I am 71 years old I have fibromyalgia I have had it for over 20 years experience daily pain chronic fatigue and I m really scared it s going to get to a point where I can t function. I have spinal stenosis herniated discs I have a lot of arthritis and bursitis. Could you tell me is there any hope that I can lead it relatively pain-free life? Also I am diabetic and about 45 pounds overweight.
Hi, The fatigue tends to not get worse and to level out. I don't know what to say about pain issues. Most Chat Doctor.  Disk disease has to be monitored that it doesn't cause paraplegia. If it doesn't cause nerve damage, then, mostly the same way that muscles, joints, skin sag with being old, the internal structures also sag.  This produces the lumbar disk paradox of the disk getting further out of place over age, but the need for narcotics decreasing because the disk and the other structures have more space. Fibromyalgia responds well to modalities to increase pain tolerance (exercise, mobility, meditation, and physical therapy). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.