With a few variations, it sounds very much like my story. Fibro is not understood by its sufferers and less understood by their family/friends/doctors. It is real. It is debilitating. It is heartbreaking.
very much the same for me, i thought my symptoms were caused by heavy work, my hobby (caving) and getting old, lol. I am unable to work through the tiredness side of the symptoms, have a lot of medication. Also having t2 Diabetes doesnt help. oh well, i just manage to soldier on and cope at the moment hay-ho