I didn't mean to sound like I was posting about being caught up in the pain. I have done alot of praying about this. I know that God does everything for a purpose, and I just needed to find out what God wanted me to do about this. I came to the realization, that just like addiction, fibromyalgia is so mis-understood, and comes with it's own stigma in some circles. After much prayer and meditation, it came to me, that I can be usefull, in helping to raise awareness of fibromyalgia, as well as addiction, and in some cases combine the two. Let's face it, recovering addicts have difficult decisions to make about treatment plans, and doctors treat us differently than they would treat a "normal" person. This is why I started researching it, and blogging about it and adding the information I find to my blog. I have also titled one of my posts "Fibromyalgia and The Recovering Addict". I went out on a limb and broke my anonymity in hopes of helping someone else. Even if it is just one person.
As I posted here, I have been doing alot of research about suppliments and treatment options. I have also found dietary changes that will help not only with the pain, but also with the other issue that arise from fibro. Ideally, a gluten free diet is best, but some small changes that you can make are, cutting out dairy products, processed wheat (such as white bread, pasta products, etc.) sticking with whole wheat helps, but even that can aggravate fibromyalgia symptoms. Artificial sweeteners can cause problems.
I found a great web-site for tracking your symptoms, treatment plans, diet and other factors to help you better manage fibro or any other medical problems you may have. It is
PatientsLikeMe : Patients Helping Patients Live Better Every Day it has been very helpful.
I found that my mental outlook is so much better when I feel as though I have a purpose, and I am not going through all of this for nothing. The same way I feel about my active addiction. Why did I have to go through all the things that I have, if I can't use the knowledge I gained from it to help others.
TTYL
Soft Hugs to All
Laurie D.