Several different doctors have suspected off and on for the past 10 years that I have MS, but no diagnosis, clean MRI and other diagnostic tests thank God. Finally, my PCP told me I have severe fibromyalgia and severe chronic fatigue, and began treating me for it. I am feeling much better, but have periods when I feel much worse, with unusual symptoms that come and go. For now, I put everything I have into trying to maintain as "normal" of a life as possible. As of 12/15/09 my SSDI claim was approved, and I am trying to figure out what to do with my life.

As of June 2010, my rheumatologist strongly suspects that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis as well, but so far cannot detect it in my bloodwork.  I am getting rheumatoid nodules on my toes and having swelling issues in the knuckles of my hands and feet/ankles in general. Oh joy, something else to go wrong on top of Fibro and CFS. I just try to maintain as positive of an attitude as possible and learn to laugh at myself and my limitations as often as I can.