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  1. L

    Do I really need the diagnosis?

    Hi all, I'm new here and am finding such helpful information. I have painful traumatic neuropathy that mostly affects the femoral nerve in my right leg but has now progressed to also affect my right hand and arm. My pain level is high and energy is low. For the past year or so, I've had...
    • L.Briscoe
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  2. M

    She's sick of hearing about it

    Hello Everyone, I have posted here a few times because my mom has fibromyalgia. I have noticed that she gets very, VERY annoyed when I mention to her about someone I know who has been diagnosed with fibro. For example, an acquaintance of mine recently let me know she has fibromyalgia. She was...
  3. M

    Getting Mom on board

    Hi All, My mother has fibro. I have been lurking around reading the suggestions that some have found to help with managing pain. I have also done research online. I have found so much helpful information! The problem is, when I tried to present it to my mother she was uninterested. It makes me...
  4. Gerbentrelle

    "Young, wild, and [chronicly in pain]"

    I have been treating my fibro/CFS for 2 years and a myriad of mental health diagnoses for 8 years. At the age of 20, I have gotten to a manageable state in all of my illnesses while juggling fibro, depression, and college. I don't have many loved ones that have any interest in learning about my...
    • Gerbentrelle
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. J

    Restorative Yoga

    I'm curious how many of you have participated in a yoga class. Have you found it helpful? As a yoga instructor and someone who's been diagnosed with fibro for 20 years, I first started doing yoga about 15 years ago. At first, it hurt a lot. I was stretching a lot of different muscles that...
  6. C

    New Member (Male)

    I'm a new member, probably one of the few male members. I am not new to fibromyalgia, however. I have had this condition for many years - decades. I was initially diagnosed in 1991, when many more doctors than now dismissed overall body pain. Fibromyalgia had only recently been given it's...
    • Colby
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. S

    Diagnosed, then sicker than ever with Cymbalta

    Two Thursdays ago I was finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. My walk-in clinic doctor diagnosed me. I originally went to her to get a referral to the rhumatologist (I say "the" because she's the only one where I live that's in my insurance's preferred network, and the other hospital has a very...
    • Siderea
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  8. 1sweed

    Ways To Take Care Of You!

    Symptom management is the hardest part of fibro, because it is hard to know when the symptoms of fibro end, and where a new illness might be begining. Also the no cure sends us for a loop, when all we want is for it to go away so we can enjoy life and be productive. This is a list of things you...
    • 1sweed
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  9. S

    Alone at work... and exhausted!

    I am all alone at work this morning, and will be for a few more hours. I work in a small office, and my co-workers are all coming in late because they have to work the evening, or sick (one of my co-workers has Fibro too!) I'm struggling a lot to accomplish anything because I'm just so tired...
    • Siderea
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Chronic fatigue
  10. S

    History of trouble... possibly leading to fibro?

    Hi everyone! I need help figuring this out, so I'm going to give you A LOT of details. Feel free to skim everything in order to read what's most helpful to you. The only diagnosis I have at this point in time are chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis (type is unknown, but ruled out rheumatoid...
    • Siderea
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
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