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  1. S

    Dealing with Seattle Weather & Surgeries

    Hi! I'm SickieInSeattle. Basically, I feel horrible. I'm not only feeling horrible because I HAVE fibro, but feeling lousy because it causes so many problems in my life. My son, with autism, is about to graduate from HS and I'm not there for him like I used to be. I have a...
  2. P

    Newbie..

    Hi, Everyone ! I'm new to this forum and are are looking for info from people with Fibromyalgia. I am 49 & female. Last summer I had major surgery on my bowel, after it was perforated by a hernia. So as you can imagine for a while after I felt quite I'll, after 2 months backwards & forwards to...
    • Pollyannawiz
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    • burning female fibromyalgia flu info looking for neck newbie pain rest shoulder sleep surgery symptoms tests wrong
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  3. R

    Fibro and autoimmune diseases

    I was wondering if anyone else was diagnosed with Fibro and also autoimmune diseases. I recently had surgery for a esophageal alacasia which is a very rare auto immune disease. And for most of my adult life (I'm 53) I have lived with degenerative bone, disc, and joint disease. Most of my life...
  4. J

    About me!

    Hello! I am Jess, I am 24. I have even married to my amazing husband for 7 years we have 2 beautiful children a 5 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. I have been in pain for a long time, since I was about 10 everything has always hurt. I hav been diagnosed with POTS (postural orthistatic...
    • Jbills3232
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    • about me anxiety back bed children cry depression doctor doctors endometriosis family fibromyalgia flare free good good doctor help! how to kids natural pain rest seizures sick stress surgery symptoms
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  5. T

    Surgery update

    Well I am six weeks out from surgery now. I saw my doctor today and he said I no longer had to use the sling and that I could go back to driving. He said I was healing very well for a woman my age (60 1/2). I don't have to go back to therapy for six weeks when they will start strengthening...
  6. L

    Not sure if it's fibro yet...

    Hello :-) I'm waiting on some blood tests but I think I have fibro. I'll be 51 in a few days and have been suffering from pain and tiredness since my early 30s. I had lower back surgery that resulted in a dural tear and a staph infection so had blamed my lower body pain on that and anything...
    • LynnMaas
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    • age back chronic diagnosis doctor early happy headaches men pain surgery tests tiredness treatment
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    • Forum: Welcome new members
  7. T

    surgery update

    So proud of myself today. Three weeks after having a total shoulder replacement I was able to completely dress myself from head to toe. It was a bit of a struggle at times but I am determined I am going to get my strength back. I am using the arm more and more and between that and my physical...
  8. T

    Surgery

    Happy to say surgery was a success. No problems. The hardest part to trying to do all the things I used to be able to do and can't at this point. But I am accomplishing more every day. Physical therapy is hard but I am getting through it. Three more weeks and I can take the sling off. Can't...
  9. D

    Hello, My Fibro Story

    I have been looking for a good forum for quite some time now and very happy to have found this one! I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia after the birth of my first child in 1988, I was 20 years old - however - I have suffered from this pain as early as my pre teen years. It didn't start out with...
    • Dejaye68
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    • back bed burning cymbalta doctor early fibromyalgia flare friend good happy healing hip looking for muscle pain pressure rant relief shoulder sleep sore story support surgery teen tingling
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. D

    Advice needed going forward

    Hello everyone I am new to the group and I found you all online because Sunday I had another flare up and it's going on Tuesday and the pain is honestly excruciating. I was diagnosed in 2008 with Fibromyalgia and it comes and goes but when it comes it comes hard and painful. I can't walk, I hop...
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