I think symptoms start out mild and undiagnosable and can then escalate gradually until the symptoms become chronic. That's when most people then seek answers and help. They can have 20 or more years of milder level pain and not identify what it is. As we get older, it seems our symptoms are more severe and obvious and we are able to get a diagnosis... So whenever someone finally gets bad enough to then get a real diagnosis they have usually had Fibro for some time.

I was officially diagnosed the day before my 30th birthday.
However they have worked out the other doctor at the hospital misdiagnosed me with rheumatoid arthritis at age 22!
Wish I knew earlier so I could of at least done what I needed to when it was mild still... now it's severe.

I believe it's our generations of Type A wonderful women who just did too much or everything!!!
Our bodies were yearning for rest and attention, but we kept pushing forward- our nature!

Then, so many of us were caught in the Storm of such a baffling disease that pretty much has become an epidemic!

The GREAT thing is that there is ADVANCEMENT in Medicine.

We are so well equipped with technology, where we can find the Best M.D.s for ourselves to Truly get back to our 100%.
Except, we will leave the fervor of our Type A, to rest forever.

We are here. I believe,to help others, become richly self aware, of this disease and others.

Anytime, I see a young clerk pushing 10 grocery carts, I tell her be careful. Pain does catch up as it did throughout my adulthood, all the crazy lifting, pushing, is now part of my pain.

The new generation, Gen-X?,
seem so smooth, relaxed, languid bodies,intellectually refined, trendy, and so tech savvy.
I hope they keep "Chillin" unlike their contemporaries who work relentlessly in High Tech.

Quite often, as I get treatment in Palo Alto, I see Tech Gurus in Teslas, Porshes, etc.,Several accidentds due to speed.
They Are taking supplants from Amazon to keep their brains going.

I have a feeling that this new generation, with their crazy lifestyle and work demands and stress,
will, eventually, be following us,
in this epidemic.
I WISH EVERYONE WELL,
LET

I don't think age is a factor. More likely timing of health complications in the body.

I think it takes years to get diagnosed so that's why. I've seen different specialists over the years but took one gp to put it all together and help me get answers. I am 42 but have had joint pain since being a child. My husband noticed issues since we were married at 24 so I think it just takes a long time to diagnose.