Meet Keri Seitz from WA, USA. Keri suffers from Fibromyalgia but has not let it take the best of her. Her advice to patients as well as doctors really makes a lot of sense. Do read her interview as she talks about pain, limitations, energy boxes and doctors.
Age: 52
Location: (City / State / Country): WA, USA
Occupation: Was a medical transcriptionist, now disabled
Year when symptoms started: 2004
Diagnosed in: 2008
Marital Status: Separated
What's your story? How and when were you diagnosed with Fibromyalgia? Were you misdiagnosed at the start?
I
had a bad flu. Took me three months to fully recover from it. At the
time, I was caring for my mom, who was in a nursing home after having a
surgery complicated by a staph infection. I went to my family doctor,
who thought I might have depression with pain. I tried various OTC
medications, but the pain levels kept climbing despite trying everything
available for pain. I thought I was crazy and just went with the idea
that depression was causing me to be in pain. At some point, I realized
that the pain was different. I started to recognize flare ups versus arthritis pain. I developed a host of new symptoms, stomach problems, etc.