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Hi! I'm new. I have my story and some questions. Hope that's cool.

Oct 08, 2010 17:34

I'm new, and I figured I'd share my story with you all, and ask a question or two. I hope that's cool. I'm Meg and I'm 17. I was diagnosed with fibro two years ago. I'd been sick for a while--migranes, anemia, various colds/flues, etc. No one knew what was wrong. At first, when I was diagnosed with migraines in my sophomore year (I'm a senior now ( Read more... )

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spiralgirl1 October 9 2010, 03:18:32 UTC

Wow. I wish I had had that kind of support when I was your age! I knew I was sick when I was a teenager, but no one else cared, so I didn't get diagnosed until a couple of years ago when I told my doctor that my mom has FM, and he basically said "yeah, you probably do too". I'm 25 now, and only now beginning to deal with it.

-How do you guys do it? How do you find ways to be able to still get out and chill? How do you make sure you're not left out or left behind?I'm very detailed about my schedule and what I do during the day. I take a couple of days off during the week, and in the evenings on days when I work, I make sure to take plenty of time to chill out. (I'm self-employed, and my work-load has been pretty light lately due to my FM, however ( ... )