Arthritis

Hi, my name is GwynStone. I'm here because I have multiple chronic illnesses including FND, COPD, Fibro, Arthritis and Diabetes. I'm looking for tips, tricks, and support in dealing with living with multiple chronic illnesses.

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Hi, my name is OrangeCatzMama. I'm here because I am one who was born with fibromyalgia. I also have full body arthritis in every joint, this was found at 43. My pain level was bad at that time, but I just kept pushing on. It took me blowing out 3 cervical disks at once to bring the Fibro to the top. That's when I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but the doctor soon figured out that I had had it all along. All my weird "quirks" weren't me seeking attention, but were things that I actually felt. Duh? Now, I'm a widow, I was not able to conceive due to endometriosis, so we had no children, nor did I have siblings. My parents passed in 2010. My husband in 2023 from Alzheimer's. He had 3 children, but only one has really kept in touch, with me regularly since he died. My husband's sibs have not made any contact with me since his funeral. There's no attempt to understand my pain issues. The oldest daughter (& son hasn't spoken to me since he left the cemetery in 2023) accuses me of not trying to be with her, always being late or cancelling out, blah, blah. Okay, we all know how cold weather, holidays, anxiety affects our Fibromyalgia. To top it off, I have to drive over an hour, heavy traffic (panic attacks) to get to the Thanksgiving meal at Noon. I went out on disability in 2008 for the Fibromyalgia, nerve damage, inability to work. Also, the family that I am going to spend the holidays with is my late husband's ex-wife's HUGE FAMILY!!!🙀🙀 I only know like 4 of the sisters, but have NO IDEA WHO the others are! We were married 34 yrs. They were married 11 yrs. We were not always friendly, but after their last daughter became an adult, things got better. After my husband died, they opened their arms to me to come to their meals. I also suffer from paralyzing anxiety when I am in closed-in crowds, like in a house or small room with a bunch of strangers. As long as I had my Daddy, then my husband to be with, I could control the panic. Now, both of them are gone and the anxiety keeps me home a lot. I'm realizing how bad my anxiety has gotten again just recently. Sorry, I just needed to vent my frustration with my step kids not caring or trying to reach out to me. But I am told by them that I am supposed to be making the effort to do their plans, without regards to my "convenient & not so bad" pain. The oldest daughter has some strange ideas about illnesses, self healing through diet, positive thinking would make my "pain" disappear, she's very diabetic but refuses to see a doctor or take meds for her condition. She got into this weird thinking during Covid. It's just getting more bizarre, but she won't listen to anyone else. She's right and we are all wrong! 🤬🤬🤬 Sorry this is so long.

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Hi guys!
It's been quite a while being part of mighty and have learned quite a bit on how to accept my condition and managing my emotions during flare ups. I just want to know how can we be of help to each other more as a community?
Coz at times it becomes very lonely and burdensome dealing with my condition.
#lost #Fibromyalgia #lumbarlordosis #Arthritis #MultipleAutoimmuneSyndrome #Support

I was told I suck, I’m lazy, and oh yea the gluten free food I can eat is terrible. You might be asking, “Why would someone say this?”. Because I had to cancel dinner plans due to a flareup. I guess I need to date a few frogs before I meet Prince Charming but man, can the next frog be a little nicer?

I tend to open up about my health early because I’m always nervous I will have a flareup, I’ll need to cancel, and they won’t understand. Welp even if you tell someone, they still might not listen/understand and resort to calling you names.

Anyone have similar experiences? I feel like I need to write a book at this point, “Dating stories: Chronic Illness Edition”.
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Hi, my name is Liz. I'm here because I'm hoping to find a community who can relate to the experience of living with Anxiety, Panic Disorder, ADHD, Complex Trauma, and Sensory Processing Disorder (bonus for autoimmune arthritis and previously subclinical Cushing's turned adrenal insufficiency post tumor removal!). Living with this constellation of hurdles hasn't stopped me, but it would be so nice to have others to relate to.

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Hi, my name is mari101_2000. I'm here because I think online support is critical. I'm a 48-year-old mom of two. Brittany is 28 and is on the autism spectrum and has PTSD. My son, Tyler, is 24 and diagnosed with bipolar and ADHD. He is unmedicated by choice. He's been sentenced to three years for probation absconding. We don't have a relationship at the moment. I've been through a lot of trauma, I'm either MDD or Bipolar 2, and I don't know why they can't tell the two apart. I have CPTSD, depression, and anxiety. I also have a chronic illness.. I have very bad gastroparesis, and it's really affecting my life. I also have horrible arthritis, fibromyalgia, and back and hip pain. These are the things that I'm struggling with. Brittany had a baby that she'd worked very hard to bring forth. She had Everleigh, and she was a stunner. Five weeks later, she died of SIDS. So we are all grieving her. Also, we lost my mother to Alzheimer's about 6 months later.

Sorry, I just spilled my guts. Hope to make some connections!

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Hi, my name is MamaFrog. I'm here because I was diagnosed with: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, IT Band Syndrome, Insomnia, Narcolepsy, and depression between 15-17 years ago. In the last 10 years, I have been diagnosed with: Sjogren's Syndrome, Costrocondritis (inflammation of the fascia over/under/around the chest wall...this feels like a heart attack. In my case, this climbs around my whole chest wall, up into the whole neck, jaws, and into both ears.), chronic headaches, arthritis (in my whole back, neck, with lower bone spurs in my pelvic region). Not to exclude the bulging disc between my shoulder blades, and disgenerative disc disease. I know... I'm a total mess ( my husband tells me this frequently! 🤣🤣)!! I take WAY too many medications (including 30mg Morphine 3 times a day) just so that I can function (ie. move my body without much pain, think clearly, sleep, stay awake all day, etc ...😬😱😭). I have many books on most all of my chronic illnesses, and keep mostly up-to-date on medical testing/discoveries involving my "issues". Today is Easter Sunday (HE HAS RISEN!!), and it's been a tough day for pain/movement/ cognizance/memory and it's not even noon yet!! I hope you, that are reading my ramblings, are ALL in a great place today and everyday!!! Gentle Hugs! 🤗 ❤️

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