Fibro Rant

[ftemery]

I'm grateful I have fibromyalgia because it gives me something to blame for anything that hurts, aches, stings, or causes me to be stupid and 'lazy'. It's like being bitten by flies though. Gnats, maybe, I dunno. With a broken arm you can see what hurts and you get it fixed and you are understood and people are sympathetic to you. With my luck, I'd

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[elenbarathi]

Yeah, fibro sucks, it's true. But I can assure you, injuries don't get all that much sympathy and understanding either, and getting them fixed - where that's even possible - doesn't necessarily fix them. People see a cast, a sling, a brace, a cane, a walker, a wheelchair - these are the accepted markers of legitimate injury, and are respected as such. As soon as one no longer has them, one's Excuse Ticket is punched, even if the injury hasn't healed yet, or is never going to heal completely.

*hugs* Happy holiday, dearheart; hope it's a merry one!