Dear Prospective Participant,
My name is Tami Soleim. I am a Graduate student from Edgewood College in Madison Wisconsin. The purpose of this study is to examine how the perception of medical care, within the Fibromyalgia patient population, affects their ability to be treated well and feel...
Hi all,
I have had chronic pain and severe fatigue for years and my doctors have failed to find the source. Because I am only 18, they do not seem to consider things such as fibromyalgia or the like and through each round of blood work they just tell me to eat right, exercise, get enough...
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I am new here. I am sure at some point I will be given the Fibromyalgia diagnosis. I started becoming sick at age 30 when my daughter was around 4. I was a single parent from the beginning and life was great. I had a high paying job, we needed for nothing. She is my life. It kills me now that we...
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The past 11 days have been awful.
I have trouble falling asleep so I've been taking melatonin pills. I keep waking up at night because I'm uncomfortable and achy and I wake up to feel like I've been beat up or hit by a car. It's extremely difficult to get out of bed and I've been crying every...
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My sister who has fibromyalgia also has a gambling problem. She gives money for the mortgage every month, but it's not enough to cover her share and the bills. I usually end up selling jewelries, going to coin-star to make up for the difference or borrow money from friends. I've been behind on...
Well my story is a bit different i have all the signs of fibro and then some. Was diagnosed with this horrible disease this past summer. i'm serve weather changes , light , noise , stress , food , pain , serve muscle spasms. I'm a hairdresser, Dental Assistant and now a student to University Of...
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I have joined this community in order to exchange some experiences and see what needs to be done in order to stop the pain. I'm a Romanian student and among my hobbies, there are reading, playing video games, swimming and riding my bike. 2 of them have been influenced a lot by this condition...
Hi,
I am a 28 year old graduate student and I think i might have fibro.
I've been experiencing problems for the past 3 years. I went on a 3 week trip and was really sick throughtout the trip and when I got back. I think I had bronchitis (due to some viral infection) because I was coughing...
I was just diagnosed, and my pain and exhaustion are overwhelming right now. I've been on a reduced work schedule and working from home for those hours since November. Working from home sort of sucks but at least I was still working. Last week my company said I had to go on a full medical...
hi, i am a massage therapy student. i am having to do a project on how massage therapy has helped someone cope with fibro. i would be really greatfull if a few of you would allow me to post your testimony on how massage has helped you i would be really greatfull. thanks for taking the time to...