#This is #TheTruth!
#Pain #ChronicPain #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #UntreatedPainIsTorturePerTheUN #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #ExcruciatingPain #DebilitatingPain #Disabled #ButYouDontLookSick #InvisibleIllness #ThisIsntLiving
I just sent a portal msg to xcl the appt. I’m still awake, my pain is bad (everywhere) + other accompanying conditions flaring, too. Especially my gut which is cramping & feels like it is eating itself (no one ever understands what I mean by that but I don’t know how else to explain it). #LifeInPain
I’ve been in a major “multi-flare” for over a month. I have an early morning pain clinic appointment that I really NEED TO SHOWER before & I’m still awake. I haven’t had much luck falling asleep before 3-5am for weeks…I cannot miss my appointment. #LifeInPain #ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue #Exhausted
#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Osteoarthritis #DiabeticNeuropathy #TMJD #IBS #ButYouDontLookSick #ImFine
Purple background, light purple circle with text inside: “I AM NOT IN PAIN BECAUSE I'M DEPRESSED. “I'M DEPRESSED BECAUSE I'M IN PAIN. “WHEN WILL THEY UNDERSTAND?” Credit, per the meme, to: “THE UNCHARGEABLES”
#Depressed #Depression
#OccipitalNeuralgia #NeckAche #NeckPain #NerveSurgery #Migraine #MigraineSurgery #Headache #HeadSurgery #HeadPain #HeadPainNerveSurgery
#HelpMe afford #surgery:
gofund.me/2558767a
#HelpMeGetMyLifeBack
#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything
#HowAreYou #IHurt #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Osteoarthritis #DiabeticNeuropathy #TMJ #IBS #ButYouDontLookSick #ImFine
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #ChronicPain #FibromyalgiaNeuralgia #ChronicFatigue #MenGetFibroToo #MoreThanJustPain
Left side of screen: “I MISS ME the old me. the happy me the bright me. the smiling me. the laughing me. the gone me.” Top right screen: “Will you, please, help me find the HAPPY me, again?” Middle of screen with flyer I created: “No one should SUFFER CHRONIC HEAD PAIN “WILL YOU HELP TODD STEIN GET HEAD PAIN NERVE SURGERY?” Bottom right screen: “https://gofund.me/2558767a” (Note: my surgeries will be performed at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center & that’s why they’re included on the meme: to give them credit and thanks, in advance, for being my nerve surgical staff responsible for treating me in June 2025.)
#ImAskingForYourHelp #AskingForHelp #OccipitalNeuralgia #HeadPain #NeckPain #Headaches #Neckaches #Migraine #Migraines
#NerveSurgery #HeadSurgery #OccipitalDecompressionSurgery #HeadPainSurgery #HeadacheSurgery #MigraineSurgery #ChronicPain #LifeInPain
gofund.me/2558767a
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Screenshot of a facebook group, “Fibromyalgia Association” sharing a meme. Their post above the meme reads: “This Memorial Day weekend, we honor the military service members who gave their lives to protect our nation and uphold our freedom. We also extend our gratitude to the veterans who continue to carry the burdens of service, including those living with life-altering fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Your sacrifices are seen, remembered, and appreciated. #fibromyalgia #fibromyalgiaawareness #memorialday” The meme shared has a purple background with “FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH” on top in white text. An American flag banner follows with the following text next: “Nearly 40% of U.S. service members seeking PTSD treatment also suffer from Fibromyalgia. VA research shows Gulf War vets face a higher risk. Fibro is one more invisible wound many veterans carry.” Credit for the meme, per the meme, goes to: “ManageFibro.org”
#MemorialDay2025 #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #MemorialDay #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #AmericanVeteransWithFibromyalgia #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #PTSD #MoreThanJustPain
(White background. Purple awareness ribbon. Light purple butterfly. Black text.) “LIVING WITH Fibromyalgia” (Credit to unknown artist/creator/owner.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
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gofund.me/162804f0
#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #ChronicPain #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Headache #OccipitalDecompressionSurgery #NerveSurgery #HeadPain #ChronicHeadPain #ChronicHeadaches #ChronicMigraines #MigraineSurgery #HelpMe
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Meme has image of male figure squatting down on the left side of the screen. He’s wearing blue jeans, brown jacket over untucked white dress shirt only partially buttoned over a white tshirt and a necklace of some sort. Has a “stubble beard” and black hair. Appears to be wearing black footwear. (The title) “Fibro Hits Men Too!” (is in the center of the screen in purple font over grey background.) (Below the title, in white font on grey background, is the following credit:) “FB/FibroEA Fibromyalgia english/afrikaans” (On the right side of the screen is white font text on grey background reading:) “Doctors may not even consider fibromyala in a male patient, and some doctors speculate that only 10% of diagnoses are men because men are less likely to complain about pain. “In a study, men tended to have: “Lower reported pain intensity Lower tender-point count Lower depression rates Longer duration of symptoms when making the first complaint to a doctor Higher overall disability due to symptoms Also, ongoing pain in men was especially linked to pressure-triggered hyperalgesia (amplified pain) in the neck.”
