I don't even try to explain my fibro to most people. It's so comforting when I meet people who have fibro and completely understand what it's all about. My family is very understanding about it as well. Especially my mother, which surprised me most of all, lol.

I'll never forget when I had my first flare and thought I was going to absolutely die. I was told by both my pdoc and the arthritis specialist that I just had some elusive virus that had taken good hold of me.

By the time I went back my 3rd time, they diagnosed the fibro. The only thing that got me through that first and most major flare was ... I just forgot. It'll come to me in a minute here. Percodan! That's it.

The chronic myofascia pain really gets to me.

It's difficult when you walk around looking 'normal' but definitely don't feel normal and people just don't understand.