Well said... a co-worker of mine said she knew something was wrong with her son when he said he hurt. I don't think most kids like going to the doctor so when they say something is wrong, something is wrong. Turns out he had a brain tumor! Imagine if that was attributed to being lazy! Really scary stuff.
I went to the doctor as a teen quite often for fatigue after I had mono. They kept telling me nothing was wrong. Same thing as an adult only I get anti-depressants. I may have mentioned this in another post but my doctor actually refused to treat me any further until I saw a psychologist or tried some more antidepressants - one of which I had a bad reaction to - involuntary movements. Very scary stuff, so I refused to take any more so she said there was nothing more she could do for me! She said my depression was causing my back pain. So I found another doc who thankfully sent me to a specialist who found the gene but didn't really help me out too much other than sending me to physical therapy. So after researching (thank goodness for the internet and this website) I asked her to send me to a rheumatologist. Now I have a great doctor (so far anyway - we'll see LOL).
Just ignore those who call you a hypochondriac and are ignorant and have no idea how hard it is to deal with this. A lot of people on this site are a lot worse off than me and they do more than I can imagine. They inspire me and give me hope. So when you don't get any understanding from your family or friends, someone is here for you 24 hours a day and that's the best support you can get.
Well, that's it for now.
Sharon
