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  1. D

    My Secret

    My pain and suffering has been a secret. Few people know what I am and have gone through. I have sucked it up for years and have spent time alone crying only to wipe my eyes and pretend that all is well. Because I try so hard, you'd never know that I have fibromyalgia. Most people don't...
  2. D

    I'm a Mom

    I'm a mom and my kids were 2 & 4 when I got sick: Now they are 10 & 12. They do not know the "real" me. They don't remember how I was. I had to stop carrying my two year old around back then and that is hard for a baby girl. I could no longer hold her. I am sad that the mom they got is...
  3. D

    Seeking diagnosis, no one can figure out what's wrong!

    Hi all! First I apologize if I come across brusque or incompetent, I have lost a lot of my verbal language and some of my written so sometimes I come across differently than I intend to. I am 31 years old and have had these symptoms for about two years. I've been to the doctor and had lots of...
  4. B

    New to everything!

    Hi! I was diagnosed with Undefined Connective Tissue Disease, osteoarthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and Fibromyalgia along with back and hip issues all in June and all at once! I woke up one day last winter feeling like this and it's never gone away. I have always been a very active and...
  5. L

    New, and Ow.

    Good morning folks. Although I'm officially just starting this fibromyalgia journey, of course I've been on it for years. It started right after my first son was born 7.5 years ago. Back pain, neck pain, headaches, insomnia, depression....you all know the rest. Massages and physical therapy and...
  6. K

    Doubtful about my diagnosis. Thoughts please?

    :)Hello! I had been having really bad migraines (pain in my left eye and left frontal lobe) a few times a day, plus when it started I was fatigued and had tingling down my spine and left arm, and numbness in my left hand, and very bad tremors in my left hand. I also felt very weak and faint...
  7. C

    In The Process

    I have been feeling that I have Fibro for a while now. I have recently gotten insurance and started seeing a family doctor. She done a huge blood work up on my a few weeks ago and everything was really good except I was like 2 points low on my Vitamin D and my liver panel was a bit off...
  8. twiztc

    I occasionally write poems- one I wrote a few days ago

    My friend and Me They say "how's Tracy?" I say "i'm still here Trying to show that my pain isn't clear So I sat "how's you then, the kids, how's the wife?" Anything so I, talk not of my life Still faking a smile and pulling a grin All I need is putting in the bin get towed away on the back of...
  9. C

    40yro SoCal teacher saying hello

    Hello all. I'm a 40yro middle school math/science teacher in Southern California. I have a super-awesome hubby of 12+ years, and we have two sons--one 7 1/2, and one who'll be 4 in December. We have a veritable mini-zoo: two horses (one is a 36" tall mini), two cats, an aquarium featuring our...
  10. C

    Diagnosed 2 yrs ago but didn't believe it until now!

    Hi all, I was diagnosed 2 yrs ago with Fibro but I didn't really believe that was what I had until now. this last couple of weeks has been hell! It started with a messed up knee. Saw the doc for that, had MRI and revisit him on Monday. Since then I have had a horrible pain in my hip also and...
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