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Post by winterwhispers on Nov 6, 2010 19:52:15 GMT -8
Hello, My name is Heidi and I live with pain. For those who don't know me yet, first, I'm a mom. Second I'm a significant other and third I'm a woman... in pain. Yeah, it generally goes in that order. I'm the solitary woman in a house full of testosterone. There's my other half (who won't admit it, but most likely has Fibromyalgia himself.) and our 4 boys. Every other weekend we have his daughter. Then I'm not so alone. We also have a male roommate. I have a laundry list of ailments. Asthma since childhood, depression since I was a teen. In 1999 I started having the first symptoms of hypothyroidism. It wasn't until 2003 that I got an actual diagnosis. In 2003 I was also diagnosed with PCOS at the same time. In 2000 I was rear ended at at 45 mph while stopped at a stoplight on my way to a job interview. At the time, I had no ideal that I would hurt forever from the whiplash. And I never made it to the interview. Next came Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in March 2009, which I got from being overweight because of my thyroid. I have mostly beat that. Then got the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia on Oct. 21st 2010. I work at a craft store and my job is very demanding of me physically due to my job description. I live every day in pain, and yet I go to work despite it. I will continue to do so as long as I can manage. Damn work ethic... Though the way I feel, I'm not sure how long that will be if I don't get some sort of relief from this pain and insomnia.
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Post by kmcm on Nov 6, 2010 19:58:51 GMT -8
Hi, Heidi! (Why do i feel like we are at a pain sufferers anonymous meeting?)
In order, you are a person, a mom, and a superhero. You take care of everyone else first, and it's hard to take the time for yourself when needed.
This is the place for you to be. This is also the place for you so scream silently with words like (FUCKING SHIT! THIS IS PISSING ME OFF BEYOND BELIEF!) and everyone here will give you a giant hell yeah!
Thanks for joining, and helping me make this place a safe place for people to vent, talk, commisserate and sympathise.
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Post by winterwhispers on Nov 7, 2010 0:38:51 GMT -8
That's exactly why I opened the thread like that, heh heh...
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Post by Pahz on Nov 7, 2010 12:32:23 GMT -8
Welcome, Heidi!
It sucks how we have to put our pain after... well, after everything else.
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Post by winterwhispers on Nov 7, 2010 14:06:08 GMT -8
It does suck, but, I'm used to it. And with another chronic pain sufferer in the house, it's worse. Because he doesn't feel like doing anything either. We're a sad sorry pair we are! lol
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morciel
Three Digits!
He who helps, as much as he can
No reason to think, or feel. Just breath in and out. As the song says, nothing else matters.
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Post by morciel on Nov 7, 2010 14:34:24 GMT -8
Hola Heidi!
I think that it is the pain that shows us who we really are, the faults or imperfections that shows us how strong we are. hang in there, life is worth the pain.
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