I have real fms–and am active in research–have been bedridden–but have gotten back on my feet and work full time…..
i have a friend claiming to have fibromyalgia also-but I am skeptical–as there is no way to know for sure–i do not challenge her belief (to her)..
i just wonder to myself…
but, I know I really have it–yet I don’t make a big deal about it–
she on teh other hand constantlyt talks about it..and how horrible her life is as a whole…
43 year old female
has been known to develop any many conditions she hears about (i call it a hearing disorder-she heasr it and gets sick–like teh see food diet–you see it and eat it)
she thought she had cerebral palsy because her right side is dominant over her left (which is most people-except those who are ambidextrous)
she thought she had a genetic disorder that is similar to autism and is characterized by acute hearing–able to CLEARLY make out sounds that most people hear as a mumble or distorted–because she can hear loud (mumbled) voices through the thin walls of our apartmemnt building..
both of these are conditions people are born with–not generally get diagnosed with when they are middle aged (except on rare mild cases combined with bad doctors)
I do believe as a preschooler she did have a medical problem that was medically corrected over a period of 2 years–during this time she got a lot of attention from her family and doctors…and learned that being sick gets you attention…
told a doctor she works for that she thought she had fibromyalgia-claims he said she was right…but had previously told me that she had tested the tenderspots herself-even though she doesn’t seem to know ewhere they are.
i suspect that if you pressed anywhere–she would claim it was painful–not because it really is-but because she wants it to be.–it might be teh nromal mild pain a person would feel being poked–and she thinks it is abnormal…..
was never tested/screened for other conditions
works full time-45 hours a week
walks the dog (sometimes throguh the woods) 3 hours on a workday, 5-8 hours on saturday/Sunday
VOLUNATRILY sleeps 5 hours a night–stays up late talking on the phone/watching TV
Voluntarily gets up at 4:30 am–to get to work by 9:30–she MUST iron her clothes in teh mornign (medical scrubs) as if she irons them at night and hangs tehm up-they will be too wrinkled in teh morning–MUST make her dog homemade food-and walk him at least an hour before work…..
sleeps on a worn out mattres with a hole the dog dug in it (but that is not what is causing her back pain supposedly)
goes to teh chiropracter and is miraculously cured for a few days–or takes an herbal supplement and feels great for a few days..
has an active social life–socailized at least a few hours–often Saturday and Sunday–including a couple hours 1 day–and 6-8 hours another–
this is in addition to walking teh dog and talkng on teh phoen and watching TV for hours….
she is constantly going to various doctors for various tests/prococedures–but never talks about tehse doctors suggetsing any medical treatments..
I have stopped answering my phone and even turn off my lights to make her think I am not home–
she gives me an attitude because I can’t do things and need to go to bed early..i’m tired of listening to her talk about how ‘sick’ she is -she will perseverate on it fro an hour or 2-even when I try to change the subject–
I have tried telling her I want to go eat dinner when we are on teh phone–she ignores me-I try chewing loudly to send a message–but she droens on ond on–and doesn’t notice.
i can tell her I won a million dollarts and was giving her half–but she wouldn’t notice beacuse she is so preoccupied thinking and talking about how sick she is.
I know it is possible that she does have a real physical illness in additon to hypochondria–
but I find it hard to believe–with everythign she does throguhout her day–beign on teh go for 18-19 hours—that she has fibromyalgia-
i think she has normal pain and fatigue due to her lifestyle choices.
I am just wonderign thsi for myself–i try to keep my distance-because she is a drain onme–
if you are truly knowledgabel about fibromyalgia-
what is your opinion-
based on how she acts-do you think she has fibromyalgia???
if you are otherwise healthy–and you kept her schedule-would you be tired and achy?
and teh dog is constantly 'sick' too
and is miraculously cured (temporarily)by a chiropractor or by a PARTIAL DOSE of antibiotics
Heidi -you are INSULTING-
fibromyalgia is a real disease-the cause is a disorder of the central nervous system–it does not regulate the neurotransmitters normally-
i did not ask if Fibromylagia is a real disease—DO NOT waste your time answering that it is a fake disease.
THE PAIN and EXHAUSTION CAN KEEP A PERSON IN BED_I WAS IN SUCH SEVERE PAIN I WOULD HAVE LET THE DOCS AMPUTATE MY LEGS..there are normal aches and pains-pain due to otehr conditions-and teh REAL pain of fibromyalgia
the question yet again is
BEING THAT FIBROMYALGIA IS A REAL DISEASE–
DO YOU THINK THIS PERSON HAS THE REAL DISEASE FIBROMYLAGIA-
or something else-psychosomatic pain, depression, hypochondria-normal lifestyle pain and fatigue
HEIDI-i would report you for being insulting–but the report abuse system is a joke–they randomly pick answers as real or unsubstantiated abuse
Justice would be if fibromylagia happened to people ike Heidi
"sounds like she is doing well for herself"
how did I give that impression-by saying she perseverates on how 'sick' she is and broods on her horrible life?