Hi my fellow friends, I am a new member and have IT for over 15 years. Truly the only people who really understand are you. I am 61 yrs old married,three children and seven grandchildren. Yes some days are so long and tiring and worse when the fog sets in. I have not found any medical...
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I was diagnosed with the "F word" on Monday as I was dreading would happen when I went in for a consult with the rheumatologist. I am only 27 years old and have been dealing with chronic pain on a daily basis for 8 months now and have had chronic pain issues for years. I knew it was going...
Hello everybody! I am brand new to this forum, in fact this is my first post.
I am a 29 year old female diagnosed with fibromyalgia, scoliosis, shoulder nerve impingement and mayofascial pain syndrome from a car accident a few years back. I was diagnosed (finally!) in late 2011 after years of...
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Hi! I too new to this support group. So, here is my story. I was finally diagnosed this week after a year of seeing just about every specialist there is. For a long time I blamed tension and anxiety for my tense muscles and pain throughout my body. I also have Irritable Bowel Syndrome brought...
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I started having unexplainable pain a few years ago amidst a heavily physically and mentally stressful ordeal, plenty of older family members with arthritis but i was only 30! Id also developed some concurrent conditions and finally decided to seek help when my insurance improved. After...
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I am new to the forum and am going through a hard time. To sum it up, I had some severe stress in Nov 2013 and in Jan started having back pain and now it's everywhere. If its not a major muscle spasm it's skin sensitivity, depression/anxiety, IBS, or brain fog. Or all of them at once...
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Hi everyone. My pain is worse when I'm worried or depressed. The part of the body that is the most severe is my neck, high up on the back and sides of my skull. It gets so bad I have to go to the ER and get a morphine shot. That is not very often but several times a year. Otherwise I take...
Hi folks. I am a 50 year old woman who was diagnosed with Fibro almost 2 years ago. I found the site in my search for relief. It all began in 2011 when I could no longer wake up or stay awake and I started having severe muscle fatigue. I started with my family doctor. He tested me to every...
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Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and hope to start contributing with my experiences!
To that end I write a blog about my experiences of FM and IC and try to bring some humour and good cheer to the table in discussing ill health - I'm currently participating in the 30 Day Chronic Illness Challenge...
Hello fellow sufferers of Fibro...
I was finally diagnosed with fibromyalgia last week, and I am just looking for some direction. My pain began last October. It all started in my right pinky finger and spread from there. I have now been dealing with chronic widespread pain for about 9 months. I...
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