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    Brief vent about my ex

    Dear Ex-Husband/Father of my Children, Don't tell me that your back (probably a slipped disc) and work are preventing you from doing what you need to do for your (special needs) children when I have been dealing with fibromyalgia (undiagnosed until this year) for years and work a minimum of 50...
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    Pain Management

    I am 32 & have been suffering with fibro symptoms for the past 10 years. I was just recently formally diagnosed with 16 tender points. My symptoms have increased drastically, I can no longer work, I have 2 children ages 8 & 13 & am really struggling. In addition to the fibro, I now have...
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    Hello! Struggling in London.

    Hi...I'm new here. I'm 46, married with two children (7 and 11 years old) and I was diagnosed officially two years ago but my family doctor was pretty sure I had fibromyalgia for a year before that. It took a long time to get a referral to a specialist here in London. I've tried to adjust diet...
    • Brighteyes
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    • activity children depressed diet doctor family fibromyalgia pain referral specialist wanted
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    New member and just want to take with people than understand fyermyalgia.

    Hi, I've been suffering from fibromyalgia for 6 years but it feels like a lifetime. The worst part about this is that your own family doesn't fully understand this illness or even care to understand. It's been to long and they just make me feel like a drag so I wish to contact people that...
    • Karr888
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    • activity back children daily doctors family fibromyalgia new member seizures
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Car accident need advice

    Hello everyone, I have had fibromyalgia since 1996. I am the mom of seven children and began having some symtoms in 1986 after the birth of my son but wasn't diagnosed til 96. I get horrible chronic migraines also and have a hard time sleeping. On 3/25 I was in a car accident. I was rear...
    • PamVater1
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    • advice back back pain children chronic diagnosis doctor dying exercise eye fibromyalgia good insurance meds neck neurologist pain physical therapy stupid symtoms therapy understanding wanted work working
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Thank You

    I want to start out by saying thank you to all of you. I have been reading through this forum for a few days now and I can't tell you how thankful I am to have found you and how helpful this site has already been. Now for my story........ In late November I started with Severe debilitating...
    • Lorlynn
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    • activity back back pain brain children christmas cymbalta emg family fatigue fibromyalgia flare flares frustrated helpful mistake mri neurologist neuropathy pain story stress symptoms testing tests wanted work wrong
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Fibromyalgia and diabetes

    Do you know of someone who has been diagnosed with fibro and diabetes? This is because the two diseases have a correlation. Diabetics are known to suffer from fibro. In addition, they have higher levels of HbA1c indicating poor glucose control. They also have a higher number of tender points...
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    my new normal

    I remember playing sport, now a trip to the loo means I need a 1 hr rest, eating was enjoyed with my family, now it is a few bites on a tray in bed, sex..... cannot go there but I really miss it. I used to have friends now the people I used to know have other friends, Family, other than my...
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    Raising a Child Who Has Primary Juvenile Fibro?

    I am sharing my own experience with raising a child who has Primary Juvenile Fibro. Is anyone else raising a Fibro Child? What have you learned? What's working for you? My child has Primary Juvenile Fibromyalgia and ME/CFS. She beat a round with CRPS that still sort of tries to flare...
    • gryfalcon
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    • accupuncture angry back children cure death depressed energy exercise family fibromyalgia flares free grants grief health hearing money music pressure problem research speech stages stress symptoms test wrong
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Where to turn

    I am at my wit's end. I don't know where to turn anymore. I am feeling so depressed all of the time. My doctor has tried me on at least 6 different depression medications, Cymbalta, Effexor, Fetzima and so on and so forth. None of them seem to work. I get more and more depressed by the day...
    • TipBill
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    • back children chronic chronic fatigue syndrome cry cymbalta depressed depression doctor fatigue insurance medications neck pain sad shoulder sleep work
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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