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  1. B

    Argghh going round in circles

    Well I'm in agony today I can barely walk I rang in sick to work and they were angry about it then I got a phone call from the hospital for my mri scan which is now tomoro (to rule out arthritis hopefully) so I had to ring work to tell them I'm not in tomoro so obviously got annoyed again. They...
  2. S

    Please tell me there is life with fibro?

    Okay i have had Fibro for approximately two years now. I have suffered from RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) for Ten years. The last month or two i have been having a really hard time. I called in 4 times in three weeks due to sickness. After being told Thursday that i might be just fighting a virus...
  3. Forgetmenot

    So upset

    My little ones dad has told me he has very high cholesterol ,high bp and his dr is worried he maybe just drop down dead. He has smoke all his life he has drunk all his like.no one surprised here. But all he is worried about is his mother.he has never once ask how I feel.my first husband well...
  4. H

    Help me

    Hello, I am sat here worried sick and rather scared. I am 45 mum of 3 diagnosed with eds and fibromyalgia 4 years ago. I was diagnosed by a rheumatologist who I never want to see again She was horrible, belittling and rude. She basically said to go home and live with it, which I have done...
  5. T

    Living Is Hell

    Hi So i had a fall at the start of january this year, and begin to get symptoms within the first month. By April i had a tentative diagnosis of fibromyalgia. My doctors horrible, and just keeps upping my meds. I feel irrational and angry most of the time. It seems like no one is listening to...
  6. V

    Book recommendations requested

    I'm a reader. So when I was first referred to a rheumatologist, my first reaction was to do research. Now that I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, I'd like to know what books you've read that have helped you understand the illness as well as how to live with it. (I'm not afraid of medical...
  7. N

    Pain draining my brain.

    This is so frustrating for me and it's probably hindering my ability to get well. Whenever I go to a doctors appointment just getting there and waiting and sitting up (spinal disks are slipping) drains my mind to the point where I can't even remember the points I wanted to discuss. I'm usually...
  8. SnowLynx

    Old but New Diagnosis

    My doctor in 2012 diagnosed me with FMS, but I disbelieved her, buying into the "we'll say that when we can't figure out what's wrong with you" myth. And I lived the next four years as if I were a well person and nearly burned out completely. A new doctor diagnosed me with FMS again and told...
  9. N

    Other people being hostile towards you...

    I've had this happen many times where a friend will just blow up on you and start calling you a spoiled brat or self-absorbed. I usually never talk about my illness because it always gets a negative response or makes people feel uncomfortable. But, alas it seems even my closest friend who I...
  10. N

    New here...

    Hello, I've been sick for a very long time and it took years for them to diagnose anything. So I got fibromyalgia as a diagnosis and from reading your stories it seems accurate. Also I think my pain is alot higher than average. It will be good to know some people who share my symptoms and...
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