1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Nov 11, 2007, 7:23 am PST

I have fibromyalgia which for those of you that are unaware, causes cronic pain and fatigue. For me. the hardest thing about living with the pain is the fact that nobody can see a wound or any other reason for pain and many of them just assume that I am not hurting! Even my adult son and his wife are in denial about me and the disease simply because they can't SEE it! My son has never come out and said anything to me, however I can tell by the way he often looks at me that he thinks I'm faking! It is really hard emotionally as well as physically because I sure could use some help with so many things! They don't even think of offering because they don't realize what level of pain I operate most of my days at! It is difficult emotioally thinking your own children think you would lie about hurting and not having any energy! Sometimes the fibromyalgia consumes my whole day! It can last for several days before I can force myself up and active! Those days are hard emotionally as well because I would much rather be playing with my grandchildren!!! Hurting Deborah in Kansas

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 11, 2007, 5:37 am PST

let people work with drugs that stop pain,the ones that help the mind and the pain

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 11, 2007, 9:11 pm PST

I also have fibromyalgia, and I am Bi-Polar and chronic depression. I am on many meds. They just put me on a medication called Lyrica and It has been less than a week but I don't feel the debilitating pain that ladyhawk1996 describes. It was just approved in July by the FDA. I still have confusion and see a therapist weekly. But it gets hard to concentrate sometimes. My career was a Medical Assistant and Phlebotomist. and as you know that is a stressful job in a busy office or hospital.( Would you like someone sticking you with those problems?) I was working 2 jobs before my breakdown, now there are even days I don't get out of bed, or afraid to drive.There also days at a time I do not sleep or sleep all the time. I think it depends on the situation. I am going on year 2 of trying to get disability and go to court this December. I have already filed for bankcrupsy a year ago and my mother died the month I filed so that even extended it and made the situations worse. As I see it. With some of the Psyhc meds I am on it would be to dangerous for me to work.I got fired from one of my jobs for taking Percocet that I was prescribedfor my pain.I did not take them at work. I took them before going. It didn't effect my work till I had a breakdown one day, for I had alot of problems at home.I feel I couldn't even work at home doing transcription or other jobs because I never know how I am going to feel. I would like to get back to my old self...Hopefully with Gods help I will.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Nov 11, 2007, 4:13 pm PST

iam 6'3" try to get any doctor or person to belive you has proven imposable the doctor put me on methodone it helped some. i kept fitting SSD and they so nope go get a job. i knew something else was wrong but again no help,as it turned out my heart was going south,by 38 i had a heart attack this has been the cause of most of my pain. the ER didnt belive it was my heart until they did there test,now the doctors take what i say as fact but now i have to live with a heart thats down to 29%. this sould had been found much sooner but again if you dont fit you are told nothing wrong.no blood presure problems,just back,leg and arm pain and now add angina to the list. iam 39 now and dont know if i will see 40-50?

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Nov 11, 2007, 10:35 pm PST

I have been laid off because of the pain and med.s that I take. because of this I do not have health insurance, how do I get the medical care I need, let alone the medicine I need. I am at my wits end and trying to stay afloat. Can some one help me?

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Nov 11, 2007, 4:06 pm PST

10 months post rectal colon cancer surgery,chemo,and radiation. Colonostopy and went back to work in 6.5 weeks and am now ready for a break. Got any ideas? This man is tired and losing my sense of humor.

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