New aids continue to be developed to make life more tolerable to fibromyalgia patients. An example is the U Comfort pillow. Another aid for fibro patients is the compression stockings or socks, a type of hosiery to improve circulation in the feet or lower leg. They are beneficial in people after...
Firstly let me say thankyou for providing such a supportive and informative site. This is the best one I have found so far.
My journey with Fibro has been a bit of an unusual one.
Having 2 bouts of Ross River Virus left me with CFS which I had thought to have managed reasonably well. However...
Hi, i have had Fibro for about 2 yrs and until last year i thought there was no hope but I found a all natural supplement that changed my life. Now I am back to my old self , the pain days are less and less and now I have hope for the future.
Hi, I found out 2 years ago that i had the dreaded "F" word. I hated the word because I just thought it was just a doctors way of telling you that they didnt know what was wrong with you. As I researched I found more and more people with it. I was off work and in pain all the time , I couldn't...
Hey everyone. I'm Samantha. I haven't been officially diagnosed yet because I ran out of money for copays and blood tests before I reached that point, but my doctor basically narrowed it down to Fibro or RA. After doing a ton of research on my own, I'm pretty sure it's fibro, mostly because the...
Hello everyone - I am new to this group. I'm so glad I found a site like this (actually, my husband found it ;-)). I've been dealing with fibromyalgia since June of last year. I have not received a diagnosis, but I pretty much have all of the symptoms. A rheumatologist prescribed Gabapentin...
Hi! I have been doing all natural with fiber- supplements, and major diet changes.. no gluten, little grains, no sugar, caffeine etc... It took a year, but finally was feeling amazing. My mind was clear, I had lots of energy, walking 20-30 miles a week, but then the holidays hit.... I hit a wall...
I was in a car accident and now being told to halt my business and go on permanent disability. I have had fibro/ conic pain since 1998. Now I am told to do physio and go on lyrica. I will not take this drug! I will not push myself into unnessisary pain either. AnyOne know a good physio...
I began having insomnia, headaches, diffuse body-wide pain and cognitive problems back in early 2000. By June of that year, I could only work a few hours per week at my senior analyst position at Siemens Power Corp, Nuclear Div. At year's end, with no diagnosis and unable to really perform my...
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