For reasons my doctor is unable to explain (what else is new, right?), I've developed a terribly painful case of hip bursitis. It mostly bothers me when I lay on my side in bed, and I wake up after about an hour or two with the most terrible throbbing on that hip. If I roll over, the pain...
Hey my name is Ryan, I am 25. I started having "fibro-like" symptoms about 5 years ago that have been progressively getting worse. It began with trouble sleeping. I just stopped being able to get comfortable. After about 5 minutes of laying still the entire area of my body that is touching the...
Hello, I've just joined this site and I'm very excited about being able to talk to people who can empathise rather than sympathise.
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia/CFS/Neuropathy in my legs from my feet to my hips and in my arms from my fingertips to my shoulders aprrox 6 - 7 years ago.
I've...
I have a friend. She is 36. She always had nonspecific symptoms, but after she had her gallbladder removed, she started having severe symptoms. They only got worse after she started and stopped a birth control drug called YAZ.
She is, for the past four years, constantly in pain...she gets...
:pHello Fellow Fibro Members,
Of course, obviously I am new... My story does not just center around the fibromyalgia, instead,,,, I deal with many other health concerns.
In short, I suffer from multiple back problems including; (degenerative disc disease, bulging discs, arthritis, tears in...
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Hi everyone this is my first time on a forum. I was just diagnosed 3 days ago by rheumatologist as having fibromyalgia. I am struggling to accept this. At first i was relieved to have a diagnosis after suffering a long time with pain stiffness lack of sleep no energy and bladder and bowel...
I have registered my new support group here but was wanting some more suggestions on how to get the word out to get new members. I posted it to my facebook page as well. Maybe i'm just inpatient.
I've had autoimmune issues since I was 8 years old. I'm 34 now, so I've been 'sick' longer than I haven't been. It's a way of life and I can hide it pretty darn well.
My parents have retired in Mexico and I spend, at least, the winters there, with them. The stable and not cold weather makes a...
I wanted to recommend a book I have read and have helped me quite a lot. :-D
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Hi,
I decided to join this forum to find like minded people to vent with occasionally and possibly explore ideas of how to cope with this insidious illness.
I call this an insidious illness because most people (even professionals) don't even recognize it as an illness. Officially it's only a...