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    Thoughts on weather impacting fibro??

    I am also impacted by the weather and barometric pressure. I know when we have cold weather coming, I'm going to be down for the count. We had a cold spell last week with nighttime temps in the teens and 20s and daytime temps in the 30s and low 40s. My pain level was the worst I've...
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    Fibro and being sick?

    Thank you for the encouragement! I admit that I record every episode of an OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) program that shows chair exercises for seniors. My fatigue, lack of energy, and lack of motivation leave me doing nothing. I think when I get up tomorrow morning, I will bring a chair...
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    Fibro and being sick?

    I would love to be able to go for walks. My husband and I used to do that until the first time my fibromyalgia flared in Sept 2019. I had pain in my knees so bad that I went from walking fine on Monday morning to using a cane by noon that day and using a walker by Wednesday morning. I've...
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    Fibro and being sick?

    I'm so glad that BlueBells said "I'm one of the lucky ones, I don't really get much pain, (or I am just not registering it as 'pain') but the lack of energy, lack of motivation, the feeling of pointlessness.... that really gets me at times." I feel much the same way. I seldom have constant...
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    Confused & puzzled

    Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to both JayCS and Sunkacola!! I know that the symptoms of this disease make people think they're crazy until they get a diagnosis, but I felt crazy AFTER my diagnosis. I was afraid that people would read my description of symptoms and say I DON'T have fibro...
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    Confused & puzzled

    Hi, everyone. I'm new here and feeling uncertain, to say the least. In a nutshell, I'm in my late 60's and have been experiencing pain in my neck, shoulders, arms, back, and hips for 20 yrs. I saw a chiropractor for many "adjustments" in 15 of those 20 yrs but the pain never really left and...
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