Living with Fibromyalgia

I too, had “growing pains” in the legs at night as a child. I was asthmatic and as i became a teenager i begun to experience migraine in addition to allergies to an ever growing list of foods, chemicals, medicines (including asprin) and anti inflammatory drugs. Even arnica. I led a busy active life, often stretching my endurance and ignoring the pain of over exertion. SInce I was 35, I have had constant pain in various joint all over my body. I have had operatins for galglia, du quervaynes syndrome, and I have had spurs, tennis elbow, bursitus and repetitive stress injury in my hands from over use. Backache has been an ongoing problem, and my neck often feels “unstable” I test negative for gout and arthritis. Chronic sleep deprivation has been ongoing in my life in the region of about 35 years.I have a sort of restless leg syndrome where my feet are tapping rhythm to a random song that I cant get my head to stop playing! Because there is no evidence on x ray, scan , in blood tests or anything else other than a mysteriously random swelling in my right ankle, it has been difficult getting family and people to believe that I am in pain.Finally at the age of 58, I have been diagnosed. WHat a relief, but still my family does not take the condition seriously. However, I at last feel so unburdoned. I am not crazy after all!