What is Fibro Feelings?

While running errands today I had a moment like many I’ve had before – one where I felt like I have such an old body! It started at the grocery store. While carrying my purse and empty reusable bags to the grocery carts I must have stepped on my right ankle wrong. I typically know right when I tweak my ankle, but I have no clue how/when it happened. All I knew is that all of a sudden my right ankle was really hurting and I was walking with a limp. While checking out, for the first time in my life when purchasing alcohol, I was not carded for a six-pack of beer. While I realize this isn’t really a big deal, it stood out in my mind.

After grocery shopping my next stop was to pick up refills of some of my medicine. While walking inside (still with a limp) I found myself following a white haired, ~65 year old lady, walking slowly, also with a limp! All I could do was smile and have a little laugh in my head. We had such similar movements, yet we were born decades apart! Then, I was waiting for my turn at the pharmacy and the person in front of my was asking a question about shingles. I instantly took a trip down memory lane, remembering what it was like when I had shingles. Shingles is yet another medical condition that isn’t so common to get before you turn 25!

Many times I feel like I have the body of a 60 year old – achy, slow moving, multiple medical issues, mental blips, low on energy, etc… I wonder what I’ll feel like at 60? Another aspect that can make me feel “older” is that at every fibromyalgia discussion, lecture and support group I’ve gone to I have been the youngest attendee. Over the last decade I have been lucky enough to meet three 20-30 year olds who have fibromyalgia though. I don’t ever feel depressed about feeling like I have an old body, but it is something that is sometimes in the back of my mind. I let myself chuckle about it.

The 6-pack I wasn't carded for