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    Do I have Fibromyalgia?

    Hi everyone. Newbie here. I'm glad I found this forum. This has been on my mind over the last couple of weeks. I am trying to find something that explains the pain I'm in. It started with one shoulder. Then both. Then my left hip. Now the pain is in my arms, legs and hands. My left...
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    New here!

    Cant think of why its taken me this long to join a group. I have suffered for 13 years now. It all started with my first hip replacement in 2003 at the age of 35 when active joint replacements were still in an expiremental stage. Since, I had a second replacement on the other hip in 2008, when...
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    How do I properly get tested/diagnosed with fibromyalgia?

    Hello, I am new here and have a few questions. I have suspected for a while that fibromyalgia might be my problem. I always had a pain problem, since I was a little girl. All the doctors my mother brought me to see says it was due to my weight. I was a heavy child, tipping the scale at...
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    Providers keep suggesting I might have fibro

    Hello everyone, I am very glad to have found this forum. I have been dealing with chronic pain and other issues for approximately 9 months now, pursuing treatment and diagnosis for four months. I have a lot of stress-related health issues that I was seeking treatment for prior to the emergence...
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    30 years of back and forth

    I've spent close to thirty years back and forth and am now only starting to get answers about my on going health issues I've battled. Among them are depression, fatigue, insomnia, hypersomnia, sleep apnea and chronic pain. My chronic pain tends to reside mostly in my left shoulder, middle...
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    I'm new here

    Hi! My name is Linda and I was given a fibro diagnosis at the beginning of May. I believe this is something I've been dealing with for awhile though (as I'm sure it is for most people that finally get the diagnosis). For me, getting the diagnosis was a big relief. I certainly wasn't looking to...
  7. L

    Running out of Ideas

    Have had Fibro for 23 years, did okay on meds nortryptaline, Cymbalta, savella, ...but became tolerant of those and now started Effexor , a little help after three weeks..will it work better if I stay on it? Lots of low back and hip nerve pain.
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    Should I get a softer mattress?

    Hi everyone! Im new here. I'm 46, married and three kids. Its so comforting to know this website exists. I feel so alone with this diagnosis. My family just doesnt understand not to mention work! I swear if someone tells me one more time"but we're all tired" Im not responsible for what might...
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    New here

    I was diagnosed with Fibro last year, but my pain started a few years ago. I dealt with leg/hip pain for two years, went through a couple months of physical therapy twice, saw several doctors and had several tests done. At first it was mainly my hip and IT band, but eventually the pain spread...
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    Multiple auto immune flare-up cycle

    Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a vicious cycle? I have mentioned in multiple posts that I suffer from various illnesses. I have Fybro, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, colitis, IBS, ongoing headaches that last weeks, migraines, insomnia, feet numbness and pain, and degenerative back and...
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