could i have fibro?

[lorie18]

hello. I am 18 years old, and have been told by a reliable source that i could very possibly have fibro. I visited other medical websites and have most of the symptoms listed. i also know a good bit about it because i've "played nurse" for a friend of mine who has fibro. anyway, i've read that it normally doesnt happen until the age of like 30...is it still possible i have it? any help would be useful

[grendslori]

The thing is that you can't and shouldn't just try and guess that you have it. You should be diagnosed by a rhuematologist as that falls under his specialty. Fibro is painful, something as simply laying in bed or getting hugged by your boyfriend/husband hurts and that hurt lasts for a period of time, even up to 5-10 minutes after being touched. There are also a lot of other issues that go along with it. There are 18 pressure points on the body, you have to have pain in 11 of those areas to qualify for a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. A lot of patients say this problem gets worse over time and many have a hard time just walking. There is a form of Fibro that does affect children and teens as well, but it is less common.

[Gina04]

It is definitely still possible that you have it.  Just because most don't get it until they are 30ish, doesn't mean that you can't get it at a younger age.  There is also Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JPFS) which occurs in children.