I had my doctor’s appointment Monday afternoon and finally left with some ideas and a plan of action. Through a process of elimination that has taken many months, my diagnosis is fibromyalgia. After much reading, I think my episode of extreme pain last week was what is called a ‘flare up.’ I was in excruciating pain for about four days straight. My pain levels have decreased since last week, but are still very much present.

Next Monday I will be going to my very first physical therapy appointment. I’m really looking forward to hopefully finding some treatments that will ease my pain. Of course, reading information I’ve found on the web can be daunting and depressing, so I’m just going to move forward and try to keep my head up!