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  1. C

    Recently diagnosed, struggling with the future

    36yo male. I've been in pain since 12/18/2014. I know the exact day my life changed. Finally, after 9+ months of endless doctors and tireless irradiation of my body, I was given a Fibro diagnosis. At first, I really didn't want to accept it; I wanted a diagnosis that included a known fix...
    • CaptainMorganUOR
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  2. L

    I am new here and need help

    :-( it is now 251 AM I recently woke up is massive pain I can never get more than an hour and a half of sleep at a time and it is always restless because of the fibro and other problems I have with chronic pain I just can't live like this anymore. II feel like a burden to my family. All of this...
  3. A

    diagnosis after 6 years :)

    Hi all I am glad to have found this group :) im 36, mum of 5 children from Portsmouth England :) I finally got diagnosed after 6 years of going back and forth to a doctor, I was told I had depression and sciatica. ........ moved doctors and after 4 months told I have fibro :( glad I now can...
  4. N

    I don't know if I should tell friends and family that I have fibro

    I'm not ashamed of having an illness, but I don't want to be treated differently because of it. I'm afraid of a few things happening, for example dumb advice and general ignorance, afraid of pity, also worry about people thinking fibromyalgia is fake or that i'm exagerating symptoms. My...
  5. L

    Hi, I'm new to the group but very happy to have found this support site!

    Hi, I have been diagnosed with fibro (2004), chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis, raynauld's, sjorgren's, mitral valve prolapse, high blood pressure, anxiety and depression (no wonder!). I've joined an online group once before but didn't follow up, mainly because I still try to keep up with...
    • LucyJane666
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    • anxiety blood pressure chronic crying depression family fatigue fibro fog free fun happy how to pain pressure rest support
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  6. A

    Hi - And thanks!

    Little background info: I'm 24, female, and have been experiencing regular pain for well over 2 years now. Digestive complications for about 5 years. Depression and anxiety from childhood trauma for... as long as I can remember. I've talked about all this will countless doctors and none have...
    • AGarvin
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    • advice anxiety depression doctors family fatigue female fibromyalgia happy helpful info information men pain problem symptoms trauma treatment
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. P

    Loss of support from family and friends

    [INDENT]Hello ... I'm PhillyFibro, and have had FMS for nearly 30 years. It was like a bad nightmare for 7 years before I was diagnosed in 1994. OK, so I wasn't a nut job, there's a real illness here. I believed knowing what was happening would be a giant help. But it took years to find...
    • PhillyFibro
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    • about me anxiety counseling cry digital early family fms friend good heart hope job loss of family & friends meds problem shower sick sleep support
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  8. S

    Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia

    Hello All I am new to this and on here to make friends and to discuss the best way to help others and myself regarding fibro. I also have pseudo seizures which makes it worse. I go through times were i really suffer from joint and muscle pain where i have reduced my working hours and have been...
    • sunflower
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    • Replies: 3
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  9. J

    New to forums, not to fibromyalgia

    Hello, I was diagnosed with fibro in March 2015. I have a family history of ehlers-danios with my grandfather,mother,brother,uncle and cousin. I have a few symptoms similar to some of theirs but was never diagnosed. Have dealt with fibro pain for a few years before finally getting a diagnosis...
    • Judye
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    • bed diagnosis family family history fibromyalgia flare getting a diagnosis pain symptoms
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. M

    Chest Pain

    This is the second time, tight chest very painful, through sternum to middle of my back. It felt like i was have ing angina or heart attack, but i knew this had happened to me before and to go to e.r. Would be a waist of time. Better today, but i'm dealing with cfs today.a cold ice pack on my...
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