Camille C. 50. BUT - the pain is still there. I lost my house, my pride, my job, my health and my will to fight. I feel totally unprotected by our laws and our Dr. and medical systems. Massage therapy helps me very much.
Acupuncture helps a lot too.
These are not covered under insurance. I am 65 years old and have had this illness a long time. I have given up on reclaiming my life back, in the event, a cause or cure are discovered there has been too much damage done to my body. This does not make the lay people or perhaps even MD's who are not rheumatologists aware that the pain is severe. In my case the pain is excruciating if someone accidentally bumps into me, if I have to have my blood pressure taken at a doctors office.