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  1. L

    Work and your HR department

    After feeling bad for about a year I was finally diagnosed with fibro this summer. I just went to my HR department as I have been having some difficulties at work. I said I wanted to know what I could do through FMLA. HR said that we can make some adjustments through ADA so that I could be...
  2. L

    There is HOPE for CFS/Fibromyalgia sufferers

    I am new to these type of group forums but it is nice to know there is somewhere to go where everyone understands what you are going through. I have always been a very active person my entire life. I am a personal trainer, have 3 busy and active kids and never have time to slow down. I was...
    • livelife99
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    • back cfs early energy fibromyalgia food free friend good health healthy hope ice info kids money natural night pain pain management questions sleep story supplement wanted
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
  3. B

    Hi I'm new

    Hi everyone. I am 24 years old and I have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I am also diagnosed with degenerative disk disease since I was 15 and I've had one ruptured disk surgery so far. I have had back pain and numbness for years (resulting in the DDD and surgery) but I started...
    • Bookworm
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    • back back pain fatigue fibromyalgia flu muscle neck neurologist pain pneumonia sore story surgery symptoms work out
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  4. L

    I have Fibromyalgia

    Hello, I am new here, but I am here to tell you my story and continue to tell how I live with fibromyalgia and it's complications. To start with I need to tell you what fibromyalgia is, and that is easier said than done. Wikipedia defines fibromyalgia as: Fibromyalgia (FM or FMS) is...
    • Lady-Carissa
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    • abdominal activity allodynia bed chronic clinic condition confused cramps cure depression diagnosis disability driving early fatigue fibro fog fibromyalgia flare flares fms genetic good headaches healthy how to increase insomnia jobs learning medications men nausea pain pressure relief sleep social security stiffness story swallowing symptoms testing tests tingling trauma
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. F

    New Pain Doc

    Well Folks, I took the plunge and went to an appointment with yet another pain doc yesterday. He seemed to listen well and take me seriously. I followed a fellow forum friend's (sorry, can't remember the name) advice and concentrated on my most serious issues. (Neck and shoulders at this point.)...
  6. 1sweed

    Just For Fun Name Game

    I thought it might be fun to add a topic on how you picked your user name. Where did the idea come from and does it mean anything special? I will get us started with my user name. I was thinking about all my family and how my father and mother's family were Swedish. And so the idea became an...
    • 1sweed
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    • family father fun ideas. fun names story word games
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tea time and pub
  7. H

    Social Security Disability Process - Left in Limbo

    I was in an auto accident several years ago that has sent my body into a downward spiral and has left left me unable to work. I have a company handling my disability claim, but the whole process is very time consuming and financially draining. I am just trying to get by one day at a time...
  8. J

    New Member Hello

    Hello Friends, I am a 65 year old female retired public school teacher. I had to retire in 1997 when I was diagnosised with FM. I had taught second grade 5 years and first grade 23 years. I enjoyed teaching and grieved very much when I had to retire at the age of 50. I was in an inner city...
    • jubshaw
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    • age back bed children christian chronic chronic fatigue syndrome crying depressed doctor doctors drugs family fatigue female fibromyalgia flare good immediately job kids medicine meds men muscle neck neurologist new member pain pcp problem rheumatologist school sleep specialist story stress teaching treatment wanted weather
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  9. C

    newbie- advice please

    Hi! I too new to this support group. So, here is my story. I was finally diagnosed this week after a year of seeing just about every specialist there is. For a long time I blamed tension and anxiety for my tense muscles and pain throughout my body. I also have Irritable Bowel Syndrome brought...
    • crystal_ryder
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    • adhd advice anxiety back bed budget cure daily depression diagnosis doctor employment friend good healthy herbal insomnia job looking for meds men newbie no diagnosis pain pain control pain management pressure specialist story support symptoms tests work wrong yoga
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. L

    Finally diagnosed

    Well, let's start from the beginning of my story and see what everyone thinks. I'm 22 years old. I guess looking back on it, I've had signs of this for awhile but it didn't become such a debilitating problem until a few month ago. At this time I was walking over an hour to work at a call...
    • LordSameth
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    • advice back budget burning chair chronic clinic diagnose diagnosed diagnosis doctor energy falling family feet fibromyalgia fingers flare go away healthy how to immediately jobs lost massage men missing work night pain problem relaxing relief sensitivity sick sore spasms specialist story stress symptoms tests work wrong
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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