rheumatologist

  1. Zolly

    Fibro or ?

    Hi everyone! I was diagnosed with Fibromayalgia in January this year.. even though it had been mentioned before I was diagnosed too I always seemed to think it was something else. I've been trying over the last few weeks to really pay attention to my pain and where it is and I've noticed it's in...
    • Zolly
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Do I have fibromyalgia?
  2. J

    It's official... but Cymbalta?

    Well I got the diagnosis from the rheumatologist, it's fibro. My doc wants to put me on Cymbalta but I'm kind of afraid. I don't really like to take mind altering drugs, I've been reading up on the side effects, I have a very low tolerance for drugs that make one drowsy or dizzy. I was thinking...
  3. P

    It's official - starting on the right foot

    Hi all, Fairly new to the forum (been poking around since I realised I probably had fibro). I saw the rheumatologist yesterday and it's more or less official: I have Fibro. He checked for tender points (didn't get a count, but I have a bunch) and the symtoms questionnaire all came up positive...
    • Pegleg84
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  4. H

    I've been trying, but adjusting seems endless...

    I've been absent from the forum for a while, just got into a depression because of multiple things going on and kind of closed off as much as I could to the outside world. My doctor started me on Effexor in February for depression and to block some of the nerve pain I have. She increased my dose...
    • Heavenjumper
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  5. P

    Tender points while on meds.

    Hey, I am currently being evaluated for Fibro, and finally see the rheumatologist on Monday. I'm not sure entirely what to expect, but probably they will check for tender/trigger points. I'm pretty sure I have several, though probably not all of them. There are spots on the side of my elbows...
  6. P

    New member and need support

    Hi, I'm new to forums and have never discussed my illnesses with strangers before. I am so alone with my new diagnosis of FM from a rheumatologist. I have been suffering for years and put it down to arthritis. My GP is too busy, my husband thinks it's just pain so take a pill, my friends are...
  7. LivingAlone

    My life is being stolen

    You know, I thought it was hard enough finding out that I had Rheumatoid Arthritis a year and a half ago. It was hard to wrap my head around all the pills that I needed to take just to slow the disease and manage the pain. It was hard to give myself weekly injections. It is hard to continue to...
    • LivingAlone
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  8. LivingAlone

    New, scared and saying hello

    Hi. I am 56 and tested positive for Rheumatoid Arthritis approx a year and a half ago. However, last week, my Rheumatologist told me that he believes that I also have Fibromyalgia due to the severity of the pain I've been experiencing. The only part of me that doesn't hurt (every second of...
  9. L

    Sleep apnoea?

    Has anyone else been diagnosed with sleep apnoea or had sleep study done? My GP phoned me up the other day to tell me to go in for an assessment, sure, I practically live at my GP surgery just now anyway! My rheumatologist recommended it after my last appointment. I frequently get woken up by...
  10. R

    New here, working with ms & fm

    New to the forum, unfortunately not to MS & FM. I'm searching for some advice on advancing my treatment for the fibromyalgia as I have run into dead ends!? As a male, late 30s, I have reached point in treatment that is no longer aiding in my day to day. Having gone through many rounds of...
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