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    Good News for Once

    I went last week to see a new doctor. He x-rayed both my shoulders and my neck. He said the surgeon who did my surgery did an excellent job and he couldn't have done it any better. He said I have arthritis in my neck and shoulders. He thinks it's because I tend to slouch to much. He is...
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    New Doctor

    Well I'm off to see a new doctor today. He is an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon who did my shoulder replacement moved to New York. I have been having the most unbearable pain in both my arms and shoulders so I wonder if the pain is related to the surgery or not. I was in physical therapy...
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    Can't hang on much longer

    God, I want to die. The pain in my arms is so bad. At first it was just the left arm, the one I had surgery on now it's both arms. The pain is the exact same type of pain in both arms. It feels like my upper arms are being squeezed in a vice and where my arm goes into my body feels like it is...
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    Car accident need advice

    Hello everyone, I have had fibromyalgia since 1996. I am the mom of seven children and began having some symtoms in 1986 after the birth of my son but wasn't diagnosed til 96. I get horrible chronic migraines also and have a hard time sleeping. On 3/25 I was in a car accident. I was rear...
    • PamVater1
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    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    So down

    I am so down today. I told my husband I am physically, emotionally, and mentally tired. Everything thing hurts even my butt cheeks. I was thinking that the medication I was on was finally starting to help with the depression but today I'm not so sure. Maybe I'm just having a bad day. I...
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    feeling defeated

    this is my first original post to this forum and it's going to be a long one probably. i hope that everyone who reads this will be open-minded. i chose an anonymous forum that wasn't on facebook to get into specific details of my life and my fight with chronic illness. i am a survivor of...
    • Feeling Defeated
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    • abuse advice angry back brain burning chronic illness clinical constipation conversation depression driving drugs early endometriosis family fibromyalgia health hope insurance mental illness money pain physical therapy relationships stress treatment wanted wrong
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Desperate for help!

    I am a 22 year old female with no prior health conditions or troubles. On December 1st 2015 I woke up during the middle of the night with the left side of my chest and left arm numb.. Also some mild pain but mostly a very numb uncomfortable feeling. After waking up and moving around the pain...
    • ksage15
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    • arm back bed blood pressure comfortable conditions diagnosis emg female fibromyalgia go away health heart help! increase mri neurologist night pain pain medications physical therapy pressure problem research scared stress symptoms test tests wrong
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
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    Glad to have found this group

    I came across this group during the several month wait until I can get an appointment with a rheumatologist. I have had symptoms for about ten months. I started with pain and stiffness in my knees. It felt like there was one of those air filled arm bands that kids use for swimming inside my leg...
    • LornE1982
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    • arm back diet exercises feet fibromyalgia fingers flu good healthy kids knee pain leg men pain physical therapy rheumatologist sharing stiffness swelling symptoms tests therapy treatments understanding
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Pretty sure I have fibromyalgia

    Hi, my name is Joy. I am new to these forums, and this is my first post. I am 37 years old. I have been struggling for a long time, getting diagnosed with various things. 1. I had GERD (acid reflux), and my gastroenterologist told me it was the cause of my IBS, even though IBS started...
    • MamaGeek
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    • awareness back book brain chores cpap diagnosis diet drugs exercises family fatigue fibromyalgia immediately insurance kids neurologist night pain physical therapy sleep stress support symptoms treatment understanding wanted worried
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
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    Fibromyalgia and Daily Functioning

    Hello, everyone. I was hesitant about joining a support group of any kind, because I felt like it would mainly consist of complaining (on my part), and I didn’t want to annoy people. I finally decided that I was merely being close-minded and that I needed to talk with people dealing with...
    • ThePainPoet
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    • arm back confused cry crying depressed and young diagnosis drugs falling fell fibromyalgia grief happy insomnia medicine pain physical therapy pneumonia sad shoulder sleep story support swallowing symptoms tests understanding wheelchair withdrawal
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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