welocme to Tantylyzn from C

September 22, 2006

Dear Tantylyznly,

Hi and welcome to the group! We are proud to have you. We all go through

the various stages you describe from day to day and its never easy, but, as we

all find out and have to do, is find ways to cope. Its still your life, but now

just has another extra added dimension that seems foreign and unfair, but like I

keep telling myself, its my new mantra, " every day I'm given, is yet another

day to improve upon myself " So you can look at it like that or whatever way you

find that works for you. With all the info and support that you will find with

all the different people on here you are bound to make this work for you and

with your " not givin in " attitude you will survive. Will be talkin and listenin

soon... C

tantylyznlysweet@... wrote:

Hi - I am a new member to this support group. To make a long story

short......was diagnosed originally in Aug 02-and informed by a call from my

insurance

company at that time when they called to check to see if I was on medicare.

My general practitioner mentioned it among other things (such as lupus and

MS) but did not say it was a definitive or conclusive diagnosis....tests were

done and he never mentioned fibro again. He treated leg & foot pain for me.

To me some relief was better than none! I am stubborn and hardheaded and

tried to work for a year until Aug 05 when pain in my feet and legs was utterly

unbearable. He decided he didnt think it was fibro. I was upset and luckily

had insurance at the time that didnt require a referral to a specialist. Went

to a rheumatologist in Nov 05 and was 'officially' diagnosed. Right now I

still fluctuate between denial and rage and depression. I am really having a

hard time with the " " ...I am not who I was nor will I ever be that person

again... " " " part of this disease.

I was a single mother of a 17 yr old daughter who can see through any mask I

chose to wear for the day.......recently moved back in with her stepdad

(exhusband-separated not divorced so I could keep insurance coverage) which I no

longer have and is a longer story in itself.

I said I was going to make this short which it seems to be getting longer!

So enough about me-

I look foward to " " meeting'' " all of you

~

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