fatigue

  1. F

    How do you get a diagnosis?

    My mother was diagnosed many years ago with fibromyalgia. I have often wondered if I may have it, too. I've looked at symptoms and seem to have most. Here are some things I am experiencing: Tired daily - many times throughout the day I will feel like I need to sleep even when I think I've...
  2. srhalex

    Daydreaming of a dog for company.. advice?

    I've been dreaming of a dog, wondering if it would be a good fit for me. Are there any of you who love your dogs that can chime in? Or if any of you have felt that it's too much? I had a dog as a child and so I know I love them, but I'm not sure how dogs work with chronic illness. I have to...
  3. S

    Newbie

    Hi! I'm a new member. After much searching I decided on this forum for my information, compassion, help, and just to ask and vent about my fibromyalsia. I was diagnosed with FM and RP (raynauds phenomenon ) 7 years ago. I have been expierencing excruciating pain for the last year...
  4. W

    Constant agonizing pain

    The problem I see with Fibromyalgia is that it is still not understood why the fibrous muscle tissue forms and continue to build without ever healing. I believe the nerves that run through these muscle fibers are constantly causing the pain we all feel. I have had electrical muscle stimulation...
  5. A

    Is this Fibromyalgia

    Hi All, I really appreciate all your time and comments. I have mentioned my symptoms below, please forgive my English, as I am not good at it. I am 31 yr old male. 1. Upper back pain and neck pain started around June 2015 with numbness in right hand little finger and right leg little finger...
  6. A

    Is it Fibro

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  7. S

    New to the group

    Hi all. I'm really glad to have found a forum on this that seems to be a positive group of people. I was diagnosed in 2011 after having dealt with unexplained pain/fatigue my entire life. It got worse as a teenager after breaking my tailbone several times and being hospitalized with a staph...
  8. D

    Did my doctor really just say that?

    So I just moved to a new location which meant that I had to find a whole new set of doctors and it has been painful, a different kind of pain from the flu-like achy all over electric nerves on fire whole body pain. This is more the - want to pull my hair out, scream, be belligerent but biting my...
  9. 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...
  10. D

    Fibromyalgia disbelief

    I haven't been diagnosed yet, but I have a referral to a rheumatologist this coming Tuesday. My referral states: possible arthritis or fibromyalgia. I have been asked by friends and family before if it could be fibromyalgia. Every time I looked it up, I didn't think so. Mainly because I don't...
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