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  1. S

    Fibro is gradually destroying my life

    :(Hi everyone. This my usual time for feeling the need to talk. I have had Fibro for seven years, starting after I had to retire from my deputy head job and from working altogether because of a total calamitous breakdown. That is always rumbling in the background and now my Fibro, due I think to...
  2. M

    anti social / fibro

    I use to be the first one to a party and the last to leave. Now I make excuses because no one understands fibro. After shopping last miniute, and family meal for Christmas, I feel like my brain wants to shut down. This is the weirdest thing. I'm feeling like sleeping so I don't have to engage...
  3. L

    Holiday Stress

    It's difficult not being able to do all the things I used to do at Christmas. This year my Fibro is worse than last year at same time. I'm not able to go out and do fun things with my family. I'm encouraging them to go anyway but makes me feel depressed to stay at home. A bit of the "poor me's"...
  4. L

    Newness

    Hi everyone. I have just joined. I do not yet have an official diagnosis. We are waiting to rule out lupus, lyme disease and chronic kidney failure. My doctor, parents, husband and myself believe I have FM. I have been doing many tests for the last 3 months. I am so worn down. I am so depressed...
    • LiLi
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. K

    New member saying hi

    Hi, I am new to this support group. I have Severe Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and in addition a Chronic pain problem that hasn't been diagnosed, isn't related to fibromyalgia and started over a year ago. I have had these illnesses since 2004. In 2007 I had to quit my job as I went from a...
    • keephurting
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    • back cfs chronic chronic pain condition cure disability doctor family fatigue fibromyalgia job new member pain problem stress support
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  6. J

    Might lose my job because of FMS

    Hi everybody, It's been a while since I posted here. I think I was trying to live as normally as possible knowing that I had Fibro. I was diagnosed in October 2014 and gave my diagnosis letter to my boss who was fully understanding as she had a family member with fibro but her case was worse...
    • Josee51
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    • anxiety back diagnosis family family member flare fms good job support understanding
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  7. V

    Signs? Runs in family. Please help.

    Hey everyone. So my grandmother had fibro and I think my mother may as well. I've been researching some symptoms of fibro and have found a lot that march what I've been dealing with for 8 years, but doctors don't want to listen to me. I have widespread pain across my whole body, I have...
    • Vegsash
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    • anxiety arm back comfortable constipation depression doctors exhausted falling family feet fibromyalgia flu frustrated hair headaches heartburn leg medication neck pain please help rheumatologist rls shower symptoms tongue weather working
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  8. S

    Diagnosed 3 years ago but still lost!

    I was diagnosed by a pretty crummy rheumatologist who basically went off of some blood tests taken by my GP and then felt my joints (which always hurt) and said that I had Fibro. I had no idea what that was and she didnt tell me. I stopped seeing her because she didnt listen to me and didnt seem...
    • sparklebug
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    • anxiety conversation cymbalta exhausted family feet florida friend headaches kids lost meds men natural neck pain rheumatologist sleep tests treatments
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. S

    Diagnosed 3 years ago but still lost!

    I was diagnosed by a pretty crummy rheumatologist who basically went off of some blood tests taken by my GP and then felt my joints (which always hurt) and said that I had Fibro. I had no idea what that was and she didnt tell me. I stopped seeing her because she didnt listen to me and didnt seem...
    • sparklebug
    • Thread
    • anxiety conversation cymbalta diagnosed exhausted family feet florida friend headaches kids lost meds men natural neck pain rheumatologist sleep tests treatments
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  10. D

    Thanksgiving Caused Latest Flare

    No one in my family gets it. I'm the only woman in a family of men, so it's up to me to make the holidays happen. I spent the first part of the week shopping, spent two days cooking, by Thanksgiving night I was absolutely exhausted. Now I'm hurting all over. My IBS is going wild. I feel like...
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