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    fibromyalgia, MS or ALS?

    Hello, I have become beyond frustrated lately. My symptoms started in November with pain that started in the palm of my hand, following day my arm, than legs. It lasted 4 days, I saw a massage therapist and I was better, no more symptoms. January 5th same pattern only this time lasted 17 days...
  2. M

    New Member

    Hi All, I'm 28 and was diagnosed with fibro at 17. I have what my doctors describe as one of the most severe cases they've ever seen. Fatigue is also a huge part of my daily life. My degree is in teaching but I have been able to build my own job and run my own tutoring business, so I still get...
  3. B

    Recently Diagnosed

    A few months after Breast cancer surgery my hands would hurt, I had a hard time opening and closing them, especially in the morning. This all started aim February 14. It's gotten worse since then. My oncologist ruled out other disorders and then told me that I have fibromyalgia. My previous...
  4. A

    My 21 year old son is going crazy

    Hi, I am the dad of a 21 year son who is in constant pain. He used to love to work out and eat healthy. We thought he over did his workouts and caused injuries to his joints, but this just doesn't add up. He has gone to physiotherapy, rested for long periods with very light work outs, but...
  5. J

    friends & family

    How can I make them understand?!? I feel judged, and alone, and I keep second guessing myself, and my own pain! I feel like I have always got one ailment or another, and they are frustrated, and tired of hearing about it/dealing with it. And the pain/discomfort always changes from one day to the...
  6. H

    frustrated with weight gain

    I am new to this whole fibromyalgia life. I have been on Cymbalta 60 for about 6 months now. I was also on Amitriptyline for 4 months. I have also put on about 40 pounds in those 4 months. I am a healthy eater, I was not exercising as I did in the past due to trying to figure out what is good...
  7. L

    Hi, tyring to help husband with fibo

    Hi everyone, My husband was diagnosed several years ago with fibromyalgia. When I meet him I didn't really understand what it was and in the last couple years have done a fair amount of research on the subject. However, I am finding out that I can read all the research in the world and it...
  8. S

    Vague diagnosis

    I have almost every symptom listed for Fibromyalgia yet I cannot get a definite diagnosis. I've been to one doctor after another and one told me he would GUESS that I might have Fibromyalgia. He didn't offer any medical advice, no medication and didn't schedule a follow-up visit. That one...
  9. W

    Waited 3 months for Rheum Spec. and now even more confused

    My primary care doctor has been trying to help me with my pain for nearly two years. We both decided it was time to bring a specialist in to find out what is going on. My PCP suspects arthritis and fibromyalgia. I went yesterday for my rheumatology appointment where the specialist spent less...
  10. M

    Female, 30s, onset in 2007, EXHAUSTED

    Hi, nice to meet you... I'm Exhausted. First Contact Back in 2007 I was working an emotionally taxing counseling job, that I loved, but for a shy and introverted, sensitive person it was probably too much. I must have gotten burned out and it was at this time that I first noticed feeling "not...
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