Today is my day...I get to go to the doctor today and try to explain how I am feeling. Isn't that fun? For all of you with Fibro or any other Chronic illness you know it is NOT ! " On a scale of one to ten what is your pain scale, and where are you hurting today?" What kind of a joke is that? Some days it tops the charts and the pain is in so many places it would take me too long to explain! Then the strange looks that come over the nurses and doctors faces as you do try to explain.....as if what you are saying to them makes absolutely no sense, and it just cannot be possible for one person to have so many ailments all at once! This is how it has been for me for about the last fifteen years or more every time I have been to the doctor,...and many times have come away wondering to myself if I was just plain old crazy. I am so thankful though, that finally I have a group of doctors who have worked together on my conglomeration of ailments! They have put their heads together, so to speak, and are communicating to each other concerning my treatment. I have a Primary Care Doctor, a Neurologist, and a Gastroenterologist that all work with the same Health Care group so all of my medical information is shared amongst them. I highly recommend this to anyone who has Fibromyalgia since you will be seeing a doctor for so many various symptoms and at this point all they do is treat the symptoms as they occur, basically. It seems that when I have this thing all figured out or so I think, then some new symptom appears out of nowhere to surprise me. I suppose it is a good thing I am going today since I have not been feeling the best for the last few days. Nothing majorly new...however when they ask me, "how do you feel today?" " Well......Let me see...
My knees are aching, My ears are ringing, My toes are tingling, My head is spinning, My eyes are burning, My body's chilling, My nose is running, My chest is caving, and I wish whoever is stabbing my legs with needles would quit!! Oops!..forgot to mention...I just want to sleep!! So I hope my poor doctor can make heads or tails out of all of this!
