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    weather seasons......newly diagnosed- help please

    Does anyone have problems when it is either hot or cold? I live in northern Michigan and it seems like the bitter cold is really causing allot of pain. I was just diagnosed a week ago and have allot of questions still. Did anyone know of any good books that can help educate me?
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    newly diagnosed....finally

    ok so here is my story......I hope you are sitting down. Back in 2011, my husband took me into the ER with severe abdominal pain, the ER doctor said that I was suffering from diverticulitis/colitis and possibly severe endometriosis. Went in to my gynecologist and they confirmed the...
    • samdylgil
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    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Newbie with Cymbalta questions

    Hey everyone, I'm newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I want to learn as much as possible about it. My Dr. Started me right off with Cymbalta at 30mg, and I'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I've only been on it 3 days now, and I feel worse than when I started it. I take tramadol for...
    • Car2cam
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    • cymbalta drugs fibromyalgia meds newbie newly diagnosed questions tramadol weight
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Chronic pain
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    Three years of doctors for fibromyalgia diagnosis

    Hi! I'm newly diagnosed with fibro after almost three years of constant doctors appointments... It's nice to finally have an idea of what I am up against as well as a name for all this! Atleast I know its real and not in my head. Of course my head is still spinning... questions like how do I...
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    Hi from Tampa...I don't believe in this diagnosis!

    Hi Everyone. My name is Tami. I'm 44 years old and I am newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. You are probably curious as to why I say I don't believe the diagnosis. Well, I have been having fatigue, skin pain?, memory/cognitive impairment, swollen lymph node in my neck, rash on my chest, joint...
    • tleeves
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    newly diagnosed :-(

    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...
    • gilli
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    • advice cure diagnosis energy fear fibromyalgia how to newly diagnosed pain relief rheumatologist sleep stiffness support
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    How many different place do you hurt in a day?

    Hi, I am newly diagnosed and i wonder if this is normal FM symptoms. One minute my right hip will hurt and then my upper back and while i am in bed i have pain going down my left leg and on and on. Is this how it works to have so many things going on at once? If i talked to family and told them...
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    Hi from Richmond!

    Hi, I'm new here and looking for help in coping with a newly diagnosed Fibromyalgia. I have also been diagnosed with IBS, Ulcers, Diverticulosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and cardiac arrhythmias. Am I leaving anything out? I don't know, but as you can see I'm a hot mess! This severe cold snap has me...
    • Witchelli
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    • coping cramping fibromyalgia ibs kids looking for muscle newly diagnosed pain rant relief weakness
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Coping with newly diagnosed fibromyalgia

    Hi, I'm new here and looking for help in coping with a newly diagnosed Fibromyalgia. I have also been diagnosed with IBS, Ulcers, Diverticulosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and cardiac arrhythmias. Am I leaving anything out? I don't know, but as you can see I'm a hot mess! This severe cold snap has me...
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    27 Female Newly Diag Lost Mommy

    Hello all of you wonderful people out there that I am recently finding out are a part of the fibromyalgia world! I am a 27 year old mother of three who is newly diagnosed and completely lost. I have so many things going on at once that I don't know where to begin. So many things that I'm not...
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