Fibromyalgia flare up

Yet again I feel all these symptoms as described by Kirstie Quail including

"Like waking up every morning aching with the flu.

Like menstrual cramps and muscle soreness that never go away.

Like a 10-pound weight on her arm that hurts 10 times more than it should"

It all makes doing anything such a chore requiring huge mental and physical effort which in turn worsens the symptoms so now I lead a very small life without the enrgy to carry out work or leisure activities "normal" folk never think twice about. Could I have had Fibromyalgia all my life or am I just internalising my mothers idea that there has always been something wrong with me?

"Joan Hall, chairwoman of the Fibromyalgia Association of Rochester, said most women in her group weren't diagnosed until middle age, but many noticed pain since childhood.

"They might have called you a crybaby, but you didn't know that," said Hall, 67, who was diagnosed in her 30s but felt distinct pain since she was 17. "I just knew, when it hurt, it hurt bad."

The National Institutes of Health estimates as many as one in 50 Americans has fibromyalgia. Though statistics aren't clear, several studies suggest that the number of children diagnosed with the condition is rising."

Pfizer om: The Painful Truth About Fibromyalgia

Sponsored by a drug company but anything that raises awareness about fibromyalgia is to be welcomed...

Fibromyalgia affects more than six
million Americans, and is the most common chronic pain condition in the
U.S. Now there is a new educational campaign designed to raise public
awareness, correct misperceptions and offer support to the millions of
people living with fibromyalgia. Lynne Matallana, Founder and President of
the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA), has more on what is being done
to educate the public about this disease.
Listen to this report from Pfizer at:
http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=33693