The Pain Is Real: These Pictures Show What Fibromyalgia Really Looks Like
Losing independence
Fibro patients sacrifice a lot just to manage their symptoms. For some, they have to give up their independence and find themselves depending on other people’s help. One patient shared how she has lost her independence and depended entirely on her different medical equipment and medications, family and friends, and even on her dog just to feel safe.
Raynaud’s disease flare-up is one of the many symptoms caused by fibromyalgia. In the picture, the patient, with the help of her dog, is warming her feet to relieve herself from the flare-up.