Saturday, October 22, 2011

Three months in

I've decided that I've been dumping too much on my friends and family so maybe I'll talk to all of you out there in the interwebs. Three months ago I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. The frustration of a chronic disease along with the stigma of a diagnosis that not everyone "believes in" has made this a difficult diagnosis to deal with.

Wrapping my mind around 'there is no cure' and 'I'll be dealing with this for the rest of my life' is nearly impossible. If I catch a cold, in seven to ten days I'll feel as good as new. If I break my arm I'll wear a cast for six weeks and it'll be healed. To realize that medical science has no answer...it is mind boggling. How do I go on? The doctor can only give me advise, not answers.

So I start my new life...a huge collection of pills, an exercise program, a physical therapist and a chiropractor. Together with my doctor we forge ahead to find out what helps me feel better.

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