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Crippling arthritisis runs in the family, but one has ever had this, why me?
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Fibromyalgia is a prevalent condition that affects many people in the United States. Approximately 3.7 million Americans have Fibromyalgia. That is 1 in every 73 people.
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This is a question I am sure many of the readers would like to know. "Why me"? is a common theme when anyone is diagnosed with a chronic condition.
Fibromyalgia can occur as a new, spontaneous condition in someone who has no famly history of the condition, just as any other condition or disease can rear its ugly head in any family without there being any genetic footprint in the past.
What we do know is that there is a heredity component to fibromyalgia. If one of your parents or a sibling has fibromyalgia, you are far more likely to develop the condition that someone who has no family history.
The bottom line is that bad things happen to good people, and sometimes there is no reasonable explanation. We just have to accept it and find some way to live with it so that we can live a long and fulfilling life. The good news is that, unlike your relatives with crippling arthritis, fibromyalgia will not cause any damage to bones, joints or muscles. Although you may suffer a lot of pain, people can and do go into a remission period of fibromyalgia, where they experience little or no symptoms for long periods of time.
Hang in there!
Jennifer Bunn, RN