Hi my name is Dianne. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 1996. I am a Registered Practical Nurse. I had been working In Charge on Night Shift in a Home For The Aged when diagnosed with Fibro. It changed my whole life.
I was no longer able to work night shift as a nurse. I remember being so frustrated when I was diagnosed with this. I was hurting so bad and had no strength. Simple things such as shopping and being able to lift a can of apple juice off the shelf were to hard for me to do.
But with a good Doctor by my side and several tries at finding the right medication for me.
I am able to lead a fairly normal life. Oh yes I still get aches and pains and lack of energy somedays and am not able to do as much in a day as I used to, but the medication puts this to a more managable level for me so I can function. Without the medication I can not function in daily life tasks at all. Trust me I know I have gone off the medication 3 times and each time the symptoms come back harder and worse than before. So I have learned the hard way that being pig headed and thinking you can control this is not true. But I can still function normally if I take my antidepressent medication. But from what I can understand I am one of the lucky ones that medication controls most of the symptoms. I have also found that learning to listen to what my body is telling me helps as well.
Also I have been able to work part time as well . But it is my own business Nursing Footcare. So I can control the amount I do each day. There are days when this is difficult but I am managing to still do it and I think sometimes it helps to have something that kinda forces you to get up and get moving.
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