newbie....please help

Don't lose hope, lots of people Iknow with this llive active full lives, it effects everyone different, so don't think because joblogs has it really bad , you will follow down the same route, ask your Dr about surport groups or pain clinic, they will teach you how to deal with flare up or any changes you might encounter. Always here for a wimge and moan.

All the Best tiff74

hi princesswinnie i know exactly how you feel i work on reception and do filing and switchboard it was so painful to file the other day but i just slowed down and never gave up as the thought of giving up my part time job does not bare thinking about. when my neck and shoulder pain gets bad i put my head set on and go for a walk round the showroom and i class myself lucky to be able to do that, my pain feels like tooth ache but it can be anywhere, to think that this is my life now makes we want to cry but what will that do give me sore eyes!! keep your chin up somes days will be worse then others  but there is no miracle to make it go away i wondered if i really had it as i dont feel over tired but then some people dont.Lets hope its not fibro when you get your blood tests back because i would not wish this on my worst enemy but i wont let it beet me i still do my 5 mile dog walk 4 times a week and i heard swimming is a really good exercise for us so hope you start to feel better hopefully when your meds kick in, and sorry about your dog did you know the loss of a loved one( and i am sure that would include a dog) can trigger fibromyalgia x

I have had fibro since the 80s although only diagnosed a few months ago. I still hold down a job, look after the house and enjoy my dogs. I am not saying it's not hard but a positive mental attitude goes along way.  the consultant when she diagnosed me said I could either let it get to me and never get out of bed or get on however hard it may seem and do some gentle moving around.   I take no drugs as such just some pain killers when it gets really bad. I decided to go down the alternative route and have hypnotherapy, magnesium baths, no refined sugars or gluten and cook everything from scratch.   It works to a reasonable extent for me but as you know fibro is different for every one of us. So sorry to hear about your dog. I have several because I cannot bear to be without a four legged friend and so there are always at least 3 for me to cuddle when  I am down.

Hi, I have Fibro too.   It took the hospital several years to come up with the diagnosis.  I also have osteo arthritis, and I had several blood tests as they thought of reumatiod arthritis.  

I think its good that your GP is thinking fibro quickly, as well as testing you to mke sure nothing else is causing the problem.  Your pain may not be as bad as someone elses, but  the pain and disability caused can vairy in different people.    So its no reason to expect your pain to be as bad.  I am not as bad as a lot of people on here, but find certain things very difficult.  Most people find what is going to cause them the most pain and are able to avoid this most of the time, it just depends on what makes the pain and fatigue worse.  Its easier to avoid some things than others!  Good luck.

Hi, fatigue is a big thing for me too. I'm also wondering how much longer I will be able to continue working. Good to hear you're GP is on the ball, it makes a huge difference when you have an understanding doctor.

If your GP mentioned fibro, he wll know that the blood tests will come back negative.  I think he is just being careful and making sure that you don't have something else, as the treatment for that may be different.  I know its not easy but try not to feel he will think its not real, because of the blood tests.  I've had lots of tlood tests, just to make sure things are still the same and so far mine are negative.  

Maybe you've felt worse since the new job as its extra stress and its fibro causing it. You may well feel better when you settle down.