Anyone out there who was diagnosed with Fibro as a teenager? I've had FMS since I was 16 and received my official diagnosis at 18. I'm 39 now so have suffered with it for 24 years...never quite knowing what it feels like to have a normal young adulthood...always struggling to do what I wanted to do. Made it for a tough couple of years in high school and all of college with people wondering what your problem was.
I'm 22 now, diagnosed at 18, but I believe I developed it in childhood (it was always growing pains, according to doctors). I understand feeling like you didn't get a "normal" young adulthood. I've definitely looked around at my peers and wonder how they have so much energy, how they can get such little sleep and still function, how they can abuse their bodies and not pay for it for days or weeks. Kids shouldn't have to deal with anything like this or any medical issue for that matter, it's not fair. I'm sure you have so much knowledge and experience to share with everyone, though!
I'm 37, I wasnt diagnosed as a teenager but I like you struggled through the teenage years particularly with energy levels, insomnia and pain .Never quite being able to keep up with everyone else and wondering why ,I actually dropped out of high school at one point. So I feel that I did have this illness as a teen although it was not discovered or recognised until alot later on .
Thank u Heather.
Hi Kimberlydudley! I answered you question in the q/a you started so hope it helps 😊
I stated getting the pains when I was about 11. Nothing too bad. I slowly got more and more pain. It became full blown when I was 19. That's when the pain just decided to hit me like a wall and never go away. It's been about 5 years now of full blown pain. So I know kind of what your saying. I have not had it as long as you, but I am trying to come to terms that I am going to live with this all my life and that it will just get worse as I get older and develop other alements