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  1. K

    New to forum, feeling down and out by Chronic Pain

    Hello, I am a new member and wanted to share how and why I need support right now. I have lived with Severe Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue for over almost 12 yrs. I don't know if others have progressed but both my illnesses have. Furthermore, for over the past year I have had the worst...
  2. N

    Diagnosis After Child Birth

    Hi Everyone, I am new to the forum. I want to share my story with you and find out if anyone has had a similar experience. I have lived with bad anxiety off and on since I was a child, but after the birth of my son in October 2013 my whole life turned upside down. I had a fine pregnancy... no...
  3. G

    Diagnosed but not in the records

    I went to see a rheumatologist today and was actually diagnosed but he did not want to put it on my record yet since we still have to have the results from my HLA-B27 Antigen, SED Rate (ESR), Cyclic Citrullinated, Peptide (CCP) AB (IGG), C Reactive Protein and Rheumotoid Factor Blood to come...
  4. L

    cold sensation and pins and needles what is this?

    Hello, new to forum and to FM. In addition to usual pains and issues, I got a new one. I have been having pain and tingling along with numbness from shoulders to hands. Hurts to drive, zip clothes, text, cannot take jug fromfridge with out two hands. also been having sharp ice pick like pains...
  5. D

    Diagnosed and Confused

    Hi. My Name is Dalisay Nunez 36, I was diagnosed way back August of 2013 after having muscle weakness and chronic legs and arm pain. I've been in and out of the hospital, new doctors for every new complain i have with my body before i was diagnosed. I have been checked by a lot of Doctors and I...
  6. S

    New/Introduction

    :confused: Hi. I am new to this support group but so happy I found you all! I had sudden extreme body pain in January of 2015. It took serval painful minutes just to get out of bed. Forget getting dressed and putting on shoes other than slip ons. After two weeks of unbearable pain, I went...
  7. D

    Please explain to me a flare

    I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I do have a referral to a rheumatologist. The down side is I can't be seen until February 1. I am not entirely sure I have fibromyalgia, and maybe I am in denial. It just seems like from what I read, most everyone has it much worse than I do pain wise. I have...
  8. Cheryl Ann

    Enbrel or Humira?

    When I saw my rheumatologist last week, she said she wanted me to read up on Enbril and Humira. For goodness sake, they both can make you susceptible to TB and Enbril can also make you more susceptible to some types of cancer. I don't know what to do. Who wants to take a drug like those...
  9. A

    Diagnosis questions

    Been seeing a rheumy for about a year. Says I have poly-arthritis. I am on Prednisone, Methotrexate and Folic Acid. I use heating pad and baths to help with the stiffness and fatigue. They are not helping. I don't know what to do next. When I initially saw him he stated he didn't want to...
  10. H

    over excercised body pain. Confused. Please respond.

    This is the third time I have woke up to feel like I busted my butt exercising the day before. Believe you me, there is no major exercising in my life. You know how you can feel the whole muscle, it's tight and you can feel up and down the length of it. It's sore as you rub it. Not just at...
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