You may have Fibromyalgia or other chronic illness if:
You went into a room, and can't remember why you were in there.
You show up to your appointment, and find out you are there on the wrong day.
You know more than the doctors do.
You bring a 5 foot long list of all your symptoms to your doctor's visit.
You eat a bowl of cereal because you are too tired to cook.
You feed your cat (or other pet) and you are too tired to feed yourself, so you sit down on the recliner to restore your energy.
You do your laundry, and then you have to relax the rest of the day because of exhaustion.
You are thrilled to go grocery shopping because that means you got out of the house.
You can identify with seniors and their aches and pains.
You complain more about your aches and pains than the seniors do.
You pick one major thing to do in a day like doing laundry, shopping or exercising. (If you do two of them, you should be proud of yourself yet you may be about to collapse so hang on tight. If you do all three, there's a flareup coming soon.)
You do your laundry, you discover that you have only worn pajamas and comfy clothes all week.
You can't talk in complete sentences half the time.
You struggle to remember what you were talking about.
You totally get distracted.
You wake up in the morning, crawl to the recliner, and take a nap.
You eat breakfast and then take a nap.
You drive and get lost in your neighborhood.
You shop to find the comfiest clothes and pajamas.
You wear comfy shoes or slip-ons.
You go out and do something fun, then your body is inflamed for 3 days.
You ask a person a question, then a few moments later, you have to ask them again because you forgot what they answered.
You go grocery shopping, and then you are too tired to cook, or eat afterwards.
You think curling up on the couch and watching TV is an exciting evening.
Hugs to all of you who can identify with what I wrote above. Remember You are not alone.
