugh when I saw how your husband described it because that's exactly how my family, boyfriend & I put it as well. I'm 18 years old and have had fibromyalgia for quite a long time. I worry for the future when I have kids and such just like you, but there is always hope so do not let fibromyalgia define who you are! It's a very confusing journey having it, we all have good days and terrible days that we can't even get out of bed at all. Still in highschool and I hear kids say "I'm tired" but I'm thinking 'you dont know the half of it!'. I'm not on the same medications as you, I'm on Gabapentin and Flexeril for my pain & use heating pads whenever it gets bad. Fibromyalgia affects alot! I remember getting my diagnosis I was so happy because I finally understood why my body was so out of whack. Don't give up hope & remember to smile at the little things! Now that you now for sure it's fibromyalgia the next steps for making it all easier are going to come! I wish you the best!