LaReeia’s Story
Muscle Shoals, AL

I really didn’t know what I had. I was just hurting and going to the doctor. My neurologist couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. She eventually got me an appointment with a rheumatologist. After an exam of my pressure points, he told me that I had fibromyalgia.

Before my doctor first started treating me for fibromyalgia, I was so sick that I couldn't walk. My twin sister, LaFreeia, had to push me in a wheelchair. It was really rough for about two years. I slept day and night. My husband and my little boy had to take care of me. My family was there the whole time I was going through it.

After I was diagnosed, I read a lot of books—anything I could find about fibromyalgia at that time, I bought. Reading about fibromyalgia helped me understand the pain I was having because I really didn’t understand why I was in so much pain.

My doctor worked with me for a while before I got back to being myself. Now, I'm feeling so much better that I tell my doctor, "I love you," every time I see him!

I’m going on a cruise, and I’m really looking forward to it.