Lady Gaga Reveals She Suffers from Fibromyalgia as She Opens Up About Her Chronic Pain in New Documentary
In her new documentary, Gaga: Five Foot Two, Gaga, 31, gives fans an intimate look at the chronic pain she has long dealt with. And in a Tuesday Twitter post, the singer confirmed that she suffers from fibromyalgia – something others afflicted with the condition had long suspected.
“In
our documentary the #chronicillness #chronicpain I deal w/ is
#Fibromyalgia,” she wrote. “I wish to help raise awareness & connect
people who have it.”
In our documentary the #chronicillness #chronicpain I deal w/ is #Fibromyalgia I wish to help raise awareness & connect people who have it.— xoxo, Gaga (@ladygaga) September 12, 2017
Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes widespread muscle pain and tenderness, according to the Mayo Clinic. Other effects of the illness include fatigue along with sleep, memory and mood issues.
Although this is the first time she has publicly stated the name of the illness, the “Born This Way” singer has spoken about her pain in the past.
In August, Gaga (whose real name is Stefani Germanotta) shared a photo of her shoulder being treated by a doctor.
She captioned the image, “Having a frustrating day with chronic pain,
but I find myself feeling so blessed to have such strong intelligent
female doctors.”
A day later, she thanked fans for their
empathetic responses to the post. She even added a list of “personal
remedies” that have helped her with the pain.
In 2013, Gaga was forced to cancel several tour dates to have surgery on her broken hip. Though she’s discussed the injury before, her new documentary sheds light on the extent of her pain.
Throughout
the film, the “Bad Romance” singer is shown undergoing treatments to
help ease muscle spasms, which cause her to feel pain on the entire
right side of her body.
Gaga was often forced to stop working
to deal with the pain and the star regularly had multiple people rubbing
her muscles and putting ice on her.
“Do I look pathetic?” she asked in one scene, putting her hands over her face to cover her tears. “I’m so embarrassed.”
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