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  1. T

    Hello all....angy and maybe even in denial

    Hello everyone, I haven't been officially diagnosed yet and quite frankly I'm hoping like heck that I don't have Fibro but it seems as if I pretty much have every symptom but 2 (as well as the allodnia, although I did panic a bit when I had 2 mesquito bites and the next day they felt as if...
    • tracyferrell
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    • anger angry arm back burning chair denial disbelief doctor early emg fibro fog flare gabapentin heart mad mri pain research shaking shoulder sounds story surgery symptom symptoms wanted
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  2. E

    When I sit it feels like my nerves are being compressed

    When I sit for a MINUTE OR TWO it feels like my nerves get compressed and the sensation in my buttocks and legs changes. I get the same feeling in my shoulder blades when I try to lie on my sides. This started several months ago. The neurologist checked me out but I haven't had a recent MRI yet...
  3. J

    Got a diagnosis, but I am not sure

    Yesterday my rheumatologist diagnosed me with fibromyalgia, but I am not sure if this is the correct diagnosis. For the last 12 years my main symptoms have been burning pains in my hands and feet, that can sometimes involve most of my body, that usually start at night, and end when I get up in...
    • Joybird56
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    • allergies back burning diagnosis energy feet fibromyalgia food headaches medicine muscle muscle pain night rheumatologist sensitivity symptoms tests tiredness tongue
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
  4. D

    Research paper about patient perspective on fibromyalgia

    I was surprised to run across a good research paper that was focused on uunderstanding how fibromyalgia patients view their condition. Many times this kind of research seems to be focused on identifying ways that the patients are making their symptoms worse by having a bad attitude (which...
  5. R

    New and feeling a bit crazy!

    Hello! I was diagnosed last year with FM. I have had ongoing symptoms for the last 3 years. I am 48 years old, I have 2 grown daughters and a very understanding husband. Yet, I still feel a bit crazy. It's not that others don't understand my FM, it's that I don't understand it. Sometimes I...
  6. H

    Are my symptoms consistent?

    I am waiting to get into the doc. Several months ago, I begain having issues with depression, panic, anxiety. For several months I have a very bad stiffness in my feet. When I get out of bed, its like a board is keeping my ankle joints from bending. Walking is very difficult in the a.m. A few...
  7. T

    What helps, what hurts

    Hi - I'm new to this forum. I'm curious if anyone has started a post on what they found helps and what hurts their symptoms .. also what people do to control this condition. ... Is there a search function on this site?
  8. D

    Partners Husbands and Wives

    What expectations do you peeps that are in a close relationship have of your other half? Aside from love I hoped for ...acceptance of me for being me...appreciation of how hard I've been fighting this illness for years and all the positive things I could still do like all the house work and...
  9. T

    newly diagnosed, feeling lost.

    Hi all :-) I have only just been diagnosed (2 weeks ago) with fibromyalgia, and to be honest I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around and accepting it. For the last few years I've had ongoing hip and leg pain following a car accident and numerous tests have shown no answers, leading to...
    • tor6
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    • angry anxiety back diagnosis doctor early fibromyalgia frustrated headaches hip how to ice job learning leg leg pain lost massage muscle newly diagnosed pain pressure scared spasms symptoms tests
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Welcome new members
  10. SnowLynx

    Old but New Diagnosis

    My doctor in 2012 diagnosed me with FMS, but I disbelieved her, buying into the "we'll say that when we can't figure out what's wrong with you" myth. And I lived the next four years as if I were a well person and nearly burned out completely. A new doctor diagnosed me with FMS again and told...
    • SnowLynx
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    • ability cystitis diagnosis diet doctor early exercise flare fms food ignore job lost meals money new diagnosis rest sick sleep ssdi stress symptoms work working wrong
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Recently diagnosed
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