Have Lady Gaga’s pain disease: Mother-of-five reveals the staggering toll fibromyalgia takes on her life 

Have Lady Gaga’s pain disease: Mother-of-five reveals the staggering toll fibromyalgia takes on her life

Darla Fowler Tarpey, 53, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 13 years ago

Two years ago, she retired from her job at a chiropractor office in Massachusetts because her symptoms were so bad

She experiences pain, restless sleep, muscle spasms and fatigue daily

Lady Gaga has postponed the European leg of her world tour after revealing she suffers from the disorder and needed to focus on her health

The singer’s documentary about her disorder, Gaga: Five Foot Two, airs on Netflix on Friday

Darla Fowler Tarpey, 53, has struggled with fibroymalgia for more than 13 years, the same chronic pain disorder that cripples Lady Gaga.

Fibromyalgia is a multiskeletal disorder that affects five million people in the United States.

The mother-of-five from Massachusetts had to leave her job because her symptoms, such as pain, migraines and muscle spasms, were so severe that it impacted her ability to work.

Lady Gaga experienced similar inabilities to work and has now postponed her world tour’s European leg until next year so she can focus on her health.

The singer admitted to her struggles with fibromyalgia in a new documentary titled Gaga: Five Foot Two that is set to release Friday on Netflix.

And Darla said celebrities such as Lady Gaga can be an important factor to help raise awareness of the debilitating disorder.Darla Fowler Tarpey, 53, was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 13 years ago. Her severe symptoms such as chronic pain and muscle spasms have forced her to retire early. This picture was taken on a day where her symptoms were flaring up and she was in a lot of pain

Lady Gaga released a new documentary on September 21st titled Gaga: Five Foot Two about her own struggles with fibromyalgia. She had to postpone the European leg of her world tour because she is unable to perform at the level she thinks is necessary for the show

Darla was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when she was 39 years old after experiencing weird muscle spasms and pain.

She originally thought the pain was in response to her hysterectomy.

But eight months later, Darla’s pain hadn’t gone away and she was still extremely fatigued.

Doctors informed her that she was suffering from fibromyalgia, the same chronic pain disorder Lady Gaga has struggled with for five years.