My brother Jim and i are 3 yrs apart. he turns 50 in June. He was just given a diagnosis of fibro, on top of his existing arthritis.
thinking about it, i wonder if our parents had fibro too. they were both diagnosed with arthritis (fibro wasn't a diagnosis 40 yrs ago)! I remember the types of pain they exhibited. So similar to mine and Jim's. They are both gone now, so we can't ask them for details. Is this a strange coincidence or has anyone heard things on the contrary?
We have a younger sister who has aches and pains. I have to admit, I'm scared for her. Not that fibro means the end, but I wouldn't want her to suffer.
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I am the only one in my family to have fibro as far as i know and i have a massive family. I have other things like thyroid problems that are in my family.
I have heard that you can be more likely to get fibro if it is in your family.
Hi Charlie. I think genetics definitely plays a part. I have 4 sisters. One who has definitely got fm, i suspect 2 sisters have it and my mum has it. I also think that my 2 daughters have it as they are showing symptoms. The only good thing i can say is thqt i can have a moan to 1 of my sisters, the other 2 dont want to acknowledge That they may have it so dont like to talk about it and my mum has so much else wrong with her i dont know where to start! The sad thing is that my mum thinks its a game of scoring points. It got so bad last year that i felt that i couldnt mention that i wasnt feeling weel because my mum had to be 10 times worse with the same thing, and im not just talking fm. I had a cold and as soon as i mentioned it, my mum decided she had the worst chest infection in the world!! Bless her, i love her so much but it would be really nice to just talk to her about things
Thanks for that. I mentioned my younger sister but I didn't mention an older sister. I think she'd give your mum a run for her money. I just don't remember reading anything about fibro running in the family. damn...oh well. keep smiling
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