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2/17/12 7:39 P

Welcome Tanya, when you spend all your energy working have you thought about chair exercises? There are several on the site here, I use them when my pain is severe and when I get a hemi-plegic migraine and cant get out of bed I just do arm and leg lifts in my bed, Any amount of movement will help and lessen your pain a bit. I was skeptical at first when my rheumatologist told me that it would help but it turns out she was right. I'm not too far off from the 300 mark so if you need some motivation or just a cheerleader look me up. I'm off and on the computer so it might take me a bit to get back to you but I will.

take care
Shell

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2/16/12 2:08 P

Tanya. You have come to the right team.There are a number of us who walk in your shoes and can relate and offer support.

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2/15/12 8:30 P

Welcome Tanya! I know what you mean about having FM your whole life. My parents always told me I was overreacting if something hurt really bad, so I just figured I was a wuss about pain. Finally after I got married, there were days that just having my husband put his hand on my thigh was excruciating. That's when I figured something was wrong. It's helpful to know I my pain is real and not normal. I belong to several groups here relating to FM. I highly recommend finding as many as you can, it helps so much with motivation and not feeling quite so down all the time. Good luck with everything!

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2/15/12 6:03 P

Tanya!

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2/15/12 5:26 P

Hi all, I'm Tanya. I'm 26 from BC Canada and I have fibromyalgia (of course). I was diagnosed at 22 but I've had it forever really... I was 20ish before I learned that something ALWAYS hurting ISN'T normal! (Seriously, I thought I was terrible at handling my pain...). I'm currently in a bit of a battle with my doctors as I'm hoping to be put on disability. I understand their fears since I'm only 26, but I'm unable to get through the day without tears. I can barely move lots of time, and I do stretches daily and swim and walk when my body lets me. But when I'm working... I can't do anything else!

Making matters worse I currently weigh 304 pounds. I KNOW I need to lose weight, and I really am trying, but it's difficult when all my energy is spent just getting through my day. I'm unable to dress myself sometimes and need my boyfriend to help me... I can't shower sometimes and have to rely on baths (which would be ok if our tub was bigger). I can't grocery shop alone... ugh, it's all so depressing.

I just keep telling myself it'll get better, but sometimes I have to wonder if that's true....

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