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  1. D

    Surgery and Fibromyalgia

    I have to have shoulder surgery in the near future to remove calcium deposits in my shoulder. Just wondering how well pain medications worked after surgery. Right now I am on Norco 7.5mg and they worked for a few days and now they don't work at all. I am not normally on a pain medication and...
  2. S

    Post surgery

    Hi, all of my symptoms started 6 yrs ago AFTER a gallbladder surgery. My life has never been the same Since then, I had a mastectomy and had an easy recovery. Recently, I had a second major surgery (3 months later). I have been experiencing vision issues and dizziness. My neurologist thinks...
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    Diagnosed Today

    Hi everyone! My name is Amanda and I am 28 years old. I was just diagnosed with fibro by my rheumatologist today. All of the symptoms and diagnostic criteria fit what I've been dealing with over the last year and now everything makes total sense. I had a hip arthroscopy to fix a labral tear and...
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    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  4. W

    Seeking advice on caring doctors in my area.

    I am a 6'6" male and have weighed 350+ my whole life. My diagnosis has no specific date but I recall times as a child having troubles and wondering why I was different. But anyway.. being this large makes most doctors point out my weight and suggest losing weight would help and call me out on...
  5. vickythecat

    Remarks from doctors - that hurt real bad

    Hi, After many years of living as a recluse, I finally started going to doctors and getting referrals to see specialists. From the 1st doctor I went to; while in a full blast panic attack, these are the remarks she made; - "you should start working" (yeah because I finished an ivy league...
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    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
  6. S

    greetings from MI by the lake

    I have been diagnosed with CFS butI think my symptoms corrolate more with fibro myself. I have also been diagnosed with central pain syndrome and diabetic neuropathy. I have been suffering in pain since my thirties, and I am fifty four now. I had spinal stenosis diagnosed about eight years ago...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. N

    Kidney Stones....really !

    About six weeks ago I was treated for a kidney infection with antibiotics - lots of pain, ugh. It helped, thought it was over. Spent a good part of yesterday in the ER (darn clinics were all closed for the STAT holiday) - happened on the same doctor I had seen before. An xray later and you can...
  8. Tipnatee N

    Weird and strange alternative treatment for fibro

    When it comes to weirdness or the craziest that the real doctors actually practicing through out the years from what I've heard are the bee stings and the leeches therapy. I understand that bee sting had became somewhat secretly popular treatment in many years for chorionic inflammation...
  9. S

    G'Day All

    Hi All, My name is Nat, just joined FM Forums today. I have Fibromyalgia, diagnosed in 2012 after suffering for sometime with no answers. FM run's in my family, my FM came on full force after having surgery on my tailbone. I chose my username as Spent as I am having a bad FM day and that is...
  10. W

    Can Surgery cause fibromyalgia/CFS and does using CPAP machine make the pain worse?

    40ish male, not over wieght and still working Quick History, 2014 cancer surgery, tumour removed, skin flap, graph. 2015 apporx 18 months later, rapid weakness, vision and muscle fatigue issues 2016 after MS clinic, Neurology, rheumatology, multiple MRI's every known body scan, blood test...
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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