#FibroHitsMenToo #MenWithFibromyalgia #MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanPain
“Fibromyalgia … “Pain that makes you want to walk away from your body!” (Source:) “Facebook.com/FibroColors”
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“not every disability is visible” (purple awareness ribbon next to a standing human figure; below they are shadowed by human in a wheelchair) “Fibromyalgia Awareness”
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#InvisibleDisability #Exhausted
“One of the most difficult parts about living with chronic illness is how motivated I am and have lots of plans but I am trapped in a body that is constantly fatigued, in pain and in need of rest. Some days I can only do the bare minimum but experience maximum guilt.” (Source: post on) “Fibro Colors Fibromyalgia Awareness” (group on Facebook.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“FIBROMYALGIA CAN TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS FULL OF LIFE, EDUCATED, AMBITIOUS AND HARDWORKING... AND TAKE AWAY THEIR ABILITY TO WORK, BE INDEPENDENT, THINK CLEARLY, AND LEAVES THEM FEELING DEBILITATED!”
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain
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(Meme with grey background; right side shows people wearing hoodies with the hoods up and their faces covered by pitch black shadows.) “Sometimes people won't understand how you feel until it happens to them, until they experience the pain.” (“how you feel” and “pain” are in bold print; “pain” is also in a larger size font) (Credit per the meme: “~Brigitte Nicole” and “-EmilysQuotes.Com-“)
#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain #Fibromyalgia #ChronicFatigue #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Osteoarthritis #DiabeticNeuropathy #TMJD #IBS #ButYouDontLookSick #ImFine
(A sign with blue background and white lettering suspended from the ceiling inside Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, ~2015.) “Fibromyalgia Clinic Receptionist”
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ~2015
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture #ChronicPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“FIBROMYALGIA “It not only affects our body with pain, it also affects our emotions. “SAD IRRITABLE ANGRY ENVIOUS DEPRESSED EMOTIONAL CRYING MEAN ANXIOUS RUDE TEMPERMENTAL LONELY MOODY” (Credit per the meme: “©FibroColors”) (Note: quotes above are direct copy/paste from the pictured meme. Typos/errors are as found in the original pictured meme.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“Key Differences Between Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Feature Myofascial Pain Syndrome Fibromyalgia Trigger/Tender points points Few, localized trigger Multiple, generalized tender points Musculoskeletal pain Localized Generalized Pain in a different spot than its source More frequent Less frequent Fatigue Less frequent| More frequent Poor sleep Less frequent More frequent Burning, prickling or tingling sensation Less frequent| More frequent Headache Less frequent More frequent Irritable bowel Less frequent| More frequent Sensation of swelling Less frequent More frequent Hans SC, Harrison P. MPS and TP management. Reg Anesth. 1999;22(1):89-101. Adapted by Chandola HC, Chakraborty A. Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome-a dilemma. Indian J Anaesth. 2009;53(5):575-81.” (Above was copied/pasted directly from the pictured image/meme.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
(Meme from “Fibromyalgia Symptoms” on Facebook) “BRAIN FOG IS CHARACTERIZED BY CONFUSION, FORGETFULNESS, AND A LACK OF FOCUS AND MENTAL CLARITY” “What does brain fog feel like?” “CONSTANTLY UNABLE TO THINK OF WORDS YOU WANT SOYOU SPEND TIME TRYING TO DESCRIBE THE WORD AND END UP MORE FRUSTRATED AND CONFUSED” “CONSTANTLY MAKING MISTAKES” “COMPLETE LACK OF MENTAL CLARITY” “UNABLE TO MULTITASK AS I WILL OFTEN FORGET WHAT IVE STARTED” “FEELING CONFUSED ALL THE TIME” “CONSTANTLY FORGETTING WHAT YOU WERE ABOUT TO DO OR PICKING UP YOUR PHONE AND FORGETTING WHY” “FEELING DUMB WHEN YOU CANT KEEP UP WITH CONVERSATIONS” “ANGRY” “FORGETTING HOW TO SPELL SIMPLE WORDS AND QUESTIONING IT IF YIU HAVE IT RIGHT” “LOOSING THINGS BECAUSE YOU DONT REMEBER WHERE YOU LEFT THEM” “FRUSTRATED” “LOOSING YOUR TRAIN OF THOUGHT MULTIPLE TIMES IN A CONVERSATION” “CONFUSSION” (Credit per the meme: “@PINKYANDTHEPAIN_”) (Above text quotes all copied/pasted from the pictured meme so any/all typos/errors are directly from the pictured source.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“Invisible Symptoms of Fibromyalgia “Widespread Muscle Pain Achy Joints Achy Bones Cramps Stiffness Insomnia Sleep Problems Nausea Irritable Bowel Syndrome Abdominal Pain Numbness Tingling Chronic Fatigue Weakness Exhaustion Slow Digestion/Constipation Brain Fog Headaches Migraines Difficulty Speaking Anxiety Irritability Mood Disturbances Sensitivity to Light/Noice” (Author/Creator/Owner Credit: unknown; I did not author/create it nor do I own it.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“Fibromyalgia Common Symptoms “fatigue brain fog depression chronic widespread pain muscle and joint issues digestive issues” (Credit per the meme: verywell)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #MoreThanJustPain
“MAY IS NATIONAL FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS MONTH BUT FOR ME, IT'S ALSO JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, JUN JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV AND DEC” Source: A random post on a fibromyalgia group’s Facebook page. (This is not my property; fair use.) (Copied/pasted so any typos or errors are original, not mine.)
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue
#MaylsFibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwarenessMonth #FibromyalgiaAwareness #Fibromyalgia #FibroFog #Fibro #LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #YourPainMatters #PainChangesPeople
#ChronicPainChangesEverything #99PrescriptionsButAPainPillAintOne #UntreatedPainIsTorture
#ChronicPain #ChronicFatigue