:wink2:Hi there everyone, my name is bev, nickname bubblies, im 46 years old, married to brian, have a 9 year old type 1 diabetic son. Im afull time carer for him. have being treated for chronic stress disorder for 2 years, Fibromyalgia. Now have been told have anti nuclear factor and am seeing a rhumi soon for Lupus . have been in pain for years but was given painkillers cream etc never really made a difference they thought it was in my head until a few weeks ago my body just went into some kind of shock? flu like symptoms, swollen hands knees and feet, hives and redness all over me felt so ill. Ive had blood clots, dry eyes difficulty with dry throat which i was told was anxiety, feel about 85 always cold but have day and night sweats, thought i was in the change, Every day is now so difficult even sitting to the computor causes severe pain in neck arms and shoulders.Is this Common as just do not know what to expect. Very good family and friends, but im very lively and have always been active this is such a shock to my system. How does one cope? what happens now? :rotfl: