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    Struggling today

    I'm new here & wanted to say hello & introduce myself. Still learning my way around this site. I'm 49 was in a severe car accident in 1992. They did not know of FMS then so was diagnosed with Myofacial Disease. Anyway, 15 Dr.s, shots, Chiropractic, etc etc etc ... I was finally diagnosed with...
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    Doxycycline helping stiffness, but still having flare

    Oops, posted in wrong place...maybe this is right one I had surgery on my tear duct a few weeks ago and am on 2 mos of doxycycline because it thins the mucus or somesuch. I realized about a week in that I was feeling GREAT - getting in and out of bed, car, couch with no stiffness or pain...
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    Doxycycline helping stiffness, but still having flare

    I had surgery on my tear duct a few weeks ago and am on 2 mos of doxycycline because it thins the mucus or somesuch. I realized about a week in that I was feeling GREAT - getting in and out of bed, car, couch with no stiffness or pain whatsoever. I started walking...OMG I could go on walks and...
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    Help

    Hello all, My name is Jen I have been having Fibromyalgia pains since I was a child. I was diagnosed seven years ago and it was nice to put a name to my symptoms. I am currently working in a hospital and each day is a struggle. I have found the last three months my symptoms are out of control...
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Feeling so confused

    Just yesterday I had an endoscopy and a colonoscopy, I went to see the gastroenterologist today to discuss the results. Well... it was a complete nightmare! This doctor I had never ever seen before left me with even more questions than answers! It turns out I have a massive hiatal hernia, but...
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    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
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    My Doc Gave me Homework...Help!

    So the day finally came for me to go and get my blood work results and talk about treatment options today. First, my blood work came back normal and negative for the list of test run to rule out autoimmune diseases and other illness that could be causing my chronic fatigue and pain. Big relief...
    • elawhon
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    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Pharmaceuticals and pharmacology
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    Can't keep going on like this..

    The fibro is getting worse almost daily it seems. I no longer have so called "good" days, if I am lucky, they seem to be more like "good" moments. One moment may be tolerable but within a few minutes, I can't hardly walk. My quality of life is deteriorating rapidly. I am 48 years old, single...
    • hannah65
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    • abdominal back bed cry daily depressed good lost pain quality of life stress surgery working
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    • Forum: Moan, complain and vent
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    Tired & Frustrated

    Hi, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia last November 2013. I had cancer surgery in October 2012. Prior to the cancer, I was pretty active. Since my surgery, I have never "bounced" back. That's when all of the doctor's visits, and testing came. They tested for everything, and then decided I...
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    • Forum: General discussions about fibromyalgia
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    Hello for Northern Illinois (not Chicago)

    Hi,I I was first diagnosed with Fibro in 1995. A pain specialist confirmed it in 1998. I am bipolar, have disc problems in my back and now need a second foot surgery to fuse the bones in the middle of my right foot after it was crushed in a car accident. I have been on disability since 1998...
    • Elizabethh
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
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    Hi from Tampa...I don't believe in this diagnosis!

    Hi Everyone. My name is Tami. I'm 44 years old and I am newly diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. You are probably curious as to why I say I don't believe the diagnosis. Well, I have been having fatigue, skin pain?, memory/cognitive impairment, swollen lymph node in my neck, rash on my chest, joint...
    • tleeves
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    • 2nd opinion balance brain condition diagnosis doctor exercise family fatigue fibromyalgia healthy job lymph node neck newly diagnosed pain quality of life rash skin pain stupid surgery testing vitamins weight weight loss work wrong
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