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Has anyone found other realities with Fibro? My grandmother was always considered a complainer, I remember her saying how her body ached all the time. When I worked in a nursing home I noticed some of the patients complained of the type of pain I had and yet there family's said " they have always been complainers". I wonder how many of the older generation we ignored.
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I guess the best study would be started 30 years ago. we don't know who had fibro as far back as 10 years. people that were "hyprocondriacs" were most likely 90% fybro
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I think we all need to hear the validation of our pain and other symptoms as well. I think that sometimes, WE doubt ourselves. we need to have that validation.
My Mom used to always say she was in a lot of pain everyday. She still did everything herself and rarely complained. I think she had Fibromyalgia. They say it runs in families, my sister and I both have it.
I actually think my mom had fibro but they didn't know anything about it back then..As kids and even as a grown woman, I can remember my Dad tell us that" your m o m is having one of her spells today", which always meant she would be in bed all day. My one cousin has CFS...So maybe there is something about it being hereditary.
I have read a recent study (sorry can't site the source) that they have found a 'gene' that everyone has and it can be inherited. It is usually triggered by something traumatic. They are just finding more and more about fibromyalgia. I recently found out that arthritis and diabetes can be hereditary but doesn't have to be. My poor kids, the got a learning disability from their father, ADHD and OCD and depression from me. One daughter already has arthritis. I tell them, "Don't say I never gave you anything." lol
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