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purple617
Sex: F
Data Quality: 1 star
Pain: Some
Fatigue: Most
Sleep: Some
Stiffness: All
function: Little
external_stress: All
Stickman: most
Description:F54y
FM:9y Dx
CFS:?y
purple617
Female, 54 years
MN, United States
Primary Condition
Fibromyalgia and 13 more ▼
First symptom
Diagnosis

About purple617

I think I filled this out when I first joined, but lost it in the translation. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 2006, and felt at the time that I was glad it wasn't a progressive disease because I wasn't that bad off. But I fill now that it is more of a transitional disease in that it is forever changing. I do feel like I have gotten worse and whether that is from the addition of aging, I don't know. I am not disabled with this disease, but I can understand and empathize with those that are. It is a daily struggle against Fibromyalgia defining who I am.

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Member since: Jun 29, 2009 Last Login Jan 20, 2013

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    Undiagnosed
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  3. Endometriosis
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  4. GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)
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  5. Hiatal Hernia
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  6. Hyperlipidemia
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  7. Hypertension
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  8. Major Depressive Disorder
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  9. Migraine
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  10. Plantar Fasciitis
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  11. Sleep Apnea Disorder
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  12. TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) Syndrome
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  13. Viral Meningitis
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More About purple617

I have always been SO grateful that I have not had as much bad symptons as I know I could have.  I read about where everyone else is at with their FMS and want to give gentle hugs to many of them.  But now I am in a darker rut that I can't seem to get out of.  Everything seems worse, sleeping, pain/aches, fibro-fog, etc.  And I can't seem to improve without more medication.  And yet, I don't have to energy to try non medication things. How do you get your life back when everything seems to be crumbling around you?