Hello, I've been sick for a very long time and it took years for them to diagnose anything. So I got fibromyalgia as a diagnosis and from reading your stories it seems accurate. Also I think my pain is alot higher than average. It will be good to know some people who share my symptoms and...
Hi - am new to this forum ... apologies for short sentences or phrases... too tired to type more - now it's 2am in my morning here - have had insomnia and fatigue for last decade and recently pains got worse. Went to do checks and scans and all, specialists and docs all telling me there is...
Well my fibro might be bad but I watched some of Glastonbury Festival on Saturday and Sunday...wow Adele and Coldplay...amazing.....i turned up the volume on my TV to full and imagined i was there!
My pain all over was about 7 or 8 and i got a headache from the volume but i didnt care it was a...
I let the Dr. I'm seeing now talk me into trying Cymbalta again, I told him at least 10 times I had a terrible time with Cymbalta, and that my family has told me they noticed a change in my personality. For 6 months he's been tapering me off of pain medication 5 mg perc, with tylenol. He...
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I went last week to see a new doctor. He x-rayed both my shoulders and my neck. He said the surgeon who did my surgery did an excellent job and he couldn't have done it any better. He said I have arthritis in my neck and shoulders. He thinks it's because I tend to slouch to much. He is...
Just joining the group. Have been battling with Fibro since at least 2003. Became allergic to Lyrica 3 years ago after being diagnosed with CML and starting to take a chemotherapy pill daily. Unable to tolerate Selliva.
Looking for support and a good doctor in the Louisville, KY area that...
Moving your body, that is. I've had chronic inflammation and pain my whole life, but when I was injured on top of that, I went through a period where I tried to move as little as possible, because even tiny movements hurt a great deal.
I seemed to develop a philosophy that it was best not to...
Well I'm off to see a new doctor today. He is an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon who did my shoulder replacement moved to New York. I have been having the most unbearable pain in both my arms and shoulders so I wonder if the pain is related to the surgery or not. I was in physical therapy...
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I'm Cynthia and I'm from Los Angeles. I'm here because my husband was just diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in the last couple of weeks. It's somewhat of a relief, as it explains a lot, but we're struggling to find more support for him. Honestly - before his diagnosis I didn't even know...